Login
To log in to SolidWorks Workgroup PDM:
Do one
of the following:
In
the SolidWorks software, click Workgroup PDM Login 
on the Workgroup PDM toolbar.
In
SolidWorks client or SolidWorks Explorer client vault view, double-click
Login 
, or right-click
and select Workgroup PDM Login.
Enter the
information described below and click Login.
To log in as a different user or log in to a different
vault:
Right-click in the vault view and select Switch Vault/User.
Enter the information described below and click
Login.
Vault information
Vault computer. The computer
on which the vault is located. Click 
to delete a vault
computer from the list.
Vault description.
Make default vault. When more
than one vault is listed, check to make the current vault the default.
User information
|
 User
names and passwords are not connected to Windows user names and passwords
and are usually not the same. Contact the vault administrator for login
information.
Default client user names (with access to the default sample
project) are user_r (read-only
permission) and user_w (read/write
permission). The passwords are pdmworks.
|
Name. Type in a user name or
select
a user name from the list. User names are case insensitive.
You must specify the Vault computer and click Connect
before a list is available.
Password. Passwords are case-sensitive
and encrypted.
Save name. Saves the Name
in the Login dialog box for future
uses.
If you save the Name
locally, the information appears automatically in the Login
dialog box. If you also save the password locally, the password appears
automatically in the Login dialog
box and you bypass the login procedure entirely when opening the SolidWorks
client or the SolidWorks Explorer client.
Save password. If you select
Save name, you can also save the
password if the vault administrator has not specified on the VaultAdmin
Vault Settings
tab that users must log in each time they open Workgroup PDM.
If you have previously saved
a password, you can clear it. In the Options dialog box, on
the Vault tab, under Password,
click Clear, then click Change to specify and save a new password.