PDXpert PLM Software
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PDXpert PLM V18.0: practical enterprise control without enterprise overhead
A buyer-focused release summary: secure access, faster CAD-connected workflows, and API-ready integration.
April 21, 2025 — PDXpert PLM Version 18.0.4206.7 is now available. This release focuses on what most teams ask for first: secure enterprise login, CAD-adjacent execution, and integration-ready data access while keeping a self-hosted deployment model.
Quick Buyer Summary
- Enable corporate identity workflows with SSO support for Entra and Okta.
- Extend adoption to design teams with a dedicated SolidWorks Add-In experience.
- Connect downstream systems using self-hosted REST APIs for product data and files.
- Reduce platform risk through targeted security and dependency updates.
- Enterprise SSO: Support for Entra and Okta with provider-managed authentication flows and MFA handling.
- SolidWorks Add-In support: Better alignment between engineering design activity and controlled PLM records.
- PDXpert WebAPI 18.0: Self-hosted REST access for Parts, Documents, BOMs, Changes, RevisionFiles, and ItemFiles.
- Operational hardening: Session management and dependency updates that improve reliability and security posture.
These short videos are intended for executive and stakeholder review before a technical evaluation.
SSO login with Entra / Okta
SolidWorks Add-In overview
For buyer review, we can provide the V18.0 release details, SolidWorks Add-In installer package, WebAPI deployment guidance, and support contact path in one response.
- Security: updates include 7-Zip hardening and additional vulnerability remediation.
- User experience: better task reporting/filtering options and controlled role-based task metadata changes.
- Admin operations: install verification artifacts are published through VirusTotal references.
- Platform extensions: SolidWorks and WebAPI are now positioned as first-class companion capabilities.