Solid Edge

Solid Edge is a portfolio suite of software tools that advance all aspects of the product development process – mechanical and electrical design, simulation, manufacturing, technical documentation, data management, and cloud collaboration. Developed by Siemens, Solid Edge provides an innovative and comprehensive approach to product development.

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Introducing Solid Edge 2025 

October 23, 2024

Solid Edge 2025: Innovate without limits     Now available, Solid Edge 2025 brings exciting updates, including Solid Edge X, Solid Edge…

By Kyzmen Wood
5 MIN READ

Overcoming modern design and manufacturing challenges with solution integration

May 31, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving industrial landscape, the pressures on design and manufacturing teams have never been greater. Companies are tasked…

By Kyzmen Wood
5 MIN READ
G2 Awards- Solid Edge

Solid Edge earns the #1 spot on G2’s 2024 Best Software Awards for CAD/PLM Products

February 13, 2024

The best award, for the best product Our Solid Edge Community has accomplished a new feat! We’re so excited to…

By Kyzmen Wood
2 MIN READ

Latest posts

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #4

February 25, 2015

Why is my fully-defined sketch not changing colors? The first item to check is to ensure that the option is enabled; in an Ordered sketch, go to Inspect -> Evaluate, Select the Relationship …

By MLombard
3 MIN READ

Interview with Matt Lombard – The Man Behind the Scenes

February 22, 2015

Matt Lombard needs no introduction. The world knows Matt as a CAD user, celebrated author, blogger, sought-after speaker and an insightful voice on CAD and related technologies. He is down to earth i…

By Tushar Suradkar
9 MIN READ

Searching for Text Content in Networked Unmanaged Solid Edge Draft Files

February 19, 2015

Before jumping into the instructions, I just want to quickly point out that in both this and the previous related blog post, installing the IFilter does not require Solid Edg…

By uk_dave
6 MIN READ

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #3

February 18, 2015

How do I get an underline on a Drawing View Caption?
Go to the View Properties dialog and the Caption tab. In the Format box, check the Separator option.

Why can’t I zoom in &…

By MLombard
3 MIN READ

Searching for Solid Edge Files Based on Text Content in Unmanaged Draft Files

February 14, 2015

Unfortunately out-of-the-box unmanaged Solid Edge does not provide functionality to search for Solid Edge files based on text within the content of unmanaged draft files. Windows Search will only ind…

By uk_dave
5 MIN READ

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #2

February 11, 2015

Thanks to Fred White and the GTAC folks for this info. Part of the beauty of these tips is that they are easy to add to. So use the comments to add your observations/ideas/questions to expand on the …

By MLombard
2 MIN READ

Interview with Tushar Suradkar, CAD Rennaissance Man

February 9, 2015

I’ve never actually met Tushar face to face, only through the Solid Edge Community site and email. I could tell right away that he had an unusual combination of skills that I value highly. First he’s…

By MLombard
8 MIN READ

How to export draft images

February 9, 2015

Have you ever had a need to export vector graphics or raster graphics from a draft file? Over my 15 years of working with Solid Edge, I have found myself in that position many, many ti…

By jnewell
4 MIN READ

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #1

February 3, 2015

 

How do I make Solid Edge use all the processors/cores on my PC? Solid Edge is a single threaded application, and as such will only use a single CPU core. There are exceptions to this i…

By MLombard
2 MIN READ