Great news for Autodesk Vault and Autodesk PLM 360 users! The Vault/PLM360 synchronization utility is in the final rounds of testing, and I have compiled a sneak peek video on the integration - here – out on the PLM 360 Wiki Video page.
The first phase of the integration will provide a seamless push of Vault Professional (2013) Items to PLM 360 upon moving to the Release state. In the image below, this Bill of Material has been 'Released' in Vault Professional, and is sent to Autodesk PLM 360 (next image).
All Item, Bill of Material, structure, rev level, and quantity will be sent to PLM. In addition, select Item properties (UDP’s) will populate and update Items in PLM 360.
The sync configuration will involve setting up an optional Vault user account (similar to ‘Job User’), choosing a PLM 360 tenant, configuring a Workspace, and mapping Vault Properties to PLM 360 fields. Please see the video for more details. This is for Vault Professional 2013 only, and due out shortly.
In the mean time, consider brushing up on Vault Professional Items (hint, hint). To help prepare you, I’ll be reviewing Vault Item theory on this blog and calling up posts and AU papers from the past.
Enjoy!
-Brian Schanen
Brian, we are just building our infrastructure for an Inventor-connected office and jumping in with both feet. We currently have one license and an entry-level Vault install (we've only tested one project through Vault-ing). Currently, the "designer" is the "engineer" is the "draftsman".
My question is, "should we continue with Vault, or is PLM 360 able to 'stand alone'"?
Thanks In Advance...
Posted by: John | 04/30/2012 at 09:29
Brian, is it possible to synchronize multiple times? How it will work in that case? Thanks, Oleg
Posted by: A Facebook User | 04/20/2012 at 00:37