Novedge Pulse™ of Ken Grundey

Within the last few weeks, Siemens PLM opened a new ‘Community” site for several products including Solid Edge. Unlike their previous discussion groups which for the most part where closed to everyone except customers who were current on their annual maintenance, the Community site is open to all. Anyone can read the site, and by registering, you can also post to the site. Check out the Solid Edge Community here: http://community.plm.automation.siemens.com/t5/Solid-Edge/ct-p/solid-edg [more...]

As you may know, Solid Edge University 2013 is coming up in about 3 weeks (http://www.solidedgeu.com/) and that the official announcement about Solid Edge ST6 will come on day 1 of that event (June 25th). Dan Staples, director Solid Edge Development will provide the Solid Edge ST6 keynote. Well, I have a couple of early treats for you about ST6 that I can share! Please keep in mind that these are no more than a tiny teaser of ST6, and as a BETA tester I can assure you there is so much more… There has been this rumor going around that ST6 would put some focus on surfacing. Well, here are two new tools that should convince you it’s more than just a rumor…Reflective Plane - The typical use case of symmetric molded parts is to model one half and mirror the body of the second half when complete… But how do you know what the whole part looks like prior to being finished with the part? The answer is the Reflective Plane. It allows display of the second half of the part with out the display overhead of a geometric mirror and it allows inspection of surface quality using the surface analysis tools like zebra shading. Ruled Surface – This command allows creation of a ruled surface some direction and angle from an existing surface edge. There are a number of options for creating this surface in relation to the existing geometry. Here is a video showing both in action: The other area of focus has to do with the drafting process and making prints easier to create and make presentable...Arrange Dimensions - Typical use cases are when using the ‘Retrieve Dimension” command to pull 3D model dimensions into the 2D drawing as well as when updating a 3D model with an existing dimensioned drawing. In these use cases, dimensions do not always come in or update neatly. The answer to this problem is the Arrange Dimensions command that allows the user to automatically arrange dimensions to the standards defined by your template. Here is a video showing it in action: I hope this small taste of ST6 has done nothing more than to grow your anticipation to a frenzy as you wait for the ST6 full announcement and subsequent release. I think that ST6 will be an exciting release and will provide a ton of new tools and productivity enhancement that both existing users as well as new and potential new users will find irreplaceable, and it will help you Design Better with Solid Edge [more...]

You have 2 more weeks to get the early bird discount #2 of $500 for 1 admission or $1000 for 3 admissions for Solid Edge University 2013... After that the regular price of $550 and $1100 respectively kicks in. Either way you will get your moneys worth.and then some with 9 tracks of sessions. Details can be found here: http://www.solidedgeu.comDesign Better. Solid Edge University [more...]

Solid Edge ST6 is not publicly available yet, but will be in the next few months. No doubt the big announcement will be made at Solid Edge University 2013 at the end of June (http://www.solidedgeu.com/).While it is still under the cover of secrecy, I thought we might have some fun and see how creative you are with trying to guess what might be in ST6 when it releases. Submit a comment as to your best guess, but be respectful or your comment won’t see the light of day.I’m sure that when ST6 releases, whatever is in it will help us all Design Better [more...]

Solid Edge ST5 has a couple of offers that allow you to use it for free.If you are a commercial user, there is a 45 day trial (http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/products/velocity/solidedge/free-solid-edge.shtml) that gives you full featured access in a time limited fashion and it’s intended purpose is for evaluation towards a purchase. If this is something you are interested in, don’t hesitate to talk to a reseller and if you are a current SolidWorks user, there are some trade-in deals at this time that seem pretty good (https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/campaigns/solid-edge-promo/index.cfm?)If you are a student, there is a student version (https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/goplm/arc/se-academic/solid-edge-student.cfm?) that gives you full featured access with one exception… All files saved in this version are marked as being authored in a student version and cannot be opened in a commercial version and the drawings have a water mark that marks them as such too.Whatever you choose to do, there are learning tools built into Solid Edge. Just look under Help and check out the Tutorials and the Self Paced Training.You can also talk to a reseller about classroom training too if you wish and some provide free webinars you can attend over lunch such as AllyPLM’s Lunch Byte series (http://allyplm.com/solidedgetutorials/). There are also other online resources for training such as those published by Solid Mastermind (http://www.solidmastermind.com/) and of course, don’t forget to take advantage of the Solid Edge discussion groups hosted by Siemens PLM (https://bbs.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/vbulletin/forum.php).So if you haven’t already, go get yourself some Solid Edge. It’s free and you just may Design Better [more...]

The Early Bird Discount #2 expires tomorrow 6/7. It allows you to save $50 on one admission and $100 on three admissions (buy 2 get the 3rd FREE!!!).http://www.solidedgeu.com/ Now if you are dragging your feet or your boss is dragging his and and the decision has not yet been made, don’t worry… As far as conference fees and content go, Solid Edge University is still a bargain at the regular price of $550 considering there are 2 days of content spread over 9 tracks with 3 of those tracks being HANDS ON EXPERIENCES! Let me repeat: 3 TRACKS OF HANDS ON EXPERIENCES! If you have ever priced getting training from a VAR, it is many times the admission price of Solid Edge University and does not cover the breadth of topics and/or the niche areas of Solid Edge that will be covered by the Solid Edge University’s Hands on Experiences. Add to that the additional 6 tracks of content covered by experts including Solid Edge product planners, application engineers, and customers, and you have a “no brainer” of a bargain. If you can’t make it for some reason or another, I understand. Times are still tough for some industries and money for non-essential travel is in short supply, but what you spend on attending just this event will return many times that in gained productivity especially if shared with other users when you return (you typically get the presentations if you attend). I hope to see you there, and if you can’t make it rest assured we will still have a good and productive time without you, but know that we will miss you a lot [more...]

The Solid Edge University 2013 early bird #1 discount price has expired, but there is still plenty of time to get in on the second tier early bird discount (till June 7th) that still saves you $50 off of the regular individual price of $550. Sign up 3 people together and you can save $650 of the regular single price with the 3 for 2 deal. Check it out here: http://solidedgeu.com/registration-fees-and-travel Hope to see you at Solid Edge University 2013 so we can all Design Better [more...]

Solid Edge University 2013’s (http://www.solidedgeu.com/) first Early Bird Discount is about to expire on 3/29/2013. If you are planning on going, this is your chance to save $100. Details: http://www.solidedgeu.com/registration-fees-and-travelIf you are having trouble convincing someone that the benefits of attending SEU far outweigh the costs, check out the following page: http://www.solidedgeu.com/benefits-of-attendingThe main event that covers Solid Edge is complemented by a pre-event that covers customization using Solid Edge’s programming API and two post-events covering FEMAP and the SharePoint based data management solutions: http://www.solidedgeu.com/event-detailsA partial list of events have been posted that give a taste of some of the sessions that will be available, but this isn’t all so please check back for more later: http://www.solidedgeu.com/coursesIf you would have something to share and would like FREE admission to the conference, think about presenting. No body has ever gotten booed or covered in rotten tomatoes, so you have nothing to fear and everything to gain be presenting…: http://www.solidedgeu.com/call-for-presentersThere will also be a product showcase of item designed in Solid Edge. It would be great to have too many to fit in the showcase area so lets all see if we can get a product to the show and overflow the place! http://www.solidedgeu.com/product-showcaseSee you at #SEU13 so we can all #DesignBetter with #SolidEdg [more...]