Solid Edge & Insight
Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology is the most powerful, flexible and capable mid-range CAD tool available today.
Built around the ability to effortlessly handle extremely large assemblies, do the most advanced sheet metal design, unprecedented 2D to 3D capabilities, and now enhanced by the unequaled Synchronous Technology, Solid Edge is the most CAD tool you can possibly purchase for your money!
Hybrid Modeling with Integrated FEA
Solid Edge is the most complete hybrid 2D/3D CAD system that uses synchronous technology for accelerated design, faster change, and improved imported reuse. With superior part and assembly modeling, drafting, transparent data management, and built-in finite element analysis, Solid Edge eases the growing complexity of product design.
With superior core modeling and process workflows, a unique focus on the needs of specific industries and fully integrated design management, Solid Edge helps guide your projects toward an error-free, accurate design solution.
- Transition from 2D to 3D
- Complete Digital Prototyping
- Superior Sheet Metal
- Massive Assembly Support
- Production-Proven 2D Drafting
- Scalable Simulation
- Improve Collaboration
- Scalable Design Management
Integrated Analysis
Solid Edge Simulation Express
Solid Edge Simulation Express offers you an entry into embedded simulation. Included in Solid Edge Classic, Solid Edge Simulation Express provides a first pass simulation of individual solid or sheet metal components for statics and modal analyses. Like Solid Edge Simulation, it is based on the proven modeling technology of Femap and uses the industry-standard NX Nastran solver.
Extended Capabilities
Different manufacturing industries face their own unique design challenges, and it is neither acceptable nor practical for a CAD system to deliver a generic collection of tools and expect users to adapt them to their own needs. Solid Edge recognized this from the start, and has long been focused on providing tools and workflows that offer specific solutions to these challenges.
- Solid Edge Simulation
- XpresRoute
- Wire Harness Design
- Standard Parts /Machinery & Piping Libraries
- Mold Tooling / Electrode Design
- Web Publisher
- Catia V4 and V5 Translators
- Overview of Solid Edge for Industrial Machinery Design
See the packages tab for more details.
Solid Edge ST4 is shipping!
See our Solid Edge ST4 Resources page for details.
Software Packages
Solid Edge Design and Drafting
Solid Edge Design and Drafting is a base package including: Synchronous Technology a unique method of providing history-free feature based design, parametric, feature-based solid modeling of holes, cutouts, protrusions, rounds, thin-wall features, and draft angles. Part geometry can be modified using dimensions and a built-in variable table. Assembly tools that make it practical to work with large assemblies. Assembly drawing with automated exploded view creation, ballooning, parts lists, and automatic Bills of Material. Drawing layout, detailing, and dimensioning controls that automatically comply with ISO, ANSI, BSI, UNI, DIN or JIS. Translators for: AutoCAD DWG, DXF, Microstation DGN, 2D IGES, 3D IGES, STEP, ACIS, Parasolid. The included application program interface (API) allows modification and enhancements to standard drafting commands using standard Windows programming languages.
Solid Edge Foundation
Powerful 3D CAD software for solid modeling, including
Synchronous Technology a unique method of providing history-free feature based
design, Rapid Blue - a series of unique capabilities for robust complex shape
creation, a user interface that makes Solid Edge the easiest to adopt of all
mechanical CAD products. Embedded assembly and BOM management, revisioning,
release processes, and collaboration tools. Also includes process specific workflows
for sheet metal, frames, weldments, plastic and cast parts. Assembly tools that
make it practical to work with large assemblies. Advanced tools for drawing
creation, including workflows to transition smoothly from 2D to 3D. Detailing,
and dimensioning controls that automatically comply with ISO, ANSI, BSI, UNI,
DIN or JIS. Translators for: DXF, DWG, SAT, IGES, STEP
Solid Edge Foundation is a SUBSET of Solid Edge Classic and does not include
the following: Femap Express, Engineering Reference, Advanced Rendering &
Animation, Insight.
Solid Edge Classic
Powerful 3D CAD software for solid modeling, including Synchronous Technology a unique method of providing history-free feature based design, Rapid Blue - a series of unique capabilities for robust complex shape creation, a user interface that makes Solid Edge the easiest to adopt of all mechanical CAD products. Fully integrated design management with Insight, using standard Windows technology. Embedded assembly and BOM management, revisioning, release processes, and collaboration tools. Also includes Femap Express for part and sheet metal analysis, integrated machinery library, feature recognizer for adding intelligence to imported models, engineering reference for creating functionally accurate components using proven engineering calculations, advanced photo rendering , process specific workflows for sheet metal, frames, weldments, plastic and cast parts. Assembly tools that make it practical to work with large assemblies. Advanced tools for drawing creation, including workflows to transition smoothly from 2D to 3D. Detailing, and dimensioning controls that automatically comply with ISO, ANSI, BSI, UNI, DIN or JIS. Translators for: DXF, DWG, SAT, IGES, STEP
Solid Edge Premium
Powerful 3D CAD CAE and Routing software in one product. This product includes all the capabilities of Solid Edge Classic plus the additional capabilities of:
- Solid Edge Simulation
- Solid Edge XpresRoute
- Solid Edge Wire Harness Design
Important note for Solid Edge Premium: the capabilities of this product are all tied together – you may not individually float its various components. If you have a mix of Premium and Classic in a floating environment, the first user to access Solid Edge will get the Premium license. If you need floating capabilities, which avoid this situation, then Solid Edge Classic needs to be purchased and appropriate licenses of Simulation, XpresRoute, or Wiring.
