Siemens Digital Industries Software
has released the 2022 version of Solid Edge software, which brings embedded
rules-based design automation, greater capabilities to work with point-cloud,
mesh and imported data without the need for translation alongside new tools to
for 2.5 axis machining and ultra-efficient upfront fluid flow simulation. Part
of Siemens’ Xceleratorportfolio of products, Solid Edge is an intuitive product development
platform for accelerating all aspects of product creation, including 3D design,
simulation, visualization, manufacturing, and design management.
Highlights for Solid Edge 2022
include:
The new embedded Solid Edge Design
Configurator adds rule-based automation and enables quick customization of
products based on design parameters and rules, saving time and enabling the
capture and reuse of intellectual property in intelligent models.
CAM Pro 2.5 Axis milling is
now included in Solid Edge Classic, Foundation and Premium for customers with
active maintenance. Fully integrated, it maintains full associativity with
design data and provides automated tool path creation combined with machining
simulation to help achieve optimized machining operations.
New CAD
Direct capabilities allow insertion of third-party data formats without the
need for translation while maintaining associativity. Solid Edge 2022 continues
to integrate Siemens’ leading Convergent modeling technology, allowing
users to mix b-rep and mesh geometries in the same model, again without
conversion, making mesh data more useful and reducing product modelling time. Full-color
point cloud data
can also now be used for visualization purposes directly within Solid Edge,
especially useful when retrofitting factories or plants, allowing the
positioning of design equipment in the context of the point clouds.
Solid Edge 2022 is available through Xcelerator
as a Service, providing access to Siemens’ next-generation, cloud-based
collaboration solution including Xcelerator Share, that brings
design-focused capabilities (such as 3D/2D CAD view/markup), augmented reality
and secure project-based sharing to the Solid Edge community.
“We have been working with and
listening to our customers, and in response Solid Edge 2022 has been engineered
to help them grow their businesses,” says John Miller, sr. vice president,
Mainstream Engineering, Siemens. “The enhancements to Solid Edge 2022 better
support modern product development and manufacturing processes, allowing our
community of users to do more with available resources and to enable new ways
of working that will foster greater innovation.”
Assembly modelling is a constant focus
and the 2022 release of Solid Edge delivers the third straight release of
improvement. The new Assembly preview mode reduces the amount of data
that is loaded, while multi-body assembly modeling mode is a new
environment to model internal components within an assembly file. When it comes
to locating those hard-to-find parts, the new component finder puts intuitive
search at the fingertips with auto-complete suggestive filters.
Finally, Solid Edge 2022 introduces Simcenter
Flomaster for Solid Edge software, which brings easy analysis of fluid and
thermal flows in piping systems. System-level models are extracted from 3D
models (reducing preparation time by up to 90 percent). Built in wizards guide
new users towards successful results, while retaining advanced capabilities,
such as simulation of rapid dynamic events and pressure surge, for experienced
users.
To learn more about Solid Edge version
2022, you can visit the launch website.