PDM is the software provided directly by Dassault Systèmes (makers of Solidworks) for file sharing & data management. We utilize this program for storage of all mechanical CAD files.
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PDM is only available via the Northeastern network. You must be on campus WiFi/Ethernet or use the VPN. |
For VLAB skip installation and go straight to requesting an account! (VLAB has PDM already)
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Ensure it is under your user, or hard drive
Not a cloud backed up folder
Not a system folder
The source folder is not versioned properly (2022)
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Solidworks likes to see a text file with a special name that just contains the version of Solidworks the installer is from. If you see this error you can just drop in a new file with the correct contents!
This one is for SW22 SP2.0, but you can edit it with Notepad and change the name inside to whatever version your installer is.
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Un-deletable Vault View
Sometimes, rarely, you may glitch out your vault so badly that when you attempt to uninstall it it only partially uninstalls. In this case, the following guide could be used to ensure a full uninstall:
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