Get your data under control with PDM

Streamline workflows with product data management software

Overview

Summary

Vault product data management (PDM) software integrates with Autodesk design tools and other CAD systems to keep everyone working from a central source of organized data. Use Vault to increase collaboration and streamline workflows across engineering, manufacturing, and extended teams.

  • Automate design and engineering processes
  • Control what people can access and edit
  • Track revisions and design history
System requirements:
Vault PDM overview (video: 1:05 min.)

Why use Vault?

Stop searching & start designing
Quickly find and reuse design data and minimize rework and repetitive tasks.
Unify teams & boost productivity

Accelerate workstreams in a system that brings together internal and external collaborators.

Product development agility
Achieve faster response times and fewer errors with automation and data accessibility.

Highlights

Standardize data and processes

Tools for administrators help drive greater organizational standards for data creation, review, and release processes, as well as industry standards.

Work with your data anywhere, anytime

Take your design data with you onto the shop floor, on-site, or out to meet your customer—and keep your work moving wherever you are with the Vault mobile app or browser experience.  (video: 1:40 min.)

Optimize deployments and manage teams

Accomplish administrator tasks efficiently with modern authentication options, replication, and user and group management.

Vault Products

Which Vault is right for you?

Vault Professional

Advanced enterprise product data management software that connects distributed teams with multisite, multi-CAD collaboration and delivers valuable insights.

Vault Office

Document management for non-CAD users. Vault Office integrates with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Vault Basic

Design file management to help you automate data creation and organize documentation. Available only with a subscription to the Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing Collection. 

What's New?

The latest release of Vault PDM software is more modern, connected, and insightful than ever.

Vault gateway

VAULT PROFESSIONAL
Access Vault data securely when working remotely without the need for a VPN connection. 

User interface enhancements

VAULT PROFESSIONAL
Experience a brand-new user interface with a modern dark and light look and feel. 

Markups

VAULT PROFESSIONAL
Collaborate by marking up designs to add and share comments, information, and suggestions for design changes.

AutoCAD add-in enhancements

VAULT PROFESSIONAL
Focus on your design tasks while viewing important design data and data management workflows for optimum efficiency.

Inventor instance properties

VAULT PROFESSIONAL
Save time with access to instance properties in Vault without having to go back to Inventor.

Design file restrictions

VAULT PROFESSIONAL
As an administrator, you can customize and enforce design file restrictions for check-in through the Vault client.

The Micrographics Advantage

We don’t just sell software, we are technical experts who understand your industry. We can help you:

Integrate Business Systems

We develop data sharing solutions to improve and speed up the communication between CAD & business management technologies.

Optimize Business Processes

We do unique assessments of our clients, enabling them to address workflow challenges, identify opportunities & achieve objectives.

Leverage the Power of BIM

By understanding BIM philosophies we can develop & implement BIM solutions for any project or establish BIM standards for any company.

Have Questions About Complex Applications?

Speak to us about your operational requirements or outcomes and we'll tailor a solution best suited to your business.

Vault

Server Requirements

Operating System

  • Windows Server 2016* Standard, Datacenter
  • Windows Server 2019* Standard, Datacenter
  • Microsoft Windows 10* Professional, Enterprise (Vault Basic only)
  • Microsoft Windows 11* Professional, Enterprise (Vault Basic only)

Database Servers

Single Site:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Express, Standard, Enterprise (SP3)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Express, Standard, Enterprise (CU27)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express, Standard, Enterprise (CU13)


Full Replication:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standard, Enterprise (SP3)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Standard, Enterprise (CU27)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard, Enterprise (CU13)
CPU

Single Site:

  • 2.5 GHz or higher (Minimum)
  • 3 GHz or higher (Recommended)


Full Replication:

  • 2.5 GHz or higher (Minimum)
  • 3.3 GHz or higher (Recommended)
Memory

Single Site:

  • 8 GB RAM (Minimum)
  • 16 GB RAM (Recommended)


Full Replication:

  • 16 GB RAM (Minimum)
  • 32 GB RAM (Recommended)

Disk space

Single Site:

  • 100 GB disk space (Minimum)
  • 200 GB disk space (Recommended)


Full Replication:

  • 300 GB disk space (Minimum)
  • 500 GB disk space (Recommended)

Vault File Server Requirements

Operating System

  • Windows Server 2016* Standard, Datacenter
  • Windows Server 2019* Standard, Datacenter
CPU
  • 2 GHz or higher (Minimum)
  • 3 GHz or higher (Recommended)
Memory
  • 16 GB RAM (Minimum)
  • 32 GB RAM (Recommended)

Disk space

  • 300 GB disk space (Minimum)
  • 500 GB disk space (Recommended)

Vault Client Requirements

Operating Sytem

  • Microsoft Windows 10* Professional, Enterprise
  • Microsoft Windows 11* Professional, Enterprise
CPU
  • 1.6 GHz or higher (Minimum)
  • 3 GHz or higher (Recommended)
Memory
  • 4 GB RAM (Minimum)
  • 8 GB RAM (Recommended)

Disk space

  • 10 GB disk space (Minimum)
  • 30 GB disk space (Recommended)

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Browser Compatibility

  • Microsoft Edge
  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Apple Safari