Data Sheet PTC Windchill Workgroup Manager ™ for NX™ ® Delivering the power and benefits of PTC Windchill to the NX environment Designers can perform everyday design tasks in their familiar MCAD environment while using PTC Windchill to manage NX data throughout its lifecycle. Managing NX data within PTC Windchill allows you to capture and control all your design information within a single enterprise environment, manage the data under a single product structure, and easily leverage that information across the extended organization in a controlled manner. Increase enterprise efficiency • Reduce the number of systems required in product development by providing one system that can manage multiple sources of data (e.g., different CAD and documentation formats) • Enforce standard design processes across multiple design projects and organizations Improve collaboration • Fully incorporate the use of NX data in product development processes which span multiple organizations • Extend the sharing of design data beyond engineering, departmental and corporate boundaries using standard Internet technology Improve data quality • Eliminate mistakes associated with duplicate or incomplete information by managing data from multiple MCAD and ECAD/EDA systems in a single, controlled location under the umbrella of a single product structure • Centralize the management of business processes, such as change control • Provide all relevant groups with accurate, up-todate, product content information that’s held in a single location Page 1 of 3 | PTC Windchill Workgroup Manager for NX The PTC Windchill Workgroup Manager for NX understands NX data and file types, and the relationships that can exist between that data.

Data Sheet Improve engineer productivity • Improve efficiency by reusing designs and reducing the number of design steps • Reduce the amount of time designers spend entering information in NX by having certain attributes, such as information on drawing borders, automatically populated by PTC Windchill • Embed PTC Windchill actions within the NX application, so designers can focus on design activities rather than data management Integrate the NX environment within PTC Windchill and its related enterprise processes • Minimize engineer interruptions by utilizing background processes to upload files...

Data Sheet Embed PTC Windchill in the NX application Platform specifications • Open NX files, stored in PTC Windchill, directly from NX • Prerequisite: PTC ® Windchill® PDMLink®, PTC ® Windchill® ProjectLink™ • Perform key PTC Windchill actions, such as Open, Check-In and Check-Out, directly from the NX environment • Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows ® 7, Vista and XP • Inform NX users on any relevant PTC Windchill events via pop-up messaging system • Upload NX files to the PTC Windchill database using background processes • Use a comprehensive set of preferences to personalize and streamline...