SolidWorks Workgroup PDM and SolidWorks Explorer
Workgroup PDM and SolidWorks Explorer work together to help you manage
files.
The Workgroup PDM application is project data management software that
runs inside the SolidWorks® environment
or as a standalone application inside SolidWorks Explorer. Workgroup PDM
controls projects with procedures for check out, check in, revision control,
and other administration tasks.
SolidWorks Explorer is a file management tool designed to help you perform
such tasks as renaming, replacing, and copying SolidWorks files. You can
show a document’s references, search for documents using a variety of
criteria, and list all the places where a document is used.
You can use Workgroup PDM with or without the SolidWorks application.
You can use SolidWorks Explorer with or without the SolidWorks application
and with or without Workgroup PDM added in.
Use the following links for more information:
Workgroup
PDM for SolidWorks Client
Also called the SolidWorks client
Runs inside the SolidWorks environment
Requires the SolidWorks application
Requires a license (included with SolidWorks
Professional and SolidWorks Premium)
Workgroup
PDM Contributor
Also called the SolidWorks Explorer client
Runs as a standalone application when Workgroup
PDM is added into SolidWorks Explorer
Does not
require the SolidWorks application
Requires a license (included with SolidWorks
Professional and SolidWorks Premium)
SolidWorks
Explorer