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2013
NX 8.5 Helix
 - using
helix command, menu options in NX, understanding possible applications of
helix, Rob Carver, YouTube, May 20, 2013
How to Create Inspection-Ready Programs in NX
- discussing model driven CMM programming based on PMI, YouTube, May 16, 2013
How to Display and Analyze Inspection Measurement Results in NX
- evaluate 'as built' measurement in graphical environment, use analysis
options to determine cause of part failure, generate reports, YouTube, May 16,
2013
NX CAD - Designing in the Context of the Assembly
- make work part vs make displayed part, create new component on imported
bodies, YouTube, May 16, 2013
Creating Mold Bases with NX Expressions - draw different size molds by changing values input to expression, Murat Ugur,
CADdigest.com, Apr 29, 2013
3D Sync Part Editing Demonstration
- making changes to part that feature definition lost in translation using
Synchronous Technology, YouTube, Apr 17, 2013
What's New NX 8.5
Drafting - unnecessary modeling toolbars, commands removed, drafting toolbar available in full screen only, Applied CAx,
YouTube, Apr 9, 2013
What's New NX 8.5, Pt 2
- unite with regions feature, helix enhancements, ability to mirror pattern instances, delete partial blend, Applied CAx,
YouTube, Mar 21, 2013
NX for Noobs - Primitives
- YouTube,
Mar 27, 2013
An Update on NX CAD Software - geometric
optimization added, 'center mark' feature to create center line in 3D
annotation, manufacturing resource libraries added, improved point control for
flank milling processes, Aaron Goldberg, CAD/CAM Performance, Mar 27, 2013
CAM Logic Tech Tuesday: CAM Tips &Tricks
- generic
motion control, gun drilling in NX CAM, YouTube, Mar 19, 2013
What's New NX 8.5, Pt 1
- customizing shortcut toolbar, dialog box snapping, YouTube, Mar 18, 2013
How to Make Any Hole with NX CAM
- discussing various drilling cycles, tapping, thread milling, hole milling, You
Tube, Mar 11, 2013
How to Make the Best Use of CAD for NC Programming in NX CAM
- clean up, simplify imported data, create NC setup, fixture assemblies, manage
derivative models, keep it all associative with master model concept, You Tube,
Feb 22, 2013
2012
A
New Way to Reduce Weight with NX 8.5 - topology optimization
process shows stress distribution on actual part volume, helps redesign part
with less material, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, Dec 21, 2012
Customization - How to Create a NX CAM Custom Operation Template
- creating geometry group template, You Tube, Dec 19, 2012
NX
8.5 Plugs Mold Gap with EasyFill - integrated EasyFill Mold
Analysis technology offers plastic mold simulation tools, Kenneth Wong's Virtual
Desktop, Dec 11, 2012
In Simulation We Trust - demos of EasyFill
Analysis feature in NX 8.5, machine tool simulation inside NX CAM using virtual
machine tool, Aaron Frankel, Siemens PLM Software Blog, Nov 9, 2012
How to Create
Inspection-Ready Programs in NX
- using
NX CMM inspection programming to automate programming, capture best
practices, minimize on-machine prove-outs, You Tube, Nov 9, 2012
Setup Hardware and Work-Holding Devices
for Your NX CAM Reuse Library
- You Tube,
Oct 22, 2012
How to Use Volume-Based 2.5 D Milling to Program Prismatic Parts
- select
surfaces for floors, walls, create optimized tool paths, avoid air-cutting, You
Tube, Oct 11, 2012
NX8.5 Draft and Blend
- completing detail modeling of forging for manufacture, You Tube, Oct 8, 2012
FE Model In-context
Demonstrated - visually differentiating meshes for viewing using
separate colors, checking, resolving node, element ID conflicts in NX
8.5, You Tube, Sep 12, 2012
Creating and Deleting Some Face Shell in Unigraphics - Silvie
Maniezz, Unigraphics Design Simple Tutorial, Sep 2012
NX8.5 - What's New in Synchronous Technology - improved problem area
detection, delete partial face improvements, notch blends, Jerry Sarfati,
Siemens PLM Software Blog, Sep 6, 2012
Siemens PLM - We're Just One Big Happy Family -
Siemens CAD division benefits from integration with company's other divisions
