Version 20 Solid Edge – Conclusions

Overall this is a very impressive release. Many of the major modeling functions added to V20 focus on improving the ability to work with massive assemblies.

This is a tough problem to solve, often taxing the resources of even the fastest desktop processors.
Version 20 Solid Edge, in our opinion, has made substantial progress in this area and now has leading edge capabilities.

Some of the new functions that make this possible are the following:

• Zones modeling - provides performance improvements by allowing users to define and work within small defined areas of large assemblies.
• Assembly auto(mated) constraints allow rapid constraining of imported assemblies for motion studies, performing in minutes, what would normally take hours to do manually.
• Component grouping allows better design control, yet does not effect the how the assembly is physically constructed. Simplifying the pathfinder (history tree) will yield more productive modeling from a simpler presentation.
• Drawing review mode - uses Solid Edge's independent (of the 3D master model) drawing view to quickly view drawings of large assemblies. This offers a complete visualization of massive assemblies in seconds, not hours, and is only possible because of Solid Edge's unique method of storing independent drawing data.
• If users need to make the full assembly active, assemblies can automatically unload "unused" components to simplify them and improve their performance "on the fly." Version 20 Solid Edge automatically unloads (inactivates) parts not recently used, thus improving overall system performance by better utilizing memory.
• Dynamic preview of direct edits for component modeling shows what a change would be before it is made and committed, saving valuable design time.
• Tabulated drawings introduce a unique ability to gather and connect master model data to generate automatic tabulated drawing views for families of parts.
• Goal seek, feature grouping, feature library helpers, and the variable rule editor all act to improve engineering productivity.
  Goal seek presents a simple solution to a vexing problem, eliminating trial and error solutions in many cases. Feature library helpers makes feature libraries many times more useful by adding clear explantions of how features are to be placed - simple but powerful.

Beside the above modeling functionality, Solid Edge, as a the principal component of the UGS Velocity program, is buttressed by the other Velocity components, offering users advanced mid market functions in analysis, data management, and machining, all associative and supporting a master model concept.

New translators and an even better AutoCAD migration allow more companies an easy way to migrate to Solid Edge. These all enhance the comprehensive coverage of Solid Edge. Users considering upgrading or migrating to an advanced 3D system should definitely put Version 20 Solid Edge high on their list.

Users will be able to tell by reviewing the descriptions below, that taken as a whole, Siemens PLM Software and Solid Edge Version 20 have made concomitant massive advances to the "art" of dealing with such large amounts of data entailing equally massive amounts of compute resources.

Le altre pagine in lingua inglese dedicate a Solid Edge 20:

• Release 20 Solid Edge - 10 reasons to select Solid Edge PDF (3.52 MB)
• What's new in Solid Edge Version 20
  • SolidEdge 20 - Benefits
  • SolidEdge 20 - Features
  • SolidEdge V20 and Design collaboration across all points of the value chain in support of PLM
  • SolidEdge rel 20 and massive assemblies
  • SolidEdge release 20 and engineering productivity
• Solid Edge 20 – TechniCom review
  • SolidEdge rev 20 continues to move along at a rapid pace
  • Highlights of SolidEdge version 20
  • Description of the new functionality of Solid Edge V20 (NEW)
  • Version 20 Solid Edge - Conclusions
• Solid Edge revision 20 - Software review
  • Solid Edge revision 20 and design collaboration
  • SolidEdge revision 20 and Product planning
  • SolidEdge V20 and Productivity enhancements
  • SolidEdge revision 20 – Conclusion

Ulteriori informazioni in lingua italiana su Solid Edge 20:

• Solid Edge 20 - Anteprima
• Solid Edge versione 20 - Funzionalità sempre più potenti per la progettazione d'impianti
• Solid Edge rel 20 – Collaborazione di progetto
• Solid Edge rev 20 – Maggiore produttività
• Solid Edge release 20 – Disponibilità