Siemens NX

NX — flagman CADCAM//CAE-a system from the company Siemens Digital Industries Software (till September 6, 2019 Siemens PLM Software, till October 1st, 2007 UGS PLM Software, division of Siemens Automation & Drives). NX is widely used in mechanical engineering, especially in the industries which are releasing products with a high density of configuration and a large number of parts (power plant engineering, turbine jets, transport mechanical engineering, etc.) and/or making products with irregular shapes (aviation, automobile, etc.)

2020: Integration with NormaCS 4.x

On July 9, 2020 the Nanosoft company provided release of the integration solutions NormaCS 4.x for NX and Teamcenter from Siemens Digital Industries Software. The developed modules are intended for automation of the analysis of the Russian regulations and standards applied at design and technology preparation of production. Read more here.

2016: Siemens NX 11

On September 8, 2016 the Siemens company announced release of NX 11. The module of visualization Ray Traced Studio is upgraded.

NX 11 helps to change product development processes. In this version of NX modeling of the convergent (integrated) systems is implemented that helps to accelerate production of products, facilitates annotation, drawing, visualization and creation of documentation. The special Active Workspace NX 11 component provides simple and convenient access to the PLM functions from the NX environment.

Screenshot of a window of the program, (2016)

Possibilities of Simcenter 3D for simulation modeling are forecastable product characteristics. NX CAE properties are complemented with functions:

• acoustic analysis,
• modeling of the movement of the bus,
• the improved reporting system and t. p^[1].

Simcenter 3D offers the universal scalable and open environment 3D CAE connected with the system of design, 1D modeling, tests and data management. Simcenter 3D helps to accelerate process of reverse engineering.

The Line Designer component helps to compare the existing location of workshops and configuration of production lines of the enterprise to virtual model by means of cloud data. NX CAM provides the high level of efficiency when planning tasks, reduces an operation cycle and increases product quality. By means of NX CMM it is possible to create high-speed control methods. The application for design of the NX Tooling Design equipment increases performance at design of compression molds and stamps of consecutive action.

2014: Siemens NX 10

On October 27, 2014 the Siemens company announced the versionОшибка цитирования Неправильный вызов: ожидался нечисловой ключ of the NX 10 system which increases flexibility of designing and provides triple increase in productivity.

The appeared tools, including means for outline 2D - design, simplify and accelerate development, and the improvement in the module NX Realize Shape which is completely integrated on Wednesday superficial modeling give unsurpassed opportunities during creation of the most irregular shapes. In the new version support of touch screens by means of which it is possible to use all functions of modeling of the NX system now is implemented. Closer integration with management tools product lifecycle (PLM) on the basis of the environment developed by Siemens company Active Workspace accelerates processes of search of the necessary information. In the version of NX 10 numerous improvements of the automated design - process design and reverse engineering are implemented CADCAMCAE (//).

Increase of complexity of products made 3D - modeling the main design method around the world. However in a number of the industries, such as mechanical engineering and production of difficult electronic technique, outline and arrangement project solutions more simply and quicker to represent to 2D - a format. New development for outline 2D - design is intended for studying of different concepts of products in 2D - representation. It allows to increase design speed to three times. The ready outline sketch then is easily transferred to the 3D environment - modeling.

Improvements in the module NX Realize Shape provide to designers the most full control over irregular shapes during creation of products with beautiful surfaces of irregular shape. In the module NX Realize Shape modeling is applied by surfaces of division. It is a mathematical method of creation 3D - geometry with smooth forms which was for the first time applied in the industry 3D - animation. The module is perfectly integrated with the NX system that reduces terms of preparation of production thanks to elimination of a set of the stages inevitable at application of the different systems for work of the designer and the designer.

The new add-on module of support of touch screens in NX 10 ensures functioning with a system on the tablets working running OS Microsoft Windows. It increases performance and expands possibilities of joint work. The convenience of the NX system and expanded integration with PLM systems at a basis Active Workspace – the innovation data exchange interface with the solution Teamcenter created by Siemens company allow users to find quickly the necessary information even by search in several external data sources at once. It is possible to address the module Active Workspace on the Internet from any device and from any place.

