Introducing Solid Edge
Solid Edge
Solid Edge from Siemens provides Next Generation Technologies that Solve Today’s Toughest Product Development Challenges.
Solid Edge Synchronous
The True Value of Solid Edge Synchronous CAD Modeling technology: Simpler & Easier
Solid Edge Synchronous Technology is truly a game-changer for many companies in Singapore heavily involved in Machinery design and R&D product development.
Easy editing of imported CAD data
With Solid Edge Software synchronous technology in Siemens Solid Edge, importing a 3rd party CAD file from another 3D system is as simple as just opening it.
With a very Affordable Solid Edge Price, you get to enjoy a very Simple Editing of imported 3D CAD data in Solid Edge PDM Platform is done by simply Selecting and dragging Part features.
Or add and edit Design dimensions on-the-fly, and intelligent updates will happen automatically as if a history Feature tree is Present.
Engineering Simulation preparation
Preparing a model for finite element analysis (FEA) is Simple with Solid Edge 2D and 3D synchronous technology, even if you don’t have- extensive 3D CAD skills.
Solid Edge Simulation provides easy-to-use tools for FEA Finite Element Analysis and CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation Studies, and it does not matter if your 3D geometry Design was Modeled Originally in Solid Edge or another 3rd party 3D CAD Rendering Software Products such as Solidworks CAD Software.
Streamline design re-use from other models
Easily re-use CAD design detail from other 3D CAD models ‒ with just a copy and paste. Solid Edge 2019 Synchronous technology treats 3D CAD files in other CAD formats as they were native Solid Edge files.
Smart Design intent recognition
Solid Edge Synchronous Technology in Solid Edge Classic allows you to recognize and maintains Engineering design Intention on the Go, giving Intuitive and Understandable Design Modifications and Enabling for Quicker Revision Implementation.
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Solid Edge Synchronous: more than just CAD
With Siemens Innovative synchronous technology, Solid Edge PLM Put together the speed and Elegance of direct 3D modeling with the flexibility and control of the parametric design.
But the Advantages of Solid Edge PDM Goes beyond just synchronous technology and 3D Engineering design, and address all aspects of the Entire Engineering product development Cycle:
- > Conceptual Design: Solid Edge ST10 Solution is an Industry-leading product Engineering design software Solutions
- > CAE Simulation: A scalable set of Solid Edge CAE simulation solutions for FEA using Solid Edge NX Solvers. For Fluid Flow simulation requirements, Solid Edge offers the FloEFD Solid Edge Add-ons modules.
- > Engineering Data management: Perfect Management control, no matter how Large your Design data
- > Engineering Technical Documentations: Highly Attractive and Professional Engineering illustrations and Highly interactive Engineering Documentations
- > Fabrication: Integrated CAM and 3D printing tools
Solid Edge 2020
Solid Edge 2020 from Siemens provides Next Generation Technologies that Solve Today’s Toughest Product Development Challenges.
• Visualize design intent with augmented reality.
• Reduce errors and shorten development time with seamless integration of electrical and
mechanical design.
• Validate designs with new integrated motion and vibration simulation.
• Reduce manufacturing costs with model – based definition and new 2D nesting capabilities.
• Globally share design documentation with new language translation tools.
• Take control of your data with data management tools that scale with business needs.
• And cloud – ready collaboration, offering a secure way of sharing product data regardless of origin
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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!
FrontLoading Engineering Simulation is an Integral Part of Modern Engineering Portfolio
Several Frontloading Engineering simulation Verification Solutions are available for Utilization by Product Development engineers.
About as long as 20 years ago, the first wave of CFD simulation Software tools, such as STAR-CCM+, CFD Meshing Software, and FEA stress analysis Software, was Launched for Deployment during the Initial Engineering design stages and it quickly became an integral Phase in the Engineering process.
Now, all major MCAD vendors provide design-level Mechanical stress-strain FEA Analysis as an Integrated part of their Engineering portfolio.
Benefits of FrontLoading Engineering Simulation
By frontloading FEA stress Analysis and Performing Simulation, such as Aerodynamics Simulation early during the Initial Development Phase, Companies did not stop Using FEA simulation Analysis during the Design validation stage.
CAE Simulation, such as Airfoil Simulation simply became a method by which Performance trends were examined and less desirable. design ideas were dismissed.
However, unlike the Design verification stage, during the Actual design phase, speed is of the Important.
Design Engineers need to use Computational Aeroacoustics to Accurately simulate not only at the early stage but also often to keep in step with the speed of Engineering design changes.
By iterating rapidly, engineers can discount less Potential Concepts and innovate Faster.
Once a design concept has been explored Utilizing Wind flow Analysis and Shortlisted as Potential, it can Proceed on to the Design verification Phase.
The practice of FrontLoading Engineering Simulation Early has now Passed to Fresh Applications including Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) Simulation – Traditionally the Exclusive Area of the Specialized Engineers during the Technical validation phase.
Frontloading provides the best environment for design-centric CFD Analysis.
This is also Like what in the past was called “upfront” CFD, except that here we are talking about Seamlessly embedding CFD in CAD Modeling Process, which Offers Tremendously Advantages throughout a product’s Fabrication Workflow.
Market research data such as this from Lifecycle Insights highlights top objectives for Computational fluid Analysis as an Engineering design tool:
- Meet product Engineering requirements
(for example lower Overall weight, faster speed, complex behavior Dynamics, etc.) - Avoid Undesirable downstream Engineering delays and Expenses (for example: reduce testing and prototyping, reduce change orders, etc.)
- Fulfill Client Legal obligations or Governmental requirements
- Minimize product Engineering lifecycle Expenses
- Drive production costs lower. In short, design engineers can help reduce the number of prototype Variants Fabricated and optimize cost (through the use of better materials and Built quality), efficiency, as well as improve company profit Profitability.
Successful implementation is key
Frontloading CFD Simulation, such as Cooling Tower CFD has obvious benefits but how to Best Deploy it?
Deploying any Modification base on Results from CFD Simulation such as Wind Load Analysis Needs a Careful Study of the four Key Components of Engineering Engineering and product development:
- The Finished product To be Developed and designed
- The Design Workflow being used to Develop it
- The Product Development Engineer
- The end Consumer of the Manufactured product
Each Input Parameter Under consideration in the CFD Analysis, such as Centrifugal Pump Simulation is a potential source of Added complexity and improvement.
However, the process and the designer can be Adapted for Fast productivity gains. The product will be automatically improved as a direct result.
The best of both worlds to solve design challenges: Solid Edge synchronous technology
Let us put a stop to the Solid Edge vs Solidworks Feature comparison once and for all.
What if there was a Solution to Enjoy the best Part of each CAD modeling approach, so that Engineers Can Truly design with the speed and simplicity of Real direct 3D modeling, and the Retain Full control and intelligence of history-based Engineering design?
There is a way: Solid Edge synchronous Modeling technology
Solid Edge Synchronous technology Allows you to Quickly Generate new Conceptual Engineering designs, Quickly respond to Modification requests, and make simultaneous updates to multiple parts within a Huge assembly.
With this design flexibility in Solid Edge CAD Solution Software, you can Remove Manual pre-planning and Prevent feature failures, rebuild Errors, and time-consuming rework and Error Tracing.
The power of synchronous CAD Modeling technology in Solid Edge Drafting also allows you to treat Multiple-CAD data Files just like native CAD files, Enabling seamless Cross-functional collaboration with Important suppliers and partners.
Solid Edge 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 CAD modeling Methodology, plus a Collection of Distinct CAD Modeling capabilities.
At a very Economical Solid Edge Price, Design Engineering Designers finally, have a Powerful CAD Modeling solution that is both Very powerful and simple to use.
