This document provides general information about the SolidWorks� Enterprise PDM 2010 release. For information about new features, see What's New for Enterprise PDM 2010.
To ensure successful installation and optimum performance, verify that your system complies with the requirements specified in www.solidworks.com/sw/support/pdmsystemrequirements.html.
As of Service Pack 2.0, SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 server installation is supported on Microsoft� Windows� Server 2008 R2.
Microsoft officially retired the Windows� XP operating system in April of 2009. SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 will continue to support Windows XP (32 and 64 bit versions) excluding operating systems related issues or fixes. This level of support will continue through at least one release following SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010. After that, in conjunction with Microsoft�s support policies, only Windows Vista� and Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit versions) will be supported.
With the release of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 Service Pack 1.0, the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system is supported for use with Enterprise PDM clients.
The operating system support plans outlined above also apply to the SolidWorks and SolidWorks Simulation product lines. See the SolidWorks 2010 Release Notes for Windows 7 issues specific to SolidWorks.
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 supports the following SQL Server� versions:
SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2008 R2
SQL Server 2005 SP2 and later service packs
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 supports SolidWorks 2010 and two previous versions. The combination of a newer version of SolidWorks and an older version of Enterprise PDM is not supported.
Additionally, it is recommended that SolidWorks and Enterprise PDM be at the same version and service pack to ensure the highest level of compatibility.
If the Enterprise PDM Web Client will be installed using the on-demand installer (by browsing to a Web page hosting an Enterprise PDM vault), Microsoft .Net 3.0 Framework must be installed.
Contact your re-seller, or log in to the Customer Portal and follow the instructions provided under My Support > Register My Products.
Obtain a SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 license before upgrading.
To upgrade from an earlier version:
Download the application or load it from the installation media.
Click How to upgrade from a previous SolidWorks Enterprise PDM version and follow the instructions to complete the installation.
If you participated in the SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 Beta or Pre-Release 1 tests, you should uninstall the client and server components and remove the vault. It is not possible to upgrade the Beta or Pre-Release 1 installation or vaults to the release software.
Both SolidWorks and Enterprise PDM install eDrawings. To ensure that the correct version of eDrawings is installed when you install or upgrade SolidWorks Enterprise PDM, do the following:
From the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel.
In the Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs.
Select SolidWorks Enterprise PDM and click Remove.
From the Windows Start menu, click All Programs > SolidWorks version and verify that SolidWorks eDrawings is no longer listed.
If eDrawings is still listed, in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, click SolidWorks version, and click Remove.
In the SolidWorks Installation Manager, select eDrawings, and click Remove Items.
Install SolidWorks Enterprise PDM.
Users who manage SolidWorks Toolbox using Enterprise PDM 2009 and users who want to manage Toolbox using Enterprise 2010 should read the Toolbox topics in the Administration Guide before upgrading to SolidWorks 2010 and SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010.
You can access the Administration Guide from the Enterprise PDM Installation splash screen, by clicking Administration Guides or by navigating to the Support\Guides\<lang> folder on the installation media.
Help documentation is now available on the Web for SolidWorks Enterprise PDM, SolidWorks, and eDrawings�.
By default, when you access help, the Web version of the documentation is displayed in a Web-based viewer. You can still choose to use local help (.chm) files if, for example, your Internet connection is slow or unavailable. Select or clear Help > Use SolidWorks Web Help to switch between the local and Web-based versions of the help. Note that the Programmer's Reference Guide, which provides help on the API, is only available locally.
After specific XP security updates are applied, SolidWorks compiled help files (.chm) cannot be accessed over a network (although they can be accessed from a disk or local installation). The Microsoft Knowledge Base article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896054/ includes a resolution to this problem.
Service Pack 5.0
The File Version Upgrade tool has been enhanced in SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 SP05 to allow you to overwrite versions and upgrade older versions. For more detailed information, see the File Version Upgrade Tool Help.
Service Pack 4.0
As of Service Pack 4.0, SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 supports:
Pro/ENGINEER� running on a 64-bit machine
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
Service Pack 3.0
As of Service Pack 3.0, SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 supports the Pro/ENGINEER manufacturing file formats (*.mfg and *.tph).
SolidWorks 2D editor, formerly known as DWGeditor, is only available to licensed SolidWorks customers via download from the SolidWorks Customer Portal.
Service Pack 2.0
As of Service Pack 2.0, SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 supports the following software:
Operating system:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
CAD add-ins:
AutoCAD� 2010
Solid Edge� ST2
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire� 5
Service Pack 1.0
As of Service Pack 1.0, SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 supports the following software:
Operating system:
Microsoft Windows 7
CAD add-ins:
Autodesk Inventor� 2010