SolidWorks Enterprise PDM File Explorer
Welcome to SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
Enterprise PDM Vault Access
File Explorer Interface
Versions and Revisions
Checking In Files
Checking Out Files
Undoing a Checkout
Viewing History
Viewing Versions
Comparing Versions
Comparing Versions Using SolidWorks Compare Documents
Getting File Versions
Using Labels to Identify Versions
Version Free Variables
File State Changes
Incrementing Revisions
Files and Folders
Searches
Reports
Bills of Materials
Notifications
Items
Tasks
Application Add-ins
Enterprise PDM File Viewer
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM Item Explorer
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM Administration Tool
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM Archive Server Configuration Tool
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM File Version Upgrade Tool
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Comparing Versions

You can compare two versions of a file.

  1. Select the file and click Display > History or History (toolbar).
  2. In the History dialog box, select the version to compare and click Compare.

    You can map the Compare command to a different compare tool. To do so, select Tools > Enterprise PDM Administration . Under Users, right-click your name, click Settings, and use the File Compare tab to specify a compare tool.



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