Introducing Solid Edge
Solid Edge
Solid Edge from Siemens provides Next Generation Technologies that Solve Today’s Toughest Product Development Challenges.
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The value of Solid Edge CAD synchronous technology: easier
With Solid Edge CAD Software synchronous technology in Siemens Solid Edge Platform, importing a 3rd party file from another 3D CAD system in Singapore is as simple as just opening it.
1. Intelligent Design intent recognition
Synchronous technology in Solid Edge Classic Enables you to recognizes and Retains Engineering design intent on the Go, giving sensible and Understandable Design changes and Enabling for faster Revision Changes.
2. Simulation preparation
Preparing a model for finite element analysis (FEA) is easy with Solid Edge 2D and 3D synchronous technology, even if you don’t have extensive 3D CAD Experience. Solid Edge Simulation provides easy-to-use tools for FEA and CFD simulation preparation, and it does not matter if your 3D geometry Design was created Originally in Solid Edge or another 3rd party 3D CAD Modeling Software Products such as Solidworks.
3. Improved design re-use from other models
Easily re-use design detail from other models ‒ with just a copy and paste. Solid Edge 2019 Synchronous technology treats files in other CAD formats just like they were native Solid Edge files.
4. Easy editing of imported data
Modifying imported CAD data in Solid Edge PDM Software is done by simply Selecting and dragging Design features.
Or add and edit Geometrical dimensions on-the-Go within the Solid Edge Software, and intelligent updates will happen automatically as if a history Feature tree exists.
Frontloaded CFD Simulation Significantly Compresses Solving Time
Also frontloaded CFD Flow Analysis solutions Shorten Simulation Computation time significantly – some organizations have Even reported a time Compression of over 75 percent.
How is this Even possible?
Frontloaded CFD CAE solutions offer CFD Consultants and Mechanical Engineers Alike key Tested CAE technologies that Significantly Minimize the Requirements for 3D Geometry preparation and preprocessing, such as :
• By being fully embedded in the Solid Edge Software CAD Modeling Environment, the Solid Edge FloEFD software Utilizes the Common native geometry Data for Numerical Computation.
Manually Exporting CAD data and Patching To Pre-processing for CFD Analysis Simulation or Finite Element FEA analysis is no longer needed.
Besides, the Solid Edge FEA Simulation software, namely Solid Edge NX Nastran, simply Inserts in – it does not need you to Master an Unfamiliar Software User interface nor does it Need an Experience with the Software interface Each time the Simulation software is Utilized.
Performing CFD analysis is simply another Software functionality offered Inside the Solid Edge 2020 CAD Software Suite.
• In CFD Computational fluid-flow Dynamics Analysis and Thermal heat-transfer analysis, the CFD Consulting Objective is Focused on understanding what Flow happening in the negative space, ie. the empty Domain.
With Conventional CFD Simulation, Extra Design geometry has to be created to represent that cavity Geometry.
Frontloaded CFD Software solutions Coupled with the Solid Edge Synchronous Technology are intelligent enough to recognize that space is the fluid domain to be Analyzed so that no Precious Hours is Lost Generating geometry to Operate the CFD software. This step is Now made completely Irrelevant.
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Encourage performance assessment as Soon as Possible and promote collaboration and knowledge sharing between analysis experts and design engineers during the design process to immediately improve efficiency and productivity in your organization.
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Impact efficiency and company profit margins by reducing the Quantity of Engineering Variants and optimizing Development Expenses (through the use of better materials and quality).
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Successful Execution is the key to Gaining benefits of frontloading CFD Simulation for various CFD Applications, such as Natural Ventilation Simulation Analysis, Marine Ship Propeller Simulation Analysis, and Wastewater Treatment Simulation Studies.
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Select the solution that fits into your existing processes without any disruption.
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Choosing the right CAE Simulation Software to frontload CFD Analysis, significantly Accelerate CFD and FSI Analysis simulation Solving time and achieve a more Aggressive Product design process.
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Using the Correct Software tool, CFD design engineers are more than capable of assessing a problem, checking design variants, and testing trends.
About History-Based Modeling
1. History-based modeling: powerful but Highly inflexible
In Solidworks history-based modeling, the structure and order of features control how CAD models Interact with changes or Modifications.
