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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Solid Edge holiday savings: How to find the best CAD deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

November 15, 2024

Looking for professional product development software at a cost that fits your budget? Learn how you can get the best of both worlds with a new Solid Edge® 3D CAD subscription this year on Cyber Monday and Black Friday.

By anthonybele
3 MIN READ
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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

Latest posts

What Annoys History-based Users?

September 10, 2014

On a CAD blog I recently found an article bemoaning problems people have with their CAD systems. Somehow it devolved from a cynical yet rhetorical “survey” of sorts into a set of serious answers from…

By MLombard
2 MIN READ

Interview with Dan Staples

September 9, 2014

Since your promotion to VP of Development for Mainstream Engineering a few months ago, how have your daily duties changed?

I spend more time interacting with the sales and marketing functi…

By MLombard
5 MIN READ

Hiring Contractors

September 8, 2014

Hiring an unknown contractor to do work for your engineering organization can be nervewracking. Picking the wrong person can waste precious time and resources. If you pay too little, you might get so…

By MLombard
5 MIN READ

Custom Linetypes and Hatch Patterns

September 7, 2014

For those who have used AutoCAD for a long duration and tried exploring the many under-the-hood techniques, understanding the cryptic methods of creating line types and hatch patterns was a daunting …

By Tushar Suradkar
4 MIN READ

Getting Started as an Independent Contractor

September 3, 2014

In the engineering business, we sometimes have needs for which we need temporary solutions. An unexpected surge in orders requires more design help. That can include the quantity and type of the work…

By MLombard
6 MIN READ
Solid Edge Community Templates Quick Start

Solid Edge Community Templates Quick Start

September 2, 2014

The following video demonstrates how to install and use the Solid Edge Community Templates for Visual Studio. They are published to the Visual Studio Gallery on MSDN and allow you to quickl…

By jnewell
< 1 MIN READ
Solid Edge Community Open Source Initiative

Solid Edge Community Open Source Initiative

August 31, 2014

The following video is the official introduction to the Solid Edge Community Open Source Initiative. I spoke about this topic at Solid Edge University 2014. At that time, we were not quite ready…

By jnewell
< 1 MIN READ

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 In Action: Video

August 31, 2014

I find the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 to be a fantastic machine for people on the go. You can get a real processor in it (up to i7) and use it for real CAD. A docking station gives you more real estate …

By MLombard
< 1 MIN READ

Automation as a CAD Standards Enabler

August 29, 2014

CAD Standards, especially those pertaining to layers can be enforced effectively by providing tools to the user that will make him/her easy to adhere to the published guidelines. The previou…

By Tushar Suradkar
3 MIN READ