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ST8: Annotation and Dimension Handles and Alignment

ST8 draft environment has a trove of new handles and alignment aids to help you make your annotations and dimension on your drawings look the way you want them to look.

There are three…

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #10

1) How do I insert grounded parts at the origin of an assembly file? The first part inserted into a new assembly is by default grounded and placed at the origin. To place other grounded parts into a…

SEU15 Call for Presenters: Tell Your Story

Solid Edge University 2015 is only a few months away, October 26-28.  One of the things that makes SEU so valuable is that people come together from all over to tell their stories. The one story…

ST8: Helical Curve

One of the things I like best about Solid Edge development is that when a new release hits, they have their ear to the ground to pick up the reaction from users. I think that’s one of the things that…

Community Keyshot Rendering Contest Winner

The first rendering contest has a winner! In fact, it has two. There was a tie for the total number of votes, so although @Fiorini got the credit for the win on the Winners page, both he and @RubenOr…

SEU15 Developer Day Agenda Now Available

We want to make sure that you know about Solid Edge University Developer Day, which is being held Monday, October 26 (right before SEU). You can see the SEU agenda here. Go directly to the Developer …

ST8: Design Intent and Live Rules

“Design Intent” is a new feature in Synchronous Technology for ST8. Sometimes it gets a little confusing when a function name and a general concept have the same name, so let’s get this one straight …

ST8: “Like Me” Synchronous Pattern Recognition

With every release, Solid Edge increases the power of Synchronous Technology. Part of that power is how Sync deals with imported data. The ability to extract intelligence or design intent from “dumb”…

Using the Solid Edge Relationship Browser

Solid Edge Assembly Relationship Browser

Have you ever imported a non-native assembly into Solid Edge and discovered that all of the components came in grounded and then you spent time sel…