NX 4 Update Joan Hirsch Paul Brown Paul
NX 4 Update Joan Hirsch Paul Brown Paul Bevan PLM World 2006 © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Topics NX strategy I-deas update Product Design Managed Development Environment Knowledge Driven Automation Validation What’s next Summary © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Increase Innovation Eliminate waste Design in Quality
Topics NX strategy I-deas update Product Design Managed Development Environment Knowledge Driven Automation Validation What’s next Summary © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Increase Innovation Eliminate waste Design in Quality
Relentless Innovation with NX © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Relentless Innovation with NX © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
NX Series products roadmap 2006 Oct NX 3. 0. 3 2007 Apr NX 4. 0 I-deas 12 NX 4. 0. 3 NX 4. 0. 2 - Q 2 2006 NX 4. 0. 3 - Q 4 2006 NX 5. 0 - Q 1 2007 Apr NX 5. 0 I-deas 13 I-deas 12 m 1 NX 4. 0. 1 - Q 2 2006 © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Oct NX 4. 0. 1 NX 4. 0. 2 Jul I-deas 12 m 1 - Q 1 2006 NX License Borrow Option I-deas 13 - Q 2 2007
Topics NX strategy I-deas update Product Design Managed Development Environment Knowledge Driven Automation Validation What’s next Summary © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Increase Innovation Eliminate waste Design in Quality
Evolution to Excellence program Now is the Time to Begin Your Migration to NX “UGS continues its relentless goal of evolving the best attributes of these two flagship products into a single, rich solution for digital product development” “UGS shows a unique strength in this area, as I know of no other company in its industry that has achieved such success” Ken Versprille Partner, PLM Research Director Collaborative Product Development Associates, LLC (CPDA) © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Topics NX strategy I-deas update Product Design Managed Development Environment Knowledge Driven Automation Validation What’s next Summary © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Increase Innovation Eliminate waste Design in Quality
Modeling usability projects Capabilities Modeling features consistent UI and interaction – follows NX User Interaction Model Revolve Extrude Offset Surface Shell Chamfer Trim Body Extrude, Revolve, Shell, Chamfer, Face Blend, Trim Body, Draft, … Dynamic interaction and preview Added features capabilities Why us it important to you? Provides you with an efficient and consistent user interface and interaction that is measured by user work-flows Discoverable -- easy to learn Datum Plane © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Advanced features Directions Workflow based advanced features Design intent is built-in Role focus (e. g. Sheet Metal) NX 4 Projects Variational sweep Emboss Efficient 2 D environment; Sketcher improvements, large 2 D layouts Multi-body output in extrude, trim, etc. Multi-value offset and draft Draft sub-divide face Emboss Variational sweep Multi-value draft © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Demonstration © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Sheet Metal design Directions u Create parts from simple boxes to complex embossed parts Complete the integration of Solid Edge’s approach to sheet metal into NX (features and workflows) Introduce new product Aerospace Sheet Metal formed frame workflows NX 4 projects u Lofted Flange, Normal Cutout, Break Corner, 3 -Bend Corner, Dimple, Louver, Bead, Drawn Cutout, Solid Punch, Convert to Sheet Metal, Edge RIP u Aerospace Flange, Aerospace Joggle, Aerospace Unform/Reform © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Sheet Metal demonstration © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Capturing Knowledge “on the fly” Design. Logic Directions Enable easy access, capture and reuse of built-in engineering rules u Speed up engineering design process by providing out of the box engineering functions Bridge the gap between requirements and geometry NX 4 Projects Engineering intent can be expressed as: associative measurements, functions, formulas, or references Function Builder with extensive library of Engineering functions Additional Measurements © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Associative measurements New parameter entry tool Insert ‘out of the box’ or User Defined Functions
Demonstration Capturing knowledge “on the fly” © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
2 D Design Infer Constraints During Edit Directions Single environment for 2 D design supporting workflows for basic profile as well as large layout creation Streamlined sketch geometry creation and modification – improved user efficiency Effective data organization NX 4 projects u u Data Organization Redo Creation of unconstrained curves in sketch Improved performance User defined and constraint based colors for sketch curves Simple to understand use data organization in the Part Navigator for sketch geometry Ctrl-drag to copy geometry, dimensions, constraints Infer constraints during Edit Multiple Redo in the Sketcher Sketch in drawing views, and more… © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Copy via Ctrl + drag
