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A Case Study by Siemens PLM Software

Femap with NX Nastran plays key role in delivering custom satellites in days versus years.

Learning From Our Mistakes Learning From Our Mistakes
By Pro CNC

This month we are going to discuss an unfortunate situation that was expensive and that could have been easily avoided.
2010 Analysis and Simulation Industry Spotlight 2010 Analysis and Simulation Industry Spotlight
By ConnectPress

ConnectPress presents an update on the latest trends and developments in computer-aided engineering (CAE) in this collection of articles.
Developing Smarter Products
Developing Smarter Products
By IBM
Product success hinges on how well the product addresses the needs of the marketplace so capturing and prioritizing requirements is essential.
Addressing System-On-Chip Development Challenges
Addressing System-On-Chip Development Challenges
By IBM
The competition is putting pressure on design teams and tasking them with integrating more functions into single system-on-chip (SoC) devices.
Systems Development In The Twenty-First Century
Systems Development In The Twenty-First Century
By IBM

This executive brief explores the best practices and tools organizations can use to facilitate to increase the effectiveness of systems development.

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Solid Edge ST Addins - Part I Solid Edge ST Addins - Part I
Whether you're an engineer with C++ experience or a full-time programmer, you'll need to create your own custom Solid Edge addins.
HP Tech Tip: Moving to a Widescreen LCD Monitor HP Tech Tip: Moving to a Widescreen LCD Monitor
If you are unable to set a widescreen resolution, which may result in your circles looking oval, you can recalibrate NX for the current resolution.
Why Itanium Servers for NX Nastran? Why Itanium Servers for NX Nastran?
HP discusses Itanium processor based servers and other hardware recommendations for NX Nastran.
Improve Your Graphics Performance! Improve Your Graphics Performance!
For customers that have no problems with their current driver you should consider moving to the latest certified driver for performance improvements.
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NX 6 on Mac platform
Hi, As anyone tried NX6 ported version on a Macintosh ? If so, I would be interested. I tried this last June, ended, by my…
Performance
Does anyone have any idea when Siemens PLM will make NX better/faster? Love the new features but just making the software use all the processor threads/speed…
NX Design Certification
I have planed to do NX Designer Certified Professional certification.I am NX 5 user.so any one can guide me with any material or E-book or…
CONVERTING INVENTOR FILES
Is there any way to convert Inventor ipt and iam files into SE part and assembly files…
ISO 15926
Is there provision (or plans) for NX to support ISO 15926?…
I-deas to UG-NX
How to convert Ideas to NX other than interpolate ? i want complete history of that particular part (paramertic model) without any data loss, So in…
move object
Why doesn't mx6 recognize intersection points between lines that do not touch? If the lines do touch then it will pick them. In ALL versions prior…
Specified Point is inside or outside a Part?
We have an application that generates a target (x,y,z) point. We want to determine whether or not this specified point is inside or outside…
Turn off animation of movements
I have an Assembly with a large number of Instances. Whenever I Move the Instances, NX spends several minutes animating them flying around the…
standard parts
Can i use my own directory and sub directories of standard parts and change the file locator to find them in the system.…
Packing lines in vis mockup
Hi, does anyone know if you can pack multiple lines of the same part to a single line with a quantity in vis mockup? Thanks…
reclaiming material properties
Since installing st some of the material properties did not install properly and now i have added my own and do not want to lose…
Opening v20 SE files in v17
Is there anyway to open files created in Solid Edge v20 in v17? Maybe there is a plugin available?…
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Industry Spotlight: Best Practices and Solutions by IBM
This collection of articles and webcasts by IBM focus on best practices businesses can employ…

2010 Analysis and Simulation Industry Spotlight
Analyst Outlook on CAE 2009 was a year of rapid change for the computer-aided engineering (CAE)…

2009 Sustainable Design
With a new global economy forcing companies to reevaluate how they do business, and a…

2009 Rapid Prototyping/3D Printing Industry Spotlight
The rapid prototyping industry has seen many advancements in recent years, including an increase in…

2009 High Performance Computing Industry Spotlight
This year’s High Performance Computing Industry Spotlight is brought to you by Premier Sponsor Intel,…

2009 Automotive Design & Innovation Industry Spotlight
The Automotive Design & Innovation Industry Spotlight is brought to you by ConnectPress, Premier Sponsor…

Interoperability
2009 Collaboration & Interoperability Industry Spotlight Welcome to the Collaboration & Interoperability Industry Spotlight sponsored by Premier Sponsor Longview Advisors, and …

Reverse Engineering
Reverse Engineering Round Up by ConnectPress ConnectPress is proud to offer its 2008 Reverse Engineering Roundup. This special report features a collection …

Analysis
Even a perfect CAD model can still have flaws discovered in the manufacturing phase; catching errors before this stage can …

Hardware
Workstations, Large-Format Printers and Scanners & More Hardware is one of few universal challenges for all CAD users. After all …

Workstations
ConnectPress is proud to offer its 2008 Roundup on Workstations. Contained in this special report is a collection of articles …

