For machine builders

RFQs out the day
engineering releases
the machine.

Two tools for SolidWorks PDM and Autodesk Vault. One pulls every drawing on your purchasing list out of the vault in seconds. The other sorts them by process and fills in the quote data. Your buyer gets release week back.

In daily use at machine builders. Runs on your network. Nothing leaves after setup.

Book the 20 Minute Call See the First Release Pilot

Pilot guarantee: if it doesn't pull your purchasing list clean on the live release, the setup fee is refunded.

1 Day → 30 secRetrieval, per machine release
3 Days → 1 MorningRelease to supplier packages
No capAny list size, all files, one click
100% LocalRuns on your network, no cloud

The Problem

Every machine release starts with a buyer's lost day.

Engineering releases a machine. Purchasing gets a list of part numbers and the only way to get the files is one at a time.

300parts on a typical release

Some are a thousand. Every one searched in PDM, loaded, and three files copied into a folder by hand.

90 sper part, when it goes well

Longer when a part is misnamed, a file is missing, or the vault is slow.

2 to 3 daysbefore packages are ready

Then every drawing opened again to decide which shop quotes it and what it's made of.

$15K+a year in buyer time

At one machine a month, in retrieval and sorting alone. The bigger cost is every RFQ waiting three days to leave the building.

The Tools

Two tools, in sequence.
Release to RFQ ready in minutes.

VaultPull works on its own. PartRoute works on what VaultPull delivers. Both run entirely on your network against your PDM or Vault. Configured to your part number scheme, your drawing standards and your supplier categories. Download the two page overview →

Purchasing list
A-10432
A-10433
B-20071
B-20118
C-30555
C-30556
D-40012
D-40019
… 292 more
PDM / Vault
VaultPull
.pdf
.step
.dxf
0 drawings · 0.0s
Sorted and extracted by PartRoute
A-10432304 SS · 3 mmSheet metal
A-10433Mild steel · 5 mmSheet metal
B-200716061 Al · 0.8 kgMachined
B-201181045 · 2.1 kgMachined
C-30555A36 · 14 kgWeldment
C-30556Nylon 12 · 60 g3D printed
D-40012McMaster 91251APurchased
D-400194140 · 1.4 kgMachined
1. Drop in the purchasing list2. VaultPull pulls every file in seconds3. PartRoute tags each drawing and writes the quote data

Step 01 · Get the files

VaultPull

Bulk Drawing Retrieval from PDM

Give it the purchasing list. It pulls every PDF, STEP and DXF for those parts, and only those parts, from SolidWorks PDM or Autodesk Vault into a structured folder, ready to send.

  • Reads your part list, not the full BOM
  • Handles prefix and revision variations
  • Skips parts that don't need quoting
  • SolidWorks PDM Professional and Autodesk Vault Professional
300 in 30 sec700 in a minute at a client vault. No cap on list size

Step 02 · Sort and extract  ·  100% Local

PartRoute

Process Classification and Data Extraction

Reads each drawing VaultPull delivered and tags it by process: sheet metal, machined, 3D printed, weldment, purchased. Then it writes what the quote needs into a CSV or Excel sheet, one row per part: material, thickness, weight and the fields you choose. Your buyer sorts the set, builds supplier packages and sends an RFQ with the line items already filled.

  • Trained on your drawing standards and title blocks
  • CSV or Excel output, columns configured to your RFQ template
  • Categories match your supplier base
  • New part types added as they appear
  • Runs on your network; your drawings and the output stay yours
Sorted and tabulatedBefore the buyer opens a file

In Daily Use

In daily use at machine builders. Every release.

Two of the shops running the tools today.

Agricultural Machine Builder

SolidWorks PDM · VaultPull · ~1 machine per month

Before. Each release went to purchasing as roughly 300 part numbers. A buyer searched PDM one number at a time and copied three files per part into a quote folder. Most of a day per machine; two to three days for the occasional 700 part pull.

Now. The buyer drops in the purchasing list. VaultPull returns every file in 20–30 seconds. Quotes go out the same day the machine is released.

~80 hrs/yr Buyer time returned, before revisions

In daily use since installation. Setup: part number rules validated in week one, full release in week two. No change to how engineering works in PDM.

Bakery Automation Equipment

Autodesk Vault · VaultPull + PartRoute

Before. Several hundred drawings per system, spanning machined parts, sheet metal, weldments and purchased components. Retrieval took most of a day. Then every drawing had to be opened to decide which supplier should quote it, two to three more days before packages were ready.

