UGS PLM Software enhances Solid Edge for massive assembly design
ConvergenceAsia staff
29/06/2007

UGS PLM Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) and a global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, has announced key new features in its latest release of UGS Solid Edge V20 software to boost performance for users who design massive assemblies such as plant equipment.

UGS Solid Edge software is a powerful hybrid 2D/3D design system and a core component of the UGS Velocity Series portfolio that provides part and assembly modelling along with drafting, transparent data management, and built-in finite element analysis.

Assemblies get massive not because of unique parts but often common parts used in multiple areas. Solid Edge V20 focuses on data reuse and replication by providing tools tailored at quickly replicating data.

V20’s Zones boost performance by opening a subset of the assembly while helping designers focus on their specific areas of design responsibility. Designers can define a permanent design envelope that isolates the sub system area of a large design for which they are responsible. Zone content is also kept up to date automatically.

In addition, V20 introduces an inactive drawing mode for faster drawing access. It is ideal for designers that need frequent access to drawings of massive assemblies. This new drawing review mode allows users to open drawings in seconds and provides further detailing, annotating, reviewing and printing.

Likewise, designers can more easily create and edit massive assemblies with new fast assembly part replication. V20 improves the Copy, Move, and Rotate tools to help users both manipulate and replicate parts and assemblies or component groups.

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