Before installing myPDMtools, check the Windows Security of the installation file


If myPDMtools is already installed, follow the update procedure


For a new installation:


1- Extract the installation files using the extraction setup


  


2- Select an extraction folder and continue until the end



 


3- The setup created a folder containing the installation files in the "Installation Files" folder


  


  • Open the SOLIDWORKS PDM Administration Console.
  • Log in as an Admin user to a database.
  • Right-click the "Add-ons" folder and click "New Add-on"
  • In the file selection dialog, select the "All Files" option.
  • Select the files located in the "Installation Files" folder on the local computer (not on a server), and click " Open."
  • Confirm the following message by clicking OK, and then close the SOLIDWORKS PDM Administration window.


This procedure ensures that myPDMtools is used on all client workstations.


If you encounter problems during installation on a client computer (depending on your permissions, you may not be able to install it on client computers), install the add-on from the server.


Next, it is recommended that you restart the client computers before using myPDMtools.

To do this, you have two options:

  1. Shut down the administration system, then restart the server and all client workstations.
  2. Shut down the Administration application, then run the PDMRestart executable on the server and on all client computers.


PDMRestart is an executable file included in the myPDMtools installation process

It performs the following actions:

- Closing SOLIDWORKS PDM connection processes

- Close all Windows Explorer windows

- Deleting the local SOLIDWORKS PDM add-ins directory