{"id":6492,"date":"2018-04-27T07:44:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T14:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Solid-Edge-Blog\/The-Art-of-Assemblies\/ba-p\/487435"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:23:41","slug":"the-art-of-assemblies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/solidedge\/the-art-of-assemblies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Assemblies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right\" style=\"width: 182px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"art patrick.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/art-patrick-1.jpg\" alt=\"art patrick.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Art Patrick is well-known amongst longtime Edgers, and if you\u2019ve ever attended a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/topic\/solid-edge-university\/28539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Solid Edge University<\/a> event before, you\u2019ve likely seen him present before. I\u2019ve heard that his presentations are riveting, and after speaking with him for a while, it\u2019s easy to see why. He not only prefers live demonstrations over running through hundreds of slides, but his technical expertise is far-reaching\u2014and for good reason!<\/p>\n<p>Skip to the bottom for a special limited time offer! Get $425 off your registration to Solid Edge University Phoenix with a promo code.<\/p>\n<p>Today he\u2019s known as the product manager for assemblies in Solid Edge, but throughout his 28 years with Siemens, he has worn many hats. Among these are product manager for Intergraph CAM (predating Solid Edge), product planning for Solid Edge drafting, original planning and functionality for sheet metal, and he was heavily involved in the original planning of Synchronous Technology.<\/p>\n<p>This year at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.siemensplmconnectionamericas.org\/Registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Solid Edge University in Phoenix<\/a> on June 5, he will be sharing \u201cWhat You Need to Know about the Latest in Solid Edge Assembly\u201d which will include a deep dive into three new areas of functionality: Flexible hoses, auto-simplify, and clone placement. He will also run through some of the great yet lesser-known capabilities we\u2019ve added to Solid Edge in the past few years that can really help your workflows when dealing with large assemblies.<\/p>\n<p>In a typical presentation, he strives to address frequently asked questions from users about how to achieve a certain result in Solid Edge, why a feature or command works the way that it does, and what best practices he recommends. In short, his goal is to help people with the areas in which they struggle most frequently. This year, he plans to cover a bit more about animation and assembly patterning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll have fun no matter what we do,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>As for what to expect with regard to the new functionality, you\u2019ll just need to attend the session if you want to be among the first to hear details <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"smileywink\" class=\"emoticon emoticon-smileywink\" title=\"Smiley Wink\" src=\"https:\/\/siemensplm.i.lithium.com\/i\/smilies\/16x16_smiley-wink.png\" alt=\"Smiley Wink\" \/> We will say, though, that you can expect an improvement in <a href=\"https:\/\/solidedge.siemens.com\/en\/solutions\/products\/3d-design\/assembly-modeling-and-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">large assembly<\/a> performance.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more in the coming weeks as we preview a few other sessions that will be presented at Solid Edge University in Phoenix, Arizona this year! You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.siemensplmconnectionamericas.org\/Portals\/0\/SEU-Agenda-at-a-Glance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">view the full agenda<\/a> on the Siemens PLM Connection website today. And if you\u2019re not registered to attend already, what are you waiting for? Head over to the registration page today and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.siemensplmconnectionamericas.org\/Registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">sign up to attend SEU Phoenix<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re among the <strong>first 50 to register<\/strong>, you can attend for just $120 (a $425 discount) with <strong>promo code SEU425<\/strong>. Hurry, though! This promotion is available on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art Patrick is well-known amongst longtime Edgers, and if you\u2019ve ever attended a Solid Edge University event before, you\u2019ve likely seen him present before. 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