A blog by Oleg Shilovitsky
Information & Comments about Engineering and Manufacturing Software

PLM Prompt: PLM User Interface – Don’t make me think!

PLM Prompt: PLM User Interface – Don’t make me think!
olegshilovitsky
olegshilovitsky
29 July, 2009 | 0 min for reading

Thinking in loud. I’m looking over many user interfaces of PLM systems and reading Don’t make me think. Why every PLM/PDM system is so complex?

dont-make-me-think

My observations (not scientific, of course):

1. 50% of User Interface features are not in use.

2. Every system I use, demanded at least 30% bigger monitor.

3. You need to read manual to understand how it works.

So, my short conclusion we need to scale UI back.

Recent Posts

Also on BeyondPLM

4 6
2 March, 2025

I came back from 3DEXPERIENCE WORLD 2025, organized by Dassault Systèmes. The event, traditionally focused on SolidWorks customers (formerly known...

6 September, 2010

I decided to make an unusual post today. Because of holiday (Labor Day in USA), I spent most of the...

15 August, 2016

PLM was born as a strategy and technology for large organizations. These manufacturing companies supposed to have enough resources and...

5 September, 2011

Product Data Management is not a new term. The first appearance of PDM software goes back in early 1990s (I...

18 November, 2016

The second day AU2016 keynote was focusing on news and updates about Autodesk product lines. Amar Hanspal, Senior VP of...

19 January, 2025

As we step into 2025, I’ve been reflecting on the evolution of my blogging and changing I’m planning ahead. Let...

4 October, 2010

Last week I had a chance to speak with Andy Sherlock of ShapeSpace. My momentary interest was caught by a...

11 March, 2023

Onshape Live 23, the annual conference organized by PTC Onshape brought together a community of users and everyone who is...

30 March, 2009

Hello New Week! After having a long ‘cloudy’ conversation last week, I feel like descending from the cloud back down...

Blogroll

To the top