Web2 client is a Web client that lets users connect to an Enterprise PDM vault from most devices with an Internet browser. Web2 client is beneficial for external and internal users who are not connected to their office network or have an unsupported operating system.
Access to Web2 is included with SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM using either a Web or a Viewer license. The Web license comes with each CAD Editor, Contributor, or PSL license. Web2 client works with browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google
® Chrome™, Mozilla
® Firefox
®, and Apple
® Safari
®. Using the Web2 client with Internet Explorer lets users dynamically view SOLIDWORKS files using the eDrawings ActiveX
® plug-in.
The eDrawings ActiveX plug-in requires eDrawings to be installed on users' machines.
Web2 client lets users connect to an Enterprise PDM vault from a mobile digital device such as an iPhone® to browse folders, view file information and thumbnails, search, and change file states.
Some advantages of Web2 client over the existing Web Client:
- Viewing capabilities for many file types such as PDF, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Browser independence
- No client installation requirements
- Transition action support such as setting revision variables
Other capabilities include:
- Quick searching and viewing of vault data.
- A mobile version for small hand held devices like smartphones.
- The ability to preview multiple file types.
- eDrawings previews of SOLIDWORKS files when accessed with Internet Explorer.
- Thumbnail previews of SOLIDWORKS files when accessed with other browsers or via the mobile version.
- The ability to open SOLIDWORKS files with the eDrawings application for iPhone, iPad®, and Android.
- Contains and Where Used information.
- State change capabilities.
- Editing capabilities.
Web2 is not included with the SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM 2015 installation media. For more information on Web2, contact your SOLIDWORKS Value Added Reseller (VAR).