Windchill

What is PTC Windchill?

Windchill is a powerful, web-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution that centralizes your product data and streamlines collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and service. Its open architecture integrates easily with enterprise systems like ERP and MES, enabling real-time access to accurate product information anywhere in the lifecycle.

From concept to retirement, Windchill ensures that the right people have the right data at the right time—helping you manage change, maintain compliance, and deliver better products faster.

Why Choose Windchill?

Unlock enterprise-wide collaboration, automation, and control for your product data.

Modern Architecture:

Manage large-scale, complex data with a scalable web-based framework designed for multi-system orchestration.

Secure collaboration:

Share product data confidently with internal teams and external partners through built-in IP protection and role-based access controls.

Streamlined upgrades:

Minimize downtime and disruption with in-place upgrades powered by automation.

Proactive support:

Leverage IoT-based system monitoring and guided training programs to maximize adoption and ROI.

Flexible deployment:

Choose cloud or on-premises deployment to meet security and compliance needs.

CUstomer Spotlight

VIRNIG MANUFACTURING

When document management became a bottleneck, Virnig Manufacturing turned to EAC and PTC Windchill. The solution streamlined file access, improved productivity, and gave them a competitive edge in the skid steer attachment market.

ALM POSITIONERS

By integrating engineering and manufacturing BOMs into their ERP, ALM Positioners reduced project times by up to 4 hours each—empowering faster delivery and improved efficiency.

What You Can Do with Windchill

From product definition to supply chain collaboration, Windchill keeps your teams aligned and productive.

Product Data Management:

Centralize CAD and product information with robust version control, secure access, and multi-CAD support.

BOM Management:

Align engineering, manufacturing, and service BOMs with powerful visualization, variant management, and change tracking tools.

Engineering Change Management:

Automate workflows, ensure traceability, and integrate changes seamlessly across the product lifecycle.

Manufacturing Process Management:

Create digital twins, validate processes, and deliver visual work instructions to the shop floor.

Quality Management:

Enable closed-loop quality processes with integrated CAPA, audits, and compliance tracking.

Product Variability Management:

Support complex configurations and customization with advanced rules-based tools.

Supply Chain Collaboration:

Connect suppliers and partners with secure, real-time data access and controlled change participation.

Parts Classification:

Easily organize, search, and manage parts while maintaining compliance and sustainability standards.

Who Uses Windchill?

Windchill is trusted across industries to unify data, processes, and people:

Manufacturers ensuring accuracy from design to delivery.

Engineering teams accelerating product development cycles.

Quality managers maintaining compliance and reducing risk.

Supply chain professionals driving collaboration with partners.

Service teams accessing the latest product data in the field.

Choose the plan for thats right for you

Core PDM	Windchill Base	Windchill Advanced	Windchill Premium

Create and manage baselines
Manage and view Engineering product content with lifecycle and version control
Collaborate through workflows, review and markup
Initiate workflow requests as part of change process
Manage users, roles and access control

Visualization (AR, 3D, 2D)	Windchill Base	Windchill Advanced	Windchill Premium

Access to Creo View Lite
Create and store annotations
Publish up to 5 AR experiences per user, standard fees apply after 5

Design Collaboration	Windchill Base	Windchill Advanced	Windchill Premium

Create packages
Create and manage collaboration projects to facilitate sharing of data with internal and external members

Project Planning/Execution	Windchill Base	Windchill Advanced	Windchill Premium

Create and manage project plans, schedules, and resources
Import/Export plans with Microsoft Project
Workflow driven project execution

Doc Management	Windchill Base	Windchill Advanced	Windchill Premium

Create, edit, and revise documents
Associate documents to parts and product structures
Direct integrations with Arbortext and Creo Illustrate

Business Systems Integration	Windchill Base	Windchill Advanced	Windchill Premium

Support for integrating Windchill to other business systems
Access to RESTful APIs, JAVA APIs, ERP Connector

Change Management	Windchill Base	Windchill Advanced	Windchill Premium

Revise Objects (including Documents, CAD, and Parts)
Participate in the change management process: create problem reports, engineering change request and change notices

Enterprise Change Management	Windchill Base	Windchill Advanced	Windchill Premium

Leverage a product structure and change management to configuration control a cross discipline “Bill of Information”

eBOM Management	Windchill Base	Windchill Advanced	Windchill Premium

Create and manage parts and product structure hierarchies
Manage product instances and serialized products and effectivity
Create and manage configurable parts and part structures (Adv. Logic requires Platform Structures ADU)
Create and manage basic options, option pools and set and choices and filtering (Adv. Logic requires Platform Structures ADU)

