A Simple Way to Search within Windchill® PDMLink
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A Simple Way to Search within Windchill® PDMLink
WindAccess is a simple search interface intended for users outside of the Engineering Department who need to find files fast in Windchill® or any other PLM or document management system.
WindAccess a small local application that users can use to access obects in the Windchill system without ever having to navigate the Windchill UI.
More features are planned in the future, but the goal is to maintain a simple application to do all your tasks in Windchill.
Search for latest 'Released' Objects
You control what you want to search for. With one checkbox you can filter your search results to show only objects at the 'Released' state.Narrow Down Search results
- Manufacturing Group: Search for “Released” CAD Documents and Drawings
- Managers Group: Search for “IN Work” documents and CAD drawings
- Sales Group: Limit search for “Released” CAD Drawings and Sales Docs
Search on Types
For added control, searches on File Types are controlled on the back-end. Eccellent Solutions can set up the initial configuration, or we can work with your engineers to set it up based on the profiles of your different audiences and their access needs.Just Point and Click
You can search for:
- Documents (Word, Excel, PDF, more…)
- CAD Documents (Drawings, Assemblies, etc)
- Parts (wtParts and Product Structures)
Open Objects in CreoView
Why ask an Engineer to send you a PDF or 3D image of a CAD file. Just search and click to open what you want to see.No Disruptions
If you want to open the search results in CreoView, just click on the Thumbnail.
Direct File Access
In combination with custom Visualization Publishing, WindAccess provides direct access to the published content files in the search results. You need to access and retrieve documents and drawings without becoming an application expert.Pop-Out Details
Users can also view metadata by simply moving the mouse over the information icon to produce “Pop-Out Details”.
WindAccess is the client App for Windchill you have always wanted…
For Sales and Manufacturing stakeholders you might only want them to see “Latest Release” vs. all releases. Note the targeted, “Latest Release Only” documents returned in the WindAccess search vs. the “kitchen sink” returns from “The Other Guy”. “Other Guy” could have a problem they don’t want.
Other features include:
- Search, Download, or Print any file in Windchill.
- Export PDFs of every Drawing to a folder for an entire Assembly.
- View the Attributes and Details of any object.
- Export BOM or CAD Structure to a CSV or Excel file.
- Download other published formats, like PDF, DXF, IGES, STEP, more…
