This property type allows you to select the PDM vault folder from which the file should be saved and to map the PDM attributes to SOLIDWORKS properties. This folder can point to a PDM vault or a Windows folder.


 


Depending on where the record is stored in the vault, this allows the system to retrieve the project number without the user having to enter it manually in the SmartProperties input form.

The SOLIDWORKS properties of the file will be populated with the contents of the variables in the PDM folder.


You must have a myPDMtools license to retrieve folder variables.


The file path can be saved to populate a selected property.

For example, you could create an automatic counter linked to this property value and manage different counters for each project.


 


New documents will be automatically saved in the selected PDM folder.

When used in drawings, a "Folder Selector" button automatically retrieves the location of the 3D model.