Object Types

All records within SOLIDWORKS Manage are created inside of Objects. There are several Object Types and each has a different purpose and set of requirements.

 

Record Object

A Record Object is used to hold records which do not require a Primary File. These records can still be used in BOMs and Processes, but do not require a physical file to exist.

 

Example:

• Consumable Items. Need to be shown in a SOLIDWORKS Manage BOM, but never actual SOLIDWORKS file created.

 

See Working with Documents & Records

 

Document Object

A Document Object is used to hold records in exactly the same was as a Record Object, but records in this object must have a Primary File. When the record is first saved, the user is prompted to select a Primary File.

 

1. Click Browse

 

2. Select the required file.

 

3. Click Open

 

4. Click OK

 

See Working with Documents & Records

 

PDM Object

A PDM Object is the SOLIDWORKS Manage view of a connected SOLIDWORKS PDM Vault.

 

See Working with Documents & Records