who serve as customers, industry examples to potential customers, Roopinder
Tara, CAD Insider, Sep 5, 2012
NX CAE Tips - Contact
- performing contact analysis on bicycle brake caliper, You Tube, July 26,
2012
NX CAE
Tips and
Tricks -
Mesh
Controls
- You Tube, July 30, 2012
NX CAE
Tips and
Tricks -
Direct
Editing
- using
synchronous modeling commands to lengthen arms of model, You Tube, July 30, 2012
NX 8.5
Preview
- Unite
With
Region
Selection
- when
uniting solid bodies having overlapping, region selection helps identify
collection of faces to be kept or removed, Jerry Sarfati, Siemens PLM
Software Blog, July 30, 2012
NX CAM:
20-Minute
Tech
Tips
'How
Synchronous
Technology
Can Help
You
Design
Patterns'
-
clean-up translated part geometry, develop cores from cavities, add core prints,
maintain association to design model, You Tube, July 27, 2012
NX CAE Tips & Tricks - Usability Features - learning about direct
editing, midsurfacing, mesh control options, Mark Subramaniam, Siemens
PLM Software Blog, July 26, 2012
Beginning
Power
Drafting
in
Siemens
NX 8
- use
template,
insert
view,
Unigraphics
&
Siemens
NX
Tutorial, July 2012
Geometric
Launches
NX
Design
for
Manufacturability
Module
- 'DFMPro
for NX'
tool performs upfront design for manufacturing validation, has pre-configured
design for manufacture guidelines, global best practices, Randall Newton,
Graphic Speak, July 16, 2012
Fixing the CAD/CAE Disconnect - NX Advanced FEM includes
Siemens ST, can read foreign CAD models, assemblies,
supports simulation data/process management, Evan Yares,
Design World, June 18, 2012
How to
Import
NX Parts
and
Drawings
with
Correct
Item
Type
-
automating
selection
of right
item
type,
implementing,
registering
convert
callback,
Scott Pigman,
The PLM Dojo, June 22, 2012
Setting
Monocrome
Display
Drafting
Using
Siemens
NX -
default
color
drafting
view,
converting
to
monochrome, Unigraphics
NX
Tutorial, June 2012
NX Hints and Tips - How to Rapidly Create a Gasket with Sketch
- create sketch, constrain it, revolve it, You Tube, June 4, 2012
How the
Boss Ruined the Assembly - 2 ways to check part out in NX: explicitly,
implicitly; manual locking policy, Teamcenter tutorial, Scott Pigman, The
PLM Dojo, June 6, 2012
Measure Radius of Gyration of a Mass in Siemens NX - measuring bodies,
Unigraphics NX Tutorial Resource, June 2012
NX CAE Tips & Tricks - FEA Workflow, Pt 3 - solving model in NX Advanced
Simulation environment, Mark Subramaniam, Siemens PLM Software Blog, May 2,
2012
How to Add an Attribute Column
to a BOM in NX - set object selection to 'apply to component
as part attribute' to save information in part, Charles-Etienne Lavoie, Design
Fusion Blog, Apr 3, 2012
Manage Shading Display in Unigraphics NX - activate true shading
toolbar, maximize results of rendering, shading, Unigraphics NX Tutorial
Resource, Apr 2012
NX CAE Tips & Tricks - FEA Workflow, Pt 2 - meshing, concept of mesh
collector, applying hard constraint to model, Mark Subramaniam, Siemens
PLM Software Blog, Apr 9, 2012
NX CAE
Tips &
Tricks -
FEA
Workflow,
Pt 1
-
end-to-end linear static structural analysis of bracket, Mark
Subramaniam, Siemens PLM Software Blog, Apr 3, 2012
NX
Simulation: One Model to Rule Them All - Synchronous Technology in
NX provides direct modeling tools to modify, remove geometry from models for
simplification, Chad Jackson, engineering-matters.com, Mar 5, 2012
Siemens
PLM's
Agreement
with
Boeing
- Siemens PLM executive on extended contract, software being used by Boeing,
Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, Mar 6, 2012
A New Look Pattern Command in
NX8 - simplified boundary fill feature fills specified face
with 3 different pattern layouts: triangle, square, diamond, Charles-Etienne
Lavoie, Design Fusion Blog, Mar 5, 2012
New NX 8 Help and Videos - improved search performance,
organized links by information type under different headings, video
examples include voice-over narration, Jerry Sarfati, Siemens PLM
Software Blog, Feb 27, 2012
Editing Text Style, Color, Thickness, Text Size in Drafting -
