WHAT IT DOES
In your program, on the PORTWARE record.
- Saves the model and every part it links in one step: parts, documents, BOM and files.
- Check out locks before you change; Check in saves and releases the lock.
- Open from PORTWARE finds a part and opens its model.
- Status: where each file stands on the server.
Before you start
- FreeCAD 1.0
- To save, your user needs the PLM integration user right; your administrator grants it.
- Ready: run and checked end to end inside the program itself.
INSTALL
Set it up once.
- Unzip into ModHelp › About FreeCAD shows the user data folder; unzip into the Mod folder inside it and restart FreeCAD.
- Create an API keyIn PORTWARE: your name (top right) › My Preferences › Security › Add API Key. It asks for an expiry date and shows the key once, so keep it somewhere safe.
USE
Every day.
The add-in signs in as you: it sees only what you may see in PORTWARE, and every save is a new version you can go back to.
- Pick the workbenchChoose PORTWARE in the workbench list; PORTWARE › Settings: server and API key.
- SaveWith a saved part or assembly open: Save to PORTWARE.
- Work togetherCheck out before you change, Check in when you are done.
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