Now. VaultPull returns the set in about a minute. PartRoute tags every drawing by process and writes material and dimensions to a sheet. Supplier packages are assembled the same morning.

3 days → 1 morning Release to supplier packages

Both tools in regular use on every release. Classification refined with the client as new part types appear.

PartRoute output · release_2026_10.xlsxIllustrative
Part noDescriptionProcessMaterialThicknessWeightFiles
A-10432Guard panel, leftSheet metal304 SS3.0 mm1.8 kgpdf step dxf
A-10433Guard panel, rightSheet metal304 SS3.0 mm1.8 kgpdf step dxf
B-20071Bearing housingMachined6061 Al—0.8 kgpdf step
B-20118Drive shaftMachined1045—2.1 kgpdf step
C-30555Base frameWeldmentA36—14 kgpdf step dxf
C-30556Cable clip3D printedNylon 12—60 gpdf stl
D-40012Shoulder boltPurchasedMcMaster 91251A——pdf

The Offer

The First Release Pilot.

Everything needed to run both tools on your next real machine release, with the annual license held back until you've seen the result.

  • Setup on your vault by the people who built the tools: PDM or Vault access validated, part number rules and skip logic configured.
  • PartRoute trained on your drawings, about 200 across your part types, so the tags and the data match how your shop actually works. The set is covered by the SOW's confidentiality terms and deleted at handover.
  • Run live on your next release. Your buyer drops in the purchasing list; you measure the hours.
  • Support through the whole pilot, including release day.
  • Then decide. If it earned its place, the annual site license starts, with half the setup fee credited to year one. If not, you owe nothing further.

What it costs. A one time setup fee scoped to your vault, then an annual site license covering three users, updates and support. Most shops recover the first year inside a few releases: a buyer's day per machine is $15,000 or more a year at one machine a month, before the RFQs that go out three days sooner. Exact numbers on the call.

01

20 Minute Call

See both tools run. We map your part numbers and tell you if it fits.

02

Setup · Week 1–2

Vault access, part number rules, PartRoute trained on your sample set.

03

Live Release

Your buyer runs it on the next machine. You measure the hours.

04

License or Walk

Annual site license starts, or you owe nothing further.

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Hands On Support

Strategic Sourcing & Custom Tools

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Questions Buyers Ask

Before you book.

Which PDM editions?

SolidWorks PDM Professional and Autodesk Vault Professional. Both tools work through the vault API, which the Standard and Basic editions don't expose. Any current or recent release of the Professional edition is fine.

What does IT have to install?

A desktop application on your buyers' machines, plus read access to the vault for a service account or the user's own PDM login. No server install, no database changes, no cloud connection.

What if our part numbers are messy?

That's what setup is for. Prefix rules, revision handling and skip lists are configured to your scheme in week one. If the scheme has exceptions we can't model, we tell you before you pay for the full build.

What do you need from us to set up PartRoute?

A sample set of your drawings, usually around 200, covering each type of part you buy: sheet metal, machined, weldments, 3D printed, purchased. PartRoute learns your title blocks and conventions from that set. The set is shared under the confidentiality terms in the SOW, used only for your setup and deleted when setup is accepted. After that, both tools run on your network and nothing leaves. More samples mean better accuracy on the first live release; we'll tell you if the set looks thin.

Can I use VaultPull without PartRoute?

Yes. VaultPull is licensed on its own. PartRoute needs VaultPull's output and is added when you want the sorting step. One site licence covers everyone at the site: buyers, planners or engineers.

Who do we call when it breaks on release day?

Soltas, directly. Email support with a two business day response is included in the license; release day issues get answered faster than that in practice.

Not ready for a call?

Leave an email and we'll send the two page overview. Nothing else.

John Solorzano, P.Eng, Founder, Soltas Group

About Soltas

Built by people who did the job.

Soltas Group builds procurement tools for manufacturers and backs them with hands on sourcing experience. Founder John Solorzano, P.Eng, spent his career on both sides of the drawing: mechanical and process engineering at Husky Injection Molding Systems, then global sourcing and commodity management there and sourcing management at PURIS. VaultPull and PartRoute exist because the manual version got done too many times. We build the tools, configure them for each client and support them directly. Email support with a two business day response and PDM version updates are included in every license.

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Get Started

Get RFQs out the day the machine is released.

Twenty minutes on a live vault, then a pilot on your next release with the setup fee guaranteed. Three pilots this quarter.

Book the 20 Minute Call

Download the two page overview (PDF)

Or reach us directly at john.solorzano@soltasgroup.com