An example of literal “Reverse Engineering” using Solid Edge

An example of literal “Reverse Engineering” using Solid Edge
Steve Sheldon, December 2018

At the start of the American Civil War there was a great shortage of weapons, for both the North…

A Creative Take on Generative Design & 3D Printing

When you think of applications for 3D printing, men’s fashion is probably not the first thing to come to mind. That’s the great thing about innovation though – it is often unexpected. 

Adding Metadata to Solid Edge Objects Using the API

 
Textual information in the form of metadata can be added in Solid Edge in various ways:

File Properties – can be added and accessed both manually and programmatically.
Bl…

Industry Survey Validates Need for ECAD-MCAD Collaboration

 
A recent report based on a study by the journalistic experts at engineering.com entitled “ Research Report: Integrating Electrical and Mechanical Design. Do product teams see value? ” va…

Tips and Tricks from Forum Users #22

Here’s a collection of the most interesting tips and tricks based on the discussions in the Solid Edge forum.  Due credit is given to respective contributors.

And a qui…

Halloween Fun with Solid Edge

Pumpkin designed in Solid Edge by Arnas Vipas. Check him out on Instagram @arnasvipas for more.
Happy Halloween to all Solid Edge users! I don’t know about you, but Halloween is one of my favorit…

The Essence of Engineering

Recently the Launch Forth community asked its members to solve some of the mobility challenges of living on an island.

As a judge of the Electric Island challenge , I ha…

In-Process Workpiece in Solid Edge CAM Pro

In-Process Workpiece (IPW) is a great feature that Solid Edge CAM Pro provides to show the state of the machined model during the machining process.  If you don’t understand why that is valuable…

Steering Wheel – The Gateway to Synchronous Modeling

 
The previous article discussed ‘advanced’ techniques on Steering Wheel but also listed the following basic techniques:

Move the steering wheel where you want it by the o…