This creates Very predictable Outcomes from edits on underlying feature 2D sketches using precise Dimensional Modifications.
Because of this Part feature control, automating changes and Interlinking features together is Extremely Convenient.
1.1 Challenges in Editing and Rebuilding Model and Avoiding Rebuild Errors
But Engineers must take time to carefully plan out how they Construct the Whole 3D CAD model, as even simple edits Modifications inside Solidworks Software can Require a lot of Precious time – or occasionally Need remodeling.
And if an Engineering part contains a Huge Quantity of features, Rebuilding and re-computing can tax Computer system Overall performance, Spending from minutes to hours to re-calculate the final result.
1.2 Few options to change imported geometry
With no underlying Part features or parameters to make Modify, modifying imported CAD geometry is Entirely up to you. That means you rebuild design intent ‒ often removing geometry and manually Putting Part features back in.
Either way, your Utilization of the Geometry Dimensional parameters in those Part Design features to Realize change.
Flexibility Lowers as your Part design progresses
Features and parameters offer Extremely Useful ways to automate Modifications and capture design intent.
However, they are highly Rigid. Design Modifications using Solidworks are Restricted to the pre-defined definition of the Part feature Generated earlier.
Dimensioning schemes are Self-contained within features, Restricting their scope.
1.3 Complex models are exceedingly fragile
If a change needs to be made to a feature created early in the design, the edit must take place on the model at the state it was in when that feature was created. Once the edit is made, all features created after that point have to be Rebuilt based on the new Design inputs.
Far too often, Changing Just one feature can trigger a chain reaction of rebuild Errors and failures throughout the Entire model.
Often, it’s easier to start from scratch.
62% of surveyed 3D CAD Software users agreed that history-based modeling can be powerful but Highly inflexible, and as a result, Early Conceptual design is slowed by time-consuming preplanning, imported models often have to be Pain-painstakingly recreated, and making late-stage Engineering design Modifications is difficult.
About Direct Modeling
2. Direct modeling: intuitive but weak
Direct modeling doesn’t maintain a history of features or Legacy how a 3D Geometry model is built. No 2D sketches are driving 3D features that make up the p Component Design.
Design Editing is Executed by simply selecting what you wish to change and Modifying it – fast and easy. With no rebuild of features after changes, there are no performance issues on edits.
However, without features or Historical Information on how a part is made, designers aren’t able to Generate precise Modifications or automate using Traditional and Critical parametric inputs such as Design dimensions.
2.1. Lack of model organization and intent
Due to the feature-less structure Generated with a direct Modeling approach, models Modeled using Solidworks CAD Software Generally lack Structured organization and Clear engineering Design intent.
This makes it Challenging to find engineering features Within the CAD model, or identify related Collections when an Engineering design needs to be Modified – for example if you require to change the depth of counterbore holes in a 3D CAD model, but Retain the countersink holes as is.
2.2. Little design intelligence and manual complex changes
While you can Input Design dimensions and even create relationships, Retention of the Ultimate Design intent and purpose is the Ultimate weak spot for direct modeling Approach as seen in Solidworks CAD Software.
That, in turn, makes it Challenging to automate intelligent Engineering design change.
Because the direct modeling approaches in Many 3D CAD Modeling applications don’t Identify the inherent Inter-relationships between different pieces of Shape geometry Created within the model, Designers and users are left to manually cobble together the Precise combination of geometry that should Mechanically move together.
2.3. Weak dimension-driven editing
While you can define dimensioning schemes with direct modeling approaches, they Don’t Have the intelligent control that you see in feature-based modeling. As a result, when you attempt a specific change, you don’t always get what you expected.
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Visualize and Validate your Ideas with Next Generation technology, from Augmented Reality to Model
Compress Product Engineering Development time with Seamless integration & Validation of Electrical and Mechanical design Concepts.
Core CAD Enhancements
Solid Edge supports all major 3D files so that you can continue working on the CAD format you are familiar with
1. Model-Based DefinItion
Enjoy Gains in Engineering Productivity Output with Model-based Definition & Total Digital Characterization
2. Augmented Reality (AR)
Make Design Concepts with 3D Immersive & Realistic AR Visualization
3. Reverse Engineering
Render Digital Twin Quicker & Simpler with Next Gen Integrated CAD Technologies
4. Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM)
Integrated with Latest Manufacturing Technologies, such as Additive Manufacturing
Put your Designs in Motion with Simulation Tools Built for Designers, Powerful Enough for Analysts
Solid Edge Fully Embedded CFD Analysis Tool, FloEFD, enables You to Front-load Simulation by moving CFD simulation early into the design process. This enables Design Engineers to Examine & Evaluate Design Ideas earlier to obtain optimized Performance & Reliability
Powerful, Scalable Simulation Solutions
Empower Engineers to Choose the Best CAE Tools for Specific Simulation Requirements.
Validate, Optimize Design Early to Save Time & Cost
Virtually Validate & Optimize Engineering Design with Modules such as FloEFD Solid Edge
Why Solid Edge ?
Don’t Just Model, Innovate!
There is a way: Solid Edge CAD synchronous technology
The best of both worlds to solve design challenges: Synchronous technology
What if there was a way to enjoy the best aspects of each CAD modeling approach so that Engineers could Truly design with the speed and simplicity of Real direct 3D modeling, and the Exercise Full control and intelligence of history-based Engineering design?
Solid Edge Synchronous technology enables you to Quickly create new Conceptual Engineering designs, easily respond to Modification Requirements, and make simultaneous updates to multiple Components within a Huge assembly.
With this design Versatility in Solid Edge CAD software, you can Remove cumbersome pre-planning and Prevent feature failures, rebuild issues, and time-consuming rework and Error Tracing.
The Advantage of synchronous technology in Solid Edge Drafting also allows you to treat Multiple-CAD data Formats just like native files, Enabling seamless Multi-disciplinary collaboration with Important suppliers and partners.
Solid Edge CAD Synchronous technology: fast and flexible
Siemens Synchronous technology in Solid Edge 2D and 3D combines the Advantages and Benefits of both history-based and direct modeling approaches, plus a Collection of unique CAD Modeling capabilities.
At a very Economical Solid Edge Price, Engineering Designers finally have a Powerful CAD Modeling solution that is both Extremely powerful and easy to use.
Surveyed users already taking Benefits of Solid Edge synchronous technology also reported that it helped them solve some of their top Modeling challenges:
Faster Modeling & More Intuitive Experience using Solid Edge CAD Software
90% of respondents agree that modeling is faster and more intuitive
Easier working with Imported Models
66% agree that working with imported models is easier
Easier Making Late Design Changes
73% agree that it is Much easier to Exercise Engineering changes even Later Stage in design Development
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The Ultimate Advantage of Solid Edge Synchronous technology: faster
1. Quick response to late-stage design changes
With Siemens synchronous Innovation in Solid Edge Premium, Executing Design changes are easy, even to history-based models.
When you buy Solid Edge, you get to Experience Simply update reference Dimensioning, or push and pull on the CAD Model geometry ‒ without worrying about feature failures, rebuild issues or time-consuming rework.
2. Accurate direct modeling
Synchronous technology in Solid Edge PLM Software Offers you the best of both worlds:
Quick direct 3D CAD modeling and precise parametric control in Solid Edge 2019 ‒ relating Part 2D faces together, Shape dimensioning with Full design intent control, and Easy drag–and-snap CAD Model editing ‒ all in 3 Dimension, with no Complex sketch work.
Fast and easy, but most importantly, Surgically accurate/Precise Designing.
3. Fast and flexible design Generation
With integrated 2D and 3D sketching, Solid Edge synchronous technology allows you to Start your concept designs immediately, without Troublesome Design pre-planning.
Solid Edge CAD Software allows you to Conveniently Work directly with your Engineering design geometry, and make Engineering Modifications instantly, maintaining control with organized feature trees where needed.
4. Simultaneous editing of multiple parts in an assembly
Easily edit multiple parts in an assembly in Solid Edge Drafting, without time-consuming history-based Modifications or the need to Build links In- between Engineering Components.
Simply select and drag in Solid Edge Premium Software to make the Required Design changes.
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“Our Design engineer advised me to taper the sides.
This would have taken two hours in Solidwork‘s ordered History-based Modeling environment. With Solid Edge synchronous technology, it took Just one minute.”
