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…

NX first CAD software to deliver an immersive experience on new Microsoft Surface devices

Yesterday, I had the honor of joining Microsoft for the launch of the  Surface Studio, the Surface Dial and a more powerful Surface Book. As part of this launch, Siemens NX™ software, our flag…

Convergent Modeling – Shaping a Better Future

Convergent Modeling introduces an entirely new method to product design that many are calling a game changer, and for good reason. The first technology of its kind, Convergent Modeling allows designe…

3D Printing: Embrace the Future

This post was written by intern Jessica Rebrukh who was with us this summer.

It had been months since I sat down to properly watch the news. With mild interest, I plopped onto my couch…

Holding It All Together: Welds and Fasteners in NX

In today’s world of product development there are software tools that enable design, analysis, manufacturing tool path generation, simulation and predictability. We have databases, data management an…

What’s New in NX 11 for Design Engineering

NX 11 for Design Productivity

Convergent Modeling
Convergent modeling can be used in the medical industry, in this case for a cranial implant.
Many industries use scanned 3D…