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Announcing the New York State Regional Users Meeting...

September 16, 2013

Did you miss the Siemens PLM Connections held this last June in Dallas? Are you looking for more information about the upcoming software releases from Siemens PLM? Would you like to meet ...

Geometric DFX now supporting Solid Edge

September 16, 2013

I had an interesting demo from the Geometric DFX folks. I did a post on the Siemens PLM corporate blog that gives a high level view but thought I’d share some of the details here. ...

Just how did NURBS come to be? - by Dr. Ken Versprille

September 16, 2013

[editor]: Sometimes its easy to forget that the fathers of modern CAD walk among us. We use the tools daily, and often fail to give credit to the handful of people who made all of this possible. I wa...

NX Manufacturing

Machining Steep and Non-steep Geometry (Part 2)

September 13, 2013

In my last post, I showed several wrong ways to machine steep and non-steep geometry. In this post, I will show a method that is better. NX CAM can scrutinize a model and determine...

Why Would You Use Virtual Components? Part 2

September 12, 2013

I’ve re-written this article 3 or 4 times as my understanding of Virtual Components (VC) has evolved. If you really want to understand this functionality, I recommend you do the tutorial starting on ...

Jack Version 8 is now available!

September 11, 2013

Jack can be used to simulate, test, improve and refine product designs and industrial tasks using a variety of analysis tools. In this release, there are enhancements throug...

NX 9 Preview - Dimension User Interface

September 11, 2013

In NX9 we have made the process of creating and editing Drafting and PMI dimensions more intuitive and consistent.In this video, Dave Wingrave explains some of these enhancements that&n...

By JerrySarfati

NX Manufacturing

Machining Steep and Non-steep Geometry

September 11, 2013

Several years ago, I hiked into the Grand Canyon. I spent a couple of months training my body for the trip. I loaded up my backpack with 45 lbs. (about 20 kg) of material, and hiked 3-5 m...

CAMWorks for Solid Edge: Solid Edge for Manufacturing, Old Insulator Stack - by Dave Ault [video]

September 11, 2013

[Editor: This blog post was written by Dave Ault of SolidEdging, and reprinted here by permission.] Here is an obsolete Westinghouse part that still is in service with electric utilit...