Solid Edge ST7 Maintenance Pack 1 Now Available for Download

We are pleased to inform you that Maintenance Pack 1 (MP1) for Solid Edge ST7 is now available for download on the GTAC FTP server.

This Maintenance Pack addresses issues reported by Solid Edge customers. We appreciate your participation in the software support process - your reporting helps us make Solid Edge more productive for the way you do business.

ST7 Maintenance Packs can be downloaded from:

https://download.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/solid_edge/ST7/Maintenance_Packs/

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/

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

Ben Weisenberger

Application Engineer

Ally PLM Solutions

Reserving a License for an Individual or Group

Here is something helpful so you can reserve a certain license (could be an NX bundle or a Solid Edge Premium license) for a person or a group.  The Flex LM options file that we create from a text file and place in the same directory as the license file is just for this purpose.

Click HERE to go to our knowledge base and see how to reserve a license for either a person or a group.

If you have any issues, contact techsupport@allyplm.com.

Madison Rye
Application Engineering Manager
Ally PLM Solutions, Inc

Tip of the Week September 26

Solid Edge - Features of ST7

Attention all Solid Edge customers! Starting with Solid Edge ST7, all software will be 64 bit only. If you have plans to upgrade please make sure that all your machines are compatible with the software.

Also, new with ST7, Keyshot rendering software is now installed with Solid Edge and replaces the ST6 Advanced Rendering. This is a part of the software and does not cost any additional money.

Solid Edge ST7 also supports running on the Microsoft Surface Pro tablet. In addition to being supported on the Windows 8.1 operating system, Solid Edge has built in capability that allows zooming with finger gestures as well as selection with stylus gestures. This is supported in both 2D and 3D environments.

If you load ST7 on a machine with Windows 8.1, you will have access to a new "Print using Microsoft 3D Builder" command on the application menu. This is available in the part, sheet metal, or assembly environments. To be able to use this command you must have the Microsoft 3D Builder application installed which can be found at the link below:

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/3d-builder/75f3f766-13b3-45e9-a62f-29590d5781f2

Ben Weisenberger

Application Engineer

Ally PLM Solutions, Inc.

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Hyundai Motor Co. reduces time and cost needed to design car body assembly lines

Hyundai Motors designs better with Solid Edge. The move from 2D to Solid Edge 3D provided a 20 percent design time reduction. Hyundai chose Solid Edge for its ease of use in solid modeling as well as the efficiency of its 2D drafting performance and integrated data management. Solid Edge helped increase quality and reduced repetitive tasks.


Learn how
http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/success/case_study.cfm?Component=82378&ComponentTemplate=1481


Try Solid Edge for free

http://allyplm.com/solidedgetrial/

Tip of the Week September 19

Solid Edge - Change Part Intersection

Recently, I have seen issues with customers that struggle to get intersecting parts to display correctly in drafts. These parts are displayed as hidden lines or not even appearing at all. Solid Edge has an option for intersecting parts and it is defaulted to not process intersections.

To change this globally, go to:

• Solid Edge Options > Edge Display > Advanced button > check Process intersections and select an option. Notice in the Global options "Create all face intersections (slowest)" is ghosted out. This is to help with performance so all views are not processed this way if they are not needed:

To change this specific to a certain view: 

• Right click on View > Properties > Advanced > check Process intersections and select the option Create all face intersections (slowest): 

Nathan Pfeiffer

Application Engineer

Ally PLM Solutions, Inc.

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How to See What is Checked Out to You in Solid Edge Insight

I often have people ask the best way to know if you have things checked out to you.  If there is an issue with a file (FOP issues are common for this) or a crash, then the file might not get checked back in correctly and uploaded to the server.  You should check each week or so to see if things are checked out and get them checked back in. 

Click HERE to go to our knowledge base and see two ways to easily check to see if you or others have something still checked out to you.  

If you have any issues, contact techsupport@allyplm.com.  

Madison Rye
Application Engineering Manager
Ally PLM Solutions, Inc

Agricultural machinery manufacturer reduces design time from 3 weeks to 3 days

Harsh International designs better with Solid Edge. Using Solid Edge’s synchronous technology, Harsh also reduced a large project from 18 months to 6 months and developed a prototype of a revolutionary gasification machine. “Solid Edge with synchronous technology is changing our engineering, it’s changing our company and it’s changing our industry,” said Kenny McDaniel, engineering consultant for Harsh.

Learn how

http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/success/case_study.cfm?Component=216483&ComponentTemplate=1481

Try Solid Edge for free

http://allyplm.com/solidedgetrial/

Beat Your Competition to Market - A True Story

Hear industry expert Emil Kacan, Mercury Marine's PLM Strategy and Business Development Director, present how Mercury Marine accelerated their product change process from 56 days to just 22 days!

Register for this webinar on Thursday, September 18th at 2 PM EST and learn from Emil Kacan how Mercury Marine, worldwide leading producer of marine propulsion units, significantly accelerated their change to execution time by allowing the ability to work with a global team and easily access data for part reuse, working in real time design for review, product validation and instant collaboration and accessing a live BOM.

Click HERE to register!

Tracy Tijan
Ally PLM Solutions Marketing Director

Racing team cuts machining time 50%; makes motorcycle parts between races

Ten Kate Racing designs better with Solid Edge. Ten Kate Racing develops high-performance Honda motorcycles into finely honed racing machines and runs the Pata Honda World Championship team. Solid Edge and its synchronous technology was credited with enabling Ten Kate to quickly explore design options, share information and speed manufacturing.

Learn how

http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/success/case_study.cfm?Component=216684&ComponentTemplate=1481 

Try Solid Edge for free

http://allyplm.com/solidedgetrial/

Stay current with the latest Maintenance Pack!

We are pleased to inform you that Maintenance Release NX 9.0.3 is now available for download from the Siemens PLM download server. NX 9.0.3 is an accumulation of fixes built for installation on top of Windows 64-Bit, Linux 64-Bit and Mac OS images of NX 9.0.0.      

Please note that this Maintenance Release will only be shipped (on DVD) by request.      

Select the following link to download this Maintenance Release or to review the README.

Note: A valid WebKey account is required.       

Windows 64-Bit: https://download.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/unigraphics/maintenance-release/nx9/win64/  
Linux 64-Bit: https://download.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/unigraphics/maintenance-release/nx9/linux64/   
Mac OS: https://download.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/unigraphics/maintenance-release/nx9/macos/      

Please refer to the README file for Maintenance Release installation instructions.      

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.

All-terrain vehicle maker cuts production time and concept-to-delivery down to 12 months

Tomcar designs better with Solid Edge. Using Solid Edge, Tomcar optimized workforce productivity to realize efficient, high-volume production. Tomcar also achieved substantial savings in time and resources – more than $150,000 a year and measurably reduced shop floor errors.

Learn how
http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/success/case_study.cfm?Component=212881&ComponentTemplate=1481

Try Solid Edge for free

http://allyplm.com/solidedgetrial/