Component Management	Windchill Base	Windchill Advanced	Windchill Premium

Classify parts to facilitate reuse
Manage referred vendors and manufacturers for supplied parts
Ensure components from preferred vendors are selected in designs
Ensure preferred manufacturers are used for outsourced part production

Windchill Base

Core PDM
Windchill Base
Create and manage baselines
Manage and view Engineering product content with lifecycle and version control
Collaborate through workflows, review and markup
Initiate workflow requests as part of change process
Manage users, roles and access control

Visualization (AR, 3D, 2D)
Windchill Base
Access to Creo View Lite
Create and store annotations
Publish up to 5 AR experiences per user, standard fees apply after 5

Design Collaboration
Windchill Base
Create packages
Create and manage collaboration projects to facilitate sharing of data with internal and external members

Project Planning/Execution
Windchill Base
Create and manage project plans, schedules, and resources
Import/Export plans with Microsoft Project
Workflow driven project execution

Doc Management
Windchill Base
Create, edit, and revise documents
Associate documents to parts and product structures
Direct integrations with Arbortext and Creo Illustrate

Business Systems Integration
Windchill Base
Support for integrating Windchill to other business systems
Access to RESTful APIs, JAVA APIs, ERP Connector

Change Management
Windchill Base
Revise Objects (including Documents, CAD, and Parts)
Participate in the change management process: create problem reports, engineering change request and change notices

Enterprise Change Management
Windchill Base
Leverage a product structure and change management to configuration control a cross discipline “Bill of Information”

eBOM Management
Windchill Base
Create and manage parts and product structure hierarchies
Manage product instances and serialized products and effectivity
Create and manage configurable parts and part structures (Adv. Logic requires Platform Structures ADU)
Create and manage basic options, option pools and set and choices and filtering (Adv. Logic requires Platform Structures ADU)

Secure Collaboration
Windchill Base
Control access to IP with secuirty classifications and agreements (e.g., ITAR or NDA)

Component Management
Windchill Base
Classify parts to facilitate reuse
Manage referred vendors and manufacturers for supplied parts
Ensure components from preferred vendors are selected in designs
Ensure preferred manufacturers are used for outsourced part production

xBOM Management
Windchill Base
Transform an engineering BOM to multiple downstream BOMs (mBOM, sBOM, etc.)

Windchill Advanced

Core PDM
Windchill Advanced
Create and manage baselines
Manage and view Engineering product content with lifecycle and version control
Collaborate through workflows, review and markup
Initiate workflow requests as part of change process
Manage users, roles and access control

Visualization (AR, 3D, 2D)
Windchill Advanced
Access to Creo View Lite
Create and store annotations
Publish up to 5 AR experiences per user, standard fees apply after 5

Design Collaboration
Windchill Advanced
Create packages
Create and manage collaboration projects to facilitate sharing of data with internal and external members

Project Planning/Execution
Windchill Advanced
Create and manage project plans, schedules, and resources
Import/Export plans with Microsoft Project
Workflow driven project execution

Doc Management
Windchill Advanced
Create, edit, and revise documents
Associate documents to parts and product structures
Direct integrations with Arbortext and Creo Illustrate

Business Systems Integration
Windchill Advanced
Support for integrating Windchill to other business systems
Access to RESTful APIs, JAVA APIs, ERP Connector

Change Management
Windchill Advanced
Revise Objects (including Documents, CAD, and Parts)
Participate in the change management process: create problem reports, engineering change request and change notices

Enterprise Change Management
Windchill Advanced
Leverage a product structure and change management to configuration control a cross discipline “Bill of Information”

eBOM Management
Windchill Advanced
Create and manage parts and product structure hierarchies
Manage product instances and serialized products and effectivity
Create and manage configurable parts and part structures (Adv. Logic requires Platform Structures ADU)
Create and manage basic options, option pools and set and choices and filtering (Adv. Logic requires Platform Structures ADU)

Secure Collaboration
Windchill Advanced
Control access to IP with secuirty classifications and agreements (e.g., ITAR or NDA)

Component Management
Windchill Advanced
Classify parts to facilitate reuse
Manage referred vendors and manufacturers for supplied parts
Ensure components from preferred vendors are selected in designs
Ensure preferred manufacturers are used for outsourced part production

xBOM Management
Windchill Advanced
Transform an engineering BOM to multiple downstream BOMs (mBOM, sBOM, etc.)

