Before installing the client software, you must determine what clients are needed depending on your PDM environment.
This table summarizes the clients for SOLIDWORKS PDM
Standard:
| Standard Client type |
Description |
| CAD Editor |
Supports working with SOLIDWORKS,
DWG/DXF format, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel files. All file
formats, that Office plug-in handles, behave in the same way in
SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard except Preview. |
| Contributor |
Supports working with SOLIDWORKS,
DWG/DXF format, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel files. |
| Viewer |
Allows read-only access to file
vaults. User can transition files through a workflow, but user
cannot add or modify (check out, check in, update values)
files. |
This table summarizes the clients for SOLIDWORKS PDM
Professional:
| Professional Client type |
Description |
| CAD Editor & Web |
Supports working with all file
types, including enhanced management and previewing of CAD formats
such as SOLIDWORKS. CAD add-ins allow users to access SOLIDWORKS PDM
Professional from within the CAD application. Remote users can
search vaults and perform basic functions over the Internet using
Web2
clients. |
| Contributor & Web |
Supports working with all file
types, including CAD files. However, the CAD add-ins are not
supported on this client type. Remote users can search vaults and
perform basic functions over the Internet using
Web2
clients. |
| Viewer |
Allows read-only access to file
vaults. User can transition files through a workflow, user cannot
add or modify (check out, check in, update values) files or use CAD
add-ins. |