{"id":6108,"date":"2014-09-03T15:21:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T22:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Simcenter-Blog\/Technology-Issues-and-Solutions-Behind-CAD-CAE-Integration\/ba-p\/269145"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:49:20","slug":"technology-issues-and-solutions-behind-cad-cae-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/technology-issues-and-solutions-behind-cad-cae-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Issues and Solutions Behind CAD\/CAE Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><span class=\"lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left\" style=\"width: 200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/8445i67585C5E5596C530\/image-size\/small?v=1.0&amp;px=200\" alt=\"CAD CAE integration with NX.jpg\" title=\"CAD CAE integration with NX.jpg\" \/><\/span>More factors come into play than just people when it comes to integrating <a title=\"CAD\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Computer-aided_design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">CAD<\/A>&nbsp;and <a title=\"CAE\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Computer-aided_engineering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">CAE<\/A>. Even when a company and its employees recognize the benefits it offers, CAD and CAE integration can\u2019t happen without the software to make it possible.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Imagine you use a dial-up internet connection. After you learn broadband offers a faster connection and high-speed internet, which allows you to view larger files with more ease, you decide to switch. Without a cable box or DSL, though, you won\u2019t be able to reap the benefits of broadband.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>While the above metaphor demonstrates the point, it is a little over-simplified for the case of CAD and CAE integration. You might encounter software that promises to integrate the two, but doesn\u2019t provide a truly integrated experience. It would be like if your broadband connection only worked halfway, leaving speeds lagging behind what they could be.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>This is what happens when software systems use piecemeal efforts. As Scientific Computing World notes, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientific-computing.com\/features\/feature.php?feature_id=261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">some CAD vendors have purchased simulation packages in an attempt to integrate their systems<\/A>. Siemens, however, has developed CAD and CAE technologies alongside each other for more than 40 years. Siemens\u2019 NX CAE is a multidiscipline simulation solution that is built on the same platform as NX CAD, thereby delivering a truly integrated experience.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>One of the most common technological issues encountered with piecemeal integration is information loss. Information is lost when data is exported from one system and imported into another through a neutral format.&nbsp; Time is lost when an engineer has to learn an entirely new user interface just because they are performing a simulation task rather than a design task. &nbsp;<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>NX eliminates such inefficiencies by providing seamless workflows that take a user from design creation to validation in a consistent graphical environment that they know and understand.&nbsp; Needless data transfers and sources of manual errors are eliminated.&nbsp; Providing product development teams with an integrated environment like NX can also encourage earlier application of simulation, or simulation-driven design to become reality.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>But, the value of integration goes beyond the benefits outlined above. We\u2019ve talked about how <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/NX-Simulation-Blog\/Making-the-Transition-to-an-Integrated-CAD-CAE-Environment\/ba-p\/266199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NX Synchronous Technology and associative geometry enable integration<\/A>. Simplifying and automating the process of creating CAE geometry is another benefit of NX.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><BR \/>Unnecessary features such as holes or gaps may not affect the CAD design, but they have a huge impact on the time it takes for simulation. Analysts spend a significant amount of time defeaturing and cleaning up CAD geometry in order to perform analysis. Analysts may also spend a lot of effort on generating mid-surface models that are more efficient to mesh.&nbsp;<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Simplifying CAE geometry preparation is just another way that CAD- CAE integration in NX improves your workflow, so you can focus on results.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>-Amy<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More factors come into play than just people when it comes to integrating CAD&nbsp;and CAE. 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