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Guide
A guide to product data management with Autodesk Vault
What proper product data management (PDM) looks like, how to tell where your team sits today, and the sensible next step. Whether you manage files in folders, run Vault Basic, or already use Vault Professional.
All manufacturers manage product data, either by design or by habit. Where it’s working, five conditions are usually met:
- One source of truth
- Controlled change
- Formal revision and release
- Traceability
- Access
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The four stages of PDM maturity
Understand where your team sits and how you're currently managing your data. A higher stage isn’t automatically better; it all depends on how much rigour you require as a business.
“With ten design engineers, having the horsepower to put multiple people on a project and not be tripping over each other has sped up the design process.”
Geoff Easton on Vault Professional
Mechanical Design Engineer, Metalform
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Our data management specialists work with manufacturers at every stage, from first implementation and upgrades to workflow configuration and ongoing support.