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Solid Edge

Automation: Parametric Assemblies

This article builds on the knowledge gained in the previous post Parametric Parts which discussed how to parametric parts by changing the values of part variables. It is also possible to a...

Solid Edge

Community: Who Needs It?

I've been involved in on-line communities for engineers since 1997. The old usenet news groups put the Wild Wild West in the www//:. It was raw, it was unruly, but more than any of that, it was engin...

NX Design

Rapid Prototyping Using 3D Printing On the Rise

As 3D printing becomes more accessible and affordable, more companies are turning to 3D printing for prototypes early in the concept design stage as a cost-effective way to identify i...

Embedded Software

Deafness, sign language and babies

Most of us are blessed with five fully functional senses, but I guess the two that most people consider critical...

Simcenter

NX Case Study: Graham Packaging Company

Using NX CAE, Graham Packaging Company realized a number of bottom line-boosting benefits: The software decreased the time it takes to make mold changes from three minutes per cavity t...

Simcenter

ASME Simulation Analysis for Pressure Vessels

Predictive Engineering uses Femap and Femap’s API (application programming interface) to create an optimized pressure vessel and obtain ASME certification. Read Shawn Wasserman’s Engineering...

Simcenter

Simulate the Real World Using Multiphysics

Product behavior in the real world is influenced simultaneously by multiple domains of physics, making multiphysics analysis a growing necessity for computer-aided engineering (CAE).   ...

Solid Edge

Is it time to revisit CAD in the Cloud?

CAD in the Cloud. It’s a topic I thought I’d never return to. It’s a topic that won’t go away, although the context in which you hear about it these days is changing. I want to look at CAD in the clo...

Simcenter

Femap Custom Tools Documentation

Occasionally a handy new feature of Femap sneaks under the radar, and we recently stumbled across new documentation for the Femap Custom Tools.   The Custom Tools were previously "documented...