In the version of NX 10 also some other improvements in CAD/CAM/CAE modules is implemented, including – the new environment of multiphysical calculations of NX CAE which significantly deepens integration of processes of computational modeling, providing consolidation of two and more solvers and optimizing accomplishment of difficult calculations. The environment of multiphysical calculations with the single user interface helps engineers to carry out the combined calculations using the same grid of terminal elements and also the general types of elements, properties of materials, boundary conditions and operation modes of solvers.

The new opportunities of the module NX CAM focused on specific industries accelerate development of managing programs and increase quality of production of parts. Dynamically configured strategy of roughing automatically adapt to part geometry that improves quality of compression molds. New opportunities of the automated programming of coordinate measurement machines in the module NX CMM allow to apply attributes with design-technology information (PMI) during creation of trajectories of scanning of parts. It considerably increases control speed in comparison with the existing method of pointwise measurements.

The version of NX 10 gives also new opportunities for design of assembly lines for automotive industry. Now it is possible to design and visualize production lines in the NX system, to manage design data in the solutions Teamcenter and Tecnomatix developed by Siemens company and also to control and optimize technology processes.

"In the version of NX 10 we continued to improve functionality and to increase convenience of work of the user that will help them to cope with constantly growing complexity of projectible products successfully, – Jim Rusk, the senior vice president for automated design engineering systems of Siemens PLM Software company noted. – Again appeared and improved opportunities simplify and accelerate accomplishment of one of the most important stages – outline design of a product. The new interface with support of touch screens and expanded integration into the Active Workspace platform are universal and provide data access about a product at any time and in any place. It helps users to make optimal solutions and to achieve excellent results".

2013

Siemens NX 9

In the version Siemens of NX 9 new tools as synchronous technology in 2D appeared, facilitate editing 2D-these. Emergence of technology of design of fourth generation (4GD) increases performance during the work with big assemblies. In the module NX Realize Shape the new set of exclusively powerful tools for creation of the surfaces of a free form which are closely integrated with all product development process is provided. In NX 9 the new level of integration with PLM- systems on the basis of the Active Workspace environment created by Siemens company and also numerous improvements in all integrated packet CADCAM//CAE-solutions is implemented. Improvements in the version of NX 9 will bring big benefit, solving common problems of such industries as automotive industry, the aerospace industry, shipbuilding, production of consumer goods, mechanical engineering, etc.

Though around the world 3D - modeling is a preferable method of modeling of products, 2D - drawings and 2D-this in the most different digital formats are still applied practically in all industries at this or that stage of preparation of production. At the same time, because of incompatibility of data structures and CAD technologies work with 2D - files, as a rule, appears long and labor-consuming case. The synchronous technology in 2D fixes the specified problems, adding intellectuality to 2D-these, eliminating need for converting of files and also allowing to edit an intuitive image created in different the 2D CAD systems - files, providing increase in productivity, reaching five times. It will be especially useful in automotive industry, the aerospace industry, mechanical engineering and other industries in which there are large volumes earlier created 2D-this about products.

The new module NX Realize Shape provided to versions of NX 9 is the unique environment of modeling of the surfaces of a free form applied in industrial design and product development with particularly complex geometry. It is the only system in which the most modern, flexible and convenient modeling tools of surfaces of a free form in use are integrated with the leading solution CAD/CAM/CAE. As a result of the company, the releasing most different consumer goods and also the enterprises of shipbuilding, the aerospace and medical industry will be able to reduce production preparation terms, having eliminated numerous stages at which diverse tools are used to design of surfaces of a free form and machine-building design.

Hundreds of improvements in the version of NX 9 extend to all aspects of CAD - CAM-and CAE technologies. The new paradigm of data management and design processes of 4GD provides universal and effective methods of joint work and design in a context that accelerates development of the difficult and large-scale products consisting of millions of parts and nodes. The client of Active Workspace 2.0 — the innovation interface with the Teamcenter® system from Siemens company is built in the new version thanks to what users of NX 9 will be able quickly to find the necessary information on parts, tasks, processes, technical requirements even in numerous external data sources.