NX6 tutorial, Unigraphics NX Tutorial Resource, Feb 2012
How to Measure a Volume Enclosed by Assembly Parts or Cavity in NX
- finding volume inside gearbox using space finder tool, Charles-Etienne Lavoie,
Design Fusion Blog, Feb 2, 2012
Move, Copy, Rotate Using Dynamic Handle on NX 6 Above -
Unigraphics NX Tutorial Resource, Jan 2012
Change Folder First Time Load for Save or Open File -
configuring basic functions to guide NX for loading part file, Unigraphics
NX Tutorial Resource, Jan 2012
2011
Extrude from Face, Edge, Line and Sketch in Unigraphics NX 6 -
forming parts in NX6 using extrude command, Unigraphics NX Tutorial
Resource, Dec 14, 2011
Dell
Demonstrates
Siemens NX
Running
on a
Remote
Rack
Workstation
Over LAN
- Dell
Precision R5500 Rack workstation uses Teradici-based technology to
remotely control interactive, graphics intensive mechanical design
session in Siemens NX, Greg Corke, DEVELOP 3D, Nov 21, 2011
Siemens PLM Upgrades NX
with CAE Enhancements
-
ability to perform multi-physics thermo-mechanical analysis, simulation 'results
measures' feature, improved HD3D visual reporting functionality, Beth Stackpole,
Design News, Oct 28, 2011
NX 8: New
Focus on Simulation - de-featuring toolset to
suppress holes, option to reuse legacy mesh models, ability to define super
elements within large FEA assemblies, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, Oct
27, 2011
CAD,
PLM and Visual Reporting - HD3D support in NX 8, visual data
management in Autodesk products indicate improvements in reporting capabilities,
Oleg Shilovitsky, PLM Think Tank, Oct 17, 2011
Live from Siemens PLM Connections 2011:
NX 8.0 Details #1 - Visual Reporting
- HD3D, custom visual reporting dialog, ability to correlate different
reports into single display, Al Dean, DEVELOP 3D, Oct 17, 2011
PMI & 3D Annotation: The Drawing Killer? - Siemens is developing tolls
like NX to take advantage of product and manufacturing information data, Al
Dean, DEVELOP 3D, Oct 17, 2011
Siemens PLM Software: Industry Strategy
in 'High Definition' - company
determined to deliver value-added
capabilities to growing customer base,
CIMdata, Sep 28, 2011
Siemens PLM Software Sees HD-PLM as Design Evolution Milestone - NX
HD-PLM bonds product design and data, makes users understand context
directly from model, Kathleen Maher, Graphic Speak, Sep 26, 2011
On Migrating NX CAD Data Into Teamcenter, Pt 1 - considering
file naming issues, file version, missing, corrupt files issues,
Scott Pigman, The PLM Dojo, Sep 7, 2011
Migrating Data Into Teamcenter, Pt 2: Taking Inventory - make
inventory of every CAD file, capture maximum possible information
about files, resolve symbolic links, Scott Pigman, The PLM Dojo, Sep
14, 2011
Before You Start That CAD Migration Project - figure out
complication in Teamcenter data model, centralized/distributed
migration, fix problem data before/after migration, Scott Pigman,
The PLM Dojo, Sep 20, 2011
Notes from Siemens PLM Connection 2011 - future goals for NX,
update on Teamcenter, Velocity Series business update, Raykurland's Blog, May
24, 2011
FloEFD for NX:
Mentor Graphics' Pitch for CAD-Integrated CFD - easy-to-use plug-in
with intuitive interface, runs fluid flow, heat transfer tests inside
NX, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, May 11, 2011
Interview with Paul Brown Regarding the NX Strategy - talk about
Synchronous
Technology, visual analytics, NX7.5 features, upcoming NX8 release, Jerry Sarfati,
Siemens PLM Software Blog, May 4, 2011
Siemens PLM Connection:
Declaring Victory in the Land of Automobile; Forging into Interactive Tech Pubs
- integration of Cortona3D RapidAuthor software with Teamcenter to provide
interactive documentation, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, May 3, 2011
NX at PLM Connections - Day 1 - NX 8 has reporting, analytics feature,
what-if design with synchronous technology, product template studio, Jerry
Sarfati, Siemens PLM Software Blog, May 3, 2011
2010
Daimler PLM Dilemma - PDM First - recent decision of auto company to