Windchill Premium

Core PDM
Windchill Premium
Create and manage baselines
Manage and view Engineering product content with lifecycle and version control
Collaborate through workflows, review and markup
Initiate workflow requests as part of change process
Manage users, roles and access control

Visualization (AR, 3D, 2D)
Windchill Premium
Access to Creo View Lite
Create and store annotations
Publish up to 5 AR experiences per user, standard fees apply after 5

Design Collaboration
Windchill Premium
Create packages
Create and manage collaboration projects to facilitate sharing of data with internal and external members

Project Planning/Execution
Windchill Premium
Create and manage project plans, schedules, and resources
Import/Export plans with Microsoft Project
Workflow driven project execution

Doc Management
Windchill Premium
Create, edit, and revise documents
Associate documents to parts and product structures
Direct integrations with Arbortext and Creo Illustrate

Business Systems Integration
Windchill Premium
Support for integrating Windchill to other business systems
Access to RESTful APIs, JAVA APIs, ERP Connector

Change Management
Windchill Premium
Revise Objects (including Documents, CAD, and Parts)
Participate in the change management process: create problem reports, engineering change request and change notices

Enterprise Change Management
Windchill Premium
Leverage a product structure and change management to configuration control a cross discipline “Bill of Information”

eBOM Management
Windchill Premium
Create and manage parts and product structure hierarchies
Manage product instances and serialized products and effectivity
Create and manage configurable parts and part structures (Adv. Logic requires Platform Structures ADU)
Create and manage basic options, option pools and set and choices and filtering (Adv. Logic requires Platform Structures ADU)

Secure Collaboration
Windchill Premium
Control access to IP with secuirty classifications and agreements (e.g., ITAR or NDA)

Component Management
Windchill Premium
Classify parts to facilitate reuse
Manage referred vendors and manufacturers for supplied parts
Ensure components from preferred vendors are selected in designs
Ensure preferred manufacturers are used for outsourced part production

xBOM Management
Windchill Premium
Transform an engineering BOM to multiple downstream BOMs (mBOM, sBOM, etc.)

Advisor and customer in discussion at a table, representing guidance and support.

Transform Your Product Development Process with Windchill

Experience faster innovation, reduced costs, and improved quality with PTC Windchill, a modern PLM platform that connects your people, processes, and data.

EAC helps you maximize its value by guiding implementation, integration, and adoption—ensuring your teams are fully connected to Windchill so you can accelerate time-to-market, improve collaboration, and deliver better products at lower cost.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Below you’ll find answers to our most commonly asked questions.

You can count on personalized support around the clock by email, live chat, or by joining a live webinar.

Is Windchill PDM or PLM?

PTC Windchill is a PLM enterprise system. Windchill increases collaboration across different teams and provides a single source of truth at any point in the product lifecycle.

What is PLM used for?

PLM streamlines your product data into a centralized hub for better traceability, security, and collaboration. PLM software maintains the context and quality of your product data and the processes throughout the entire product lifecycle.

What is Windchill Enterprise PLM Software?

Windchill Enterprise PLM software enables geographically dispersed, multi-disciplinary teams to securely collaborate both internally and externally with partners, suppliers and customers using trusted, up-to-date product information. All product-related data, including mechanical, electrical & software components, is linked with traceability to requirements, simulations, certifications, BOMs, process plans, and Model Based Systems Engineering. Capabilities include Change & configuration management, parts classification, Supply chain collaboration, Quality management, Service & Manufacturing process management and the management of complex product families & platforms.

All this information, along with its derivatives, is leveraged bi-directionally, across teams and systems, including service, manufacturing, IT, and quality, among others. Windchill allows for seamless integration with ERP, MES, CAD, AR, IoT technologies, and more. These connected enterprise systems break down organizational data silos across the value chain.

What is Windchill used for?

Windchill is used for product lifecycle management and creates a centralized platform for all of the product development data collected throughout your enterprise.

What is PTC Windchill?

Windchill is a PTC single PLM software platform that manages product development data and streamlines change management processes.

Why is PLM important?

PLM is important because it is the foundation for the digital thread. Proper data management is the key to successful technology and operational excellence throughout your organization.

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What is PTC Windchill?

Why Choose Windchill?

Unlock enterprise-wide collaboration, automation, and control for your product data.

Modern Architecture:

Secure collaboration:

Streamlined upgrades:

Proactive support:

Flexible deployment:

CUstomer Spotlight

VIRNIG MANUFACTURING

ALM POSITIONERS

What You Can Do with Windchill

Product Data Management:

BOM Management:

Engineering Change Management:

Manufacturing Process Management:

Quality Management:

Product Variability Management:

Supply Chain Collaboration:

Parts Classification:

Who Uses Windchill?