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Timeclock

How development time is captured against parts.

SolidWorks add-in
Development hours captured from SolidWorks, with manual entries as a fallback.
Development hours captured from SolidWorks, with manual entries as a fallback.

Timeclock records engineering time against the part you're working on, so effort per part is real data rather than a guess.

Automatic capture

With the add-in running, time accrues while a part is open and checked out in SolidWorks. Nothing to start or stop. Close the file or check it in and the timer stops.

Manual timer

For work outside CAD — a drawing review, a supplier call, a calculation — start the timer from the part record in the browser. It's a fallback, not the main mechanism.

Reviewing time

Timeclock in the sidebar shows your entries with the part, the source (SolidWorks or manual), start time and duration. Team totals are available to those permitted to see them.

What it's for

Development effort per part, feeding cost models and future estimates. It is not attendance tracking and does not record what you had on screen.

Still stuck?

Email [email protected] and a person will pick it up. Include the part number and what you were doing — it saves a round trip.