AMF Canada designs better with Solid Edge

Bakery equipment manufacturer shrinks design time 50 percent and assembly time 20 percent by moving from 2D CAD to 3D Solid Edge (Siemens PLM Software). Sheet metal rework was almost completely eliminated. Because delivery times were met and less overtime was needed, AMF reported a boost in profits. "We saw going to 3D as a blessing,” said Marc Stringer, CAD coordinator at AMF. “With Solid Edge, we can achieve the same level of quality in less time.”


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Try Solid Edge for free

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Learn how Solid Edge can save you time on design and development at http://allyplm.com/solidedge/ or sign up for an informative webinar at http://allyplm.com/futureofcad/

Maintenance Release 3 for NX 10.0.3 is now available

Maintenance Release NX 10.0.3 is now available for download from the Siemens PLM download server. NX 10.0.3 is an accumulation of fixes built for installation on top of Windows 64-Bit, Linux 64-Bit and Mac OS images of NX 10.0.0.

To download this Maintenance Release, Maintenance Release Documentation, or to review the README files, select the following link or enter the URL in your browser address window:
https://download.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/download.php

From the Product Download page, enter “10.0.3” (including the quotes) in the Search box to see a list of links to the release letter and available release packages.

Alternatively, the release packages can be found using the file navigator by selecting ‘NX’ from the list of products and then navigating through the directory structure by selecting:
Product updates --> Maintenance-release --> NX10 --> [platform].

If you encounter any problems installing this maintenance pack, please contact Ally PLM Solutions www.allyplm.com 513.984.0480.

Tracy Tijan
Marketing Director
Ally PLM Solutions

NX Tip of the Week November 20

NX Tip of the Week November 20, 2015

NX - Editing the Post Processor in NX CAM

In NX CAM, you can edit the standard post processor list enabling you to add your own post processors to the list. You can also reorder the list according to the posts you use most frequently. This can be very useful because this keeps you from having to browse to a certain post that wasn't in the list when your software was installed.   Here is a short video that shows the standard post list, adding a post to the list, deleting posts from the list, and re-ordering the post list: Thank you, Chad Varney Application Engineer Ally PLM Solutions, Inc Want more tips? Sign up HERE to receive our Tip of the Week. Register for upcoming free NX webinars or learn more about Ally PLM Solutions.

Toshiba designs better with Solid Edge

This radar and radio systems manufacturer moved from 2D to 3D CAD and cuts design errors 75 percent with Solid Edge (Siemens PLM Software). Fewer design errors translated into saving money (9 million Japanese yen) saved across several projects. Manufacturing time declined 30 percent and overall task time dropped 50 percent across design, manufacturing and validation. “With the implementation of Solid Edge, we began doing all design work in 3D, starting with basic design. One of benefits of this is that it is now easier to communicate design concepts to others in the company,” said Takaya Ogawa, Komukai operations at Toshiba.

Learn how
http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/success/case_study.cfm?Component=30431&ComponentTemplate=1481

Try Solid Edge for free

http://allyplm.com/solidedgetrial/

Learn how Solid Edge can save you time on design and development at http://allyplm.com/solidedge/ or sign up for an informative webinar at http://allyplm.com/futureofcad/

Announcing Maintenance Pack 3 for Solid Edge ST8

Download the Solid Edge ST8 Microsoft Installer (MSI) Maintenance Pack 3 now. 

Microsoft Installer (MSI) Maintenance Packs:

Beginning with Solid Edge ST8, Maintenance Packs are delivered as and installed using Microsoft Installer (MSI) technology. Solid Edge MSI based Maintenance Packs are installed and tracked as Product Updates. 

• MSI Product Updates can be applied on top of the base release and or existing Product Update with a lesser version. 
• MSI Product Updates are all inclusive with fixes delivered in MP3 include all fixes delivered in MP1 and MP2. 
• MSI Product Updates calculate free disk space before installing. Be paitient - note that there have been cases where the Disk Space Computation can take several minutes to complete. 
• MSI Product Updates can be uninstalled without having to remove the base Solid Edge product. 
• Uninstalling a MSI Product Update will restore the installation to the state before the Product Update was applied.
• PLEASE NOTE: When uninstalling a MSI Product Update, the original source media and the previous Product Update package, if any, must be available to allow the recovery of previous file versions.
• The current MSI Product Update will be the only Update listed and available for uninstallation. After the current Update is uninstalled, the previous Update will become the current Update, if there were multiple Updates installed.
• MSI Product Updates are uninstalled via the Control Panel (Uninstall a program –> View installed updates -> Uninstall). 

Solid Edge Maintenance Packs are released for CRITICAL items only. Maintenance Packs are available up to 15 months following the release date of the English version. The release date for Solid Edge ST8 English was 06/05/15, making the Maintenance Pack cutoff date 09/05/16.

Solid Edge - Solid Edge ST8 MP3 or later supports Windows 10 if the Windows 10 “November Refresh” version 1511 (OS Build 10586.0) or later is installed.  Solid Edge does not support the new Windows 10 browser, Microsoft Edge.

Solid Edge Integration to Teamcenter - The Solid Edge integration to Teamcenter 10.1.5 and later have been tested on Windows 10 connected to Teamcenter 10.1 and 11.2 servers and there are no known issues.  Teamcenter plans to announce support of Windows 10 with Teamcenter 10.1.6 and 11.2.2.

