PDM System Development for Engineering Design Area

With the application of CAD/CAE in engineering design, a huge amount of CAD drawings, files, and images are generated, therefore it is recognized that PDM should be used to enable designers throughout a design firm to access and update design information, while ensuring they follow specific procedures. In this paper, a building design institute-oriented PDM system is proposed. It can manage all kinds of drawings, files, and images with different formats, and also control design workflow and coordinate collaborative design efficiently. Through binding with drawing labels, the system can generate the contents of drawings automatically. At last, the future prospects of PDM application in building engineering are discussed.