DriveWorksXpress vs. DriveWorks
Comparison
| Scaleability |
| Underlying database - Access |
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| Scale database from Access > SQL |
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| Single User |
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| Add multiple User(s) |
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| Add External User(s) - Web |
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| Create more than one model set per project |
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| Plug ins (e.g. for PDM integration etc.) |
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| Remote (Unattended) Document Generation |
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| Project Hierarchy (Sub Projects/multi-line contracts) |
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| Controlling SolidWorks Parts & Assemblies |
| Control Dimensions, Features & Custom Properties |
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| Control Instances, allows the swapping of files for alternatives |
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| Automatically save out alternative file formats |
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| Run SolidWorks Macros automatically |
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| Control Hole Wizard Features |
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| Create a rule for new file names |
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| Create a rule for file paths |
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| Controlling SolidWorks Drawings |
| Create a new drawing for each of your part, assembly |
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| Create multiple drawings for each part, assembly |
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| Control Scale, View Positions, View Scales and Layers |
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| Control Annotations, (e.g. weld symbols, geometric tolerances) |
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| Forms/User Interface |
| Create single linear input form with basic controls |
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| Design multiple customizable forms with navigation based on rules |
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| Incorporate advanced dynamic form controls |
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| Working with Data |
| Perform look ups/calculations on external data (e.g. databases/spreadsheets) |
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| Pass data to company systems |
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| Creating and Managing Rules |
| Create rules using rules wizard |
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| Rule breakdown & analysis for easy validation & de-bugging |
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| Use Tables, Constants and Variables (Rule re-use) |
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| Rule Revisioning |
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| Driving and generating other documents |
| Excel, Word, XML, PDF, Text, HTML |
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| Other |
| What if scenarios (Test Specification) |
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| On screen reporting |
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| Progress and status reports (release report, model generation report) |
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