CAD and product data
SOLIDWORKS manufacturing integration guide
Evaluate how approved engineering records move from SOLIDWORKS or its managed product-data environment into manufacturing work.
This is an evaluation guide, not a statement of current integration availability. Confirm the exact product, version, interface, environment, data, control, service, and acceptance scope in writing.
Records to map
- Part and assembly identifiers, revisions, bills of material, drawings, and approved files
- Release status, effectivity, change reference, and responsible approver
- Links between engineering identity and manufacturing item, routing, job, and inspection
Decisions to assign
- Is CAD, PDM, PLM, or ERP authoritative for each field?
- What constitutes an approved manufacturing release?
- How are alternates, effectivity, supersession, and in-progress work handled?
Failure cases to demonstrate
- New revision while work is in progress
- Missing component or broken file reference
- Rejected change and restoration of the prior approved state
Evidence to retain
Record the source and destination fields, identifiers, transformations, timing, authentication, authorization, error handling, reconciliation, monitoring, support owner, data export, rollback, and acceptance results for the proposed release.
Your next step
Scope SOLIDWORKS around the work.
Bring the exact systems, versions, records, and failure cases. We’ll use them to define a testable integration proposal.