Surveyed customers already taking Benefits of Solid Edge synchronous technology also reported that it Allowed them to solve some of their top Modeling Difficulties:
Faster 3D CAD Modeling & More Intuitive
90% of Engineers Surveyed agree that 3D modeling is Much faster and more intuitive
Easier working with Imported CAD Models
66% agree that working with imported CAD models is Simpler
Easier Making Late Engineering Design Changes
73% Concur that it is Much easier to Exercise Engineering Modifications even Later Stage in design Development
The True Advantage of Solid Edge Synchronous technology: Quicker
Quicker and Versatile design Generation
With integrated 2D and 3D sketching, Solid Edge synchronous technology Enables you to Start your concept designs Quickly, without Troublesome Design pre-planning.
Solid Edge CAD Software allows you to Conveniently Work directly with your Part design geometry, and make Engineering changes instantly, Retaining Max control with Highly organized feature trees where needed.
Accurate direct modeling
Synchronous technology in Solid Edge PLM Software gives you the best of both worlds:
fast direct 3D CAD modeling and precise parametric control in Solid Edge 2019 ‒ relating Part 2D Facets together, Shape dimensioning with Full design intent Retention, and Easy drag–and-snap CAD Model editing ‒ all in 3D, with no Complex sketch work.
Quick and easy, but most importantly, Surgically accurate Designing.
Quick response to late-stage design changes
With Solid Edge synchronous Innovation in Solid Edge Premium, making Design changes is Quick, even to history-based CAD models.
When you buy Solid Edge, you get to Experience Easy update reference Dimensioning, or push and pull on the 3D Model geometry ‒ without worrying about feature Rebuilt failures, rebuild issues or time-consuming Re- rework.
Simultaneous editing of multiple parts in an assembly
Easily edit multiple Components in an assembly in Solid Edge Drafting, without time-consuming history-based Modifications or the Requirements to Build links In-between Engineering Components.
Simply select and drag in the Solid Edge Premium Platform to make the Required Design changes.
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“Our process engineer advised me to taper the sides.
This would have taken two hours in Solidworks ordered History-based Modeling Platform. With Solid Edge synchronous technology, it took just one minute.”
Daryl Collins
Designer
Planet Dryers
“Through Solid Edge Generative Design Coupled with Siemens synchronous technology, the Solid Edge CAD system has improved significantly. I am excited about how Simple it is to Use 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 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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A CAD Modeling Solution That Span All Industries
Learn How Solid Edge Solves the Toughest Problems In Various Industries
1. Aerospace & Defense
2. Automotive
3. Marine
4. Oil & Gas
5. Chemical & Process
6. Energy
7. Medical Devices & Pharmaceuticals
8. Electronics
Choosing between two CAD Modeling Approaches: History-based and Direct CAD modeling
Product Engineering development software providers typically take one of two Key Methodologies to create and Changing.modifying 3D CAD geometry:
- Direct Shape modeling
- History-based (also known as ordered or feature-based) Shape modeling.
Each approach has benefits, but At the same time, each approach also has Difficulties.
1. History-Based Modeling in Solidworks
History-based modeling used in Solidworks CAD Software is a very structured CAD modeling process, where a history tree Structure of Component features with Closely Related parent-child Inter- relationships are Generated to Configure the 3D CAD model.
This requires Careful pre-planning for the Product design intent, Encompassing dimensions, Physics parameters, and Physics relationships.
2. Direct CAD Modeling
Direct modeling, in contrast, Provides Little Design Restrictions. You can Generate and Modification 3D Shape geometry by Choosing it and then Intuitively pushing, pulling, dragging, or rotating it with a mouse.
Historical Modifications aren’t Recorded nor Retained by the Direct-Modeling CAD Modeling software – there is no Stored Complicated Extensive list of Component features – and they don’t Generate interrelationships.
1. History-based 3D CAD modeling: Very Powerful but inflexible
In Solidworks CAD Software history-based CAD modeling, the structure and order of features sequentially control how CAD models react to changes or edits.
This creates Highly predictable Outcome from edit Editing on an underlying Part feature 2D sketches using Accurate Dimensional changes.
