Nord West Business Consult. ELOprofessional CAD. The Multi-CAD Platform for your ELO System

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1 Nord West Business Consult ELOprofessional CAD The Multi-CAD Platform for your ELO System

2 Feature Overview Powerful drawing management with ELO ELO Look & Feel Supports most common CAD systems Automatic indexing with attributes extracted from file CAD application not required for viewing Supports external references (links, XRefs) Viewer support for most common file types Programming interface for customization Proven ELO architecture, no additional application server needed

3 ELO CAD Integrated in Client and CAD-Program

4 Platform for All Applications A single platform for the entire knowledge of your company including professional drawing management CAD1 CAD2 Ext. CAD1 Company-Archive

5 Benefits over Windows Index- and search masks Version management Direct viewing Duplicate control Fast SQL search Office and archive Document linking Product, project-, and article management Location independent

6 Classic PDM Systems Vs. ELO CAD Mostly offered from CAD program manufacturer: Autodesk Vault, Dassault SmarTeam, Windchill PTC, Siemens TeamCenter, SolidWorks PDM, Pro.File Procad Deeply integrated, highly specialized Seamless integration into the user interface of the CAD program Mostly a good performance Supports only the CAD program of the manufacturer Not suited for Multi-CAD environments or non CAD based files Meets the needs of the designers for the particular CAD program But is an island solution for the design department not for the whole company Black Box system with limited customizing

7 Positioning of ELO CAD Drawing management on top of a Document Management System Broad applicability by supporting multiple CAD systems Provides a basic function set across all supported platforms Modular architecture with open interfaces for many different applications Company-wide, uniform solution Enables product or project files for managing not only drawings but also office documents, s, financial documents, scans etc

8 Supported CAD-Systems ELO CAD for: AutoCAD Autodesk Inventor Catia Bocad CADdy EPLAN ProEngineer SolidWorks SolidEdge Microstation Nemetschek Unigraphics (MS Office) Additional systems upon requested Trademarks belong to their respective owners.

9 The Concept CAD 1 CAD 2 CAD 3 ELO Client ELO CAD

10 Architecture CAD Systems AutoCAD, Inventor, CAD Manager API ELO CAD Manager CAD Manager DMS API ELO CAD Connector DMS API

11 Highlights Multi-CAD capable Recognizes assembly structures (references) o Incl. Associated files Analyzes attributes and uses them for automatic indexing Viewer integration for all relevant platforms All DMS benefits for CAD drawings o (Check In Out, Workflow, Replication, etc) Parts Lists, Where Used Lists Open Programming Interface (API) for customization

12 Automatic Indexing Drawing attributes File path/ name analysis Database connection via ODBC Windows file properties

13 Drawing Text Text search in drawings digital analysis without OCR Independent of text font Independent of text orientation In most supported formats

14 Version History The version history shows version, date, editor and comment. Often that is not enough for drawings. ELO CAD allows inclusion of any index field or attribute in the version history: Drawing attributes, e.g. Index changes Fields from drawing analysis

15 Integrated Workflow Status and Release Management Archived Checked-out For Approval Approved Released Invalid Optionally integrated with ELO Workflow

16 Send Management Send per Complete assembly AutoCAD: optionally send etransmit package including fonts, styles, color sheets Protocol Update archive when changed files are returned

17 Article Management Article synchronization with ERP Send parts lists to ERP XML & CSV

18 Teamwork Joint editing of large assemblies and structures Lock the checked out master file Optionally lock sub-assemblies or parts Write-protect parts that are not locked in the archive, to protect against accidental changes Send notification when changes occur in an assembly that is being edited by a group of people

19 Additional Modules Script interface for flexible customization and multiple events Drawing number generator for unique identification of all CAD files Customizable to meet company standards Automatic generation of long-term formats PDF, PDF/A For selected systems Before / After comparison of drawing changes Redlining Comparing

20 Additional Services Cleaning of existing drawing files Management of duplicates Identify by name or checksum Rename to a unique name Update assembly with new xref name Migration to current CAD version Generate drawing numbers Rename files according to company standards Mass-import of existing drawing files Standard processes Usable modules

21 ELO CAD Summary Professional Multi-CAD Management System Archiving of CAD files and all other formats (parts lists, photos, office documents, s, etc.) in a single company-wide archive Management of product and article files Automatic indexing from drawing attributes (profiles) Long-term formats (PDF/A) Revision controlled CAD files in their original format including references and assemblies Recognizes duplicates in the archive Saves space, avoids redundancies Better teamwork through workflow and redlining Supports distributed locations with replication Secure Access, integrated with the DMS Comfortable Mailing Options including protocol Interfaces for customizing

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23 Thank you for your attention Nord West Business Consult Development: Mönchwarf 13 Phone: Management: Fasanenweg 3 Phone: D Jever Web: bdg@nwbc.de