PLM Tech Talk Blog
Teamcenter is one of the most widely used PLM programs in the world. If you drive a car, the chances are good that its development was managed in Teamcenter. From the Siemens Teamcenter website: Teamcenter® software is a modern, adaptable product lifecycle management (PLM) system that connects people and processes, across functional silos, with a digital thread for innovation. The
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In today’s digital world it is more competitive every day. To get ahead of the curve, companies are looking for a means to expand their engineering capabilities such as electromechanical, human engineering, industrial design and styling, tooling and fixture design, or factory design. Many companies have a dedicated pool of NX licenses and are simply looking to add a couple
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It has been the experience of many CAD experts, to sit and operate a CAD system like NX, while a person with little or no CAD experience sits beside them and tries to navigate the system vicariously through the expert in order to view and interrogate assemblies, parts, and drawings. I liken this approach to someone sitting in the back
Read moreSo many welds, so little time… and that’s how long it takes to create them using NX Weld Assistant… very little time. In addition to the weld types shown in the image above, you have the option to create custom weld types giving you the ability to model any type of weld possible. One type of custom weld is an
Read moreThere is so much more to this command than welding. Not only is there a full range of weld types, but you can also model beads of adhesives, glue, and mastic as well as fasteners like rivets for example. Basically there are three categories in Weld Assistant for joining parts, they are: discrete welds, line welds, and adhesives. Normally a
Read moreProduct and Manufacturing Information (PMI) consists of non-geometric data, that is attached directly to a 3D CAD model to define geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), engineering and manufacturing specifications, dimensions, and text. PMI is part of Model Based Definition (MBD) and together these two elements are a part of a Digital Twin. Applying PMI to a 3D model can reduce or
Read moreNX Realize Shape is a powerful and intuitive subdivision design tool that makes use of primitive shapes to create concept design models. In the image below you can see a sphere has been chosen, but there are a number of other shapes to select from such as cylinder or block to name a few. These primitive shapes can be placed over
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In the last several years, there hasn’t been a lot of ground-breaking additions to most 3D CAD software. One of the more recent Autodesk Inventor developments in the last couple years has been the addition of the “Direct Edit” tool. This recent addition can be used to edit models independently of any feature history. This means you can edit models that
Read moreRobots, automation, and what some would even call “artificial intelligence” are everywhere around us today. From factories to automobiles; our smart phones to our refrigerators; digital life today has had a profound impact over recent decades. This doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon either. Automation and robots in factories have replaced many of the assembly line jobs, and
Read moreThere was a day when it was unlikely that a company would buy a 3D CAD system without extensively evaluating it. They required demos, trials, benchmarks, pilot projects and extensive financial ROI analysis. Are those days gone? Early in my career, I made a living by simply being able to demonstrate relatively new 3D CAD technology. These days, a demo is
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