The CoLab integration is an application that can be placed in any 3DEXPERIENCE dashboard.
Using the integration is simple: drag and drop CAD documents from Product Structure Explore into the CoLab widget, select a CoLab workspace to send your files to, and share them for review.
CoLab accepts more than 30 native CAD file formats, including part and assembly files from CATIA and SolidWorks. You can find the full list here.
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Any files shared to CoLab from 3DEXPERIENCE will arrive with accurate version information and metadata. This makes it easy to track issues across revisions and consider reference data in order to make informed design decisions.
With Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), email domain restrictions, download limitations, and Attribute-Based Access Controls (ABAC), you can be sure that any data shared from 3DEXPERIENCE remains secure and within your full control.
The installation itself takes 15-30 minutes.
Yes, we offer automatic installation as well as custom installation options.
The CoLab integration is a stand alone integration with PDMLink only, and separate from the other products in your ecosystem (e.g. ProjectLink, PartsLink, MPMLink, CreoView Client). The integration simply creates the ability to share a file to CoLab using the action context menu and right click context menu in PDMLink. Many of our customers using the integration have customizations in their Windchill and our integration does not affect these customizations. We give you the ability to manually manage the context menu modification if necessary.
You can share 3D models, drawings, Bills of Materials including metadata, and product manufacturing information.
Standard windchill utilities are used to accommodate the CoLab integration. This requires minimal adjustment to your existing Windchill setup.
Most teams spend 30 minutes preparing setup information for CoLab, 30 minutes installing the integration on a test Windchill server, and 30 minutes installing the integration on their production server. The amount of time spent on testing and validation is up to you.Maintenance requires minimal effort. Minor updates to Windchill are tested by CoLab, and should require no update to the CoLab integration. Major Windchill upgrades will require a reinstallation of the CoLab integration.
Yes, it can be installed on both at the same time.
In order to share information from Windchill to CoLab:
To learn more about how we keep your data secure, visit our security page.
The CoLab Windchill integration is installed on your Windchill server. Users must authenticate with CoLab in order to use the integration. The integration shares file data and metadata (CAD Documents, PDFs, WTPart Attributes, etc) with the CoLab application via a secure REST API. Data shared from Windchill is securely saved in CoLab’s AWS cloud environment.
An administrator would simply need to run the installer again and select the Uninstall option, then restart the Windchill server. This should only take about 15-30 minutes.
With the correct administrator privileges in 3DEXPERIENCE, the integration can be installed and usable in minutes.
CoLab will display any version information associated with files uploaded from 3DEXPERIENCE. CoLab will identify when a file has been previously uploaded, and will upload the new file as a new revision, ensuring that version information is consistent and up-to-date.
CoLab provides complete control over data access and sharing. You can manage user permissions for workspace access, invitations, and file uploading and downloading. CoLab’s security framework is based on ISO 27002, SOC 2, NIST security controls, and AWS best practices. Learn about CoLab’s security capabilities here.
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A typical integration follows the following structure: