The Solid Edge 2020 Transition Plan: Solid Edge 2020 is now joining the Common License Platform! It will now have the same licensing methods as NX, TC, NX CAM, and other Common Licensing ToolKit (CLT) based products. Solid Edge seats can now be on the same Sold-to & in the same license file with other [...]
Solid Edge & Windows 10 Updates - 2019 If you are not aware already, Windows 10 is a constantly evolving product. It originated as yearly major updates to its products. Now it consists of update packages that are sent out every six months(ish). Knowing that users are running Windows 10 is not enough. Users need [...]
In this video, I will cover a few aspects of the Explode-Render-Animate (ERA) environment in KeyShot. I've had multiple people ask me questions pertaining to ERA recently. That's the environment in Solid Edge where you can make things move around. Of course, we can fly motors and things at the assembly level and animate those [...]
Smoother Saddle Joint Profile with Ruled Surface In the above video, I wanted to demonstrate how to create a frame tip in Solid Edge. The default method creates a standard saddle joint. The method I used creates a smoother profile on the edge. Creating the Frame Start by creating a new assembly and entering the [...]
Solid Edge, NX, Teamcenter and the Windows 10 Updates Whether you are using CAD (Solid Edge, NX) or data management (Teamcenter) software, most of us have to interact with Windows as a base operating system. As time passes, many users are now running Windows 10, and if you are not... you soon will be. One [...]
Solid Edge – Draft Title Blocks Solid Edge 2D Drafting offers excellent drawing layout, diagramming, annotation and dimension controls that automatically comply with a wide range of drafting standards, including the International Standards Organization (ISO), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), British Standards Institution (BSI), German Institute for Standardization (DIN), Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) and Italian [...]
Adding Relationships to Imported Assemblies When working with imported assemblies in Solid Edge, all the components are loaded with Grounded Relationships. This is because the relations between platforms do not translate well. Fortunately Solid Edge has a specialized tool that allows users to apply assembly relationships between parts and subassemblies based on their current geometric [...]
Customize Your Solid Edge Did you know that users have the ability to fully customize their Solid Edge Menus? From adding new groups to your Menu Ribbon, rearranging your icons and changing their sizes. This guide will show how you can make Solid Edge unique. You can begin from an open Part, Sheet Metal, or [...]
Solid Edge View and Markup and Solid Edge Free Viewer When you install Solid Edge, you might not notice the View and Markup application. This is also known as Insight Connect. In this blog post, we will look at some of the functionality of this application and how you can share information throughout your organization [...]
Solid Edge Floating License Allocation If your organization has different versions of Solid Edge and utilizes Floating Licenses, you can control to which users get those licenses. For example, your organization could have 2 versions of Solid Edge Premium and 2 versions of Solid Edge Classic. Normally, the licenses are allocated on a first come, [...]
