Tips, automation ideas and news for SOLIDWORKS users and CAD administrators.
PDMShell seats can be activated on one computer or pooled in a SOLIDWORKS PDM vault for workflow automation. Here is how each option works, how to set it up, and which one to choose.
Seeing “Error loading add-ins. Message from database: Class not registered” after installing or upgrading the SOLIDWORKS PDM client? Re-register two components in five minutes, with a ready-made repair script.
Generate a contents page with names, quantities and custom properties for your merged SOLIDWORKS drawing PDFs, plus clickable bookmarks.
Where the SOLIDWORKS API documentation, PDM API help and Document Manager help live, how to read an interface page, and a fast lookup workflow.
Dispatch is free and fine for simple actions. Here is when PDMShell’s command line, scripts, triggers and PDM tasks are the better fit.
Run PDMShell AI on your own computer with Ollama: install Ollama and Node.js, choose a model and connect it to PDMShell.
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