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Using the Aletiq plug-in in SolidWorks
Using the Aletiq plug-in in SolidWorks

Discover how to use the Aletiq plug-in in SolidWorks to optimize your CAD part workflow

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Written by Pierre-Marie POCH
Updated over a week ago

🎯 Thanks to the plug-in in SolidWorks, Aletiq's PDM makes it easier to create and update parts and makes file management and organisation more fluid. The plug-in is compatible with SolidWorks versions 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Login to the plug-in

➡️Open SolidWorks and then the Aletiq plug-in pane.
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➡️Sign in with your Aletiq login details.

Using the Aletiq SolidWorks plug-in

Creating a new part in Aletiq from SolidWorks

  1. Open an assembly on SolidWorks, the message 🟠Part not tracked by Aletiq is displayed.

  2. Click on ➕Add to Aletiq to create the part in the PDM

  3. Complete the part information then click on Confirm to create the parts in Aletiq (in Draft status)

  4. In Aletiq, view the newly created part:

    1. Search for the part number in the quick search bar 🔍

    2. On the part, click on View 👁️

💡 A part not created in the PDM is identified by the words "Part not tracked by Aletiq".

Update an assembly and its components when they are in draft status

  1. Open an assembly, click on the "..." and then on ✏️ Edit.

  2. Lock 🔒 the assembly and components for editing. Edit the components directly in SolidWorks.

  3. Save the changes made to the assembly using the plugin: In the Aletiq panel for the Active Part, click on 🔃 Save Changes.

  4. Confirm the update of the assembly with the associated draft revisions.

  5. View 👁️ the relevant assembly in both SolidWorks and Aletiq.

Create a new revision for a part in validated status

  1. In SolidWorks, open the existing ✅ validated part in the Aletiq panel of the plugin.

    1. Search for the reference in the 🔍 Search bar.

    2. On the component, click on the "..." and then on ✏️ Edit.

  2. Lock 🔒 the components to be modified.

  3. Edit the components directly in SolidWorks.

  4. Save the changes made to the assembly in Aletiq.

    1. In the Aletiq panel for the Active Part, click on 🔃 Save Changes.

    2. Confirm the update of the assembly with the associated revisions.

  5. View 👁️ the relevant assembly in both SolidWorks and Aletiq.

💡 If the status of the latest revision of a part is Validated, modifying the part automatically triggers the creation of a new revision in Draft status.

Manage the applicability and contextualization of the part from Aletiq

  1. Validate the new revision of the part (assembly and components) in Aletiq.

  2. Set the old revision to Obsolete.

  3. Export a STEP version of the part.

  4. Check the bill of materials to ensure there are no missing components.

  5. Associate the part with an existing product.

🆕 New Features on our Plug-In

  • Create new parts directly in Aletiq.
    When creating a new component, you no longer need to save the part locally before saving it in Aletiq.
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  • Access your work more quickly.
    ​    You can now filter parts associated with your development project.
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  • Collaborate on an assembly.
    It is now possible to collaborate on the same assembly using the plugin. Locking the main assembly is no longer mandatory to make modifications.
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  • Quickly identify modified elements.
    Modified components are automatically detected and updated by default through the plugin when saving an assembly on Aletiq.
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  • Duplicate and insert components.
    You can duplicate and insert a component into an open assembly via the plugin.
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  • Access the Aletiq WebApp from the plugin.

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