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News Release from: Siemens PLM Software | Subject: Unigraphics NX 2
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial Team on 22 May 2003

New release upgrades "digital decision
making"

Unigraphics NX 2 is the latest version of the next-generation integrated computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering analysis (CAD/CAM/CAE) software suite.

Unigraphics NX 2 is the latest version of the next-generation integrated computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering analysis (CAD/CAM/CAE) software suite EDS' NX strategy, announced in March 2002, is a roadmap to create value for clients by enabling 'digital decision making' throughout product development

Unigraphics NX 2 also represents the next step in unifying two of the world's leading product development software solutions - Unigraphics and I-deas - which the company obtained in its 2001 acquisition and merger of the former UGS and SDRC organisations.

"The NX 2 release is another significant step toward achieving our NX vision for digital decision making", said Chuck Grindstaff, President, PLM Products, EDS PLM Solutions.

"NX 2 delivers important enhancements to the breadth and usability of our modelling, manufacturing and digital simulation tools.

In addition, we have enhanced our knowledge-driven automation capability and extended the integration of key NX capabilities into our Teamcenter product lifecycle management (PLM) software environment".

EDS expects to begin shipping Unigraphics NX 2 to customers in the third quarter of this year.

NX enhancements are targeted at reducing product decision complexity and enabling users to employ digital decision making in the development process.

Beyond traditional benefits of reduced costs and time to market, NX enables manufacturers to capitalise on knowledge capture and reuse to improve quality and drive innovation.

Unigraphics NX 2 includes enhancements to all five strategic focus areas in the NX strategy - knowledge-driven automation, integrated digital simulation, system-based modelling, total product engineering and Teamcenter integration.

NX knowledge driven automation extends the range of captured knowledge beyond geometry creation into other aspects of the product lifecycle.

This enables users to "preload" the product development process with manufacturing and systems performance knowledge to optimise design decisions.

Significant enhancements include: more pervasive knowledge capture to include areas such as structural and motion simulation, drafting and texture and material design; user interface enhancements, including a streamlined ability to browse knowledge dependencies; and knowledge-driven validation capabilities including the ability to automatically check the manufacturability of plastic component designs and Class A automotive surfaces.

Integrated digital simulation reduces product development cost and creates exceptional products meeting strict design criteria by enabling users to check design concepts against functional specifications earlier in the product development process.

Unigraphics NX 2 enhancements in this area include: integrated, knowledge-enabled verification and simulation tools with the ability to drive design intent by automatically modifying product geometry based on simulation results; new integrated fatigue and durability analysis capabilities enabling designers and engineers to simulate a product's entire design life, including expected damage, as an integral part of the design process; and integrated motion analysis for machine tool simulation in computer-aided manufacturing.

System-based modelling allows companies to rapidly evaluate design alternatives at the product concept level through the use of schematic templates.

New and enhanced system-based modelling functionality in Unigraphics NX 2 includes: a new capability for managing assembly 'arrangements', or multiple orientations within a product structure and across assemblies and subassemblies; and enhancements to managing deformable components, including simplified faceted display of deformed positions, allowing the use of more positions and improved performance.

Unigraphics NX 2 delivers major enhancements across the broad range of integrated, production-proven applications from product concept to manufacture.

Total product engineering enhancements include: incorporation of world class Imageware styling and industrial design capabilities to deliver a complete and flexible design environment for industrial designers using both curve- and surface-based approaches; consolidated routing applications for both electrical and mechanical routing design work; and greatly expanded 'cut strategies' in computer-aided manufacturing.

Teamcenter, EDS' industry-leading suite of PLM software and services solutions, enables users to identify, capture and share diverse types of product knowledge and leverage these assets in automated processes that streamline crucial stages of the product lifecycle.

Through enhanced integration between NX and Teamcenter, users are able to integrate engineering data with all other information related to a product's lifecycle to create a product knowledge repository.

This secure storehouse of product knowledge enables manufacturers to more easily manage design and manufacturing processes and extend collaboration across the supply chain.

Unigraphics NX 2 extends Teamcenter integration in many functional areas including: management of NX knowledge driven automation applications; management of NX CAM items and process information; and management of I-deas NX Series users and data.

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