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Friday, November 16, 2012

Upcoming NX (Unigraphics) User Group Meeting in Cincinnati, OH


The Western Ohio and Northern Kentucky Regional Meeting for NX (Unigraphics) and Teamcenter users is set to take place on December 4, 2012 in Loveland, OH just northeast of Cincinnati. 


When and Where:

December 4, 2012 at 7:30AM
Oasis Conference Center 
902 Loveland-Miamiville Road 
Loveland, Ohio 45140 



What to Expect: 

Through networking, NX and Teamcenter users share best practices and techniques for implementing and using the software more effectively. All of the sessions have been developed with the goal of providing immediate business value to you as a consumer of Siemens PLM NX Software products. The sessions will be a mix of high quality technical and training sessions and provide an excellent opportunity to network with other users and members of Siemens PLM NX team.


The sessions will share tips and techniques, best practices, and implementation and integration ideas. Siemens PLM Software will discuss and demonstrate key NX product features and enhancements available in both NX and in the newest release of NX.

Why You Should Attend

  • Enhance your knowledge and stay up to date with the software
  • Help improve productivity by networking with other users
  • Learn about the new tools that can help improve your business

Registration Info:

You can sign up and register for this meeting at: http://www.plmworld.org/wo_nkevent



Gina Yeagley
Marketing Director
Ally PLM Solutions

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Worldwide high schools now have free access to Solid Edge

Education Announcement: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math 

Siemens PLM is continuing their generous investments in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education. Today Siemens PLM Software announced a free worldwide Solid Edge High School edition for 3D Computer-Aided-Design (CAD).  This gives educators the opportunity to expose their students to the engineering and product design tools used all over the world.  Exposing students to this experience will hopefully encourage and help in understanding of STEM careers.  This investment and cooperation from educators in the long run can help the current shortage of qualified job candidates in engineering and closely-related fields.  A free 12 month academic site license for Solid Edge can be obtained at www.siemens.com/plm/solid-edge-highschool. 

Following the success of the Solid Edge Student Edition, the High School Edition now gives teachers access to use Solid Edge in the classroom and extra-curricular projects. Schools will have access to the Solid Edge modules of drafting, sheet metal, surfacing, and advanced assemblies. The free 12 month license can be renewed annually.


For access to free learning tutorials and self-paced training – please use the following resources:


Gina Yeagley
Marketing Director
Ally PLM Solutions

Monday, November 12, 2012

NX 7.5.5 Maintenance Pack 7 Is Now Available for Download



NX 7.5.5 - Maintenance Pack 7 Announcement:  

The latest Maintenance Pack (MP7) for NX 7.5.5 is now available for download.
You can download the Maintenance Pack here:
http://ftp.ugs.com/unigraphics/maintenance-packs/nx75/

A valid WebKey account is needed to access Maintenance Pack downloads.  To create a WebKey you need your Customer Sold-To ID and your WebKey Access Code, both found under Help, About.  You can create your WebKey account here: https://plmapps.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/webkey/

Installing Maintenance Packs is quick and easy. Some known security issues arise with installing any software on Windows 7 OS regarding User Access Control (UAC); these same issues exist when installing MPs.  Windows UAC should be turned off and after unbundling the download run the .exe as administrator by right mouse clicking on the file and selecting Run as Administrator from the quick menu. Most UAC security issues can be avoided by installing Solid Edge to a location on the client machine anywhere other than the default “Program Files” folder.  As long as the user has full write permission to a folder location such as C:\NX\ these issues should not arise.

Ally PLM encourages all of our customers to stay current with released Maintenance Packs.  Maintenance Packs deliver the most current updates and resolution of PRs to your software platform.  You can find detailed information regarding the PRs that a Maintenance Pack addresses in the “readme” .txt file found with the MP download.

The Ally PLM Technical Support Team is available to answer any questions and provide support for all of your needs; including Maintenance packs.  You can contact the Ally PLM Technical Support Team via email at technical.support@allyplm.com or via phone at (513) 984-0480 Option: 4

Matt Johnson
Application Engineer
Ally PLM Solutions

Friday, November 9, 2012

Solid Edge ST4 Maintenance Pack 9



Solid Edge ST4 - Maintenance Pack 9 Announcement:  

The latest Maintenance Pack (MP9) for Solid Edge ST4 is now available for download.
You can download the Maintenance Pack here:
http://ftp.ugs.com/solid_edge/ST4/SolidEdge/

A valid WebKey account is needed to access Maintenance Pack downloads.  To create a WebKey you need your Customer Sold-To ID and your WebKey Access Code, both found under Solid Edge Help, About.  You can create your WebKey account here: https://plmapps.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/webkey/

Installing Maintenance Packs is quick and easy. Some known security issues arise with installing any software on Windows 7 OS regarding User Access Control (UAC); these same issues exist when installing MPs.  Windows UAC should be turned off and after unbundling the download run the .exe as administrator by right mouse clicking on the file and selecting Run as Administrator from the quick menu. Most UAC security issues can be avoided by installing Solid Edge to a location on the client machine anywhere other than the default “Program Files” folder.  As long as the user has full write permission to a folder location such as C:\SolidEdge\ these issues should not arise.

Ally PLM encourages all of our customers to stay current with released Maintenance Packs.  Maintenance Packs deliver the most current updates and resolution of PRs to your software platform.  You can find detailed information regarding the PRs that a Maintenance Pack addresses in the “readme” .txt file found with the MP download.

The Ally PLM Technical Support Team is available to answer any questions and provide support for all of your needs; including Maintenance packs.  You can contact the Ally PLM Technical Support Team via email at technical.support@allyplm.com or via phone at (513) 984-0480 Option: 4

Matt Johnson
Application Engineer
Ally PLM Solutions