FreePDM Skeleton

A PDM for FreeCAD

Skeleton

• Reading the files for meta-data and storing the meta-data in the DB
• Modifying the meta-data
• Select material and surface finish and calculate the weight of the part
• Dealing with users. Who did what? (this can be dealth with the meta-data DB)
• Partnumbering
• Adding an owner, checker, approver
• Dealing with the history of the parts (this can be dealth with the meta-data DB)
• Dealing with the -four- assembly types. I am sure that they all have their own quirks
• Copying files (incl. its dependencies. Everything below and drawings, all optional)
• Storing and reading versions and releases
• Dealing with states (temporary ones, before putting into a release), again in the data DB
• Dealing with checkin and checkout
• Importing and exporting files (in the data DB and meta-data DB)
• Dealing with projects (creating, modifying, closing, re-opening) in the data DB
• Dealing with a database backend. The preferred one is PostgreSQL.
• Use SQLAlchemy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQLAlchemy or an other ORM
• Dealing with other info (such as LidbreOffice files and other media)
• Adding, Renaming and deleting files. Renaming can be tricky when the file is used in assemblies.
• Replacing files in assemblies