Solid Edge Simulation
Solid Edge Simulation provides a Solid Edge embedded finite element analysis functionality designed specifically to be used by designers and engineers for structural analysis of parts and assemblies. FEA functionality includes linear statics, modes, and buckling with NX Nastran as the solver in an environment where the advantages of Synchronous Technology can be used for model preparation and modification. Solid Edge Simulation provides scalability across the Velocity Series CAE product line with the versatility to share model files with Simulation Express and Femap.
Solid Edge XpresRoute
Solid Edge XpresRoute is an integrated add-on package that rapidly routes and models pipes and rigid or flexible tubing. The XpresRoute module helps you quickly define paths between assembly components, define component properties, and automatically create a 3D solid model of the pipe or tube. For piping systems, 3D pipes, fittings and components are automatically positioned and correctly oriented upon population. All routed systems are dynamically associative so that they automatically adjust when changes are made in related parts.
Solid Edge Wire Harness Design
Solid Edge Wire Harness design provides integration between popular electrical circuit design systems and Solid Edge. A dedicated process-driven environment for the efficient creation, routing and organization of wires, cables and bundles in a Solid Edge assembly allows electrical and mechanical design teams to collaborate more closely and create a complete digital mock-up.
Standard Parts
Solid Edge Standard Parts is a powerful parts management system that allows designers to define, store, select and position commonly used parts — like fasteners, bearings, structural steel members and pipe fittings— quickly and efficiently, enabling rapid and precise completion of 3D assemblies. With Solid Edge Standard Parts, companies establish and share their own standards, so designers can concentrate on creative design and not on redundant modeling tasks.
Solid Edge Standard Parts makes component libraries easily accessible, so users can quickly find the right part and effortlessly place them in Solid Edge assemblies, all within company standards.
The standard parts wizard is delivered with every copy of Solid Edge, and includes a baseline complement of components. Designers use the wizard to populate the library with required components that meet approved company standards, either all at once or while designing. Once defined, all components can be quickly located and placed using the same wizard.
Machinery and Piping Libraries
In addition to the baseline of components delivered with Solid Edge, additional libraries are available as optional add-on packages:
The Solid Edge Machinery Library contains thousands of components that support a growing range of international standards (ANSI, DIN, ISO, AFBMA, AISC, UNI, JIS, GB).
The Solid Edge Piping Library contains an extensive selection of standard fittings, including elbows, bends, returns, Ys, tees, and reducers, as well as a large collection of essential components such as flanges, unions and seals. Fittings are available in a variety of relevant end treatments, such as threaded, welded, flanged and slip-on.
Each of these libraries helps to ensure that all purchased and standard components conform to engineering and purchasing requirements, and the libraries are continually growing. Download the spreadsheets on this page for a complete listing.
Mold Design
A complete solution for mold design Solid Edge Mold Tooling is the cornerstone of a complete mold design solution that helps transform ideas into deliverable products faster and at lower cost by addressing challenges that are unique to the industry. Solid Edge helps both OEMs and dedicated mold shops overcome these challenges by combining industry-leading capabilities for data import, cleanup and shape modeling with a proven set of mold design automation tools, unparalleled documentation capabilities and seamless integration with best-in-class analysis and manufacturing solutions.
And Solid Edge is the first mold design solution to address the real source of bottlenecks – OEM/ supplier communications. Solid Edge’s industry-leading design management applications help you service your customers better by providing tools for managing design data, automating process workflows such as design reviews and enabling native view and markup of designs. Whether your customers are next door, or half way around the globe, improved communications mean minimized changes and reduced delivery times.
Solid Edge Hardware / System Requirements
For current requirements please visit our ST4 Resources Page.
What's New in Solid Edge ST4?
Summary
Solid Edge® ST4 software continues to lead the industry by helping machine designers to develop better products faster. This latest Solid Edge release enables manufacturers to design better with synchronous technology, collaborate more effectively with suppliers and customers, validate sheet metal designs faster and reduce documentation costs through world-class drafting.
For more details on what's new in ST4, read this document.
