How do you balance CAD data security with supplier collaboration requirements in Windchill supplier collaboration module?

andr2657
Mon, 19 May 2025 09:21:23 +0000

Our organization is struggling to find the right balance between protecting sensitive CAD data and enabling effective supplier collaboration. We need suppliers to access certain design information for manufacturing feasibility and quoting, but we’re concerned about IP protection.

Currently, we’re overly restrictive - suppliers get sanitized PDFs with dimensions removed, which leads to constant back-and-forth clarifications and delays. But opening up full CAD access feels too risky given past IP leakage incidents in our industry.

How do other organizations handle this? What access control models work well? Are there technical solutions beyond just policies and NDAs that provide meaningful protection while enabling real collaboration?