Odette released a recommendation for the use of ENGDAT when transferring PDM and CAD data together.

Now that powerful CAD systems have been established for developing products and means of production, it is becoming increasingly common for PDM data management systems to be integrated into the processes. The systems used to do this vary in their performance and functionality.

In order to exchange data between these systems, not only does pure CAD geometry data have to be transferred, but also additional information (e.g. part number, version, assembly structure, etc.).

Originally the developers of the ENGDAT format envisaged that transfer of such information would occur in the ENGDAT abstract. However, the scope is now far too small for today’s needs.

This recommendation is a supplement to the Engineering Data Message (ENGDAT) for a special case of use that will be very important in the near future.

The objective of this recommendation is to define rules for drawing up an ENGDAT message that allows the exchange of combined CAD and PDM information within an ENGDAT package, whilst avoiding redundant or contradictory information.

Click here to download the Recommendation.