switch from CATIA to NX emphasizes cost of global product data platform
change, potential IT disruption relative to switching CAD systems, Oleg
Shilovitsky, PLM Think Tank, Nov 27, 2010
Siemens PLM's CAD Software to Replace Dassault at Daimler
- Stephanie Neil, Managing Automation, Nov 26, 2010
Daimler to Replace CATIA with NX
- decision based on tighter integration of NX with Smaragd, Daimler's home
grown PLM system based on TeamCenter, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Nov 25,
2010
Daimler to Shift All Product Development from Dassault to Siemens PLM -
may be part of trend away from Dassault, long a mainstay in automotive
market, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Nov 24, 2010
Daimler Choice of NX is Less Than Meets the Eye - announcement not
anti-CATIA, more pro-Teamcenter, Randall, Newton, Graphic Speak, Nov 24,
2010
NX7
Pt 4 - Lifecycle Simulation (CAE) - integrated
design, test correlations, Jerry Sarfati, Siemens PLM Software Blog, May 26,
2010 (also see
Pt 2,
Pt 3)
NX7 Pt 3 - Synchronous Freeform Modeling
- streamlining advanced shaping process, access to synchronous
technology, Jerry Sarfati, May 24, 2010 (see also
Pt 2)
2009
Dassault, Siemens PLM Play PR Tug-of-War with Ford as the Rope -
each vendor claims usage at Ford as battle for auto companies
intensifies, Randall Newton, GraphicSpeak, Dec 10, 2010
5
Things You Want to Know About Siemens, Solid Edge and NX
-
HD3D, HD-PLM is future, using cloud concept, Synchronous Technology used by
Solid Edge, NX, modifying/constraining geometry, Josh Mings, SolidSmack,
June 28, 2010
NXdoctor:
A Fix For NX CAD Data - PDQ validation/repair tool, repairs 3D CAD data, customized by
automotive OEMs, Design News, Apr 6, 2010
NX7 with HD3D: Where
CAD Geometry and Lifecycle Data Mingle - HD3D uses 3D model as
interface to search, retrieve, view lifecycle data, can isolate, display last
modified assembly components, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, Nov 4, 2009
In Search of Elegance #2: Siemens NX 7.0 + HD3D - NX 7.0 introduces
better workflow to deal with highly complex products, NX Check Mate
integrated into HD3D environment, Al Dean, Develop 3D, Oct 14, 2009
Architosh Talks to Siemens About NX 6 for the Mac - NX 6 for Mac has all
modules except CAE, uses common UI for all platforms, Anthony
Frausto-Robledo, Architosh, Jul 6, 2009
NX on Mac OS X: Harbinger for MCAD? - NX runs on 64-bit Mac, CAD, CAM
functionality included, supports Teamcenter platform, Jeff Rowe, MCADCafe,
Jul 6, 2009
Siemens NX on OS X is a-Go-Go - Paul Brown of Siemens
talks about features in NX on Mac OS X, development plans, X11 platform, user
interest, Al Dean, Mac Design, Jun 15, 2009
NX for Mac Arrives
- video, new release offers direct-editing tools through synchronous technology,
Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, Jun 15, 2009
Eeny, Meeny, What Comes Next? High End CAD on OS X - NX6
for Mac has all 3D modeling features of Windows, Linux, Josh Mings, SolidSmack,
Jun 15, 2009
NX
Flow for CFD - video, identifying air volume, Jerry Sarfati,
Siemens PLM Software Blog, Jun 10, 2009
Automating the Design
Validation Process with NX Check-Mate - PLM, CAD software
validates designs against industry standards, Taylor Anderson, Desktop
Engineering, May 3, 2009
2008
Thinking...Inside the Box - video shows NX 6 changing parameters of trigger
spray bottles for shipping, Jerry Sarfati, Siemens PLM Blog, Oct 14, 2008
What I Think I've Learned About Synchronous Technology
- means relations in parts are solved simultaneously instead of linearly, new
way of putting together a lot of old stuff, Matt Writes, June 7, 2008
The Birth of the Virtual Machine, a Quest For Hybrid CAD
- Siemens' media event focused on virtual machine from Archimedes Project,
Synchronous Technology and NX 6, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, May 29, 2008
Solid Edge With Synchronous Technology
- using synchronous technology when modeling from scratch and working with
existing data, Al Dean, Develop 3D, May 23, 2008
Synchronous Technology and Design Freedom - Siemens' synchronous solver can
