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NX
UGS NX 5 screenshot
NX 5 screenshot
Developed by Siemens PLM Software
Latest release NX 5 / April 16, 2007
Genre CAD software
Website www.siemens.com/ugs

UGS NX is the commercial CAD/CAM/CAE PLM software suite developed by Siemens PLM Software. A software developer is a person or organization concerned with facets of the software development process wider than design and coding a somewhat broader scope of UGS was a Computer software company specializing in 3D & 2D Product Lifecycle Management (PLM Software. A software release is the distribution whether public or private of an initial or new and upgraded version of a Computer software product Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Computer software can be organized into categories based on common function type or field of use A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Computer-aided manufacturing ( CAM) is the use of computer-based software tools that assist engineers and machinists in manufacturing or prototyping product components Computer-aided engineering (often referred to as CAE) is the use of information technology for supporting engineers in tasks such as analysis simulation design manufacture Product lifecycle management ( PLM) is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from its conception through design and manufacture to service UGS was a Computer software company specializing in 3D & 2D Product Lifecycle Management (PLM Software. NX is widely used in the engineering industry, especially in the automotive and aerospace sectors. NX has some presence in the consumer goods design sector.

NX is a parametric solid / surface feature-based modeler. Solid modeling (or modelling) is the unambiguous representation of the solid parts of an object that is models of solid objects suitable for computer processing Freeform surface modelling is the art of engineering Freeform Surfaces with a CAD or CAID system A parametric feature based modeler is a Computer-aided design (CAD software package that uses either a Constructive solid geometry (CSG or a Boundary representation It uses the Parasolid geometric modeling kernel. Parasolid is a Geometric modeling kernel originally developed by ShapeData now owned by "Siemens PLM Software" former UGS Corp A geometric modeling kernel is a 3D solid modeling software component used in Computer-aided design packages

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History

NX was originally called Unigraphics. The software was developed by the McDonnell Douglas' Unigraphics Group. EDS acquired the business in 1991. Electronic Data Systems (EDS is a global Business and technology services company headquartered in Plano Texas that defined the Outsourcing business When EDS acquired Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC) in 2001, Unigraphics was combined with SRDC's I-DEAS CAD product. SDRC (Structural Dynamics Research Corporation was a leading company specializing in MCAE (Mechanical Computer Aided Engineering) and PLM ( Product The gradual addition of I-DEAS functionality into the Unigraphics code base was the basis for the current NX product line [1].

Additional functionality from SDRC's Imageware styling product was merged into NX to provide reverse engineering capabilities suitable for automotive (Class A) surfacing applications. The styling module of NX is known as Shape Studio.

NX I-deas

NX I-deas was developed to provide a smooth transition for current users of the old SDRC I-DEAS product. SDRC (Structural Dynamics Research Corporation was a leading company specializing in MCAE (Mechanical Computer Aided Engineering) and PLM ( Product I-DEAS (Integrated Design and Engineering Analysis Software a Computer-aided design software package originally produced by Structural Dynamics Research NX I-deas incorporates NX series features while retaining a consistency with the I-DEAS user interface. It is intended to protect investment in, and continuity of user skills and organizational workflows.

Features

NX 5 Design Freedom
NX 5 Design Freedom

NX is commonly referred to as a 3D PLM software application. The product supports all stages of product development from conceptualization (CAID), to design (CAD), to analysis (CAE), to manufacturing (CAM). Computer-aided industrial design ( CAID) is a subset of Computer-aided design (CAD that includes software that directly helps in product development NX integrates these product lifecycle stages into an end-to-end process using concurrent engineering workflow, design-in-context and product data management tools that apply across all functional areas.

The 2007 release of NX, version 5, provides capabilities which apply across all core functional areas and are intended to benefit new as well as advanced and specialized users. Six key portfolio-wide innovations include[2]:

Tailorable UI

A tailorable user interface (UI), referred to as Your Way which allows the interface to be customized to specific tasks, roles, and skill levels. There are also wizards included to help streamline and automate complex processes. For example, the Mold Wizard module addresses the specific requirements of plastic injection applications while the Progressive Die Wizard addresses the specific requirements of die stamping applications.

Active digital mock-up

A capability referred to as Active Mockup. This feature allows the use of a multi-CAD digital mock-up for visualization and the ability to modify the model within the mock-up.

Exploded view from an assembly in NX 4
Exploded view from an assembly in NX 4

Design freedom from "intent history"

As discussed in Wikipedia under Using CAD, there is an ongoing conflict between the power of parametric design and the constraints placed on designers arising out of intent-history based systems. Under the capability referred to as Design Freedom designers can modify geometry without having to understand the history of, or undo, the design tree.

MultiCAD / MultiDiscipline Models

The capabilities to maintain a Multi-CAD / Multi Discipline design environment, to edit geometry directly from within a complex digital mockup and to edit parametric designs independently of the design tree, are achieved through the use of a lightweight model.


Product Manufacturing Information

An important aspect of maintaining a multidiscipline model is the ability to create and transmit PMI , or Product Manufacturing Information within the CAD model. Historically, PLM solutions have included this capability but ease of use had been low and functionality limited. PLM vendors have been steadily improving their PMI products. The current NX based PMI capability includes:

Digital Lifecycle Simulation

NX provides a suite of CAE simulation applications, tightly integrated with NX design and managed by Teamcenter. Teamcenter is an integrated suite of Product Lifecycle Management applications from Siemens PLM Software. Designers and analysts can work in a multi-discipline environment to perform motion and manufacturability studies, and conduct flow, thermal, vibration and stress analyses.

Multiplatform support

NX operates on Linux, Mac OS X, UNIX, and Windows (XP and Vista). Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks Mac OS X (mæk oʊ ɛs tɛn is a line of computer Operating systems developed marketed and sold by Apple Inc, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX, sometimes also written as Unix with Small caps) is a computer Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft.

Competitive Positioning

The NX product line includes a family of integrated applications intended to support both the product and process complexity inherent in durable goods industries -- and particularly in automotive and aerospace. In Economics, a durable good or a hard good is a good which does not quickly wear out or more specifically it yields services or Two other companies offer product lines which are directly competitive with NX: Dassault Systems, with its CATIA, DELMIA, and ENOVIA products, and Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), with its Pro/ENGINEER and Windchill products. Dassault Systemes ( Dassault Systèmes SA) (daˈso () is a leading company specializing in 3D and PLM ( Product Lifecycle Management) CATIA (Computer Aided Three Dimensional Interactive Application is a multi-platform CAD / CAM / CAE commercial software suite developed by DELMIA ( D igital E nterprise L ean M anufacturing I nteractive A pplication is the brand for digital manufacturing and simulation Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC( provides Product Lifecycle Management (PLM engineering CAD / CAM Software and content management Pro/ENGINEER (commonly referred to as Pro/E or ProE) is a 3D CAD parametric feature Solid modeling software created by Parametric

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