Securing SolidWorks Files 5

[Johnson27]

After I release a design to manufacturing my design goes to our CNC programmers. Since they use CAMWorks they have read/write permissions to the released design. In doing their work they make several changes to the files that make it very difficult to revise the design.

How do others handle this situation?

My thought is that the CNC programmer should only have read permissions to released designs. But since their program is written on top of SolidWorks I'm not sure this will work for them.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

 

[pdybeck]

Jason,

http://www.teksoft.com/camworks/camworks_mill.htm

Read the section on "Assembly Mode". Looks like it would support the workflow you described...

Pete

 

[ewh]

bigbuck,
No arguement here regarding your position. Your type of product is a different situation, as control really isn't needed until it ships to the customer. They should document what they have received (or require an inspection report)and any changes made to it from then on.
Once you sign on to make multiple lots of the same part you will need to establish that control.