New CAE means in NX expand possibilities of thermal calculations of aviation engines. At the same time time spent for a task of difficult boundary conditions is reduced by 75%. The new parallel solver of NX CAE for thermal calculations calculates large models quicker. Improvements in the NX Nastran® system — the leading solver for payments with the finite-element method — increased its performance, accuracy and scalability. Thanks to it time of solving of tasks of computational modeling of noise and vibrations in mechanisms is cut by half.

New opportunities of process design in NX increase flexibility, performance and expand abilities to manage with development processes of managing programs for CNC machines and coordinate measurement machines. When processing stamps and compression molds the new feature of determination of the processed areas with the graphical interface increases efficiency, reducing time of development of managing programs for difficult parts to 40% and also provides exact management of the strategy of processing. The new possibility of programming of processing of several parts allows to reuse at once fragments of managing programs at simultaneous production of a number of similar parts. For example, programming of simultaneous processing of six identical parts is executed up to four times quicker. The new module MRL Connect connects NX CAM directly to library of technology resources (MRL) of the Teamcenter system that provides to programmers of processing convenient access to the general library of standard tools, devices and templates. Possibilities of programming of coordinate measurement machines are expanded and now support work not only with solid-state, but also with sheet bodies that increases automation level when developing processes of control in aerospace and defense industry, production of hi-tech products and electronics and also in automotive industry.

Enhanced capabilities of programming

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NX provides the complete software solution for development of managing programs for the CNC equipment (CAM), a postprotsessirovaniye and simulation of operation of machines. Expanded functions of the application of NX CAM in each of its modules can increase as much as possible return from investments into the newest technologies of processing.

Enhanced capabilities of programming

The software of NX CAM provides a broad spectrum of functionality which promotes the solution of a set of tasks in one system, from simple before high-speed and multiaxial processing. The flexibility of the NX CAM system allows to solve the most complex problems easily.

Programming automation

The last technologies of automation of programming of CNC machines in NX CAM can increase production efficiency. Thanks to processing on the basis of elements (FBM) it is possible to reduce programming time to 90%. Templates allow to use the predeterminated processes on the basis of rules to standardize programmable tasks and to accelerate their accomplishment.

Postprotsessirovaniye and simulation

The NX CAM program has the system of a postprotsessirovaniye which is closely integrated with it which allows to generate easily the required code of the CNC machine for the majority of types of machines and the CNC systems. Multilevel verification process of the program for the CNC machine includes simulation on the basis of the G-code that allows to exclude need of use of external software packages for simulation.

Integrated solution

In NX expanded computer design aids which allow to solve any problems are implemented: from modeling of new parts and preparation of models of parts for CAM before creation of drawings of adjustment by data from a 3D model.

Programming performance

Expanded functions of programming of CNC machines are easily used in the NX CAM program. For example, the newest technologies of user interaction and intuitive graphic programming allow to create programs for CNC machines quickly.

Interaction of the solution

Integration of NX CAM with a data management system and processes of Teamcenter - a basis of the expanded solution for production of parts. It allows to manage easily all data types, including 3D models of a part, the card of adjustment, lists of tools and also files of managing programs for CNC machines, providing full control of audits. Such data management and processes guarantees use of the necessary data, including the correct equipment and programs for CNC machines that provides cost reduction and time of production of parts.

2012: Siemens NX8.5

NX 8.5 for designing

In NX 8.5 the new and improved designing functions which are increasing labor productivity and reducing development terms are implemented. The optimized workflows and the improved user interface increase performance, reduce the volume of the entered information and a labor cost at the solution of design tasks.

Besides, new commands of constructions reduce design term to 30%. For example, the new command "Squeeze Out a Body" for smaller number of steps executes consolidation to the area of the edges belonging to other crossed continuous or sheet body. Besides, in NX 8.5 new opportunities of step-by-step modeling, design of sheet bodies and bodies of a free form, control of documentation and creation of drawings appeared.

