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NX Manufacturing

Nest flat patterns of NX sheet metal assemblies with Sigma Nest

NX and Solid Edge include very powerful sheet metal design capabilities and figure as an important part of the engineering solution for sheet metal fabricators. Nesting and fabrication applications a...

Electronic Systems Design

How the Free Land Pattern Creator in PADS will save you time! : Part 1

In this 5-part blog series I’ll focus on cool features and tips and tricks that will enable you to get...

By John McMillan

NX Quick Tips: Fill Surface

This post has moved to the NX Design Knowledge Base. The complete NX Quick Tips video series can be found here. Jerry

By JerrySarfati

Active Workspace 2.1: Improved Performance and Usability

Active Workspace increases your productivity by providing access to PLM when and where you need it, allowing you to find what you need faster

By Robert_Hidajat

Shop Floor Work Instructions Made Easier

How do you create the work instructions for your shop floor workers? How do you reconcile them with the manufacturing structure? How do you communicate changes?

By Margaret Furleigh

Selecting the best hardware to enhance your design productivity

Selecting the best hardware to enhance your design productivity can be tricky - its certainly harder than trying out new software. Free trials of many software solutions are easily available&nbs...

By DavidChadwick

Changes Around the Community

You might notice that some changes have already taken place, and in the future, there will be more. Q&A areas will be merged into the Forums. We are still going to provide an area to...

Three weeks and counting...

Riding the wave of success from the long-running, annual German Plant Simulation User meeting held in October 2013, we are proud to present the first Plant Simulation Worldwide User Conferenc...

NASA Goddard uses Femap to help develop the next-generation space telescope

NASA is using Femap to help develop a time machine. Scheduled for launch in 2018, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will operate 1.5 million kilometers above the Earth. It’s ambitious mission is ...

Latest podcast episodes

Understanding AI-assisted Chip Design

January 23, 2026

Chip design is one of the most complex and challenging tasks in the world, requiring specialized tools and knowledge far...

By Spencer Acain

Engineering the Future Workforce

How Arizona State University is redefining education and lifelong learning through microcredentials

January 05, 2026

Stackable microcredentials are emerging as an essential tool for closing the talent gap at the speed of industrial change.

Driving the adoption of generative AI in industry

January 02, 2026

New technology can offer a lot of promise for improving on long-standing techniques or developing innovative approaches to different challenges...

By Spencer Acain