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Solid Edge V19ʼs new gear relationships provide

complete set of gear types, including rotation to

rotation, linear to rotation, and linear to linear. Thisxample shows a rack and pinion steering echanism.

New Enhancements in Solid Edge

By David Cohn

June 22, 2006 – Last week, we reported on our recent meeting with UGS representatives,

uring which we were briefed on the latest release of Femap and the announcement of the

NX CAM Express, the newest component in the companyʼs Velocity Series (see “Enhancing

ts Velocity Series”). This week, we turn our attention to the upcoming release of Solid Edge

19.

The new version of Solid Edge, which will begin shipping in July, includes

hundreds of enhanced capabilities for creating, sharing, and managing

design information as well as new tools for motion simulation, assembly and

disassembly videos, 3D design annotation, and visual collaboration. There are

lso a host of new sheet metal capabilities.

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ne of the biggest new areas in V19 is motion simulation. Using new tools inSolid Edge, engineers can quickly create accurate, realistic conceptual motion

studies during the design

phase, animating designs

to demonstrate product

unctionality in real-time. Solid Edge V19

dds new capabilities to define motion

relationships and drivers, such as gears,

pulleys, hydraulic cylinders, and motors.

ears are an enhanced form of assembly

relationship. They work by determining

relationship (or ratio) between adjacent

parts, such as gears and pulleys, or

rotation to rotation, or even the linear

relationships that youʼd have in an

ctuator. You can then add motors to

rive these designs through their range

f motion, with complete control over

irection, speed, and travel.

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S lid Edge V19 also includes new animation capabilities to capture, modify, and animate how parts move

as well as how theyʼre assembled. The new release introduces a new animation environment that provides

a timeline in which users can control all aspects of an animation. In addition to driving parts, users can fadeindividual parts in and out, chang the color of parts uring individual frames, and move the camera along a

path.

UGS also did considerable work enhancing exploded

assemblies. The new enhanced timeline automatically captures

events when exploding assemblies. So users can not only

actuate assemblies, but can also show their movement while the

assembly is being collapsed or exploded. The timeline shows

the camera path, motors that were applied, part explosion

movements, and so on. Users can then rearrange the order of

events as needed by simply dragging them within the timeline.You can even replicate portions of the timeline by simply

copying and pasting, to create repetitive motions, for example.

The new motion simulation and explode capabilities are further

melded with Solid Edgeʼs Virtual Studio+, which enables users

to capture and save photorealistic animations as standard AVI

files.

Improved collaboration and 3D annotation

To aid the efficient exchange of design data, Solid Edge now includes the ability to open single parts or entire

assemblies saved in the JT format. JT has become a widely used collaboration format, particularly in the

automotive industry. Most think of JT as simply containing facet information, but JT files can also contain the

actual Parasolid boundary representation (b-rep). Itʼs up to the sending system to decide how much information

is included in the JT file.

If the JT file contains b-rep information, Solid Edge can use that information. Otherwise, Solid Edge can still

read the facet information. In either case, once opened in Solid Edge, users can place parts using standard

assembly relationships, do interference checking, determine physical properties, and view bills of materials.

Solid Edge V19 includes the functionality needed to produce 3D annotated designs in compliance with

standards such as ASME Y14.41. This product manufacturing information (PMI) augments drawings byproviding a powerful tool for design review and product collaboration. V19 includes new tools for establishing

dimension reference planes and adding dimensions, leaders, annotations, surface finish symbols, weld symbols,

feature control frames, datum frames, and so on.

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The new explode and motion simulation capabilities

n Solid Edge V19 help teams communicate design

deas, represent large complex assemblies, and create

technical illustrations in maintenance and repair

manuals, while communicating clearer assembly

manufacturing instructions and training videos.



Once 3D annotations have been added, you can create and

save a model view so that you can return to that view

at any time to view all the PMI information associated withthat view. PMI information automatically flips as you rotate

the 3D model so that it always remains readable. And PMI

information can be included in JT files exported from Solid

Edge, which can then be viewed using UGSʼ free JT viewer.

Sheet metal enhancements

Solid Edge has long been a leader in sheet metal capabilities.

In V19, UGS extends that lead with new deformation features

for stiffening sheet metal bends through the addition of

gussets, creating rolled and circular profiles to remove sharp

or unsafe edges from sheet metal components, and the ability

to use contour flanges to wrap around curved edges. Thereʼs

also a new command for adding cross-breaks for stiffening

large sheet metal panels. Cross breaks donʼt actually deform

the metal, but rather simply include cross break information so

that it appears in sheet metal drawings.

The new gusset command lets you control the size and type of

the gusset. Users can also do automatic patterning of gussets.

New bend table functionality lets you control the sequence of bends. Sequence numbers appear as balloons within the 3D

model, and when you create sheet metal drawings, Solid Edge

includes the bend table and automatically labels the order of

bends within the drawing. Bend sequence information can be

included in exported DXF files that can then go directly to

machine programming packages that write the code that drives

the forming machines.

UGS has also enhanced flanges by enabling users to create

anges that match a selected face. If the underlying geometry

subsequently changes, the flanges will update to match. Thenew hem command lets you put a hem on any edge or chain

of edges. Users can control the type of hem and modify any of

its parameters. Solid Edge V19 also includes new stencil fonts

that include the little tabs that hold metal together so users can

punch text through sheet metal.

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With Solid Edge V19, product manufacturing

information (PMI) is easily stored with 3D models and

assemblies. These “smart” models reduce the need for

drawings in design reviews and can be used for many

downstream purposes, including manufacturing.

Solid Edge V19 adds even more deformation features

or stiffening sheet metal bends, such as the gussets

hown here, created using the new gusset command.



Live preview shows what the sheet metal part will look like before you complete its creation, and gives you live

feedback so you can immediately see if the part can be created or not. Solid Edge also automatically determines

the cut size for the part and warns if the part is larger than the specified sheet size.

Other enhancement

A host of other enhancement round out the new release of

Solid Edge, including true WYSIWYG of imported DWG

and DXF files. Fonts now match AutoCAD fonts and Solid

Edge can also match AutoCAD color schemes, so imported

drawings look the same in Solid Edge as they did in

AutoCAD. The AutoCAD Import wizard provides enhanced

preview capabilities (pan, zoom, and window area) to help

users fine tune and predict translation results.

hile a lot has been made of Teamcenter Express, Solid Edge

19 still includes Insight, and UGS has added new search

capabilities. Insight is still the best choice for well defined

workgroups within a compan , while eamcenter Express will

be the PDM of choice for companies that want to manage files

througho t a corporation or that come from multiple different

CAD systems.

Solid Edge V19 also will include a native 64-bit version,something quite important to users who create extremely large

assemblies. Weʼve long debated which is more important:

dual-core or 64-bit support. Most processes within CAD

systems do not lend themselves to parallelization. So while the rendering and animation processes in Solid Edge

19 could be made multi-threaded, UGS believes that 64-bit support provides a greater advantage to the small

but significant percentage of Solid Edge users who want to create assemblies containing hundreds of thousands

of parts.

e plan to provide a more in-depth look at Solid Edge V19 once the software actually begins shipping. UGS

also promises more Solid Edge news in the weeks ahead. CADCAMNet also attended a UGS Analyst briefing

in New York City this week and will report on that event in a future issue. And the UGS representatives we metwith told us to expect the next release of Teamcenter Express in October 2006.

Contact: www.ugs.com

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True WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get)

of imported AutoCAD DWG/DXF files, including

matching color schemes, fonts, styles, and backgroundsmeans AutoCAD files look the same in Solid Edge V19

as they did in AutoCAD.

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