Freeform Shape Modeling   2007-9-14 17:46:09
      NX Shape Studio is a tailored styling and industrial design package that offers the freedom and accuracy designers need to explore shapes and what-if styling in the conceptual modeling phase. By seamlessly integrating curve- and surface-based modeling, NX Shape Studio puts cutting-edge CAD tools into the hands of industrial designers. At the same time, the easy-to-use toolbox fosters innovation.   Visualization   2007-9-14 17:45:28
      Options are available to apply materials, textures and finishes to solids and surfaces. A large variety of material categories are available from which to choose. Textures can be assigned to specific materials.   Automotive Styling   2007-9-14 17:44:55
      The word "stylish" is most often used to describe a unique and distinctive automotive design that through its basic shape or overall impression catches the eye. But behind the eye candy of automotive styling lies an exacting discipline that requires knowledge of the entire design-through-manufacturing process.   Reverse Engineering   2007-9-14 17:44:14
      Reverse engineering capabilities allow designers to use input from physical components at every stage of the design-to-manufacturing process. This approach not only allows for accurate design representation and rapid comparisons of physical legacy data, but also bridges the physical-to-digital environments. Geometric representation can be created in a fraction of the time of conventional CAD systems.   Engineering & Manufacturing Integration   2007-9-14 17:43:41
      The segregated, departmental approach to product development creates too many obstacles to reduce time-to-market. Data translation between industrial and mechanical design has been such a problem in the past that many companies won’t attempt it. Surface continuity becomes a patchwork. Shapes are altered. The stylist’s most critical nuances get lost. The limitations to this approach indicate that companies need industrial design and styling functionality to be an integral part of a complete product development process.   NX Mold Design   2007-9-14 17:42:41
      NX Mold Design optimizes the mold design process, delivering levels of productivity that dramatically outperform traditional CAD software. Providing a structured workflow based on expert best practices, automation of mold-specific design tasks, and libraries of standard mold components, NX Mold Design delivers a step-by-step process that promotes the most efficient workflow, while integrating complex elements of design technology into automated sequences.   NX Progressive Die Design   2007-9-14 17:41:56
      NX Progressive Die Design optimizes the die design process, delivering levels of productivity that dramatically outperform traditional CAD software. Providing a structured workflow based on expert best practices, automation of die-specific design tasks, and libraries of standard components, NX Progressive Die Design delivers a step-by-step process that promotes the most efficient work flow, while integrating complex elements of design technology into automated sequences.   NX Automotive Stamping Die Design   2007-9-14 17:41:02
      NX Automotive Stamping Die Design is designed to assist product designers and manufacturing engineers with a toolkit specifically focused on die process specification, die layout and die analysis. The package automates the more costly and time-consuming processes associated with the production of stamped sheet metal parts, significantly reducing their typical lead times.   NX Electrode Design   2007-9-14 17:40:22
      NX Electrode Design makes it easy to design electrodes in 3D solids that are fully compatible with NX Tool design and CAM applications. The software offers an easy to follow, step-by-step process and addresses all of the common types of electrodes.   NX Jig and Fixture Design Tools   2007-9-14 17:39:38
      Advanced solid modeling and assembly design aids in NX are ideally suited for general tool, jig and fixture design. Designers begin with solid models of parts, in-process workpieces, or product assemblies, using associative capabilities to directly relate tooling models to the geometry of the workpiece.   Advanced Tooling Solution   2007-9-14 17:38:43
      The UGS Advanced Tooling Solution brings together specific applications and supporting information and process management technology to create an end-to-end, process-driven capability for tool design and manufacture.   Knowledge-based application development - Knowledge Fusion   2007-9-14 17:37:42
      Knowledge Fusion is a fully integrated knowledge-based engineering (KBE) tool that permits knowledge-based extension of NX by the end user. Compared to traditional KBE technologies, the tight integration of Knowledge Fusion into the NX digital product development system provides a significant advantage in the industry.   Journaling   2007-9-14 17:35:50
      The Journal utility is a rapid automation tool that records, edits and replays interactive NX sessions. Based on the programming language Visual Basic .NET, it produces a scripted file from an interactive session of NX which can be run at a later time to replay the session. These sessions can be edited and enhanced with simple programming constructs and user interface components to produce a rapidly generated customized program. As a record and replay capability, journal files can be used as a basic technique for automating repetitive workflow, and recording and reproducing problem reports. And, because it is based on the Common API, it can be used to generate a template of actual working automation code in any of the supported automation languages.   Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)   2007-9-14 17:34:52
      NX offers an API for use with Microsoft's .NET framework. Built on the Common API, this interface provides programmatic access to NX core application functionality, making it possible to create advanced automation programs using any of the .NET-compliant languages, including Visual Basic .NET and C#. Because the API is built on the .NET framework, users can take full advantage of all the benefits provided by that framework.   User interface customization tools   2007-9-14 17:34:06
         Modeling   2007-9-14 17:32:55
      NX's hybrid modeling includes high-performance tools for feature-based parametric design, as well traditional, explicit modeling and unique direct modeling that works with any geometric model.   Assembly Design   2007-9-14 17:32:15
      NX design solutions are developed to handle the world's most complex assembly designs, even those containing tens of thousands of components.   System-based Modeling   2007-9-14 17:31:33
      Designing large, complex products requires the performance and capacity to create and evaluate assemblies comprised of thousands of components. In recent years, the industry has witnessed a trend toward a system-based approach that allows products to be broken down into physically and functionally self-contained subsystems or modules. These subsystems have well-defined interfaces that allow them to "plug and play" with a variety of other subsystems.   User-defined Features   2007-9-14 17:30:48
      With user defined features, NX enables companies to interactively capture, store, and re-use intelligent part or feature families. Designers can begin with any NX parametric solid model and add part knowledge in the form of feature variables and relationships between parameters. These intelligent user-defined features can be stored in libraries for easy access in creating families of parts. To create a new standard part or variant, designers simply drag and drop the feature from a library palette into the design window and enter the required parameter values. NX then automatically builds an intelligent solid model based on the stored definition.   Routed Systems Design   2007-9-14 17:30:05
      NX provides tailored design environments for routed subsystems, both electrical and mechanical, that are far more productive than general-purpose tools. For electrical routing designers can use commands for placing wiring, conduit, and raceways, taking advantage of standard component libraries for electrical systems. Mechanical routing adds design tools and libraries for tubing, piping, and steelwork. Routed systems models are fully associative to NX assemblies to facilitate design changes. Automated Bill of Material and bend reports provide information for subsystem manufacturing.

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