2 D Concept Design demonstration © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Assemblies Directions u u Enhanced digital mock-up applications Teamcenter assemblies configurations in NX Tighter Teamcenter integration NX 4 projects u Performance and memory usage u Clearance analysis u Multiple part revisions within a session u Multi-CAD assembly structure support u Opening JT assemblies in NX © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Enhanced Clearance Analysis
Full Context Design Capabilities Clearance analysis enhancements Improved browsing of issues Better visual representation of clearance violations Performance and memory usage Memory limit warning Enhanced memory handling for lightweight representations Better Visual Feedback Why is this important to you? u Easily detect interference problems u Improved utilization of hardware resources Low memory message © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Multi-CAD in NX 4. 0. 2 Capabilities u u u JT lightweight to precise u Reference set controls precise or lightweight representation Add and substitute JT – based components u Importing JT assemblies into NX Partial “Update Structure” for Multi-CAD support – hybrid assemblies with foreign parts Cartoon display of component and assembly PMI u Display graphical representation of PMI from JT data NX support for reading Parasolid (xt) assembly structure Why is it important to you? u u Supports customer workflows in heterogeneous CAD environments Enables supplier collaboration © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. JT assembly structure in NX
Assemblies demonstration © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Drafting Sketcher in Drafting Direction Easier UI and workflows Rapid drawing creation Automation plus convenience NX 4 projects Trace lines from 3 D exploded views New Dimensioning Capabilities All new Ordinate Dimensions Multiple margins, doglegs, direct editing WYSIWYG GD&T Editor Trace lines in exploded views Reattach leader lines © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. GD&T Editor All new Ordinate Dimensioning Re-attach leader lines 2004 CIP NX Drafting # 1 ER
New PMI Application in NX 4 Product and Manufacturing Information A strong collection of production ready capabilities to document solid models in 3 D 3 D Section Views PMI Tools to Create, Edit, Associate to Geometry, Organize into Views Part PMI in Assembly context PMI in Navigator All PMI to Drafting PMI Report and Search All PMI to JT/PLM XML/Vis © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Standards support Display and Annotation planes
Drafting & PMI demonstration © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Topics NX strategy I-deas update Product Design Managed Development Environment Knowledge Driven Automation Validation What’s next Summary © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Increase Innovation Eliminate waste Design in Quality
Managed Development Environment Objectives Teamcenter Express NX 4. 0 Assembly positioning in Teamcenter Arrangements, VCP, deformable components Teamcenter advanced product configuration concepts in NX Enhanced NX Routing support (4. 0) Multi-CAD assemblies (4. 0. 2) Partial and Multi-CAD Assemblies Alignment with Teamcenter architecture advances Installation management Remote check-in / check-out (4. 0. 1) Full FMS support (4. 0. 2) NX Routing Support Teamcenter Environment Manager © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Teamcenter Express Best-in-class Integration NX and I-deas NX Series Managed Development Environment – best-in-class integration with Teamcenter Express Optimized for day-to-day product design tasks and processes Automatic revision control ensures data integrity and traceability Implicit Check-In/Check-Out ensures data integrity by controlling access permissions Synchronized assembly control allows designers freedom to configure complex product structures – NX or Teamcenter Embedded viewing enables 2 -D and 3 -D data to be viewed independent of NX © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. PDM functions are transparent to the NX user when performing typical design tasks
Teamcenter Position Management Directions NX generated data managed in Teamcenter – e. g. Component position data NX 4 / Teamcenter Engineering 2005 SR 1 projects Represent NX component positions in Teamcenter Arrangements, Variable Component Positioning (VCP), Deformable components, and promoted geometry For Arrangements, reposition components in Teamcenter embedded viewer © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Variable Component Positioning Arrangements Promotion Geometry Assembly-level features in riser plates Deformable Components
Teamcenter Deployment Directions Simplify Teamcenter client / server installation NX 4 / Teamcenter Engineering 2005 SR 1 Projects New Server/Client Installation Tools Teamcenter Environment Manager Teamcenter Web Application Manager Improved usability for installation, upgrade and IRM deployment Reduced administration costs with zero client install option © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Teamcenter Environment Manager Teamcenter Web Application Manager
