ENOVIA SmarTeam – SolidWorks

Many companies that design and produce products use SolidWorks as their 3D CAD software for the design and visualization of complex products. SolidWorks has many useful and powerful tools for the design and detailing of 3D models and 2D drawings, and to define different variants, optionally based on a parameterized 3D model.

A crucial point in the daily use of SolidWorks is to control and channel the large volume of design data, so that eventually the right products are produced efficiently.

infostrait is SolidWorks Solution Partner, and has in recent years supported many companies with the establishment of effective working methods in SolidWorks, plus the associated information management of all design data in ENOVIA SmarTeam. These include 3D models, 2D drawings, configurations, parameters, projects, items, parts lists and of course all relationships.

With every customer, the required level of detail in the design process that must be supported is examined. Then a solution implemented using the standard integration of SolidWorks with ENOVIA SmarTeam.

In practice

In practice, the desired degree of support varies by company.

• Bij het ene bedrijf omvat de vereiste ondersteuning slechts het uitgeven van de juiste documentnummering en het relateren van documenten aan bijbehorende artikelen. For some companies, the required support is limited to editing the correct document numbering and linking of documents to related items. In this case, the ENOVIA SmarTeam SolidWorks integration is invisible to the user, but obviously available in the background to check for example to eliminate duplicate numbers or missing item data.
• Design is done customer-driven based on standard configurations. Dit vraagt om strakke autorisaties plus bijbehorend beheer van alle nieuwe SolidWorks documenten en ENOVIA SmarTeam artikelen. This calls for tight management of new SolidWorks documentation and ENOVIA SmarTeam items, and all associated authorizations.
• In yet another company, the design process is supported by ENOVIA SmarTeam even furhter. All models are designed fully parameterized in SolidWorks. The configuration parameters play an important part of the design and production process. It is therefore required is that all individual parameters are managed in ENOVIA SmarTeam.

In the last two companies, infostrait has structured and automated the design process extensively. Important point here is that designers do not feel restricted during the creative design process. Door inzet van de standaard SolidWorks – ENOVIA SmarTeam integratie, waar gewenst op maat aangepast voor de specifieke bedrijfseisen, is dit gerealiseerd. By using standard SolidWorks – ENOVIA SmarTeam integration, which has been tailored to meet company specific requirements, this is achieved.

For a proven integration of SolidWorks with ENOVIA SmarTeam you can contact infostrait.