Archive for May, 2014

EMEX – prize winners & thank you for visiting us

31 May 2014, by Andrew Ecker No Comments
News

This week our Solid Edge experts Andrew Ecker and Andy Rigby attended the Engineering, Machinery and Electronics Exhibition (EMEX) in Auckland, along with our Sydney-based Femap specialist Vernon McKenzie. It was a busy show, and we were very pleased with the number of people who visited to discuss and view Solid Edge, Femap with NX

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Visit us at EMEX

26 May 2014, by Alan No Comments
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If you are in Auckland this week, try to head out to the ASB showgrounds to visit EMEX, the premiere Engineering, Machinery and Electronic Exhibition in the country. We will be at Stand ET6, and will be giving away prizes like a 3D Connexion SpaceMouse and 7″ Tablet so make sure you drop by and

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Congratulations to our Winners!

26 May 2014, by Alan No Comments
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If you saw us at one of our recent trade shows, you may have entered our draw to win a 3D Connexion SpaceMouse or a 7″ Tablet. Here are our winners from National Manufacturing Week in Sydney:   First prize, and winner of the 3DConnexion Mouse: S. Gibbs of Gibbs Fabrications Second prize, and winner

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Femap with NX Nastran’s Best Kept Secret

22 May 2014, by Alan No Comments
Assemblies, Femap, Solid Edge, Synchronous Technology

It is a little known fact that Solid Edge and Femap can be coupled together to provide a complete modelling/FEA solution where the analysis model is connected to the design model in the CAD system. Solid Edge is a comprehensive 2D/3D CAD system for designing parts and assemblies.  Its strength is shown when model changes

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Femap with NX Nastran TechTip: Groups and Layers

22 May 2014, by Alan No Comments
Femap, Tips

Layers and Groups are ways in which complex models can be separated into convenient bits. After years of experience, our recommendations are these: Layers are better for pre-planned separation of significant parts of the model. Remember, entities belong to only one layer.  New entities are placed on the Active layer.  Copied entities are placed on

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Using Webkey for Solid Edge maintenance updates and license download

21 May 2014, by Andrew Ecker No Comments
Solid Edge, Tips

It’s important that you download and install Solid Edge maintenance updates. These are released on a regular basis as bugs are identified and corrected. Firstly, you will need a webkey to log into Siemen’s system, which you get by going to this page knows as GTAC – Global Technical Access Center http://support.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/gtac.shtml To setup a

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Different Sheet Metal characteristics for different materials

21 May 2014, by Andrew Ecker No Comments
Sheet Metal, Solid Edge, Tips

Introduced in Solid Edge ST4 was the ability to have unique sets of gages for different materials. This is useful as the material thickness, bend radii etc… for 10 gage steel are not the same as they are for 10 gage aluminum. Clicking the check box on the Gage tab in the Material table (see

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Solid Edge Tip – Directional Fence Selection

21 May 2014, by Andrew Ecker No Comments
Drafting, Solid Edge, Tips

Introduced in ST6, the Directional Fence selection method is the default setting when picking objects in Draft and ordered Part sketches. What does it do? Can I restore the pre-ST6 default? This is what it does Dragging from left to right selects only geometry completely inside the fence as shown below. Dragging from right to

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Case Study: Kimball Furniture

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

Kimball International, Inc. (Kimball) provides a variety of products from two business segments: the Electronic Manufacturing Services segment and the Furniture segment. The Kimball Electronics Group provides engineering and manufacturing services, which utilize common production and support capabilities globally, to automotive, industrial, medical and public safety markets. The Furniture segment provides furniture for the office

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National Manufacturing Week 2014

14 May 2014, by Alan No Comments
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This week our team are hosting a stand at National Manufacturing Week in Sydney.They will be running demonstrations of Siemens PLM software including Solid Edge, Femap and Teamcenter, PLUS giving away a few very cool prizes. If you are attending the event make sure you stop by Stand #1447 and say Hello! 471 total views, no

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Solid Edge tip – Creating slots

8 May 2014, by Alan No Comments
Assemblies, Parts, Sheet Metal, Solid Edge, Synchronous Technology, Tips

This link – Slot and Path – takes you to a short video showing the latest functionality in Solid Edge for creating slots and how they can be utilized in assembly construction. The information supersedes our older post ‘Creating slots with symmetric offset’.   586 total views, no views today

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