Using ENOVIA to Solve Your Data Management Challenges

Regardless of which CAD software you use, with the Collaborative Industry Innovator role on 3DEXPERIENCE, you can harness the power of ENOVIA to manage your data securely and efficiently. The built-in cloud functionality means you don’t have to worry about setting up and managing the infrastructure and you can be up and running much faster than many alternatives. It offers a well-rounded solution with secure data storage, revision control, change management, collaboration functionality, and many other additional PLM capabilities.

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 Topics covered in this post:

1. Built-In Cloud Capabilities

2. Not Just Product Data Management

3. Large Potential for Growth

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Built-In Cloud Capabilities

ENOVIA on 3DEXPERIENCE has built-in, cloud-based data management. This brings you several advantages. For one, since it is an out-of-the-box solution, you don’t have to worry about setting up the infrastructure. Plus, the user licensing is very simple, further lowering your IT overhead.

When utilizing an on-premise solution you have to purchase all of the components, such as the server and server licensing. In addition to the infrastructure, you generally will have to pay additional fees for backups, implementation, and ongoing IT support. All of this is automatically included when saving data to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

Another advantage is that you can access your data from anywhere if you have an internet connection. With on-premise solutions, you will generally need a VPN connection if attempting to access data remotely, which results in reduced performance. This extends to different device types and operating systems as well. Regardless if you’re on a computer, tablet, or phone, using Windows, Linux, or a Mac, you’ll have access to your data wherever you go.

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Not Just Product Data Management

ENOVIA provides a well-rounded set of tools to allow you to not only carry out product data management but also product lifecycle management (PLM) as well! The base role for managing your data (Collaborative Industry Innovator) has tools to carry out revision control, explore design alternatives with branches, and automate your revision control with change management. Outside of revision control, you can also track any issues, create relevant markups, and assign tasks out to yourself or other users to ensure the issues are properly resolved.

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Large Potential for Growth

Regardless of which solution you end up going with, it’s an investment. You want that investment to grow with you. As your needs grow, there are additional ENOVIA roles available on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform that allow you to add additional functionality. You can expand your project management capabilities with Project Planner, add authoring capabilities with 3D Product Architect, increase your change management abilities with Change Manager, and more.

As your organization grows, you may utilize different CAD software in different divisions or teams. Luckily, there are connectors that allow many traditional CAD software packages to work with the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. Connectors are currently available to provide PDM and PLM capabilities to the following software:

• Altium Designer

• AutoCAD

• CATIA V5

• Creo Parametric

• DraftSight

• Inventor

• NX

• SOLIDWORKS

• Solid Edge

This also makes multi-CAD assemblies a breeze! Plus, since all of the infrastructure is managed by Dassault Systèmes, you don’t have to worry about outgrowing your local capabilities.

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 Conclusion

The ENOVIA roles on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform bring you high powered PDM and PLM capabilities, such as data management, revision control, and change management, without all the hassle of implementing the traditional infrastructure. Traditional offers such as SOLIDWORKS PDM or similar solutions require more extensive implementations, not just on the hardware side, but also the system setup as well. With the cloud access, you can be sure to access your data anywhere on any device. Plus, 3DEXPERIENCE is built to scale with your needs. With data management compatibility between many of the common CAD software packages, and additional roles available for purchase, you can add functionality as the need arises!

Contact us today to see how ENOVIA could benefit your company!