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DDM SOLIDWORKS Tutorial Videos
Step by Step guide to managing SOLIDWORKS data in DDM
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DDM Tutorials Step 1 – Understanding & Configuring the CAD Integration between DDM & SOLIDWORKS
00:30 Starting the SolidWorks integration with DDM
00:55 Configuring the Integration
02:00 Configuring the SolidWorks Quick Access Toolbar
03:15 Configuring DDM options when working with SolidWorks
04:35 Calling DDM from SolidWorks
05:40 The DDM ‘working’ directory
DDM Tutorials Step 2 – Creating SOLIDWORKS Parts, Assemblies and Drawings
00:20 Pinning and unpinning a folder, setting the current working folder
01:40 Creating a SolidWorks part and storing it to DDM
02:40 Assigning a part number, description and category
02:55 Choosing a folder to save to, current working folder prompts
05:20 Creating neutral file formats, e.g. STEP files
06:40 Using ‘Send To’ to export data from DDM
07:00 Loading specific file versions
07:35 Creating a SolidWorks drawing and storing it to DDM
09:20 Creating a search favourite
10:30 Creating a SolidWorks assembly (load sub-part) and storing it to DDM
14:40 Examining product structure in DDM
15:10 Reserving items back to the project folder
16:10 Clearing items from your Workbench
DDM Tutorials Step 3 – BOM Management and the Release Manager
00:35 Viewing the product structure in DDM
00:50 DDM BOM editor
01:20 Showing the BOM as a Bill of Quantity
02:15 Configuring columns in the BOM editor window
03:25 Setting position numbers and ordering the BOM
04:25 Hiding items not required on the BOM
05:25 Modifying quantities in the BOM
06:50 Adding items to the BOM
07:40 Linking documents to part records
10:10 Exporting the BOM to Excel
10:50 Viewing BOM reports
11:10 Using the Release Manager
13:35 Changing lifecycle state using a folder action & workflow
13:55 Creating a folder action
14:10 Reserving items into a folder/folder action
15:30 Moving a folder/folder action through a workflow
DDM Tutorials Step 4 – Change Orders and Up Issuing Models and Drawings
00:55 Raising a Change Order
01:40 Customising DDM toolbars
02:20 Reserving affected items for change to the change order folder
02:50 Sending the change order folder forward in the workflow
03:10 Automatically created change order tasks
05:20 Re-assigning work
06:10 Up-issuing a model and drawing in SolidWorks as part of a change order
09:10 Load window warning showing that later issues of components are available
10:15 Using the Replace In Manager
11:10 Setting permissions for users to replace into ‘Released’ assemblies
13:10 Referencing up-issued items back to the project folder
13:30 Closing a change order
DDM Tutorials Step 6 – Working With SOLIDWORKS Configurations
01:10 Storing SolidWorks configurations to DDM
02:50 ‘Save All Configurations’
03:50 Viewing configuration relationships in DDM
05:05 Changing the lifecycle state of configurations
05:50 Adding a new configuration to an existing item in DDM
06:40 ‘Save Current Configuration’
08:00 Loading a configuration into SolidWorks
08:25 Up-issuing configurations
SOLIDWORKS Next Steps
Follow our step-by-step video guides to learn how to manage your SOLIDWORKS data in DDM.
