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Mat16-Pearl
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November 25, 2021
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Windchill replacement

  • November 25, 2021
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Hi there,

 

since PTC called Windchill Essentials obsolete and refuses to extend license - subscriptions beyond mid 2022, I have to choose between switching to the "big" Windchill or to a completely different solution.

 

Switching to "full" Windchill would cause costs which would be comparable to a engineers salary.

So, if we would stay with ptc, I am afraid we would have to loose one of our colleagues (finances are stretched after almost two years of covid).
I really would like to keep all of our engineers. So can anyone recommend a PLM / PDM solution besides PTC?

(I hope this Post does not get cut by the moderators, because it is "bad for business").

Or tell me about an other PLM-solution from PTC for small companies, that I do not know yet.

 

Thanks

 

/me

Best answer by rhart

Perhaps you could inquire about switching over to a Windchill Base license? Maybe you don't need MultiCAD or Visualisation so you could maybe drop those.

 

What Windchill licenses do I need to provide the same level of capabilities provided by PDM Essentials?
Under the current pricing and packaging a Windchill Base plus a Multi MCAD Data Management & Visualization Essentials license is the minimum requirement needed to provide the same level of MCAD data management support as Pro/INTRALINK.

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rhart16-PearlAnswer
16-Pearl
November 25, 2021

Perhaps you could inquire about switching over to a Windchill Base license? Maybe you don't need MultiCAD or Visualisation so you could maybe drop those.

 

What Windchill licenses do I need to provide the same level of capabilities provided by PDM Essentials?
Under the current pricing and packaging a Windchill Base plus a Multi MCAD Data Management & Visualization Essentials license is the minimum requirement needed to provide the same level of MCAD data management support as Pro/INTRALINK.

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    Mat16-PearlAuthor
    16-Pearl
    November 25, 2021

    Thanks, I keep an eye on that.

    What we really use Windchill for is just managing our CAD - data (dependencies, lifecycles, promotion requests, etc.). No ERP or manufacturing involved.

     

    To me, "visualization" means convert cad - data to a format, that can be shown on e.g. the "server properties page".
    Do I need a license for the user to see this visualization or to tell the windchill installation to "republish" this model (sending it to the Publish Job)? I mean, we have a (luckily permanent ) "visualization" - license for the worker ("PROE_FoundationVis").

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    SteveShaw15-Moonstone
    15-Moonstone
    December 8, 2021

    The SQL Server license that is bundled with PDM Essentials is not transferrable for use with Windchill.

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      ehowanice12-Amethyst
      12-Amethyst
      December 7, 2021

      May want to take a look at DDM (Design Data Manager) from Concurrent Systems Inc.

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        Mat16-PearlAuthor
        16-Pearl
        December 8, 2021

        Thanks for this hint.

        I just watched their product - video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNXzMFNbiHg&list=PLuDSZkYuTH6k30eDfE6ifEGssXEFz2LUs ).

        It seems, that there is not really a "promotion request"-workflow in DDM. Just flag a dataset as "released". No additional control by another person (e.g. supervisor ).

         

        And also the revision - process seems quite odd (save as new file and enter "this replaces" manually).

         

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