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NX Hints and Tips – Rapid Sketches WITH Keyboard Shortcuts

NX Hints and Tips – Rapid Sketches WITH Keyboard Shortcuts

Last week, I highlighted a video showing how to rapidly create sketches.This time, we’ll use a number of NX shortcuts. As you can see, by adding the shortcuts you can be much m…

Jack Human Simulation: anthropomorphic databases and task analysis tools

Jack Human Simulation: anthropomorphic databases and task analysis tools

One of the biggest strengths of our Jack human simulation tools is the range of human performance analysis tools we provide in the software. Whether it is to analyze forces on lower back or load carr…

How the Use of CAE Helps Manufacturers Meet Stringent Design Standards

How the Use of CAE Helps Manufacturers Meet Stringent Design Standards

As well as dealing with competitive pressures, manufacturing companies often have to make sure that their designs comply with technical specifications and design standards. In the case of GleisFrei, …

Robcad Release Update – Version 9.1

Robcad Release Update – Version 9.1

This is a guest post from my colleague Zvika Weissman. Today we are releasing Robcad version 9.1. Robcad has been very successful by supporting the simulation of some of the most complex robo…

Robotic gun search with Process Simulate

Robotic gun search with Process Simulate

We all marvel when we look at industrial robots working in perfect harmony, and doing some of the most complex manufacturing operations. However, before it gets to that stage lot of upfront planning …

Meet Future Engineer David Paulk

Meet Future Engineer David Paulk

Edison2’s Brad Jaeger noted in our interview that he was “blown away” with the Solid Edge skills of the Auburn University FSAE engineers. One of those engineers you already met – Michael Nunnelly. Th…

NX Hints and Tips – Rapid Sketches

NX Hints and Tips – Rapid Sketches

In this weeks video, we’ll show how to put together several techniques we’ve learned to create a simple gasket. We’ll create a sketch, constrain it, then revolve it. Next week, we’ll cre…

Inspiring Future Engineers With Greenpower

Inspiring Future Engineers With Greenpower

One of the interesting STEM projects we’re involved with is Greenpower. It is a design-make-race challenge to encourage students of all ages to consider a STEM career. It is a compelling challenge…

Why Brad Jaeger Became an Engineer

Why Brad Jaeger Became an Engineer

It was inspiring to see three “generations” of Solid Edge users interacting this week – professional, college and high school engineers all talking and sharing ideas. The student engineers enjoyed ta…