NX EAP Event : A Newcomer’s Experience

Almost everyone I talk to who works at Siemens, particularly those of us on the NX team, cites talking to customers as their favorite part of the job. After my first day at NX Beta testing in Cypress…

Geolus Shape Search: “I need a part that looks like this…”

Independent studies show that over 80% of a designer’s time in a CAD system is spent editing and creating geometry. The ability to maximize data re-use is of the utmost importance in efforts to desig…

Testing NX: a California Adventure

I always look forward to my trip to the Cypress, California office to test the latest functionality in NX. This marks my fourth attendance to the Early Access event—from NX 9 through the upcoming NX …

Technical Data Packages: Choosing a Path JT or 3D PDF

Say you want to drive somewhere and have a choice between two roads: One is well-paved and takes you halfway to your destination, but you may have to pay a lot of tolls along the way, while the other…

NX 11 Learning Edition Now Available!

Great news for CAD students… NX 11 Learning Edition is now available and features the same breakthrough convergent modeling technology as the full version of NX. With NX 11 Learning Edition, you can …

The Virtual and the Reality: A Brief History of 3D CAD Quality

It was a sharply cold Illinois winter’s morning in 1989. I still remember it quite vividly. We turned into the parking lot at the Technical Center facility; an Englishman in the Midwest carpooling wi…

Convergent Modeling Revolutionizes Product Development

Patient matched cutting block for a knee replacement surgery. Created with Convergent Modeling technology in NX 11.
Convergent Modeling™ marks the biggest change in computer-aided design since th…

Seven Days in a Spaceship

As I write this, I’m flying back to my home planet on a 12-hour shuttle after spending a week in a spaceship. Now, I am not talking about a small space capsule, but rather a 300,000 m 2 complex…

How a Bill Becomes a Law… or How an Idea Makes it Into NX

Every company has a process where ideas become reality.   As a product manager for NX, it’s my responsibility to guide projects from concept to completion.  Luckily for me, it’s the mo…