Archive for April, 2014

This manufacturer boosted productivity by 50%!

30 April 2014, by Alan No Comments
Case Studies, Femap

Industrial machinery producer Kotchergenko realized a 50% increase in productivity, 20% faster model generation and improved product quality with Femap. It also made a 25 percent improvement in information flow/sharing. At Kotchergenko, Femap with NX Nastran is used to conduct structural design calculations through the finite element analysis (FEA) method. A numerical tool for problem

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Solid Edge ST5 Maintenance Pack 11

29 April 2014, by Alan No Comments
News, Solid Edge

The latest Maintenance Pack (MP11) for Solid Edge ST5 is now available for download. The address below will take you to the download page on the Siemens support website (GTAC). Nb: You will need a valid Webkey account to login in. https://download.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/solid_edge/ST5/ There is a comprehensive list of all of the fixes  delivered in the

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Solid Edge – Custom Theme

28 April 2014, by Alan No Comments
Solid Edge, Tips

Essentials Wide Click on ‘Essentials Wide’ above to download a Solid Edge custom theme. This theme adds some oft used icons and commands to the Home tab in the Solid Edge Ribbon for Part, Sheet metal, Assembly and Draft files. It also includes changes to the Radial Menu and Quick Access Toolbar. Try it, you

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Using the Alt key in Solid Edge

24 April 2014, by Alan No Comments
Assemblies, Drafting, News, Parts, Sheet Metal, Solid Edge, Synchronous Technology, Tips

At the risk of looking lazy (it is a very short working week after all), this weeks blog post is a link to the Siemens Solid Edge community blog. I read this article and just had to post it here too. There’s so much good information in it. Useful for so many, in so many

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Case Study: Industrial Control Associates, Inc.

16 April 2014, by Alan No Comments
Case Studies, Solid Edge

Industrial Control Associates, Inc. (ICA) is a systems integrator and machine builder specializing in programmable logic control (PLC) system machines. The company provides custom-fabricated machinery and control panels, complete electrical/mechanical installation and turnkey integration, custom robotics, motion applications, machine modifications and enhancements, and nondestructive testing systems for companies in a wide range of industries. Its

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Solid Edge Tip: Drawing View Wizard

16 April 2014, by Alan No Comments
Solid Edge, Tips

In ST6 the Drawing View Wizard has been added to the Command bar – in this tip we look at how to use it. 445 total views, no views today

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Solid Edge Tip: Selecting in Draft or Solid Edge 2D

15 April 2014, by Andrew Ecker No Comments
Drafting, Solid Edge, Tips

Solid Edge Drafting and Solid Edge 2D Tip – Can’t Select stuff ? Ever had the situation where you can’t select something in Solid Edge Draft / Solid Edge 2D window ? 534 total views, no views today

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Solid Edge Tip: Logical Flat Pattern

15 April 2014, by Alan No Comments
Sheet Metal, Solid Edge, Tips

Logical Flat Pattern. When creating a flat pattern of a Sheet Metal part in Solid Edge it really helps to follow (and understand) the Prompt bar to get a result which visually makes sense. It also helps to do this so you have a better understanding of how the model will display when you come

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Solid Edge ST6 Maintenance Pack 6

15 April 2014, by Alan No Comments
News, Solid Edge

The latest Maintenance Pack (MP6) for Solid Edge ST6 is now available for download. The address below will take you to the download page on the Siemens support website (GTAC). Nb: You will need a valid Webkey account to login in. https://download.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/solid_edge/ST6/ There is a comprehensive list of all of the fixes  delivered in the

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Solid Edge ST7 launch date

14 April 2014, by Alan No Comments
News, Solid Edge

Solid Edge ST7 will be launched at SEU14 (Solid Edge University 14) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on the 13th May 2014. It should be available for download from the Siemens GTAC website for maintained customers with a valid Siemens Webkey account soon after. As soon as an official release date is announced we’ll post it

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Solid Edge ST 7 sneak peeks

11 April 2014, by Alan No Comments
News, Solid Edge

With the arrival of Solid Edge ST7 later this year CAD guru Matt Lombard has some tasty pre-release information on new functionality. If you are interested in some of what the new version will deliver, and haven’t already had a look, check out the articles in the Solid Edge Blogs… http://community.plm.automation.siemens.com/t5/Solid-Edge-Community-Blog/bg-p/solid-edge-news 585 total views, 1 views today

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“CAD will be changed forever” by Synchronous Technology

9 April 2014, by Andrew Ecker No Comments
News, Solid Edge, Synchronous Technology

In this video Solid Edge customers and Siemens staff discuss the benefits of Synchronous Technology including dramatic efficiency gains. 587 total views, no views today

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