Deploying Product Data

Management (PDM)

into the Curriculum

Virgil Seaman

Department of Technology

Thursday, November 20

th

2008 NAIT Conference

Nashville, TN

Major Points

• Windows XP-based PDM/PLM Applications
• Limitations - Multi-CAD/CAM
• Standalone, Client & Vault Administration
• Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Wi-Fi
• Using campus software server licenses (Pilot

Project)

• Deployment plan for PDM
• Client and Vault Administration
• PDM and extracurricular activities
• Problems encountered

Background Information

• Feeder Schools/Service Area

• Student body make-up

• Quarter system

What is Industrial Technology?

Industrial Technology is a field of study designed
to prepare technical and/or technical
management oriented professionals for
employment in business, industry, education,
and government. Industrial Technology is
primarily involved with the

installation,

maintenance, operation, and management of
complex technological systems

while

Engineering and Engineering Technology are
primarily involved with the design, application,
and manufacture of these systems. (nait.org)

New

ITEC BS

Program

Required Concentration Courses (12 units)

Computer Integrated Design:

TECH 313 Product Design and Development (3)

TECH 315 Project Design & Document Control (3)

TECH 411 Tool Design (3)

TECH 462 Digital Manufacturing (3)

Concepts, applications and procedures necessary to

control, protect and access graphical data used

in the management of design and

manufacturing documentation

PDM/PLM Applications for XP

• SmarTeam – Dassault Systemes

• PDMWorks – SolidWorks/Dassault Systemes

• Windchill – Parametric Technology Corp.

• Teamcenter – Siemens (formerly UGS)

PDMWorks

• PDMWorks from

Solidworks Corp.

– SolidWorks documents

– AutoCAD documents

– MS Office documents

– PDMWorks Standalone

– Vault Admin

– Client

– SolidWorks Tutorial

• 4-Year Goals:

– Student Outcome

• Collaborate within a digital

enterprise – multi-
disciplinary project team

– Student Team Project:

• SAE Super Mileage

– TECH 315

Limitations - Multi-CAD/CAM

• PDMWorks is designed to work with:

– SolidWorks, AutoCAD and Microsoft files

• PDMWorks - used as a separate product, but,

– SolidWorks files can only be saved in the

PDMWorks vault while open in SolidWorks

– Other CAD software brands can be used with

PDMWorks as a separate product

• Note: these non-SolidWorks and AutoCAD

files do not display thumbnail images inside
PDMWorks

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

• Originally set up on

laptop to use MS Outlook
(checking email and
calendar)

• Provides a secure link to

campus network

• Idea: can we use our

CAD products via VPN?

• VPN limited to Faculty

and Staff

Using Campus Server Licenses

•

Plan A

: original plan involved

providing VPN to students

•

Plan B

: worked with college

and campus ITS people to
open 2 ports:

– (Spring 2005) = SolidWorks

2004-05

“server”

licenses

– PDMWorks

“server”

license

• Fall 2004 – Worked with

campus

• Winter 2005 – launched,

tested and learned

• Spring 2005 – Used with 3D

Solids class

• Spring 2008 – Need for

installing Secure Shell FTP
Client on student computers
(not required if SolidWorks is
installed by itself)

Note:

cannot use purchased SolidWorks

standalone license with
PDMWorks server license!

Deployment Plan for PDM

Completed tasks

:

•

Dedicated PC for PDMWorks Vault
Administration moved from the
classroom to a server room

•

Secure Shell FTP client loaded with
SolidWorks & PDMWorks on personal
computers for students

•

Client software deployed to:

–

CAD/CAM lab, Design Lab, Open
Access lab and student personal
computers

–

PDMWorks upgrades (2008).
Automatic upgrades via the server.

–

Archive annual student competition
project documentation (SAE
SuperMileage)

Remaining tasks

:

•

Campus VPN license access for
students

•

Involve outside company project

•

Run hybrid class where students do
not have to come to campus every
class period

•

TECH 315 – Project Management and
Document Control

–

To be offered spring quarter 2009

–

NEW IDEA to set up 10 Computers
with Windows 2003 Server and
PDMWorks Vault Administration

–

10 teams of two (2) students will be
provided laboratory activities directed
at Vault Administration

•

Purchase Quad-core servers

•

Investigate a more robust PLM or
PDM software solutions such as
Siemens Teamcenter or Dassault
Systemes Smart Team

Siemens Teamcenter

- Boeing

- Northrop Grumman

Copyright © 2008 Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.

PDMWorks 2008

Client running in SolidWorks

Set up PDMWorks Add-ins

PDMWorks Login

= new icon on palette from Add-ins

Double click
here to activate
the login window

PDMWorks Login Window

Hard drive & PDMWorks Vault

Client 1 – PDM-Group1

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