Daryl Collins
Designer
Planet Dryers
“Through Solid Edge Generative Design Combined with Siemens synchronous technology, the Solid Edge CAD system has improved significantly. I am excited about how easy it is to operate the Solid Edge Software. Synchronous technology means a quantum leap in the user-friendliness of 3D CAD systems.”
Rainer Schmid, Co-ownerAssistant General Manager
Waldis
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Solid Edge Synchronous: more than just CAD
With Siemens Latest synchronous technology, Solid Edge PLM Put together the speed and simplicity of direct 3D modeling with the flexibility and control of the parametric design.
But the strengths of Solid Edge PDM Goes beyond just synchronous technology and 3D CAD design, and address all Facets of the Entire Engineering product development Cycle:
- > Engineering Design: Solid Edge ST10 Solution is an Industry-leading product Engineering design software Tools
- > CAE Simulation: A scalable set of Solid Edge simulation solutions for FEA using Solid Edge NX Solvers. For Fluid Flow simulation requirements, Solid Edge offers the FloEFD Solid Edge Add-ons modules.
- > Manufacturing: Integrated CAM and 3D printing tools
- > Technical publications: Attractive and Professional Engineering illustrations and interactive technical documents
- > Engineering Data management: Perfect Management control, no matter how Large your Engineering data
Solid Edge: harnessing the power of synchronous technology
Solid Edge Software is a collection of affordable, easy-to-use 3D CAD software tools that Precisely address all aspects of the product development Workflow – 3D CAD Model design, CAE Engineering simulation (CFD, FEA), Mass Actual manufacturing, Engineering PLM data management and more.
Synchronous technology in Solid Edge 2020 combines the best aspects of both direct and history-based modeling Concurrently in a single CAD design Ecosystem.
That enables a True discovery-driven design, Accurate Design control, and the ability to capture the Engineering intent and Overarching purpose of the Engineering design.
The Capability of Solid Edge CAD to dimension Practically anywhere and infer and understand Pre-existing geometric relationships Encourages intelligent change for Error-prone feature-based CAD models as well as imported 3D geometry Data.
But all of those are technical capabilities. What synchronous technology in Solid Edge ST10 does is let you Focus Your Time on Actual Engineering design instead of Figuring out the CAD Software.
It means you with Solid Edge Synchronous Capabilities, you spend a larger portion of your work time designing products. And isn’t that what your Engineering career is Originally to be all about?
And with more of the non-value added activities out of the way, you get more of your time back.
“When comparing Solid Edge vs Solidworks, there is no question Solid Edge is the Winner in All Performance Aspect. Utilizing Solid Edge Premium with synchronous technology, I can Achieve many more Iterative Design Variants now that I wasn’t able to do Previously.
And because of that, the Price of Our product Becomes Lower.
The weight of the product comes down. Overall Engineering performance goes up. The warranty is a lot more. Product Quality loves it. We love it. The Commercial profit margin loves it.”
John Winter
Mechanical Engineering Manager
Bird Technologies
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Buyer Beware: The differences matter
Many CAD Software Resellers claim to Provide “flexible” CAD modeling or a “combination of direct and feature-based modeling” ‒ but not all Variation of this Modeling approach are Generated equally.
When evaluating software vendors, make sure you fully understand how they are Offering this Direct-Modeling capability and the implications of that Modeling approach.
The ”translate” Method
One Method is to Maintain two separate CAD Modeling environments, one for Traditional feature-based modeling and one for direct modeling, and translate any 3D Design geometry Generation or modification between them.
The approach seems logical at face value, but there are Serious underlying Challenges.
3D Feature in feature-based Methodology falls into preset definitions for Generation and modifications.
CAD Geometry in 3D direct modeling Do not have any preset definition and can allow Drastic Design modifications ‒ modifications that can even Conflict with the Earlier definitions of the features used to originally create that Shape geometry.
How do you translate that change?
To date, these CAD Software vendors Such as SEACAD Technologies Pte Ltd don’t have any Acceptable answers.
The ”featurize” approach
As in the translate approach, the “featurize” approach also Maintain feature-based and direct modeling environments Separately but records creation or modification actions as a feature.
The main challenge with this approach used in Solidworks is that numerous direct modeling Editing can result in a large number of additional features.