Solid Edge SP - ST8 Solid Edge SP cannot support Windows 10 due to the following unresolved PR assigned to Microsoft: PR 7410688 - Win 10 does not show the SESP Preview/Properties Card or Edit Properties. 

ST8 Maintenance Packs can be downloaded from:

   https://download.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/solid_edge/ST8/Maintenance_Packs/

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.

Just Released - Maintenance Pack 04 for NX 10.0.2

Maintenance Pack 4 (MP04) for NX 10.0.2 is now available and you can download it from the Siemens PLM download server.
 
To find the release package(s) for your platform(s) click on the following link or enter the URL in your browser address window. A valid WebKey account is required.:

https://download.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/download.php

From the intial page, enter "10.0.2.mp4" (including the quotes) in the Search box to see a list of links to the release letter and available release packages.

Alternatively, the release packages can be found by selecting the 'NX/Unigraphics NX' tab and then navigating through the directory structure by selecting > Product updates > Maintenance-packs > NX10 > [platform].
   
If you encounter any problems installing this maintenance pack, please contact Ally PLM Solutions www.allyplm.com 513.984.0480.

Tracy Tijan
Marketing Director
Ally PLM Solutions

Solid Edge Tip of the Week November 13

Solid Edge Tip of the Week November 13, 2015

Solid Edge - Document Name Enhancements

A lot of times, the information provided to you in the pathfinder can be lacking: This can be improved with the document name formula in the Solid Edge options: Clicking Change brings up the Document Name Formula pop-up: Here you can add text before or after the [Filename] including other properties of that part file: You can add properties like the material, project name, author and many other properties making a glance at the pathfinder much more informative: I hope you found this information useful! Thanks, Navjot Gill Application Engineer Ally PLM Solutions, Inc. Want more tips? Sign up HERE to receive our Tip of the Week.  Register for upcoming free Solid Edge webinars or learn more about Ally PLM Solutions.

Ricoh designs better with Solid Edge

Office imaging equipment maker effectively and rapidly moves from 2D to 3D product design with Solid Edge (Siemens PLM Software). The move resulted in greater collaboration with manufacturing and service divisions as well as improved refinement of prototypes. “The biggest reason for selecting Solid Edge was that it was user friendly. It has greatly accelerated the shift to 3D design and reduced product development time and costs," said Etsuro Kuretani, R&D engineer, Ricoh Company Ltd.

Learn how

http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/success/case_study.cfm?Component=64193&ComponentTemplate=1481

Try Solid Edge for free

http://allyplm.com/solidedgetrial/

Learn how Solid Edge can save you time on design and development at http://allyplm.com/solidedge/ or sign up for an informative webinar at http://allyplm.com/futureofcad/

Solid Edge Tip of the Week November 6

Solid Edge Tip of the Week

November 6, 2015

Solid Edge - Turning on the List of Blocks in Solid Edge Draft

In this Ally PLM Tip of the Week, we are going to look at the option to display existing blocks on a Solid Edge drawing. If you are not familiar with blocks, they are groups of 2D geometry. Native 2D geometry can be blocked within Solid Edge draft or blocks from .dwg can be read into Solid Edge. 

1) Open a drawing that has blocks. This may be a native Solid Edge file or something opened from AutoCAD:

Blocks:

2) Over in the Library tab, toggle on the "Show Blocks" command:  

3) Notice the Block names will be listed under Active Document:

4) We can also select blocks from other drawings and use them in our active document. Select a dft/dwg from the folder above. Notice the preview of the block in the lower window.  CB Network protect is a block on the Circuit Protectors.dft file:

5) Drag and drop the block into the active drawing: 

6) We can create our own blocks using the block command. To find out more information on the Block command, search the Help or click F1 on the keyboard once in the Block command: 

7) There are sample blocks/block libraries delivered in the installation directory of Solid Edge here:  C:\Program Files\Solid Edge ST?\Sample Blocks:

In this week's Tip of the Week, we looked at how to display blocks in active and selected documents. For more information, check out our Ally PLM Lunch Bytes session on 2D Diagramming and Schematics: http://solidedgevideos.blogspot.com/2012/09/solid-edge-diagrams-and-schematics.html

Brandon Carter

Senior Application Engineer

Ally PLM Solutions, Inc.

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What's New in Teamcenter 11!

The new release of Teamcenter 11 has tons of new enhancements to help you significantly increase your return-on-investment. New features include:

• New self-service administrative tools enabling suppliers to obtain data without help from OEMs
• Additional features allowing for better integration with the product development process
• A new administration data documentation report tool making it easier to facilitate your Teamcenter deployments

Learn more with What's New in Teamcenter 11.2! 

Victor Taichung Machinery designs better with Solid Edge

Machine tool manufacturer moves from 2D to 3D CAD, reducing design to manufacturing time with Solid Edge (Siemens PLM Software). The move resulted in higher engineering productivity and customer satisfaction. "Using Solid Edge to integrate the design process for our machines has significantly improved our productivity," said Stanly Tsai, project engineer at Victor Taichung.

Learn how

http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/success/case_study.cfm?Component=57263&ComponentTemplate=1481

Try Solid Edge for free

http://allyplm.com/solidedgetrial/

Learn how Solid Edge can save you time on design and development at http://allyplm.com/solidedge/ or sign up for an informative webinar at http://allyplm.com/futureofcad/