handle explicit and inferred constraints simultaneously, Evan Yares in The CAD
Industry, May 21, 2008
Synchronous Technology: Part II
- Synchronous Technology can both edit geometry and maintain dimensions unlike
other direct editing applications, Al Dean, Develop 3D, May 8, 2008
Synchronous Technology: A Taster
- background of history-based modeling, how new technology tackles limitations,
Al Dean, Develop 3D, May 8, 2008
Siemens Breaks Free From History
- synchronous technology lets users edit parametric models irrespective of model
history, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, Apr 23, 2008
Siemens PLM Charts New Course - Synchronous Technology to bring
non-history-based parametric modeling approach in next versions of NX and Solid
Edge, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst, May 1, 2008
Siemens PLM Excites Onlookers With 'New' 3D CAD Technology - SolidWorks user
gives his take on recent announcements about direct modeling, which on the
surface appears to be a threat to history based modelers like SolidWorks, Josh
Mings, SolidSmack, Apr 23, 2008
Siemens Joins the Rush to Deploy
Pushmi-Pullyu CAD - Siemens introduces synchronous technology for NX
and Solid Edge, Randall Newton, 3D CAD News, Apr 22, 2008
360 of CAD -
SpaceClaim 2007+, IronCAD v10, browser-based CAD 'Aftercad Online,' Kubotek
Validation Tool, ViaCAD Pro, SolidWorks 2008, CATIA V5R18, NX 5, Solid Edge v20,
Autodesk products, Lawrence Gould, Automotive Design & Production, Mar 2008
A Closer Look at 2007's Top Story
- Siemens' acquisition of UGS, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst, Jan 10, 2008
2007
Bruce Boes Interview - talk with Siemens PLM Software executive about
Velocity Series products: Solid Edge V20, Teamcenter Express, NX CAM, Al Dean,
MCAD Online, Nov 19, 2007
Geolus Search, the Google of 3D - history of Geolus
Search search engine, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst, Sep 20, 2007
UGS Media/Analyst Conference - Project Archimedes will combine Siemens'
manufacturing execution systems and UGS' PLM technology to shorten the run time,
Amy Stankiewicz, Cadalyst, July 2, 2007
 Alive
and Well and Living in Siemens: An Interview with UGS PLM Software CEO Tony
Affuso - talks about affection for customer and the products, merger,
Project Archimedes, competition, more, Randall S. Newton, CADdigest.com, June
29, 2007
Meeting the New UGS PLM Software, a Division of Siemens Automation and Drives
- Siemens & UGS executives talk about future projects at Media and Analyst Forum
2007, Tooling & Production, June 22, 2007
Q & A with Joan Hirsch - UGS NX
5 and direct modeling technique, block-based dialogs, CAD collaboration, more,
Al Dean, MCAD Online, May 18, 2007
UGS Connection Americas 2007 - highlights included speech by Siemens' Tilo
Brandis on the acquisition, NX 5 updates, Velocity Series updates for SMBs,
more, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, April 30, 2007
Straw Poll - UGS NX 5 New Look a Hit - users responded positively over NX
5 screening at UGS' annual user meeting, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, April 25,
2007
Siemens and UGS -- What Does it
Mean? - Siemens-UGS acquisition makes sense as Siemens uses open JT
format plus it will link physical and virtual design world, Leslie Gordon,
Machine Design, April 23, 2007
A Mid-Range PLM - highlights of UGS'
annual user meeting included Velocity Series products: Teamcenter Express, Solid
Edge, XpressReview, more, Leslie Gordon, Machine Design, April 25, 2007
Delivering Desirable Products - highlight of UGS user's conference included
keynote speech by Fred Bellio focused on PLM, its use to implement global
design, integration with ERP and automation, more, Kirsten Shaw Fox, UGS
Community, April 23, 2007 (may require free registration)
Siemens Acquisition a Good Thing, Says UGS
- UGS is set to work well as one of the divisions of $120 billion company,
Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, April 23, 2007
UGS: What is This Solid Edge of Which You Speak?