For more on how Solid Edge ST4 addresses your engineering challenges, read the Solid Edge: Solutions for the top 10 engineering challenges white paper.
Benefits
Advanced machine design capabilities accelerate time to market
• Expanded capabilities improve supply chain collaboration
• Simulation enhancements optimize sheet metal design
• World class drafting continue to reduce engineering costs
• Productively improvements further enhance user experience
EXTRA! Solid Edge Parts Portal-Millions of manufactured part 3D models in Solid Edge format available for immediate download directly into Solid Edge! See the ST4 Parts Portal tab for details.
Visit the ST4 Resource Page!
Learn about all the new features, functions and the exciting new parts catalog which has millions of manufactured part 3D models immediately available for download into Solid Edge.
Solid Edge Insight Product Data Management
Solid Edge Insight™ is based on Microsoft SharePoint, a leading business productivity solution that brings information management and access, collaboration and people-driven processes into a familiar environment where people do their work every day.
- Familiar and consistent environment for all information and collaboration tasks
- Easy to learn, use and personalize
- Single IT platform for lower end-user support requirements
The Solid Edge Insight client software is included with Solid Edge Classic and Premium at no additional charge. Insight does require some additional Microsoft components (primarily MS Server and SharePoint) for which your company may already have licenses that can be used. If not, those licenses plus appropriate implementation and training services will be needed to use Insight PDM with your Solid Edge installation. Please contact your Acuity Territory Manager, or Sarah Dimeo at 888.747.0850 x 303 for more information.
Secure Vaulting with Check-In/Check-Out
Solid Edge Insight manages distributed product data – including files and information about them – in organized workspaces that makes it easy to find and re-use data. These information assets are protected with secure vaulting, role-based access, document level security, and check-in/check-out.
Comprehensive Access Control through Configurable User Roles
Companies can easily assign roles for each user of product data and establish rule-based access to design documents. A user can be a member of more than one group, and membership can change to suit different projects.Transparent Data Management While Working in Solid Edge
Embedding document check-in and check-out processes inside standard Solid Edge file commands ensures that only one engineer makes changes to a design at a time, preventing conflicting changes being made to the same part. The assembly pathfinder in Solid Edge provides continual and instant feedback on the status of files, their availability and who is working on them.
Rapid Searching and “Where Used” Reporting
Designers can use a powerful search tool to quickly locate design data by any defined criteria. Attributes, product structure and linked file data are indexed in an SQL server for fast access, so searches take seconds instead of minutes. In addition, powerful “full text” searches can be run to locate specific text within Solid Edge documents, including notes placed on drawings.Fast “where used” reporting helps find all the product and subassembly models that contain a specific design. This rapid feedback provides quick, accurate understanding of the impact of proposed design modifications.
Revision Management
As designs develop, Solid Edge uses Insight to simplify control of design versions and revisions, helping teams collaborate more effectively by knowing exactly where the latest documents are and that they are using the correct revisions. When designers complete their work on parts, assemblies or drawings, Solid Edge automatically checks in the files and updates related files to reflect the changes.
The Revision Manager utility can be used to create new revisions of Solid Edge documents in a “Save As” type process as an efficient first step in the creation of new designs that are derived from existing designs.
Design Release Management
Solid Edge Insight greatly simplifies the release process by automating events that are typically accomplished manually. From pre-released to released, and throughout any change notices that occur afterwards, Insight manages the design process so that changes can be made, checked and approved as swiftly and accurately as possible.The Life Cycle Assistant is a separate utility for moving complete packages of documents (assemblies, parts and drawings) through the release process without the need to run Solid Edge.
Task and Workflow Management
Insight users can take advantage of the workflow capabilities provided by Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and implement additional workflows to support company specific processes. These workflows can contain alerts, so that users receive automatic e-mail notification whenever changes are made.CAD Product Structure Management and BOM Creation
Solid Edge Insight makes it simple to manage the complex relationships among design documents, even in multi-level assemblies with thousands of components. Insight automatically manages BOMs that define the physical product and drive many other business processes. Accurate BOM data can be extracted at any time and output in XML format for incorporation into ERP and other corporate systems.
Offline Mode with Synchronization on Reconnect
Solid Edge Insight supports working offline. Design work can progress when working remotely (e.g. from a customer site or at home), with changes automatically propagated to files in their network storage locations upon reconnecting to SharePoint.
Web Portal for Wider Access to Design Data
Solid Edge Insight leverages Microsoft’s .NET technology for a collaboration solution that is powerful yet simple, providing web portal based viewing of 2D and 3D designs with managed access to associated data. A web-enabled plug-in also enables Solid Edge viewing capabilities to be added to web pages, providing a unique solution for viewing parts, assemblies, drawings and product structure with a standard web browser.
Acuity follows the 3DM Project Management Methodology to assure a successful and cost-effective project execution.
