Is there a posibility of a free download and installation of PDMS in a private PC, if yes how and where!
The question I have for you is that you seem to have posted a name of a company that you work for in the questions I ask when you register. If this is true information then why would you need to get a free download? Is your information that you provided to this forum false?
We would all love our own personal "home" copy of PDMS. Unfortunately, that is not how AVEVA chooses to license their software. I agree a "lite" or "home" copy of PDMS would allow more people to become productive on it on their own personal time. But as for FREE downloads there is not such a thing. You might work with your company about placing their license on a laptop where you could have it both at work and then take it home...just a thought. And like "caslee" mentioned. Without a project all you have is the sample which comes with PDMS.
Yes, everyone should be able to get a copy of PDMS, like AutoCAD did pre-version 10. That is why they are so wide spread and PDMS is not.
With the PDMS 12, there are better encryption of DB, also database can expire after a preset date. So technically, there is no reason why people can not download a copy of PDMS. Business-wise, it may not make sense since Aveva caters to mid-large companies who can afford the big bucks.
Naviswork will allow you to download an evaluation copy for viewing, or even publishing but all databases will expire after the evaluation license expires. I think it is a good model for Aveva to take a look. And the whole process is handled via web with minimal tech support.
The benefits for letting more people self-learn PDMS is that employers will have a bigger pool of designers (or even just modelers/"fitting stacker" as one of my piper buddy calls them) to choose from and may want to use PDMS more.