- UGS could have copied Solid Edge in ease of use but didn't, Roopinder Tara,
CAD Insider, April 23, 2007
UGS NX 5: Does it Have to Cost So Much?
- with current price structure, UGS doesn't seem to be sensitive to small and
medium size markets, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, April 23, 2007
UGS:
Let Us Entertain You - a surprising display of performers underscores
key takeaways at the UGS booth at the recent SAE show, Roopinder Tara, CAD
Insider, April 18, 2007
UGS
Keeps Life Interesting - despite the ownership changes, UGS remains sales
leader in digital manufacturing market, Rachael Dalton-Taggart, CADdigest.com,
March 26, 2007
UGS
Posts $1.2 Billion 2006 Annual Revenue - $379 million earned from license
revenue, $541 million from maintenance revenue, and $298 million from services,
Randall S. Newton, CADdigest.com, February 22, 2007
Surprise!
Siemens to Acquire UGS - UGS to join Siemens Automation and Drives Group
after $3.5 billion deal, Randall S. Newton, CADdigest.com, January 30, 2007
UGS Changes Hands - Again
- the acquisition brings plant operation and digital simulation closer, plus
comments from competitors, Cadalyst, January 29, 2007
2006
70s Phrase 'Turnkey' Makes Return - UGS's new turnkey engineering
collaboration solution has UGS Teamcenter community collaboration software and
HP ProLiant server computer, more, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, December
11, 2006
If Turnkey was Simple, Wouldn't We Call it That? - turnkey comes into light
again, but probably with a changed meaning, 3D Mojo, December 11, 2006
UGS PLM Europe Event 2006 - Tony Affuso
shared UGS' PLM market share statistics, plans to target key area for future
growth, and more, Martyn Day, MCAD Online, November 6, 2006
Flat Markets Slow UGS Growth
- good growth in Asia Pacific market but US and European markets slow down, net
loss for the quarter is $7.4 million, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst, November 14, 2006
NX Knowledge Driven Automation - NX's Knowledge tools such as UDF
and Process Studio share common API for easy integration into design workflow,
Al Dean, MCAD Online, November 6, 2006
Velocity Impact - Bruce Boes
of UGS talks about Velocity Series, PLM for mid-sized manufacturers, free Solid
Edge 2D Design, more, MCAD Online, October 11, 2006
UGS Gives Away 2D to Win 3D
- UGS' free Solid Edge 2D offer makes AutoCAD users curious to switch to Solid
Edge, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, September 29, 2006
UGS Posts Mixed Q2 Results - UGS quarterly performance pales in comparison
to competitors, Beth Stackpole, Managing Automation, August 15, 2006
UGS: Billions in Grants
- UGS issues a multitude of press releases about software donations to schools
worth billion of dollars; motivation may be a tax write-off and inflation of
seat counts, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, August 10, 2006
The Continuing Quest for Neutral Design Data,
Part 1 - a brief introduction of
JT Open neutral CAD data format from UGS, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst, August 10,
2006
Who Paid for Porting NX to Mac? - Apple's
