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Solid Edge 2020 launched at Realize Live

Democratization of software solutions for product development was a key theme of the Solid Edge 2020 launch at Realize Live today. With the Solid Edge portfolio, leading technology solutions develope…

New Responsibilities for Mechanical Engineers in the Development of Smart, Connected Products

New Responsibilities for Mechanical Engineers in the Development of Smart, Connected Products

Well, we are genuinely getting deep into the smart, connected products era. It seems like everywhere you turn nowadays, you run into something that is connected to the Internet of Things and interact…

Conversions and Transformations using the Solid Edge API – Part 3

…continued from part 2

This series of articles discusses the following:

Document Unit Conversion – ParseUnit and Format Unit methods of the UnitsOfMeasure object.
V…

Keyboard shortcuts in Solid Edge

One of the easiest ways to be more efficient at CAD design is to learn and master common keyboard and mouse shortcuts. Solid Edge provides extensive keyboard shortcuts to perform regular tasks with s…

The Solid Edge Command Finder is Your Friend

 
Using a new CAD system for the first time can be a daunting task, especially if you are already familiar with other systems. CAD pundits will advise unlearning the previous program to master…

Startup Spotlight: The Hero Lab

Matt Barton has always been a mechanical mind—from taking apart an heirloom cuckcoo clock at four years old, to heading research and development and new product development for what was the largest j…

Conversions and Transformations using the Solid Edge API – Part 2

 
Continuing from the previous part that discussed the UnitsOfMeasure object, this part explains the conversion of sheet coordinates to view coordinates.

This series of article…

Unlock the secrets to design productivity

Want to learn how you can increase Solid Edge design productivity by 25 percent?

Check out our latest webinar, Unlock the Secrets to Solid Edge PDM, to see how you can save valuable engine…

Conversions and Transformations using the Solid Edge API – Part 1

 
Introduction

Conversions from different reference systems and translations of spatial data is a common requirement in design automation using Solid Edge.

This series of…