PDM allows you to add an external viewer to the file explorer; however, these settings do not affect the built-in Preview tab, which displays a preview for most file types when the user selects a file from a vault.

The PDMViewer software can be used as an external viewer. To add PDMViewer to the list of viewers, follow these steps.

In the administration:

  • Right-click a user or group, and then select Settings.


 


  • Select "Viewers"on the left side:


 


  • Click " Add,"then fill in the following fields.


You must fill in the field containing the file extensions to be used with this viewer; in the example below, the extensions sldprt, sldasm,and slddrw were removed from the eDrawings viewer and added to the PDMViewer.


You must also fill in the field containing the path and argument for the viewer; in the example below, these are:

C:\myPDMtools 2015 SP2\PDMViewer.exe '%1%'


 


Right-clicking on a compatible file adds a "View File" option to the context menu.


 


This also allows PDMViewer to open instead of the default viewer when using the "View"command in CopyLink.