Adventures in 3D Printing

To go forward, you must first look back…
Figure 1- The metal awl from Tel Tsaf upon discovery. – Credit: PLOS ONE, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096882 In 2014, archaeologists working a site in I…

NX 11 Advanced Sheet Metal for Automotive and Aerospace Parts

Creating fast, accurate flat patterns is the goal of any organization that manufactures products which contain sheet metal parts. NX Sheet Metal provides a set of tools within the NX design environme…

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…

What’s New in NX 11.0.1 for Design Engineering

NX 11.0.1 simplifies and shortens the design process. We will start off by discussing the new functionality in NX 11.0.1 for modeling, then we will move into annotation, discuss process and industry-…

3D printing in NX

In the rapidly transforming manufacturing industry, additive manufacturing (3D printing) is no longer just a prototyping tool. It is being used across industries such as Aerospace, Medical, Energy an…

Manage NX designs and data with PLM inside NX

Now it’s easier than ever to manage NX designs and data using PLM embedded within NX! You can capture, control and share data in a highly secure Teamcenter product lifecycle management (PLM) env…

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…