Siemens PLM Community & Touring the Solid Edge User Interface
29 May 2013 Andrew No CommentsNews, Tips
Solid Edge users under maintenance have always had webkey access to Siemen’s GTAC support forums, however Siemens PLM has recently launched the public Siemens PLM community . This site is available to everyone and Solid Edge features prominently with questions and answers plus a growing number of Solid Edge articles.
One article which new (and some not so new !) Solid Edge users will find particularly useful is Touring the Solid Edge User Interface which is within the Solid Edge > Knowledge base area
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This link will take you directly to the Solid Edge area at the Siemens PLM Community.
Cadimage Group acquires EnDuraSim Pty Limited
25 February 2013 Campbell No CommentsFemap, News
Today Cadimage Group (the parent of Cadconsult PLM) is pleased to announce the acquisition of EnDuraSim Pty Limited. Over the last 12 months we have worked closely with EnDuraSim establishing a Femap Support presence in New Zealand and have taken a further step to strengthen the position of Cadimage Group. Over time we expect all our Femap
Siemens’ New 3DSync Software Delivers Synchronous Technology Benefit to Mainstream CAD Industry
18 January 2013 Andrew No CommentsNews, Synchronous Technology
Auckland, 18th Jan 2013. Based on technology shown to increase productivity by a factor of ten or more when working with imported CAD files, 3DSync is now available to use free until the 15th May 2013. One of the significant benefits associated with Siemens’ proprietary synchronous technology software capability is now being made available to
FREE Solid Edge 2D Drafting
10 January 2013 Andrew No CommentsDrafting, News
Solid Edge 2D Drafting offers an immediate advantage with production-proven capabilities including innovative parametric drafting tools, drawing layout, Goal Seeking, diagramming, and dimensioning. It is fully compliant with ISO, ANSI, DIN and JIS , and it’s absolutely FREE to download and use. Solid Edge 2D Drafting eases the transition from 2D AutoCAD with import wizards,
Understanding Synchronous Technology (ST) Part 1
20 December 2012 Alan No CommentsParts, Synchronous Technology, Tips
This video shows that using mixed mode modelling (ST and Ordered) can improve the ability of being able to modify faces. Having rounds of varying sizes on a face can make it hard for ST to manage geometry, but placing these rounds into ordered can leave faces free of “clutter” leaving ST free to do
Creating a hopper in SE ST Sheet Metal
6 December 2012 Alan No CommentsSheet Metal, Synchronous Technology, Tips
This video takes you through how to create a hopper (that can be flattened) in Solid Edge sheet metal using synchronous technology.
ST in sheet metal
21 November 2012 Alan 1 CommentSheet Metal, Synchronous Technology, Tips
Synchronous Technology can give big benefits in modelling sheet metal to allow you to quickly design from the ground up and none more so that when some of your flanges are at an angle. I was asked recently how to have two flanges that were not at the traditional perpendicular (90°) measure the same from
Automatic creation of assembly relationships
13 November 2012 Alan No CommentsAssemblies, Tips
When you are working with an imported assembly, Solid Edge does a great job of creating all of the parts and placing them into the assembly, but all the parts will be grounded in place. This article will show how assembly relationships can be quickly applied to make it into a workable assemble. The first
Convert 2D/3D data to Linked Solid Edge files
5 November 2012 Alan No CommentsDrafting, Parts, Synchronous Technology, Tips
This video shows how to take existing imported 3D data and link it to the corresponding 2D (dwg) data to end up with editable parts that update the draft files.
Using live sections for groove positioning
26 October 2012 Alan No CommentsParts, Synchronous Technology, Tips
In this example, we will create a semi-circular groove on the circumference of a 50mm diameter shaft by revolving a circle as a cutout. The 50mm shaft is located at the centre of the coordinate system and the circle is placed on the x-y plane. Select the region created by the circle and move the