Because of this Part feature control, automating Modifications and Interlinking features All together are Extremely easy.
1.1 Challenges in Editing and Rebuilding Model and Avoiding Rebuild Errors
But Engineers Have Spend Effort to carefully plan out how they Construct the Whole 3D CAD model, as even Small edits Changes inside Solidworks Software can take a lot of Precious time – or occasionally require remodeling.
And if an Engineering part contains a Huge number of features, Rebuilding and re-computing can Strain Computer system Overall Rendering performance, taking from minutes to hours to re-calculate the final result.
1.2 Flexibility Lowers as your Engineering design progresses
Features and parameters offer Very Useful Methods to automate Modifications and capture design intent.
However, they are Extremely Rigid. Design Changes using Solidworks are Restricted to the pre-defined definition of the Component feature Generated earlier.
Dimensioning schemes are Self-contained Inside features, Restricting their Useful CAD Design scope.
1.3 Few Selection Options to Modify imported geometry
With no underlying Part features or parameters to make changes, modifying imported 3D CAD geometry Design is Entirely up to you. That means you rebuild design intent ‒ often removing geometry and manually adding Part features back in.
Either way, you use the Geometry Design parameters in those Part Design features to Realize Modifications.
1.4 Complex CAD models are Increasingly fragile
If a modification needs to be made to a Part feature Generated early in the Development Process, the Modification must Occur on the 3D model at the Initial Mode it was in when that feature was created.
Once the edit is Executed, Each features Generated after that point has to be Rebuilt based on the Fresh Design inputs.
Far too often, modifying Just one Single Component feature can trigger a chain reaction of rebuild Errors and failures throughout the Entire model.
Unfortunately, Often, it’s easier to start from scratch.
62% of surveyed 3D CAD Modeling Software users Says that history-based modeling can be powerful but Highly Rigid, and as a result Early Conceptual design is Delayed by time-consuming preplanning, imported models often have to be Pain-painstakingly recreated, and making late-stage Engineering design Modifications is Challenging.
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2. Direct modeling: intuitive but weak
Direct modeling doesn’t maintain a history of features or record how a 3D Geometry model is built. There are no 2D sketches driving 3D features that Constitute the Component Design.
Design Modification is Executed by simply Choosing what you Wish to Modify and Modifying it – fast and easy. With no rebuild of 3D CAD features after changes, there are no performance issues on edits.
However, without features or Historical Information on how a Component is made, Engineers aren’t able to Generate Accurate Modifications or automate using Proven and Critical parametric inputs such as Design Feature dimensions.
Little design intelligence and manual complex changes
While you can Input Design Dimensioning and even creates relationships, control of the Ultimate Design intent and purpose is the Ultimate weak Point for direct modeling Approach as seen in Solidworks CAD software.
That, in turn, makes it difficult to automate intelligent Engineering Design Modifications.
Because the direct modeling approaches in most 3D CAD Modeling applications don’t recognize the inherent Inter-relationships between Various pieces of Shape geometry Created within the model, Designers, and Engineers are left to manually Piece together the right combination of Shape geometry that should Mechanically move together.
Lack of model organization and intent
Due to the feature-less structure created with a direct CAD Modeling approach, models Generated using SeaCAD Solidworks Software Generally lack Clear organization and Clear engineering Design intent.
This makes it difficult to find engineering features in the CAD model, or identify related groups when an Engineering design needs to be changed – for example, if you want to change the depth of counterbore holes in a 3D CAD model, but leave the countersink holes as is.
Weak dimension-driven editing
While you can Input dimensioning schemes with direct CAD modeling, they Don’t Have the intelligent control that you see in feature-based CAD modeling.
As a result, when you attempt a specific change, you don’t always get what you expected.
Buyer Beware: The differences in CAD Modeling Types matter
Buyer Beware: The differences in CAD Modeling Types matter
Many CAD software vendors claim to offer “flexible” CAD modeling or a “combination of direct and feature-based modeling” ‒ but not all versions of this Modeling approach are created equally.
