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Razorleaf has just released the new CADFIT tool for public consumption. I don’t recommend actually eating or consuming the tool, but I do recommend that you use it. “Well of course you do, you work for Razorleaf.” Okay, that factor not withstanding, CADFIT is a really great tool to help you determine the health of your SolidWorks files, to check and see if they are “fit.” Continue Reading
Many of the systems our clients work with could rightly be considered business critical systems. Whether its Design Automation (DA) tools, a PLM/PDM system, a custom application, or a tool for electronic process automation Razorleaf’s clients would be hard-pressed to efficiently complete their day’s activities if the system was down or not operating as it should. There are a number of items that should be considered when making a change to one of these systems including ensuring proper documentation, training, system design, and testing. One of the most overlooked best practices to ensure success is having a staging area where applications can be rigorously developed, tested, and deployed. Continue Reading
I am often asked “How long will it take to migrate our data?” My response is almost always, “That depends on the data.” I am not being intentionally vague, I’m just sharing a truth which many do not understand or want to believe. Continue Reading
Recently, Razorleaf was asked to develop a proposal that would deliver PLM as a managed service, kind of like SaaS (Software-as-a-Service). One way to offer PLM as a managed service is pure SaaS (like Arena Solutions). If you’re not familiar with Arena, think of SalesForce.com or Gmail. Another way to offer PLM as a managed service is to take traditional PLM software and host it in an off-premise environment where it can be managed by a third party. That’s the option we pursued for this client. Continue Reading
Gone are the days when people simply accept conventional wisdom that mandated companies use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, because those companies couldn’t risk an open source solution. Excuses such as available resources, regular releases, stable software, etc., just don’t cut it any longer. Continue Reading
Let’s dig a little deeper in this final post on PDM engines (look here for the previous post). I think there are two reasons why it is helpful to have an engine-centric perspective on Product Data Management: to understand when you should/shouldn’t use PDM, and to fuel creative uses of PDM. Those may seem a little counter to each other, but let’s see how they’re related.
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From the last post on this topic, we’ve collected five basic “engines” at work in even the simplest Product Data Management (PDM) systems that manage CAD files:
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