commitment to purchase NX/Mac licenses questions
the sustainability of NX in the Mac market,
Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 22, 2006
I-deas to NX Migration Update - UGS provides same licensing tools to
users for running I-deas and NX while they prepare themselves for the
migration, Al Dean, MCAD Online, June 15, 2006
UGS:
"We're First with PLM for the Mac!" - UGS plans to add
support for Intel-based Macs later this year and PLM for Mac by 2007, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 21, 2006
UGS Announces Parasolid V17.1 - with extended functionality, Parasolid
V17.1 is easy-to-use, fully supporting 3D model construction and 64-bit Windows
and receives readers' choice award for the month of June, Desktop Engineering,
May 2006
The 18th Release of ParaSolid - ParaSolid
v18 from UGS has finer user control, enhanced blending and filleting,
improvements to data tracking, more, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, May 31,
2006
UGS: We Heart Linux
- UGS says its customers want Linux and will support 64-bit CPUs, Autodesk says
the opposite, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, April 11, 2006
CAD Giants Make it Big in 2005
- UGS earned US$1.15 billion in year 2005, now aims high with Velocity Series of
products, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst Management, February 15, 2006
It's What You Know - as a large part of U.S. workforce retires, companies
strive to retain the knowledge, NX digital product development software and
Teamcenter digital lifecycle management software from UGS can help, Richard Bush
of UGS, Mechanical Engineering, February 6, 2006
2005
CAD and CAM Link Up - the merger of UGS and Tecnomatix will allow
engineers using UGS manufacturing NX and Solid Edge to directly access
Tecnomatix products, Paul Teague, Design News, May 16, 2005
The High-End MCAD and cPDm Market Segments of the PLM Industry
- report on enterprise MCAD and collaborative product definition
management (cPDm) for the discrete manufacturing
industries, CIMata, May 2005 (28 page pdf,
may require free registration)
UGS CEO Tony Affuso on the State of the Company and its Products
- 64 mega deals, four mergers, strong revenue growth - UGS is on a major
upswing, Alexandra Pratt, UGS Community, May 4, 2005 (requires free
registration)
Everyone
Has a Special Relationship with Microsoft
- Microsoft's invasion of the CAD industry continues unfazed with CoCreate
and UGS pledging support for its products and services, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, April 30, 2005
UGS
VAR Roundup, Part 3 : KAB - NX - interview, Tim Osborne,
president of KAB-NX,
about NX-based software services for woodworking, Robert Covelli, UGS Community,
April 27, 2005 (may require free registration)
Developers Easing Move to 3D Design
- companies like PTC, UGS, Alibre, Dassault Systems and SolidWorks attempts
to convert 2D CAD users include features that mimic 2D software functions,
Paul Teague, Design News, April 18, 2005
UGS
VAR Roundup, Part 2 : INCAT - Q&A with INCAT about being a UGS VAR,
Robert Covelli, UGS Community, April 19, 2005 (may require free registration)
Will Autodesk Buy UGS?
