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Using DriveWorks Administrator

Using DriveWorks Administrator

DriveWorks Administrator is used to set up and run your Design Automation, CPQ and Online 3D Sales Configurator projects.

Using DriveWorks Administrator for Design Automation

1. Create a Group to begin storing the DriveWorks data.
2. Capture SOLIDWORKS^® Models
   • Capture the parameters that will change from SOLIDWORKS^® models, assemblies, and drawings using the DriveWorks Add-in.

     Learn how to capture parameters

3. Create a Project to store the data used to specify your product.

   A Group can contain many Projects. Each Project can be run from a parent project.

4. Create the User Interface, Build Rules & Logic
   • The User Interface should reflect the information required to specify your product and generate the models.

     Learn about DriveWorks powerful Form Designer

   • Enter your engineering knowledge into custom rules to automatically control and update the captured parameters using the intelligent DriveWorks Rules Builder.

     Learn how to build Rules

   • Documents such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or HTML Documents can be driven and Data sent to external sources.

     Learn how to drive Documents

     Learn how to drive Data

5. Run Project
   • Run your DriveWorks project over and over again. Enter order-specific design requirements and automatically generate new SOLIDWORKS® models, assemblies, drawings, and BOMs, based on your rules.

     Learn more

Using DriveWorks Administrator for CPQ

1. Create a Group to begin storing the DriveWorks data.
2. Add the CPQ DriveApp
   • DriveWorks provides a Configure Price Quote solution straight out of the box.

     Learn how to add the CPQ DriveApp

3. Apply Currencies, Price Lists, Accounts and Existing Configurators\ Product Catalogs
   • Add the data relevant to configure your products.

     Learn how to apply the CPQ Data

4. Run the CPQ DriveApp
   • Extend the reach of your CPQ solution with DriveWorks Live or make it available on an internal network with DriveWorks User.

     Learn about DriveWorks Live

     Learn about DriveWorks User

Using DriveWorks Administrator for 3D Sales Configurator

1. Create a Group to begin storing the DriveWorks data.
2. Create a Project to store the data used to specify your product.

   A Group can contain many Projects. Each Project can be run from a parent project.

3. Design the User Interface (UI)
   • The User Interface should reflect the information required to specify your products and generate the outputs.

     Learn about DriveWorks powerful Form Designer

   • Enhance customer understanding and shorten your sales cycle by communicating design details with interactive 3D visualizations.

     Learn about DriveWorks 3D for the Web

4. Build Rules & Logic
   • Enter your engineering knowledge into custom rules to automatically control the required outputs using the intelligent DriveWorks Rules Builder.

     Learn how to build Rules

5. Configure Again & Again
   • Extend the reach of your 3D Sales Configurator solution with DriveWorks Live or make it available on an internal network with DriveWorks User.

     Learn about DriveWorks Live

     Learn about DriveWorks User

DriveWorks Administrator (Project Designer)

The DriveWorks Administrator Project Designer is used to create user forms, apply rules and data and to run completed projects.

The  Project Designer application is launched by locating DriveWorks Administrator from the Windows start menu.