When evaluating software vendors, make sure you fully understand how they are providing this Direct-Modeling capability and the implications of that Modeling Methodology.
The ”translate” CAD Modeling Method
One approach is to Maintain two Dedicated CAD Modeling environments, one for Traditional feature-based modeling and one for direct modeling, and translate any 3D Design geometry Generation or Editing between them.
The approach seems logical at First value, but there are Serious Hidden Challenges.
3D Geometry in feature-based Methodology Belongs to preset definitions for Generation and Editing.
CAD Geometry in 3D direct modeling Do not have any preset definition and can Enable Drastic Design modifications ‒ Editing that can even Conflict with the Earlier definitions of the features used to originally Generate that Shape geometry.
How do you translate that change?
To Present, these CAD Software vendors Such as SEACAD Technologies don’t have any Acceptable answers.
The ”featurize” CAD Modeling Method
As in the translate approach, the “featurize” approach also keeps the feature-based and direct modeling environments Separately but records creation or Editing actions as a feature.
The main Challenge with this Method used in Solidworks is that numerous direct modeling Editing can result in a Huge Quantity of Added features.
Those features can result in greater interdependencies with prior generated Part features. A lack of Precise Planning of feature interdependencies can Lead in 3D models that are failure-prone. Oddly enough, with this Method, Engineers may be Causing even more Complex CAD Modelings with direct modeling Method in a “featurize” Method than if they had us Adopted feature-based CAD modeling alone.
The ”synchronous” CAD Modeling Method
In contrast with the two other 3D CAD Modeling approaches, Solid Edge 2D 3D CAD Modeling uses a “synchronous” Method, leveraging the Benefits of both History-based CAD Modeling and direct modeling in a single Integrated Modeling Platform.
No Time-consuming Conversion back and forth where you could Potentially lose your Earlier Design Editing Information.
No secret features Concealed Within the scenes to unnecessarily complicate the model.
Solid Edge Synchronous technology Enables Engineering to freely Execute Modifications to Engineering design intent by Simply Utilizing the 3D model faces themselves, allowing for intuitive changes to designs.
This Original Engineering design intent can be changed using 3D dimensions and face relationships and constraints Pre-defined.
The Real Power of synchronous, however, is that Most of the Engineering design intent of a 3D CAD model is inherently recognized and Retained through the software without any physical actions from the designer.
Things like coplanar faces, concentric cylinders and symmetry are automatically Identified during a Modification and can be automatically maintained with no user interaction.
In a recent study by Siemens PLM and Solid Edge Division:
40% of users Reportedly said it is a top priority to be able to Efficiently re-use existing designs
But Searching and reusing existing Engineering design data was their 3rd biggest challenge
99% of CAD Design Engineers Reported they need to work with 3rd Party imported CAD data
1 in 10 Actively work with imported CAD data
95% of 3D CAD Engineers Reported they sometimes receive last-minute Design Modification requests
One quarter always experience Emergency last-minute Design change Work requests
Challenges Design Engineers Often Face when Using Mainstream 3D CAD Software
Recall that Previous Engineering project you were Working In building your 3D Solid model, you Received a last-minute change request.
As you started making it, the 3D CAD model up and there was Suddenly re-built error Appears everywhere.
By the time you were done, you had Finally Finished the 3D CAD Modeling and lost half your Productive Day. Stressful, Correct?
And it wasn’t Only the Recent project, was Correct?
Re-using Part Engineering designs, working with 3rd party imported Modeling Files, making Modification ‒ why are Simple Fundamental things we do Everyday still so Difficult?
Isn’t Design engineering Challenging Enough Already?
You spend more time Busy at Your work, Enjoy Lesser vacations, and Largely Engineering project is Always understaffed.
You’re getting Requested into Client meetings, supplier fire drills, Last Minute Urgent Meeting Meeting and Engineering shop floor talks.
And you’re Of Course not alone Here.
Isn’t it time that Job Become Simpler? Isn’t your product Design development and 3D Modeling software supposed to help you?
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