In the version of NX 8.5 the synchronous technology — the innovation achievement of Siemens PLM Software company integrating the speed and flexibility of direct modeling with the accuracy of dimensional design gained the further development thanks to what designers and engineers receive more convenient tool and editing projects.

NX 8.5 for computational modeling

In NX 8.5 the means of computational modeling allowing to develop effectively products are improved. For example, new instruments of optimization, in particular, NX Shape Optimization, prompt the specific and exact improvements of the existing construction directed to elimination of hubs of tension. Besides, in NX 8.5 improvements in the plan of simulation modeling, the strength, thermal, gas-hydrodynamic, kinematic and combined calculations thanks to which design models are created quicker and with a bigger accuracy are implemented, and time of calculations manages to be reduced by the whole 25%.

In NX 8.5 for Simulation there is also a new version of widely used NX NASTRAN® system — the leading konechnoelementny solver in respect of performance, accuracy, reliability and scalability. In the new version of NX Nastran 8.5 types of solvable tasks are even more expanded and also a number of the improvements directed to performance improvement and optimization of workflows of engineering calculations is entered, in particular, calculation of glued joints and new type of glue contact of edges is entered.

NX 8.5 for technology preparation of production

The full-function version of the solution Volume Based 2.5D Milling for development of managing programs is included in the package of NX 8.5. The customers applying the first version of this solid-state system intended for programming of processing of prismatic parts note exclusive usability and reduction of terms of preparation of production. Among new features — support of simultaneous processing of many parts, programming of processing with several installations and automation of these processes. New features in NX CAM 8.5 are especially convenient during the work with the types of parts, most widespread in mechanical engineering.

Entered into the NX 8.5 module NX CMM Inspection Programming provides the high level of automation of programming of control and measuring machines with opportunities of the dimensional analysis and display of results in the environment of NX. The module NX CMM increases the value of NX as single and comprehensive solution for technology preparation of production even more.

Besides, the new library of the cutting tool and enhanced capabilities on management of CAM data provide reduction of terms of development of managing programs for the CNC, facilitate an information access and its reuse and also guarantee application of correct managing programs in production.

2011

Siemens NX8

In NX 8 considerable improvements in the CAE area including in the popular packet of NX Nastran capable to solve the most complex problems of computational modeling are implemented. Today's message about a release of the new version once again confirms positions of NX CAE as one of the leading world solutions for the integrated computational modeling at design of products. In the design and technology modules NX there was a mass of the innovations based on the concept of "PLM of high resolution the" (HD-PLM) expanding systems capabilities in a support area of "digital production" in mechanical engineering offered by Siemens PLM Software company.

"The new version of NX 8 represents noticeable development of one of the best world integrated systems for the automated product development" — Jim Rusk, the vice president for solutions for product development of Siemens PLM Software company notes. "The possibility of the CAE solution of Siemens PLM Software managed to expand even more that will allow users to reveal and fix constructive problems in the virtual world, without allowing their penetration into the world real. An opportunity to optimize behavior of a product and also considerable improvements in the design and technology modules NX will help our customers to reduce even more cost value, to reduce terms of development and to implement the optimal solutions leading to emergence of better products".

World-class performance at solving of tasks of the numerical analysis

The enterprises in all industries use the systems of computational modeling for check of functioning of future products, control of technological effectiveness and maintainability and also quality improvement and improvement of appearance more and more widely. More than 40 years of the solution of Siemens PLM Software company help the enterprises to solve the most difficult problems in the world — from linear and nonlinear payments of constructions with the finite-element method (FEA) to the thermal, kinematic analysis and assessment of durability and also influence of flows of liquids and gases on a product. As NX CAE can function and as the independent application, and as the integrated part of a packet of NX for the automated product development, the companies receive the universal solution which can be implemented by different methods. According to the open model of business admitted to Siemens PLM Software companies the NX CAE system works practically with all leading MKE-solvers and also with own solver of NX Nastran developed by Siemens PLM Software. Users of NX CAE have an opportunity to import geometry from the most different sources and it is easy to change it, applying the innovative synchronous technology created in Siemens PLM Software to fast carrying out the analysis according to the scenario "that if". The synchronous technology integrates the speed and flexibility of direct modeling with the accuracy of the design approach managed by the sizes.

