Novedge Pulse™ of Jon Sutcliffe

It seems that changes are afoot at Siemens PLM and there is a new drive to improve the way they listen to and interact with their customers. They have recognised that whilst Solid Edge, and the other products in the Velocity portfolio, have a lot of potential there  [more...]

There are many great enhancments in Solid Edge ST2, not least the new Synchronous sheet metal capabilities and the new Simulation module. However in this first post for ST2 I wanted to focus on one of the the most important elements that you first encounter as a user  [more...]

Just recently I have been lucky enough to be exposed to some fantastic new product design technology. Of course we are at the dawn of a brand new and exciting CAD age with the birth of Synchronous Technology. However we have also been involved with a great new graphical  [more...]

In this second Solid Edge ST4 preview we’ll look at the remaining enhancements that we can talk about prior to the official launch announcement when the embargo on all the big ticket items will be lifted. World Class Drafting We’ll start with the updates to the drafting  [more...]

We have been seeing some really positive information creep out with regards to Solid Edge ST3 which is due to ship later this year (probably October). What appears to be happening that is that Siemens really seem to have been listening to their customers recently.  [more...]

In this second Solid Edge ST4 preview we’ll look at the enhancements to the Simulation and Drafting environments Simulation Sheet Metal AnalysisIt is now possible to create and use mid surfaces of sheet metal models during a part and assembly simulation. The mid surfaces  [more...]

So Solid Edge ST4 has finally been announced to the masses who are attending the global user event in Huntsville this week. As you know I have already talked about some of the non-embargoed ST4 details in two previous posts. ST4 First Preview ST4 Second Preview Now  [more...]

Well, Solid Edge ST3 is very nearly with us. Siemens will officially announce the product on Wednesday 13th October, and it should be available to download (if you have that capability) very shortly after that. I have already posted a few articles looking at what is  [more...]

Solid Edge ST3 is now complete and has released to manufacturing. Siemens will officially announce its availablity on the 13th October 2010. As such, I wanted to follow on from some of the previous posts and cover off some more of the new functionality in ST3. There  [more...]

We are nearing that time of year again when the latest and greatest, next version of Solid Edge will be unveiled to the public. This gives us chance to start learning about the great new enhancements that will help us design faster and smarter than ever before. Even  [more...]

Things have been a little quiet on SynchronousTechnology.net for the last couple of months, but let me assure you we have been working away very hard behind the scenes on an exciting new project which will be announced very soon. In addition to this we have been readying  [more...]

What’s better a Generation Two iPod or a Generation Seven iPod? Now I’m fortunate to have both of these devices. When I got my first Generation 2 iPod I thought it was fantastic, but recently after buying the latest Generation Seven version I realised  [more...]

Recently Siemens announced that there was a renewed focus on the Solid Edge Educational program. There is now a real push to introduce many more schools, colleges and universities to the power and flexibility of Solid Edge In a bold move to support this, this week  [more...]

The ST4 Launch is only a few days away and very soon the lucky attendees will get the chance to see first-hand, the new functionality in Solid Edge ST4 as well as take part in discussions with the development team, attend hands on training sessions and much more.  [more...]

Earlier this week I had a meeting with Russell Brook, the product marketing manager for Solid Edge during which he ran me through the enhancements that are coming in Solid Edge ST4 which is due for release in July 2011. It looks like there is some fantastic new functionality  [more...]

Before I let you in on this great free offer I just wanted to give you some background. Solid Mastermind the expert on-line resource and community for Solid Edge professionals have recently released some brand new Solid Edge tutorials. These latest videos are called  [more...]

Following on from my last post about a selection useful Solid Mastermind Top Tips Videos which covered various aspects of the assembly environment, I wanted to share a few more with you. These ones are focused at the part modelling and sheet metal environments. These  [more...]

Solid Mastermind the online training resource and community for Solid Edge have recently launched a series of Top Tips video tutorials for Solid Edge. Many of these can be found on YouTube. They are all in widescreen HD format so the quality is excellent especially  [more...]

For some time now Solid Edge has had a tool called Create 3D which enables an imported 2D drawing to be quickly turned into a full 3D model. In previous versions Create 3D simply generated planar sketches in the 3D environment based on the detail views that came from  [more...]

Solid Edge ST3 has now been officially announced by Siemens so we are free to dive in and take a look at the hidden gems that were alluded to in our previous post “Solid Edge ST3 – The Wait Is Nearly Over”. We are going to see that ST3 has some fantastic  [more...]

Throughout the many years I have been involved with Solid Edge, one of the things I enjoy most is interacting with customers and listening to what they are trying to achieve in their design process and what they need out of their software. One hurdle often encountered  [more...]

The Siemens PLM Connection annual user’s conference is currently underway in Dallas, Texas. The Solid Edge kick off presentation at this event provided some great information regarding what we are likely to see in the next major release – Solid Edge ST3. The  [more...]

Our last few posts discussed the availability of some free Solid Edge training material. This time we have information about an invaluable FREE Solid Edge utility. There can be occasions when drawing sheets or background graphics in existing draft files need to be  [more...]

Yesterday, Siemens announced another bold move in making Solid Edge more accessible to the masses. If you want to take a closer look at Solid Edge, you can now register on-line and download a fully functioning 45 Day Trial for FREE! There are no strings attached,  [more...]

Solid Mastermind, the expert on-line resource for Solid Edge, recently conducted a survey of existing Solid Edge users to determine what versions of the software are in use, and what features are being used. The results showed that over 60% of respondents are still  [more...]

Here in the UK we have a nationwide programme called the Greenpower Education trust which aims to promote engineering and technology to students aged between 9 and 25. This is done via a unique and exciting approach in that the teams of participants get to design,  [more...]

Solid Mastermind the on-line resource and community for Solid Edge recently released a complete on-line video training course for Solid Edge ST3 to help the many users updating to this latest version of Solid Edge. Free ST3 Introduction Training Session So that you  [more...]

Solid Mastermind the online training community for Solid Edge has launched a Facebook page. Over 500 Million people use Facebook. The Solid Mastermind Facebook page allows you to use your favourite social media platform to keep abreast of the latest news on all things  [more...]

For some time now it has been possible to access Solid Edge training videos and tutorials via iTunes, providing a convenient and useful way to view and store Solid Edge training material on your PC. Did you know that Solid Mastermind, the on-line resource and community  [more...]

If you’re like me you probably use the Google search engine on a daily basis to find information. We all probably use Google far more heavily than we realise. It’s become second nature….want to find something… we’ll Google it. Usually  [more...]

At 2:00 PM GMT on Thursday 19th November, Solid Mastermind. was launched to the global Solid Edge community. So what is Solid Mastermind all about? Solid Mastermind is THE community for Solid Edge professionals. Think of it as The International Association, Alliance,  [more...]

In our last post we pointed you towards some free Solid Edge video training material. This covered some of the basics for using the Synchronous Technology modelling workflows. Well, we have another video available for you. This one is from a Solid Edge ST Fundamentals  [more...]

We have seen many great examples of Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology in action over the past few months. Most of these examples focus on either geometry that is purely synchronous or has been imported from another 3D Design solution such as SolidWorks or Inventor. Some  [more...]

We have seen various posts and examples that demonstrate the benefits that Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology has when it comes to initial geometry creation or making fast flexible design changes. Some of these include:- Unified 2D & 3D Steering Wheel Live  [more...]