Archive for June, 2014

Solid Edge ST6 Maintenance pack 8

24 June 2014, by Alan 1 Comment
News, Solid Edge

The latest Maintenance Pack (MP8) 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. 636 total views, no views today

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Solid Edge tip – Auto create sketch constraints

20 June 2014, by Alan No Comments
Solid Edge, Synchronous Technology, Tips

Dragging keypoints over one another automatically creates Connect relationships in sketch geometry. This function was bought in (under the radar) in ST6, but it only works in Ordered sketches/profiles. However in ST7 it works on both Ordered and Synchronous sketch elements. 532 total views, no views today

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Femap Tip: Solid Meshing with Internal Beams

19 June 2014, by Alan No Comments
Femap, Tips

Structures like reinforced concrete where steel rebar in encased in solid concrete can be represented by 1-D rod or beam elements for the rebar inside solid 3-D tet-elements for the concrete. When setting up such a model you have to take care to ensure that the mesh is contiguous and that the 1-D elements connect

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Femap used by NASA

19 June 2014, by Alan No Comments
Case Studies, Femap, News

Delivering a roving science laboratory from Earth to the planet Mars requires meticulous planning and precision performance. You only have one chance to get it right; there’s no margin for error. Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology had to make crucial decisions thousands of times over

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Case Study: Streetscape NZ

11 June 2014, by Alan No Comments
Case Studies

Using Siemens Solid Edge, the Streetscape team developed the award winning Kumutoto toilets in Wellington. 805 total views, 1 views today

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Solid Edge tip – Bent and Flat

10 June 2014, by Alan No Comments
Assemblies, Sheet Metal, Solid Edge, Tips

Ever tried to add a bent and flat version of the same sheet metal file to an assembly, given up and created a second file to cope with this scenario? If the answer to this question is yes, or you are just interested in how Solid Edge can do it, click the link below to take

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Teamcenter chosen by Toyota

5 June 2014, by Alan No Comments
News, Teamcenter

In order to keep abreast of ever changing safety codes, Toyota decided to implement a new safety information management system based on PLM that would standardize processes across multiple divisions. After evaluating several PLM software solutions, Toyota has chosen Teamcenter to help manage its vehicle safety information management system. They started trialling Siemens PLM in

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