NX Design Brochure - Siemens PLM Software - #11

NX supports "right first time" design with knowledge-driven solutions that automatically check designs and data for adherence to engineering criteria, company and customer standards, and downstream process requirements.With these tools companies can quickly build checking and quality processes directly into designs, attaching the checks as model features that persistently monitor the design as it develops. These unique validation applications use both off-the-shelf and company-standard rules to support corporate quality initiatives and can be used to improve the quality of data throughout the customer and supplier chain.

An off-the-shelf molded part validation tool automatically evaluates plastic part manufacturability, identifying undercuts and appropriate draft angles in a color-coded fashion.The component wall thickness can be automatically monitored to ensure that the product complies with the initial design intent.

Companies using NX can take advantage of a unique tool that automates the process of design optimization.The NX Optimization Wizard identifies critical design parameters that affect key product characteristics and performance, then optimizes their values based on real-world engineering and product constraints.This powerful yet easy-to-use design exploration solution helps solve complex engineering problems faster and with more confidence.

NX Knowledge Fusion is the unique fusion of knowledge-based engineering (KBE) and mechanical design. With Knowledge Fusion, manufacturers can readily capture product and engineering knowledge

and use it in value-added automation that enhances the productivity of the entire product development process.

Knowledge Fusion goes much further than traditional CAD macros or engineering expressions. It offers the advanced capability and expressiveness of KBE programming without its complexities. With Knowledge Fusion, development of advanced automation can begin directly within the design session. As designers develop the digital model, they can use Knowledge Fusion to capture a sequence of interactive operations, while adding engineering intelligence, database queries and process specifications to create custom programmed functions that can be re-used by the entire development team.This approach brings knowledge capture out of specialized programming organizations to the engineering professional's desktop.

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