Solid Edge revision 20 - Software review

With Solid Edge revision 20 now under the umbrella of Siemens PLM Software, let’s ignore the re-branding following the recent acquisition by Siemens and look at the hidden gem amongst the product portfolio. By Al Dean.

Changes are afoot at the company now known as Siemens PLM Software. The acquisition of UGS by Siemens has been one of the most hotly talked about moves in the CAD industry for the last few months, but at present, the only thing that seems to have changed are email addresses and signatures.
While the business is going through some transition, a couple of things have remained constant – and one of those is the company’s mid-range offering, Solid Edge revision 20.

If you look at the mainstream product development software market, revision 20 of Solid Edge has always been seen as the poorer cusin to the likes of SolidWorks and Inventor - in terms of marketing, awareness and sales.
But technically the system has always been able to hold its own in benchmarks and competitive analysis.

The fundamental awareness problem changed two years ago with the launch of Velocity Series. This saw the power wthin Solid Edge revision 20 combined with a number of different offerings from the Siemens PLM Software stable.

Solid Edge revision 20 provides the key 3D modelling and 2D documentation portion of Velocity Series, while data management is delivered with Teamcenter Xpress, simulation capabilities with Femap and, more recently, NC programming with NX CAM Xpress.

But while Velocity Series is about a range of integrated tools and technologies to create a fully managed environment that covers the majority of the part to production workflow, what we’re focussing on here is the latest release of Solid Edge revision 20.

As with all Solid Edge releases, there are several key themes into which each of the updates and enhancements have been shoe horned and V20 is no different.
It concentrates on design collaboration, working with large assemblies and engineering productivity – so let’s crack on and walk through each in turn.

New tools allow AutoCAD users to view their data as they would in the legacy system – making the transition to the 3D less painful.

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