NX Design Brochure - Siemens PLM Software - #10

NX is built on an advanced knowledge architecture that provides unprecedented capabilities for infusing the design process with knowledge from lessons learned, company best practices or industry know-how.

Many systems use a parametric approach to define and edit product models with design intent. NX takes design intent to a new level with DesignLogic™, which drives the design by knowledge in the form of

functions and formulas, associative measurements and references.

Designers can quickly and easily apply engineering rules "on the fly"

during the design, with direct access to the embedded knowledge

engine in NX that guides the design as it develops.The result is

designed-in quality and product models that directly fulfill the engineering intent.

DesignLogic is a new technology that gives designers easy access to capturing engineering knowledge as part of the digital model. It is a quick way of making traditional parametric designs more intelligent, to contain higher levels of product development decision information. Built upon the Knowledge Fusion rules engine, NX DesignLogic takes the digital design to a completely new level. Ease of use is key: the user can

decide at definition time or later in the design process how aspects of

the design should be controlled.Whether the design requires simple relationships among features and parameters, a more sophisticated mechanical function, a formula derived from a spreadsheet or a self-explanatory mathematical expression, DesignLogic helps the user capture the intent quickly and easily. All calculations within the model

are continuously evaluated based on the geometric configuration

of the design.

Corporate handbooks with key product calculations or company

best practices can be made available online throughout the entire

enterprise, allowing for quick and easy access by anyone involved

in the digital product development process.

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