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<\/span>Realize LIVE<\/A> in Detroit is fast approaching, and with it comes the opportunity to experience four days of Solid Edge through learning and developing new skills, not to mention networking and connecting with other experts. You\u2019ll be among the first to see Solid Edge 2020 and hear about the groundbreaking new technology directly from Dan Staples during his presentation that kicks things off on day one. There are plenty of great sessions from the developers, product managers, and expert users alike, all designed with the intent to help you reach the next level in your engineering know-how.<\/P><\/p>\nOne such presentation will be from Melissa Schultz @Melissa–PEC<\/a>, owner of Polished Edge Consulting. As a CAD admin, she led her team of more than 70 engineers through a transition to synchronous technology<\/A>. Before that, Melissa had ten years of experience as a designer, so she understands the challenges and frustrations engineers face when using CAD software. Now as the owner of Polished Edge Consulting<\/A>, her goal is to reach out to all Solid Edge users anywhere to help them further their skills.<\/P><\/p>\n \u201cJust because a company has a need or maybe resources are lacking to have a full time CAD admin doesn\u2019t mean that they don\u2019t need help or don\u2019t need guidance on using the software. Large companies with many users who do have a full-time admin\u2026 when you\u2019re providing-day-to-day support for a team that large, it\u2019s difficult to dedicate time just to writing training materials,\u201d Melissa explains. \u201cMy goal is to help people to use Solid Edge in the best way possible, so they can spend their time producing their product which is what they\u2019re good at versus spending time on the CAD software itself.\u201d<\/SPAN><\/P><\/p>\n A large part of the learning process of course is understanding how what you are learning applies to you. This why, as a presenter and trainer, Melissa strives to use relatable designs for both product and machine design applications. \u201cSynchronous is really practical for both product and machine design, and once people see it being used on their type of design product, they can see how to take it back to the office and see an immediate return on their investment,\u201d she says.<\/P><\/p>\n \u201cWhat people need to realize is that the return on synchronous can be immediate. With synchronous technology, we talk about it like it\u2019s history free, but that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s dimension free. That is one myth I\u2019d like to debunk,\u201d Melissa adds. The combined use of dimensions with push pull drag technology is \u201creally where synchronous technology stands out,\u201d she says. \u201cFile sizes are smaller so anyone working on a large assembly is going to benefit twofold, not only from having faster edits in changing designs as they go, but they will also realize a file size improvement because file sizes are about 30% smaller than in an identical ordered part.\u201d<\/P><\/p>\n![\"Melissa](\"http:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/Melissa-Schultz-Polished-Edge-Consulting-1.jpg\" "\\"Melissa")
Melissa Schultz has 20 years of experience with Solid Edge and has been presenting at Solid Edge University since 2014.<\/span><\/span>Her presentation at Realize LIVE 2019 perfectly captures that spirit of helping people to make the most of their experience using Solid Edge. During the event, she will present the topic \u201cLearn Synchronous and Optimize the Use of Existing Features.\u201d Her demonstration will focus on \u201cboosting confidence in synchronous technology so people walk away knowing how to use it.\u201d Through a mix of videos and live demonstrations, she plans to help attendees learn tangible skills that include:<\/P>
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<\/span>Ultimately Melissa would like to see more companies willing to take on synchronous and be confident that they will realize the benefit. It\u2019s important to remember that \u201cwhile it\u2019s a very intuitive design paradigm, that doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t need to learn it. You can have all these benefits, but you do have to learn how to use synchronous technology and know how to use it effectively for your design,\u201d she says. That\u2019s where her initiatives as a consultant and her presentation at Realize LIVE come in.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/p>\n