CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
13 October 2005
Product News
UGS Launches I-deas 12 NX Series; Extends NX Roadmap with New Multi-CAD Capabilities and Workflow Productivity Gains
UGS Corp. announced the immediate availability of I-deas® 12 NX Series software, one of its market-leading integrated computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering analysis (CAD/CAM/CAE) software solutions.
I-deas NX Series, along with the recently released NXT 4, is part of UGS' strategy to support a unified offering representing the world's most advanced digital product development solution.
"I-deas 12 NX Series is another key milestone release in our I-deas to NX roadmap," said Chuck Grindstaff, executive vice president of Products, UGS. "We are pleased that I-deas customers worldwide are responding to the technology we are delivering. This latest release provides a smooth transition path with shared licensing, multi-CAD capabilities and additional workflow productivity improvements. I-deas'customers are already replacing their existing I-deas Team Data Manager (TDM) tools with Teamcenter Engineering, which illustrates their readiness to migrate to NX."
New Multi-CAD Capabilities
I-deas 12 NX Series features new capabilities for working in a multi-CAD environment. This release leverages UGS' JT Open proven lightweight format for data sharing among various CAD applications. New capabilities include: measure to underlying precise geometry, measure to facet point/line/plane, align instance, create sections, attach product and manufacturing information (PMI), create constraints, and plot/print instances.
Workflow Productivity Enhancements
I-deas 12 NX Series features user-driven productivity enhancements in design, assembly, 3D annotation, drafting and simulation.
"We create many section views on our large assembly drawings," said Egon Welter, CAD manager, Siemens. "The ability to create 3D section views is a huge productivity boost, and the new 'section of a section' is a great enhancement."
Moving Towards Full NX Implementation
With the release of I-deas 12 NX Series, UGS provides tools to successfully migrate to NX. A new shared licensing capability allows I-deas customers to operate both I-deas NX Series and NX from the same license. Customers can become familiar with the NX environment and see firsthand the benefits of transitioning to NX through new features, such as data and custom programming migration tools.
"We are looking forward to implementing I-deas 12 NX Series, as there are many enhancements that will collectively provide significant benefit to all our users," said Tom Guant, engineering services manager at IMMI in Indiana. "Furthermore, this is a key release for us as we begin to migrate toward full NX."
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