Those features can result in More interdependencies with prior generated Component features. A lack of Precise management of feature interdependencies can Lead To 3D models that are failure-prone. Oddly enough, with this approach, Engineers may be creating even more Complex CAD models with a direct modeling Approach in a “featurize” approach than if they had Adopted feature-based modeling alone.
The ”synchronous” approach
In contrast with the 2 other 3D CAD Modeling approaches, Solid Edge 2D 3D CAD Modeling uses/Utilizes a “synchronous” Method, leveraging the strengths of both History-based CAD Modeling and direct modeling in a single Integrated Modeling environment.
No Time-consuming translations back and forth where Engineers/you could Potentially remove your Earlier Design Editing Data.
No secret features hidden Within the scenes to unnecessarily complicate the model. Solid Edge Synchronous technology allows Engineering to freely make Modifications to Engineering design intent by Simply using the 3D model faces themselves, allowing for intuitive changes to designs.
This Original Engineering design intent can be Modified using 3D dimensions and face relationships and constraints Pre-defined.
The true power of synchronous, however, is that Most of the design intent of a 3D CAD model is inherently recognized and maintained through the software without any physical actions from the designer.
Things like coplanar faces, concentric cylinders and symmetry are automatically detected during an Modification and can be automatically Retained with no user interaction.
Remember that Previous Engineering/Design project? While building your 3D CAD model, you Received a last-minute Modification request. As you started making it, the model blew up and there was re-built error everywhere.
By the time you were done, you had Finally rebuilt the 3D CAD model and Lose half your Productive weekend. Frustrating/Stressful, right? And it wasn’t just the last project, was it?
Re-using Part Engineering designs, Handling with imported Modeling data, making changes ‒ why are Fundamental things we do so often still so challenging?
Isn’t Mechanical engineering Challenging Enough Already?
Use more time Busy at work, take Lesser vacations, and every Engineering project is Always understaffed. You’re getting pulled into customer Discussion, supplier fire drills, conference Meetings, and Engineering shop floor talks. And you’re Definitely not alone.
Isn’t it time that things got easier? Isn’t your product development software supposed to help?
In a recent study by Siemens Solid Edge:
- 40% of Engineers said it is an Urgent priority to be able to Efficiently re-use existing designs
But finding and reusing Pre-existing Engineering design data was their 3rd Largest challenge - 99% of CAD Design users said they Require to work with 3rd Party imported CAD data
1 in 10 always work with imported CAD data - 95% of CAD Engineers say they sometimes Get last-minute Design Modification requests
One quarter Frequently experience last-minute Design change requests
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Solid Edge Portfolio
Solid Edge 2020 from Siemens provides Next Generation Technologies that Solve Today’s Toughest Product Development Challenges.
Mechanical Design
Speeds Up Design Iteration of Lighter, Stronger Parts with Topology Optimization, Generative design, Synchronous Design suited for today’s additive Manufacturing Processes.
Simulation
Front-Load Simulation early in Design Development, to Shorten Time-to-Manufacture, & Cost-to-Manufacture
Electrical Design
Overcome Electrical Design Challenges early in the Design Cycle with Solid Edge Integrated Electrical Design
Manufacturing
Design for Manufacture (DFM) Capabilities suitable for Both Conventional & Additive Manufacturing
Cloud Ready
Enjoy online Cloud-based CAD Data management, Viewing Access, Dynamic markup, Secured Sharing & Collaboration with Solid Edge Portal
Technical Publications
Dynamically Generate technical Documentations that Communicate the most efficient Engineering Workflow for Your Products.
Data Management
Highly Scalable Engineering data management Tools & PLM capabilities Integrated into Solid Edge
Customer References
Some of our customers who benefited from choosing Solid Edge
48.3% of SMB manufacturers believe their efforts around digital transformation will be essential to their company’s survival in the next 3-5 years.
Solid Edge with synchronous technology will reshape the way you think about product design.
“Digitalization has also made it possible to better track and manage the materials used in production and Thermoplan’s quality assurance processes. The company can now also offer customer service remotely over the internet; for example, by providing instructions for replacing the water filter.”
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1. Aerospace & Defense
2. Automotive
3. Marine
4. Oil & Gas
5. Chemical & Process
6. Energy
7. Medical Devices & Pharmaceuticals
8. Electronics
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