In the field of computational modeling of NX 8 proposes new solutions for optimization of constructions, the multicriteria analysis and also new methods of the analysis of difficult nodes. Improvements in NX Nastran include the updated algorithms of nonlinear and dynamic analysis and also performance improvement of calculations and ease of use of a system. The new and already existing functionality of NX CAE helps to save up to 70% of time spent for preparation and calculation of analytical models in comparison with the traditional CAE tools.

• Improvements in the environment of computational modeling and in a geometrical core reduce time for work with geometry and accelerate settlement process of models.
• Improvements in modules of multicriteria modeling and optimization expand possibilities of NX CAE thanks to new solutions for topological optimization and to accomplishment of the multicriteria analysis.
• System improvements in the module of computational modeling simplify management final elementymi models of assemblies and even more increase account performance at solving of tasks computing gas - and hydrodynamics (CFD).
• In technology of "3D high resolution" (HD3D) there were such innovations as the new "measuring instruments of results" of the numerical analysis allowing to connect calculation results directly with requirements to a product that developers could make more justified project decisions.

"The NX CAE system is capable to completely change our idea of solutions for computational modeling" — Dr. Keith Meintjes, the manager on application of the systems of computational modeling and reverse engineering of CIMdata company notes. "NX CAE — the full-function tool kit of modeling making the multicriteria analysis and supporting joint work over projects. Besides, the synchronous technology which is built in NX CAE helps calculating engineers to load the models created in the most different CAD systems and to quickly delete unnecessary elements, to edit and create new geometry according to tasks of the carried-out analysis. Thus, editing geometry is built in a cycle of work with a CAE system that gives the chance to the CAE solution directly to influence construction, but not just to estimate the models delivered by CAD specialists. The general concept of Siemens PLM Software company, the made investments and the plan of technology development of NX CAE allow to provide the full-function and high-performance environment of simulation modeling and reverse engineering even to the enterprises which are not using NX for creation of CAD models".

High performance of product development

In addition to solutions in the field of computational modeling, a number of other improvements is entered into NX 8 and the new functionality directed to performance improvement of design-technology preparation of production of new products is added.

Improvements in the plan of technological capabilities of NX 8 consist in introduction new or expansion of opportunities of the existing functionality of equipment design and the equipment (for example, optimization of development of managing programs for the CNC at production of large-size machine-building parts) and also in consolidation of computer-aided design facilities of the industrial equipment with the instruments of control of project solutions based on reverse engineering. As a result of NX 8 helps engineering enterprises and manufacturers of the equipment to receive more profitable orders thanks to the fact that their constructions from the first presentation meet the requirements of the customer.

Improvements in NX CAM in a support area of work of heavy technology equipment expand the existing possibilities of CAD/CAM modules, the programming automation equipment for the CNC and the built-in solutions for simulation modeling of operation of machines thanks to introduction new automated and considering a context of the performed work of functions. Such functions simplify creation of optimal trajectories of the movement of the tool at production of prismatic parts. New transactions of 2.5-coordinate volume milling provide more rapid development of managing programs, execute automatic tracking of nedorez at multioperational machining and also automation of programming of processing of the parts requiring several installations. Thanks to this NX CAM provides fast and exact processing.

Among improvements of design tools in NX 8 — more powerful and effective remedies of modeling, drawing and control and also the expanded support of HD3D technology allowing to make optimal project solutions.

• The new technology of "modular parts" simplifies creation and editing a complex geometry, allowing to subdivide model into functional elements for the purpose of parallel operation of several specialists over them at once.
• Expanded tools of HD3D technology and control of project solutions differ in the improved user interaction, more powerful opportunities during creation of reports and visual representation of PLM information collected from bigger number of sources. Now treat standard opportunities of HD3D providing the visual enriched and more flexible feedback helping to reveal, estimate and fix quickly problems in construction that guarantees compliance of the project to standards and requirements.
• Improvements in synchronous technology simplified and facilitated process of editing models and the solution of a wide number of geometrical tasks, and new opportunities support step-by-step modeling, work with sheet bodies, creation of arrays and surfaces of a free form, laying of linear elements, visualization and many other things.
• Step-by-step modeling in NX 8 received a number of improvements, including big flexibility and controllability during creation of arrays. Creation of a number of various options of arrays, including linear, arrays on polygons, arrays along an element, reference and circular spiral arrays is supported. It is possible to fill with an array the specified border, to create symmetric linear arrays, etc.

