
You are now ready to start using the power of SOLIDWORKS PDM with your DraftSight application. With the PDM add-in turned on you will see the PDM tab added to the ribbon bar as well as the quick access menu in the top right corner of the interface.

You will need to be in the Drafting and Annotation workspace to see the Manage tab for the add-ins. If you are not seeing the Manage option in the ribbon bar the please note workspace settings in the top right corner of your DraftSight application. To activate the add-in from within DraftSight, go to Manage > Add-ins, and activate SOLIDWORKS PDM add-in. Once you have the PDM add-in and DraftSight both installed you need to turn on the application in DraftSight. Note: When you set the Client Options make sure you check on the DraftSight add-in as in the image below. DraftSight premium Includes all the functionality and power of DraftSight professional, DraftSight premium is an all-in-one, collaborative CAD solution to effortlessly go from 2D drafting to 3D modeling within the same environment, and to seamlessly connect to other solutions and services.
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Learn how to et PDM installed on your system in the video below. If DraftSight is installed on a system that already has a SOLIDWORKS PDM client installation, you might have to modify the client installation to add the DraftSight add-in. The add-in registers automatically if DraftSight is present when installed. The add-in is included with SOLIDWORKS PDM 2016 (Standard and Professional edition) or later version client installation. How to add SOLIDWORKS PDM into your DraftSight tool DraftSight Free is also no longer available and would not support the PDM add-in. You cannot load the add-in in the DraftSight Standard edition because there is no API support for that version.
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The add-in installation requires a license for one of these DraftSight editions. Access PDM functions from the DraftSight command line.Get the latest versions or previous versions of files and Xrefs.Check out and check in files and Xrefs to the file vault.

The add-in consists of a dropdown menu, two toolbars, and a status window that you can activate to carry out such commands as: This add-in allows a user to perform file vault operations from within the DraftSight application. The DraftSight for SOLIDWORKS PDM add-in is a connector for DraftSight Professional, Premium, and Enterprise. What is the SOLIDWORKS PDM Add-in for DraftSight
