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NX Design

NX 9 - Product Interface

In NX 9, you can use the Product Interface command to specify geometry and expressions in your part that should be used as references. A part file often has many geometric objects and expr...

Embedded Software

Hypervisor applications

I recently discussed hypervisor technology and how it is being applied in embedded systems. This coincided with Mentor Embedded’s announcement...

Electronic Systems Design

Do Your Designs Have Many Constraints?

John McMillan just delivered the latest in the PADS “Dig Deeper” webinar series, and it’s available on demand here. The...

Solid Edge

Secondary Sheet Metal Features: Dimple, Drawn Cutout and Bead

The last sheet metal features we talked about were the Gusset and Louver. These are features that don’t require sketches. The ones we’re going to talk about today are the Dimple and the Drawn Cutout,...

Solid Edge

Secondary Sheet Metal Features: Louvers and Gussets

Solid Edge has a wealth of built-in secondary sheet metal features that are sure to make your life easier if you use them. There’s a lot to show here, so let’s just get started. All of these tools ar...

Embedded Software

Back to Berlin

This past weekend we took a short vacation. It was time to go back to Berlin, where we have been...

NX Design

NX9 - Rib Feature

In NX, you can use the Rib command to add a thin-wall rib or rib network to a solid body by extruding an intersecting planar section. In this video, Ashley Eckhoff describes some of the en...

Tecnomatix

Welcome to IntoSite, web application that enables collaboration and knowledge sharing in 3D context

Recently, you must have read our announcements related to IntoSite, a cloud based web application that enables navigation through production sites and provides simple access and sharing of Digit...

Solid Edge

Sheet Metal Tour: Hems

The next stop on our tour of the sheet metal functions in Solid Edge is the Hem tool. Hem is just meant to fold over the edges of parts usually for safety, aesthetic, or strength issues. ...