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Solid Edge Online Trial - Design Better!
With this free download, try award-winning Solid Edge with synchronous technology and see how you can design better. See first-hand how companies like yours can get accelerated design, faster revisions, and better reuse of imported 2D and 3D data. In this free offering you get access to the full version of Solid Edge, complete with part modeling, assembly design, drafting, simulation, and add-on applications. There are no restrictions on the number of saves, part sizes, or other factors that would limit your ability to create complete product designs.
To make learning Solid Edge fast and easy, we’ll send you valuable “how-to” tips and tricks as well as links to online training media. With your registration, we’ll also give you access to an exclusive newsgroup where you can share ideas and tips with other designers.
Please enter "Acuity" on the download form in the "Specifiy partner" box so that we will be notified and ready to help you as needed. For any questions before you get started, please contact Sarah Dimeo toll-free at 888.747.0850.
Solid Edge Top 10 Engineering Challenges White Paper
Informational Events
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Tue, 03/20/2012 - 11:00am PST |
Impact of changing your CAD modeling kernelAttend this webcast and learn about the three main core technologies of CAD, how they work together and how they are different. If you use or are considering a purchase of SolidWorks, you need to attend this event. Kernel-change topics include:
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Mon, 06/11/2012 - 8:00am EST |
Solid Edge University 2012Solid Edge University 2012 will be held June 11-13, 2012 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Don’t miss this unique event, jam packed with technical training and opportunities to meet and interact with the Solid Edge development team, technology partners, and fellow Solid Edge users from around the world. Plus, be among the first to experience Solid Edge ST5, the most powerful Solid Edge yet, which will be launched at this event. Register now and get the early bird discount. Save $100 until February 24th
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Solid Edge ST4 Information
Visit the ST4 Resource Page!
Learn about all the new features, functions and the exciting new parts catalog which has millions of manufactured part 3D models immediately available for download into Solid Edge.
Get the "What's New in Solid Edge ST4" document and read about new licensing requirements and the latest hardware and OS requirements here.
Solid Edge Support
We provide first-line support for your engineering, innovation and PLM* software applications in traditional and non-traditional ways, along with consulting, services and training to aid you in optimizing the results and productivity from your software investments.
Our seasoned professionals can provide you with everything from a few hours of consulting or customized training to all-encompassing multi-year implementation and productivity enhancing plans.
Also, be sure to have our free, monthly "Lunch & Learn" training web sessions on your schedule!
Solid Edge Training Events
Solid Edge Lunch & Learn Events
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| 10/11/2012 | NX |
Display Configurations and Selection Tools in Assembly | Registration Links: 9AM PST/12PM EST or 12PM PST/3PM EST |
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| 01/06/2011 | SE | ||
| 02/03/2011 | SE |
Using a 2D .DWG file to create a Solid Edge Synchronous Solid Part |
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| 03/03/2011 | SE | ||
| 04/07/2011 | SE | Animations and showing motion in Solid Edge | |
| 05/05/2011 | SE |
Presentation and Visualization Tips using ERA (explode, render, animate) |
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| 06/02/2011 | SE |
Insight-You've got it, what is it? Solid Edge Integrated data management (PDM). |
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| 07/07/2011 | SE | ||
| 08/04/2011 | SE | Display Configuration and Zones in Solid Edge Assembly | |
| 09/01/2011 | SE | ||
| 10/06/2011 | SE |
The Standard Parts Library and how to set it up in Solid Edge |
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| 11/09/2011 | SE | ||
| 12/01/2011 | SE | ||
| 01/12/2012 | SE | ||
| 02/09/2012 | SE | ||
| 03/08/2012 | SE |
Basic Synchronous sheet metal modeling | Registration Links: 9AM PST/12PM EST or 12PM PST/ 3PM EST |
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| 04/12/2012 | SE |
Little known drafting tools (Goal Seeking, Layers, Sheet Metal inspection, Symbols/Blocks, Draw In View) | Registration Links: 9AM PST/12PM EST or 12PM PST/3PM EST |
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| 05/10/2012 | SE |
Basic Synchronous Part Modeling | Registration Links: 9AM PST/12PM EST or 12PM PST/3PM EST |
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| 06/14/2012 | SE |
Creating a 3D solid from a 2D drawing | 9AM PST/12PM EST or 12PM PST/3PM EST |
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| 07/12/2012 | SE |
Synchronous Assembly Design | Registration Links: 9AM PST/12PM EST or 12PM PST/3PM EST |
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| 08/09/2012 | SE |
Basic surfacing in Solid Edge | Registration Link: 9AM PST/12PM EST or 12PM PST/3PM EST |
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| 09/13/2012 | SE |
Create in Place; 'Why am I so misuderstood?" | Registration Links: 9AM PST/12PM EST or 12PM PST/3PM EST |
