Windchill Workgroup Manager is a common client application that allows you to manage CAD data generated by many different CAD applications in Windchill. Typical users of Windchill Workgroup Manager are CAD design engineers who use one or more CAD applications and want to manage the design process in a controlled, collaborative manner within the Windchill environment. The Windchill Product Data Management (PDM) actions, such as Check In and Check Out, can be initiated from the Windchill Workgroup Manager client application, the embedded commands in the CAD application, or by accessing Windchill through a standard Internet browser window.

This section provides a general overview of Windchill Workgroup Manager, its architecture, and also includes a typical first-time use scenario. Topics covered include: