SOLIDWORKS PDM supports
the handling of references between SOLIDWORKS files and non-SOLIDWORKS CAD data created
through 3D Interconnect.
You must add the non-SOLIDWORKS CAD files to the vault at the beginning so that
they are referred from the file vault.
SOLIDWORKS PDM recognizes the non-SOLIDWORKS CAD references during check in of
the parent SOLIDWORKS part or assembly and lists them as CAD references after check in
is complete. You do not have to create any user-defined references. The CAD references
are listed in the Contains tab, Bill of
Materials tab, Where Used tab, and in any operation
that lists the reference tree. This is true for both the parent SOLIDWORKS file and any
parent non-SOLIDWORKS file.
For example, when you check in a SOLIDWORKS assembly along with an Inventor
sub-assembly that is inserted in it, SOLIDWORKS PDM establishes PDM references between
parent and its first level of child references. This also includes references between
Inventor subassembly and its parts.
SOLIDWORKS PDM supports the following file formats through 3D
Interconnect:
File format |
Extension |
Autodesk® Inventor |
IPT, IAM |
CATIA® V5 |
CATPART, CATPRODUCT |
PTC®/CREO |
PRT, PRT., XPR, ASM, ASM.,
XAS |
Siemens™ NX |
PRT |
SOLID Edge® |
PAR, PSM, ASM |
This integration does not affect the behavior of a non-SOLIDWORKS CAD file in its
native application, that is when working with the file outside 3D Interconnect.