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Changelog

This section lists the changes to the miniPDM add-in of each released version.

0.5.4.2 (Next Version)
- Components purchased with a measure have their total price now calculated correctly
- Settings shared between Excel and SolidWorks Add-ins are now saved into the registry
- Few settings that were not saved into the database are now saved
- LexActivator was updated to version 3.14.9
0.5.4.1 (Current Version)
- It is now possible to select the number of digits of the Serial Number Generator
- LexActivator was updated to version 3.14.2
- In some cases, the following message can appear “machine fingerprint has changed since activation exception”. If you encounter this error please contact support: contact@sw.tips.

miniPDM Troubleshooting

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Excel | Setup | SolidWorks

If you encounter some issues with miniPDM during the installation or while using the add-in, you can find in this article different fixes and workarounds.

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Demo Files

In this article you will find a raw Bill Of Materials like the one that could be exported from SolidWorks to test the capabilities of miniPDM by yourself. Some additional files are also available to load some Price Conditions to test the possibilities of that feature on the BOM, and some to generate the source BOM by yourself with an already made project structure.

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Excel Add-in Features

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BOM | Excel | Properties | Setup

miniPDM Excel Add-in is primarily designed to read SolidWorks Bill Of Materials exported as Excel files but can potentially work with any other software capable of exporting an indexed BOM. It is capable of computing the information from the BOM’s columns but also combine it with the extra information stored in the associated database.

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Excel Add-in Settings

It is possible to customize the Excel Add-in to fit your needs. The settings are presented as a datagrid where the variable names can be modified and some application settings can be enabled or disabled.

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Excel Add-in Setup

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Excel | Setup

For easy deployment and update, the miniPDM Excel Add-in is a VSTO application deployed with ClickOnce. Because of the nature of this application you might receive several warnings from Windows Defender and/or your antivirus.

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miniPDM Database

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Database | Excel | Setup | SolidWorks

To unleash the full potential of miniPDM, you can link it to an Access database file. It is a requirement if you want to share settings with multiple users, use the Serial Number Generator and/or if you want to use the Advanced Component Properties but miniPDM can be partially used without it.

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