Siemens NX7

Besides, NX is used by the companies making consumer goods, in particular LEGO and Procter & Gamble, etc. The latest version of NX7 left in 2009. It is approximately the 25th version of the program for the first time provided to public in 1973. The program uses a core of geometrical modeling of Parasolid. Main competitors of the program are CATIA from Dassault Systemes and Pro/ENGINEER from Parametric Technology Corporation.

NX supports a broad spectrum of operating systems, including Windows, UNIX and Linux, with a possibility of simultaneous use of several OS. On June 11, 2009 Siemens PLM Software announced the beginning of deliveries of the NX system with support operating system Mac OS X for 64-bit Mac computers on processors Intel. The version of NX for Mac OS X, as well as NX on other operating systems, ensures functioning with "fat" and "thin" clients of a PLM system Teamcenter of Siemens PLM Software company on the basis of the Web browser Safari company Apple.

2010: Solutions NX

Industrial design of Means of industrial design in NX are intended for: modeling of surfaces of a free form, visualization, automobile design, solving of tasks of the return engineering, integration with a design CAD (CAD), means of reverse engineering (CAE) and a technology CAD (CAM).

• NX Mach Series Industrial Design Styling is means for the automated industrial and automobile design;
• NX Render and NX Visualize — creation of photorealistic images of products.

Designing (CAD) tools for design of parts, work with assemblies, creation of the custom structural elements, design of pipelines, drawing, design of sheet bodies, design of printed circuit boards enter Into structure of the design NX applications.

Reverse engineering (CAE) the Packet of means of reverse engineering of NX Digital Lifecycle Simulation — an analysis system basis in NX working under control of Teamcenter. This packet is integrated with the NX Design application and uses opportunities and resources both NX, and Teamcenter.

NX Nastran is the tool for carrying out computer reverse engineering (CAE) projectible products which allows to solve the majority of calculation tasks during creation of a product. NX Nastran provides stress analysis and destructions, vibrations, fatigue and durability, transfer of heat, noise/acoustics and aeroelasticity. A system provides integration into a large number of CAE applications.

Design of the NX Tooling equipment — design-time environment of the industrial equipment, is applied at a stage of technology preparation of production. The equipment automatically contacts models of parts that allows to provide quickly and precisely design of stamps and various tools, including casting molds and machine devices.

Programming of CNC machines (CAM) of NX CAM — integrated solution for CNC machines.

Preparation of production of the Solution NX for automation of preparation of production include tools for setup and expansion of functionality of NX under specific needs of the customer: creation of the applications (Knowledge Fusion) managed by knowledge; recording: API interfaces: customizers of the user interface.

History of creation

Originally a CAD the NX system carried the name Unigraphics. Software of Unigraphics it was developed by United Computing company. In 1976 the McDonnell Douglas company (today Boeing) purchased United Computing and afterwards McDonnell Douglas Automation Unigraphics Group was formed. The EDS company purchased this business in 1991. After acquisition of EDS of Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC) company in 2001, the product Unigraphics was combined with a CAD the I-DEAS system developed by SDRC. Gradual adding of functionality of I-DEAS in the master code of the Unigraphics system became a basis of the existing product line of NX.

Additional functionality of the product Imageware was integrated into the NX system for the purpose of providing opportunities of reverse engineering for modeling of surfaces, in particular, for the automotive industry. The designing module in NX is called Shape Studio. [править] NX I-deas]

The CAD of the top level of NX I-deas was developed for ensuring soft junction of users from the old SDRC I-DEAS system. NX I-deas integrates functionality of a product line of NX with the user interface I-DEAS.

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