Digital Parts Catalogs
ConnectPress is proud to present the 2008 Digital Parts Catalog Special Report and Vendor's Directory. Here you will find a …

Computer Aided Manufacturing
Welcome to the ConnectPress special report on CAM. ConnectPress would like to thank Delcam for sponsoring this roundup. Please see …

Visualization Simulation Tools
The 2008 Visualization & Simulation Vendors Guide by ConnectPress ConnectPress is proud to present its 2008 Roundup of Visualization and Simulation. Within …

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Geometric’s DFMPro Recognized as a Top Innovation
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VISTAGY Signs Contract with Lear
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Join SMARTORG for a Webinar on 2/24 or 2/25
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Sustainable Minds and MAGNET Partner
The partnership will bring sustainability practices, expertise, …
New Program Director for CPDA Mechatronics
New program director comes with 19 years …
Aras Solutions are Highly Scalable, Reliable and Secure
Certification independently validates that the Aras solutions …
3D Systems Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results
3D Systems plans to hold a conference …
Quickparts Celebrates 10 Years
Quickparts was the very first company to …
NVIDIA Quadro Powers Mobile Workstations
NVIDIA Corp. announced the availability of its …
3D Systems Awarded Multi-Year Aerospace Contract
3D Systems Corporation announced it has received …
Solido Introduces 3D Printer for Less than $5000
Solido will introduce a commercial 3D printer …
Extensible CAD Releases Office2PDM
Now you can bring the document management …
Kenworth Truck Company Selects CADseek
The Kenworth Truck Company selected CADseek as …
Geometric Releases Version 2.1 of DFMPro for Pro/E and SW
DFMPro is an automated DFM review tool …
Aras is Compatible with Windows 7
Aras Innovator suite is the first enterprise …
VISTAGY Continues to Gain Ground in Global Markets
VISTAGY enjoyed significant growth in its target …
Siemens PLM Software Earns Accolades
Siemens PLM Software announced it Simulation Process …
CCE’s EnSuite Now Supports JT Format
CCE announced the addition of JT support …
Norvento Selects ANSYS for Renewable Energy Simulation
ANSYS announced that Norvento Energía Distribuida, a …
Delcam Launches New Release of DentCAD
Delcam announced the release of the 2010 …
Creaform Buys InSpeck
Creaform is announced the acquisition of InSpeck, …
Comet Solutions Closes $2 Million Series B Round
Comet Solutions announced the closing of a …
Razorleaf Joins Aras Partner Program
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Stratasys and HP Sign Definitive Agreement
Stratasys will develop and manufacture an HP …
Features

Revolutionary Leap Forward In Satellite Structure Analysis
Femap with NX Nastran plays key role in delivering custom satellites in days versus years. …
Learning From Our Mistakes
This month we are going to discuss an unfortunate situation that was expensive and that could have been easily avoided. …
2010 Analysis and Simulation Industry Spotlight
ConnectPress presents an update on the latest trends and developments in computer-aided engineering (CAE) in this collection of articles. …
Developing Smarter Products
Product success hinges on how well the product addresses the needs of the marketplace so capturing and prioritizing requirements is essential. …
Addressing System-On-Chip Development Challenges
The competition is putting pressure on design teams and tasking them with integrating more functions into single system-on-chip (SoC) devices. …
Systems Development In The Twenty-First Century
This executive brief explores the best practices and tools organizations can use to facilitate to increase the effectiveness of systems development. …
Results from the 2009 Longview Market Report and Survey
The report discloses 22 key findings and 12 key market trends in collaboration and interoperability. …
Requirements Driven Product Development
Learn how leading companies are improving product development by managing requirements across multiple disciplines. …
Staying In Control When Requirements Change
Learn how an effective change management process can help you better identify how alterations will affect cost and schedule. …
Delivering Smarter, Better Products Faster
IBM offers a comprehensive solution that can help you improve the quality of your systems while helping reduce your cost and risk. …
Model-Driven Systems Development
The IBM solution for model-driven systems development is designed to help you deliver complex systems more quickly. …
New E-Tablets Introduced at Consumer Electronics Show
Insight Media predicts e-tablets will serve a much greater multi media/entertainment role. …
Overcome Cloud Computing Barriers with Intel Technology
Top concerns in cloud based computing remain security, predictability and availability. …
Design Document Management Fundamentals
ConnectPress and Concurrent Systems present this webcast to help you make cost-effective and viable decisions on your data management needs. …
The Benefits of Integrating CAD and CAE
Enhancing collaboration between aerospace designers and analysts is key to developing robust composite parts. …
CAE Confronts the Challenges of the 21st Centaury
A discussion of how computer-aided engineering (CAE) can help an organization and how certain trends are shaping the technology. …
Siggraph Asia Sets the Stage for 2010
Siggraph Asia provides a view of what’s likely to be important in the coming year for the graphics industry. …
The Saga of the Solar Teapot Pt. 1
The “Saga of the Solar Teapot” is a simplified example of how companies use Value-based Management to assess the value pitch for a new product. …
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