Videos from SEU

Solid Edge had folks doing interviews in the hallways amid all the buzz and activity of the actual event. They captured the thoughts and reactions of the people making the news and those who help us …

Machining Multiple Parts on 4-axis Tombstone with CAMWorks for Solid Edge

In my last post, I mentioned that job shops like to be efficient.  Efficiency in production operations means more profits for the shop.  One way to increase efficiency is to reduce the numb…

Custom Shape Springs in Solid Edge Part 2

…continued from Part 1

Hourglass and Barrel Springs

Start with a new part  by clicking the Solid Edge Application Button > New > Part. On the Ribbo…

Creating Custom Shape Springs in Solid Edge

The various types of springs used in the industry are:

• Cylindrical: All coils have the same diameter with a constant pitch. • Conical, Telescopic or Tapered: Coil diameter d…

Two Sheet Metal Wonders

Solid Edge ST7 has added a couple of real breakthrough features in sheet metal. The first one is called Blank Body. The name might need some explanation. This function takes a stamped part and flatte…

Machining Multiple Setups with CAMWorks for Solid Edge

Job shops like it when they get to produce more than one of the same item.  It lets them amortize their setup costs over several parts, rather than just one.  They REALLY like it when they …

ST7: Hole Options Dialog

The Hole tool is another of the most popular enhancements in the ST7 release. The new Hole Options dialog is more visual, offers more settings, and offers options for the function of the hole (screw …

Using Lookup Tables in Solid Edge

Before the advent of computers, lookup tables of values were used by people to speed up hand calculations of complex functions such as in trigonometry and logarithms. In ancient India (499 CE), Aryab…

ST7: 3D Measure

I will admit to struggling with a couple of things in Solid Edge, and measurements on the 3D model have been one of them. Until now. In ST7, a new set of tools for measurements of the 3D model have b…