Topics NX strategy I-deas update Product Design Managed Development Environment Knowledge Driven Automation Validation What’s next Summary © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Increase Innovation Eliminate waste Design in Quality
Journaling and Automation tools Directions Range of solutions based on common architecture & object model Broad coverage, developed in parallel with interactive functions Use within UGS (autotest, etc) NX 4 projects Knowledge Fusion coverage automation for common APIs Java API (Java IDE, SWING, remoting, batch, etc) Broader journaling support (display, assemblies, PMI, CAE, routing, NC) © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Edit Journaling Replay Record VB. NET or Java program
KDA demonstration © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Topics NX strategy I-deas update Product Design Managed Development Environment Knowledge Driven Automation Validation What’s next Summary © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Increase Innovation Eliminate waste Design in Quality
Validation Directions OOTB comprehensive checks (>210) Manage validation process and data in Teamcenter Improve spreadsheet interface, user interface and reporting improvements Enable Requirements Driven Validation NX 4 projects Managing validation Teamcenter Portal interface for validation results Control checking targets through filtering Requirements driven validation Use of external Excel spreadsheet Requirements can be documented in Excel spreadsheets and mapped to NX rules using expressions © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Validation for manufacturability Wall Thickness check Wall Thickness Check Capabilities u New Wall Checking method: u Maximum radius rolling ball method u Method takes full advantage of the existing results reporting tools and options Normal Ray Method result Ray trace result Rolling Ball Why is it important to you? u Move manufacturing awareness early in the design process Reduce cost and re-design time Improve product design quality © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Maximum Radius Rolling Ball Method
Topics NX strategy I-deas update Product Design Managed Development Environment Knowledge Driven Automation Validation What’s next Summary © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Increase Innovation Eliminate waste Design in Quality
NX Board Modeler and ECAD exchange Directions Seamless exchange of data between NX and ECAD systems Tight integration with Zuken CR 5000 Expanded integration with TC Full support for simulation – NX Thermal and NX Flow NX 4 projects Embedded NX application Expanded IDF support Teamcenter integration © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
Topics NX strategy I-deas update Product Design Managed Development Environment Knowledge Driven Automation Validation What’s next Summary © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. Increase Innovation Eliminate waste Design in Quality
Summary NX 4 is a major step forward with over 350 enhancements Advancing NX capabilities in Usability, 2 D Design, Sheet Metal, PMI, integration with Teamcenter, and ECAD exchange Don’t miss the John Baker show I-deas migration readiness for data and functionality Don’t miss the I-deas sessions © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
NX sessions highlights NX Assembly Modeling Update Tuesday 10: 00 – 10: 45 Automotive Application Tips and Techniques Tuesday 1: 45 – 2: 30 Case Study on Plastic Injection Mold Design and Manufacturing Tuesday 2: 30 - 3: 15 NX Open - New & Cool Wednesday 9: 30 – 10: 15 NX Open API - How It Works Wednesday 10: 30 – 11: 15 Programming Tools CIP Wednesday 11: 15 – 12: 00 Check-Mate Product Validation -- Helping your Designers Really Follow your Design Standards Wednesday 1: 00 – 2: 15 Teamcenter CAD Data Management Strategy Wednesday 1: 45 – 2: 30 Quality Data Viewing & Analysis Wednesday 1: 45 – 2: 30 Selling the Idea: The Latest in NX 4 High-end Visualization Wednesday 3: 45 – 4: 30 NX Design CIP Review Wednesday 4: 30 – 5: 30 © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
NX sessions highlights, cont. Amaze your Friends and Family with Cool Party Tricks using Sheet Metal in NX 4 Thursday 9: 30 -10: 15 The Evolution of NX Drafting and PMI Thursday 10: 30 – 11: 15 Knowledge Fusion Update and CIP Review Thursday 10: 30 – 11: 15 NX KDA Knowledge Fusion Development - Tips and Tricks for Developing KF Applications Thursday 11: 15 – 12: 00 Reduce Die Design Time with NX Progressive Die Design Thursday 1: 00 – 1: 45 NX KDA Knowledge Fusion Development - NX 5 Knowledge Fusion ICE Thursday 1: 00 – 1: 45 NX Routing Electrical and Mechanical - NX 4 Product Update Thursday 1: 45 – 2: 30 Drafting and PMI CIP Review Thursday 1: 45 – 2: 15 Reduce Mold Design Time with NX Mold Design Thursday 3: 45 – 4: 30 Selling the Idea: NX 4 Fast Concept Modeling Friday 9: 30 – 10: 15 NX Design - Making Product Design Faster and Easier with NX Friday 10: 30 – 11: 30 © UGS Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
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