Mechanical design and product data

SolidWorks and PDM automation for release-ready product data.

CAD Guardian supports bounded SolidWorks and PDM work across parts, assemblies, configurations, drawings, properties, BOMs, references, states, and release-oriented automation.

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Objects: SLDPRT, SLDASM, SLDDRW, configurations, properties, drawings, and BOMs
Control: References, states, metadata, approval, release, and package readiness
First boundary: One product family, configuration class, drawing package, or state path
Validation: Representative files, expected properties, references, BOMs, and outputs

Platform fit

Best when product-data cleanup and automation can share one validation set.

SolidWorks automation becomes safer when references, configurations, properties, drawings, BOMs, and PDM states are reviewed as one release path instead of separate technical tasks.

Repeated part, assembly, drawing, property, configuration, or BOM work
Broken references, inconsistent metadata, or uncertain release readiness
PDM state, card, approval, transition, and package-output friction
Macros, scripts, add-ins, or manual routines that need controlled modernization

Capabilities

Implement around product relationships and release evidence.

SolidWorks API and C#/.NET add-in or utility development
Part, assembly, drawing, configuration, property, and BOM automation
Reference, file, metadata, drawing, and release-readiness checks
PDM-aware state, card, transition, batch, and package workflows
Exception reports, diagnostics, deployment, and support handoff

Integration

Connect product data to the records that consume it.

PDM, PLM, ERP, estimating, document, reporting, and workflow applications
BOM, property, revision, release, package, and production handoff
APIs, SQL, spreadsheets, files, and controlled imports or exports
Status, exception, reconciliation, audit, and support reporting

Boundaries and limitations

Configurations, references, add-ins, and PDM context require representative testing.

Production confidence depends on the target SolidWorks and PDM releases, templates, references, custom properties, add-ins, file locations, permissions, and representative product structures.

Large assemblies and complex configuration families require bounded performance testing
PDM behavior depends on vault configuration, permissions, state, and client context
Automated readiness checks do not replace accountable engineering release review

Modernization

Preserve product behavior while clarifying release ownership.

01 — Inventory files, configurations, references, properties, states, and outputs.
02 — Capture representative product families and accepted release examples.
03 — Separate CAD operations, product rules, PDM interaction, UI, and logging.
04 — Validate parity, exceptions, and performance in the target environment.
05 — Release with deployment, rollback, diagnostics, and an accountable owner.

Evidence

Evidence uses generalized product-data and release patterns.

Public proof can demonstrate architecture and validation strategy without exposing proprietary product structures. Native files and PDM records require an agreed private review path.

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Next step

Bring the SolidWorks and PDM workflow that needs a safer operating boundary.

Name the current workflow, accepted output, platform version, dependencies, private-review limits, and the first decision the engagement should resolve.

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