3.1. Installation types overview

There are different installation packages:

  • PARTsolutions Professional

    Find searched parts with intelligent search methods quick and simple and transfer them to your CAD system.

    By default, the installation is stored under C:\Program Files\PARTsolutions Professional.

  • PARTsolutions Enterprise

    Strategic parts management

    Find searched parts with intelligent search methods quick and simple and transfer them to your CAD system.

    Create a connection to your ERP/PLM system.

    Optionally use 3Dfindit.

    By default, the installation is stored under C:\Program Files\PARTsolutions.

  • eCATALOGsolutions

    Integrated development environment for electronic product catalogs and industry standards. As a manufacturer you can create, maintain and provide catalogs with this.

    Furthermore check and approval of internally and externally modeled catalog data

    By default, the installation is stored under C:\Program Files\eCatalogSolutions.

  • PARTS4CAD Professional: Seamless UI and Online catalogs

    By default, the installation is stored under C:\Program Files\PARTS4CAD Professional.

  • PARTS4CAD BIMcatalogs.net: Seamless UI and Online catalogs

    By default, the installation is stored under C:\Program Files\BIMcatalogs.net.

All installations are completely independent from each other. You can determine individual installation paths and install e.g. PARTsolutions and eCATALOGsolutions side by side.

The following matrix shows the product features in relation to the individual installation packages.

   PARTsolutions professional PARTS4CAD professional PARTS4CAD BIMcatalogs.net PARTsolutions enterprise eCATALOGsolutions
CAD       
 Aveva     
 Allplan  x x
 Archicad  x x
 AutoCADxxxxx
 Bricscad  x  
 CATIAxx x 
 Creo Parametricxx xx
 Creo Directxx xx
 Inventorxx xx
 MegaCAD x   
 NXx  xx
 Revitx x x
 Solid Edgexx xx
 Solid Worksxx xx
 Tekla  x  
 Vectorworks  x x
       
PDM       
 All   x 
       
UIs       
 3DFind.it   x 
 Richclient / PARTdataManagerx  xx
 Seamlessxxxxx
       
Installation Type       
 Server   x 
 Clientxxxxx
 Deployment[a] x  xx
       
Features Common       
 ERP   x 
 Catalog Online xx  
 Nat-Geo[b] xxxxx
 Q&S-Geo[c] xxxxx
       
Features Richclient       
 Insertxxxxx
 Replacexxxxx
 Geosearch PARTx  xx
 Geosearch Partialx  xx
 Live-Geosearchx  xx
       
Features 3Dfindit       
 Geosearch PART   x 
 Geosearch Partial   ~ 
 Live-Geosearch   ~ 
 Insert   x 
 Replace   x 

[a] An image created by an Admin/Consultant can then be distributed via Copy or Share to the clients. Only files are copied without system entries. Any amount of copies can be created.

[b] Creation of native geometries

[c] Processing of Q&S parts