SOLIDWORKS PDM Performance Improvements

SOLIDWORKS PDM 2021 has improved performance of file-based operations and related workflows.

  • Add Files, Check-in, and Change State

    Improvements in system performance help you to quickly open, add, check in, and change the state of files with large reference structure. The Add Files operation is between 1.5 and 3 times faster. The Check-in and Change State operations are approximately 25% faster.

    The level of improvement can vary depending on the number of files, network bandwidth, and CPU cores.

    The Check-in dialog box itself displays much more quickly (in seconds rather than minutes) for very large assemblies or parts with a high number of configurations.

  • Destroy

    You can more quickly destroy files or folders. The operation is many times faster when you are destroying a large number of files.

  • Other Operations and Workflows
    Performance is significantly improved for the following operations:
    • For folders containing a very large number of files:
      • Check-in and Check-out of a file
      • Adding a new file by dragging or by copying and pasting
      • Creating a new file from a template
    • For assemblies with a large number of components at a single level, when working in SOLIDWORKS:
      • Opening files
      • Saving files
      • Switching windows
    • Editing a target file name in the Copy Tree dialog box in a high latency environment
    • Using Copy Tree when a user setting is added to clear variable values