CAD Integration

There are big challenges involved in using computer-aided design (CAD) to develop new products. Drawing management places particular demands on a document management system. The development process of a drawing must be integrated into the business processes. However, you still come across a lot of isolated solutions in the area of CAD in particular.

ELO + CAD = faster product development

In CAD drawings, components are often no longer drawn in detail but are instead laid down as references (links) from the master drawing to other drawings. As a result, complicated nesting which absolutely must be maintained can often be found in CAD archives. ELO can provide familiar automated version management for CAD drawings and their references.

The advantages at a glance

  • CAD drawings are available across the company at all PC workstations
  • The integration of viewers facilities the viewing of CAD drawings with all references directly in the archive.
  • Therefore, you save on expensive CAD licences.
  • The title and other header information of the drawings are recognised and automatically entered into the keywording form.
  • Convenient, revision-proof archiving and management of CAD drawings including dependent references.
  • A company can define its own profiles for each drawing type.
  • It is also possible to automatically archive the references without user interaction.
  • There is optional support for redlining and comparing drawings.
  • ELO CAD provides interfaces to the most important CAD software systems.

Ablauf CAD

All relevant information, such as e-mails, logs, specifications and digitalised paper drawings can correspondingly be included with the drawing. Commercial information can also be made available by integrating with leading ERP systems such as SAP, Microsoft and Sage and other commercial applications such as PPS systems.

 

See also customer reference