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UGS NX

U!" NX # screenshot Developer: "iemens U!" $%& "oft'are

Latest release: NX # ( )pril *+, ,--. OS: Genre: Website: Uni/ ( Windo's ( %inu/ ( &ac 0" X 1)2 soft'are '''3siemens3com(ugs

UGS NX is the commercial 1)2(1)&(1)4 $%& soft'are suite de eloped 5y "iemens U!" $%& "oft'are3 6t is commonly referred to as a 3D $%& soft'are application3 )ll stages of product de elopment are supported, from conceptuali7ation(1)62), to design (1)2), to analysis (1)4), to manufacturing (1)&)3 NX integrates these product lifecycle stages into an end8to8end process using concurrent engineering 'orkflo', design8in8conte/t and product data management tools that apply across all functional areas3

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[edit] Overview
NX is 'idely used throughout the engineering industry, especially in the automoti e (e3g3, !eneral &otors, Nissan &otors)and aerospace sectors (e3g3, @oeing, Rolls8Royce and $ratt A Whitney), 'here 1atia and NX are t'o of many systems3 6t is also used in consumer goods design in companies such as @";, 2yson, and )pple3 NX is a parametric solid ( surface feature 5ased package 5ased on $arasolid3 NX, along 'ith 1)=6), are the leading 95y re enue: high8end $%& solutions in use3

[edit] C rrent !elease

NX #, released )pril, ,--., includes, according to the "iemens U!" $%& "oft'are $ress Release, ?-- functional enhancements3 =he NX # release has 5een re ie'ed 5y the 1)2(1)&($%& media including 2esktop 4ngineering and 1)2 6nsider3

[edit] "istor#
$re iously kno'n as Unigraphics, NX is a state of the art 1)2(1)&(1)4 $%& soft'are package3 0riginally 42" acBuired 5ut later sold Unigraphics "olutions (maker of Unigraphics) and "tructural 2ynamics Research 1orporation (maker of 6824)") to U!" 1orp3 (no' "iemens U!" $%& "oft'are) 'hich created todayCs NX product suite, adding additional 6824)" functionality into the Unigraphics code 5ase3 )dditional functionality from "2R1Ds 6mage'are styling product has 5een merged into NX to pro ide re erse engineering capa5ilities suita5le for automoti e (1lass )) surfacing applications3 =he styling module of NX is kno'n as "hape "tudio3

[edit] NX $%deas

NX 68deas 'as de eloped to pro ide a smooth transition for current users of the old "2R1 6824)" product, planning an orderly migration to NX3 NX 68deas incorporates NX features 'hile retaining a consistency 'ith the 6824)" user interface3 6t is intended to protect in estment in, and continuity of user skills and organi7ational 'orkflo's3 ) transition from 6824)" =eam 2ata &anager to NX =eamcenter is also pro ided3

[edit] &eat res

NX # 2esign Freedom =he NX product suite contains the 5readth of functionality e/pected in high8end 1)2(1)&(1)4 $%& products3 NX #, the current release of NX, includes, according to the "iemens U!" $%& "oft'are $ress Release, ?-- functional enhancements3

NX #, in addition, pro ides capa5ilities 'hich apply across all core functional areas and are intended to 5enefit ne' as 'ell as ad anced and speciali7ed users3 Fi e key portfolio8 'ide inno ations include:

[edit] 'ailorable U$
) tailora5le user interface (U6), referred to as EFour WayG 'hich allo's the interface to 5e customi7ed to specific tasks, roles, and skill le els3 NX pro ides wizards to help streamline and automate comple/ processes3 For e/ample, the Mold Wizard module addresses the specific reBuirements of plastic inHection applications 'hile the Progressive Die Wizard addresses the specific reBuirements of die stamping applications3

[edit] ()tive digital *o)+ p

) capa5ility referred to as E)cti e &ockupG 'hich allo's the use of a multi81)2 digital mockup not only as isuali7ation tool 5ut also allo's a user to modify the model 'ithin the mockup gi ing immediate feed5ack, in conte/t through )ssem5ly modelling, of design changes3 =his is accomplished through the use of a master8model 'hich the full range of tools tailored to different tasks and disciplines to operate on the same model, pro iding another step for'ard in achie ing end8to8end $%&3

[edit] Design ,reedo* ,ro* -intent .istor#)s discussed in Wikipedia under Using 1)2, there is an ongoing conflict 5et'een the po'er of parametric design and the constraints placed on designers arising out of intent8 history 5ased systems3 Under the capa5ility referred to as E2esign FreedomG designers can modify geometry 'ithout ha ing to understand the history of, or undo, the design tree3

[edit] Lig.tweig.t *odels

=he capa5ilities to maintain a multi81)2 design en ironment, to edit geometry directly from 'ithin a comple/ digital mockup and to edit parametric designs independently of the design tree, are achie ed through the use of a Elight'eightG model3

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NX operates on Windo's 9X$ and Iista:, UN6X, %inu/ and &ac 0"X3 =his is of importance for colla5oration across a di erse computing en ironment3

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