- Autodesk's recent agreement to cooperate over certain file formats with
UGS fuels speculation that the publicly held Autodesk might acquire the
privately held UGS, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, February 22, 2005
UGS
and Autodesk Form Interoperability Alliance - this alliance, said to
ensure interoperability between Autodesk's DWF and UGS' JT file formats and
associated viewers, raises questions about the degree to which each company
will integrate and interact with the other's data format and viewer, Jeffrey
Rowe, MCAD Weekly, February 21, 2005
JT Open
Merging with DWF - UGS and Autodesk are swapping technology to gang up
on 3D XML from Dassault Systemes, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, February
15, 2005
Hitched! JT Open Marries DWF
- Autodesk will become a member of the UGS JT Open Program, while UGS
will become an Autodesk DWF Developer partner, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD
Access, February 14, 2005
UGS/Tecnomatix Deal Good for Mechanical Application Users - UGS'
purchase of Tecnomatix will offer benefits to its customers, who will
gain from tight integration of complementary products, Laurie Balch,
Gartner, January 11, 2005
2004UGS
to Acquire D-Cubed - although this acquisition is a big deal and may affect many parties, it doesn't appear that the change will negatively impact any CAD product or company, Jeffrey Rowe, MCAD Weekly, June 14, 2004 CAD Acquisition Shocker: UGS Buys D-Cubed - if this acquisition is a sign of new aggressiveness from UGS, then the MCAD industry is headed for interesting times, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 10, 2004 (more UGS articles) UGS to Buy Industry-wide 3D Specialist, D-Cubed - UGS has announced an agreement to acquire D-Cubed, a world-renowned supplier of core 3D geometry technology used by most of the world’s CAD application developers, Martyn Day, CADserver, June 10, 2004 EDS Completes Sale of UGS PLM Solutions and UGS Launches as an Independent Company - Jeffrey Rowe, MCADCafe.com, May 31, 2004 UGS PLM to Sell for $2.05B - Martyn Day and W. Bradley Holtz discuss the recent selling of UGS PLM Solutions, CADwire.net, March 15, 2004 EDS to Sell Its CAD Division - EDS reportedly has found a private buyer for its CAD division, UGS PLM Solutions; with an asking price of US $1.8 billion, who will buy it?, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, February 10, 2004 2003The Mother of All Migrations - EDS is developing an ambitious plan to migrate I-DEAS CAD users to Unigraphics NX, CADCAMNet, August 18, 2003 Practical Unigraphics NX Modeling For Engineers - a review of the above-named book, which is a valuable educational resource for new Unigraphics users and a handy refresher manual for more experienced users, Mike Hudspeth, NX Digital Digest, July 17, 2003  EDS Ousts CEO - departing CEO defends severance package by claiming "expensive wife," Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, March 24, 2003
PLM Market Requires Best-of-Breed and ERP Capabilities - research group publishes findings on which companies have best applications and execution of PLM, recognizing Dassault, EDS and PTC as leaders, M. Halpern, K. Brant, Gartner Group, March 20, 2003 The MCAD/PDM Connection - examines how each of the major high-end and mid-range MCAD applications integrates PDM tools (functions that allow users who don't have the authoring application to preview, open and share documents), Joe Greco, DE Online, February 2003 (may require free registration) 2002Managing Convergence - explores the aftermath of the UGS/SDRC merger and EDS' newly renamed products Unigraphics NX and Teamcenter, CADserver, December 5, 2002 EDS PLM Solutions: Delivering on its Potential - Unigraphics was absorbed by EDS, bought SDRC, changed its name and now moves forward, Martyn Day, July 15, 2002 EDS PLM Solutions Leads CAM Software Market - with Dassault 2nd and PTC 3rd, CIMdata, June 18, 2002 EDS Roadmap - Unigraphics and I-DEAS : the Future - the future of both products under EDS’ wing and how they hope to benefit both groups of users, CADserver, May 16, 2002 2001Whither UGS? - absorbing SDRC, being absorbed by EDS, a name change - quite a bit going on, CAD User tries to sort it out, CAD User, Dec 2001 MCAD Uncensored - premiere broadcast in which think3 CEO scolds the CAD media and analyst community, calls it a "paid-for press" and points at Cadalyst as an example. How else could everyone have missed the biggest story this year? - the Unigraphics/SDRC merger, mcaduncensored.com, Oct 4, 2001 (30 min. multimedia) See TenLinks extended coverage of UGS/SDRC merger Roadmap to an MCAD Merger - interoperability between SDRC and Unigraphics "no problem," Benjamin B. Ames, Senior Editor, Design News, Dec 3, 2001 GM's Engineering Software Supplier is Buying Ford's - the SDRC/Unigraphics merger could cause a culture clash in the automotive industry, Drew Winter, AutoWorld, Sep 1, 2001. EDS Acquires SDRC - CIMData's position paper on the merger, June 22, 2001, pdf file (reprinted in MCAD Vision, August 2001) See TenLinks extended coverage of UGS/SDRC merger Big Deal For UGS - UGS is moving fast, as its merger with SDRC and deal with Fiat indicate, Martyn Day CADserver, June 18, 2001 (see TenLinks extended coverage of UGS/SDRC merger) |
