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by Adrian_V21
Thu May 25, 2023 2:41 pm
Forum: CAD Agnostic
Topic: PDM -- The good, the bad and the weird
Replies: 12
Views: 5258

Re: PDM -- The good, the bad and the weird

What PDM and CAD software(s) do you use? SolidWorks with PDM Pro What is good about your PDM? Highly Customizable (Workflows, Rev Schemes) What is bad about your PDM? Old Technology (Overhead), SolidWorks does not know of the existence of PDM so references are not robust What is the weird stuff abou...
by Adrian_V21
Tue May 23, 2023 4:37 pm
Forum: Onshape
Topic: data management
Replies: 8
Views: 2759

Re: data management

jcapriotti wrote: Fri Jul 22, 2022 11:43 am I imagine that's proprietary. But I would guess they use SQL or Oracle DBs......I wouldn't think they would reinvent the wheel but who knows.
I believe it's MongoDB
by Adrian_V21
Wed Mar 08, 2023 2:13 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: Hypothetical Replacement.
Replies: 86
Views: 14727

Re: Hypothetical Replacement.

jcapriotti wrote: Tue Mar 07, 2023 12:11 pm Being they are smaller, you probably could get them to include you if you are one of their larger customers. Dassault on the other hand..... ()
There are also advance tools for backend integrations with other systems/and services in your organization, we are exploring what we can do with Splunk.
by Adrian_V21
Mon Mar 06, 2023 5:51 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: Hypothetical Replacement.
Replies: 86
Views: 14727

Re: Hypothetical Replacement.

I would be surprised if any SaaS or Paas offered "floating" licenses in that way. If one would do it I can see them having a significant marketing advantage over the popular predominant model of "role" licensing. We checked into the 3DX licensing model, as much as one can, sever...
by Adrian_V21
Mon Mar 06, 2023 5:49 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: Hypothetical Replacement.
Replies: 86
Views: 14727

Re: Hypothetical Replacement.

So you are saying that a customer company can purchase, say 10 seats, and have 15 users where any 10 of the 15 users can be using the product/service at a time? The licensing doesn't care what the username or profile name is, if the user is associated with the account that has 10 licenses and not a...
by Adrian_V21
Mon Mar 06, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: Hypothetical Replacement.
Replies: 86
Views: 14727

Re: Hypothetical Replacement.

I thought this needed copied in bold and larger font. This is not true, the Enterprise level environment can be tailored or negotiated if that makes more sense. Both you and Onshape have full visibility of usage/activity in the analytics, so if a 1:1 is not a realistic plan for your company, it is ...
by Adrian_V21
Mon Jun 06, 2022 6:32 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: Hypothetical Replacement.
Replies: 86
Views: 14727

Re: Hypothetical Replacement.

"Can I access my previous data with the free account if I drop maintenance? Onshape cost is per user right? I have 150 users sharing 55 floating licenses. Assuming $1500 per license, Onshape = $225,000, SolidWorks = $82,500" Enterprise environment can be tailored, is not a straight forwar...
by Adrian_V21
Mon Jun 06, 2022 6:22 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: Hypothetical Replacement.
Replies: 86
Views: 14727

Re: Hypothetical Replacement.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but in that situation aren't your files still being held hostage? If I understand you correctly, if you want to change platforms and stop paying the subscription you still can't access them. You well still have access to export your files, just not modify/create data.
by Adrian_V21
Fri Jun 03, 2022 6:26 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: Hypothetical Replacement.
Replies: 86
Views: 14727

Re: Hypothetical Replacement.

I can guarantee in a larger environment they would break something. An automatic update that I'm not able to test in our environment which is heavily automated would cripple our business. I'm required to have a rollback plan in case things go south. How do I do that with Onshape? They would have to...
by Adrian_V21
Wed Mar 16, 2022 3:01 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: Hypothetical Replacement.
Replies: 86
Views: 14727

Re: Hypothetical Replacement.

Short answer is, PTC identified that there was no path forward for Creo to enable cloud collaboration, which is became the larger portion of the market. They determined that acquiring a platform like Onshape was more effective than starting several years after the competitions (Fusion 360, SW 3DX an...
by Adrian_V21
Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:07 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: Hypothetical Replacement.
Replies: 86
Views: 14727

Re: Hypothetical Replacement.

I'm not sure how to process this. Most know very well why many places with lots of users avoid new releases, may stay several years behind and/or wait until SP5 is out or even SP1 of the next version before updating. It's been suggested it is better for these customers to trust the same company to ...
by Adrian_V21
Tue Mar 15, 2022 12:55 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: Hypothetical Replacement.
Replies: 86
Views: 14727

Re: Hypothetical Replacement.

The think with Onshape is that it's actually a service. Don't think of it of just a CAD Tool, because it's not. Imagine what you pay for your SW VAR but on steroids; Onshape: manages your servers, performs your installs, upgrades, answers your questions, provides training, logs your issues... The CA...
by Adrian_V21
Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:14 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: Hypothetical Replacement.
Replies: 86
Views: 14727

Re: Hypothetical Replacement.

Does anybody have prices for different PDM systems for a comparison? I hate that they make it so hard to get a somewhat accurate price comparison on everything... Teamcenter? SolidWorks PDM? IronCAD DDM? Autodesk Vault? Windchill (that's for Creo, right?) Onshape? Is there a 'cross platform' PDM sy...