Siemens PLM Software Delivers the Next Big Breakthrough in Digital Product Development with Synchronous Technology
April 22 2008 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
PLM Industry's First History-Free, Feature-Based Modeling
Technology Enables Up to 100 Times Faster Design Experience PLANO,
Texas and HANNOVER, Germany, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry
Automation Division and a leading global provider of product
lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced
the next big breakthrough in digital product development with
synchronous technology, the PLM industry's first-ever history-free,
feature-based modeling technology, that provides users with up to
100 times faster design experience than ever before. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO ) Launched
via a global webcast in conjunction with Hannover Fair, Siemens PLM
Software's new patent-pending technology combines the best of
constraint-driven techniques with direct modeling, and is being
integrated into the company's next versions of NXTM and Solid
Edge(R) software. "Siemens recognized the huge potential of
synchronous technology during the due diligence process of
acquiring UGS," said Anton Huber, CEO, Siemens Industry Automation
Division. "Knowing that the digital model is at the heart of our
shared vision to unify the product and production lifecycles, we
have worked together to accelerate this breakthrough in CAD
technology. The digital model impacts every phase of the PLM
process and is key to delivering innovation faster than ever
before. This technology will fundamentally change the way
manufacturers design products and enable them to accelerate their
innovation process, ultimately driving increases in top line
revenue." "This new synchronous technology is indeed a
breakthrough," said Jack Beeckman, PLM manager, Liebert Corp. "It
marks a new era in modeling that allows an engineer the freedom to
be an engineer. With an instantaneous modeling experience, this is
going to change the way people think about using CAD. More
importantly it's going to change the way CAD enables them to think
about 'what' they want to model, and not 'how' they want to model."
First-Ever History-Free, Feature-Based Modeling The technology is
the first-ever design solution that simultaneously synchronizes
geometry and rules through a new decision-making inference engine.
It accelerates innovation in four key areas: -- Fast idea capture:
Synchronous technology captures ideas as fast as the user thinks
them, with up to 100 times faster design experience. Designers can
devote more time to innovation with new techniques that provide the
efficiency of parametric dimension-modeling without the
computational overhead of pre-planned dependencies. The technology
defines optionally persistent dimensions, parameters and design
rules at time of creation or edit, without the overhead of an
ordered history. -- Fast design changes: The technology automates
the implementation of planned or unplanned design changes to
seconds versus hours thorough unparalleled ease of editing,
regardless of design origination, with or without the presence of a
history tree. -- Improved multi-CAD reuse: The technology allows
users to reuse data from other CAD systems without remodeling.
Users can succeed in a multi-CAD environment with a fast, flexible
system that enables them to edit other CAD system data faster than
they can in the original system, regardless of the design
methodology. A technique called "suggestive selection"
automatically infers the function of various design elements
without the need for feature or constraint definitions. This
increases design reuse and OEM/supplier efficiency. -- New user
experience: The technology provides a new user interaction
experience that simplifies CAD and makes 3D as easy to use as 2D.
The interaction paradigm merges historically independent 2D and 3D
environments, providing the robustness of a mature 3D modeler with
the ease of 2D. New inference technology automatically infers
common constraints and executes typical commands based on cursor
position. This makes design tools simple to learn and use for
occasional users, driving downstream use to manufacturing
engineering and the shop floor. "While there have been important
advances in 3D design technology over the years, designers have not
been able to create persistent features without the computational
overhead needed to re-compute models from the construction
history," said Chuck Grindstaff, executive vice president of
Products, Siemens PLM Software. "Traditional parametric modeling
serially applies rules to geometry, helping to automate planned
change but not addressing unanticipated engineering changes.
History-less modeling concentrates on geometry in an unconstrained
manner, but sacrifices intelligence and intent. Direct editing
minimizes the need to understand a complex history but does not
address features. "Our new synchronous technology incorporates the
best of constrained and unconstrained techniques to deal with
change in an extremely powerful and efficient manner. Applying the
right technique to the job at hand, enables dimension-driven
modeling to reach its full potential, generating tremendous
productivity gains over traditional methods." "Synchronous
technology breaks through the architectural barrier inherent in a
history-based modeling system," said Dr. Ken Versprille, PLM
Research Director, CPDA. "Its ability to recognize current geometry
conditions and localize dependencies in real time, allows
synchronous technology to solve for model changes without the
typical replay of the full construction history from the point of
edit. Depending on model complexity and how far back in the history
that edit occurs, users will see dramatic performance gains. A 100
times speed improvement could be a conservative estimate."
Availability The patent-pending technology was jointly developed
between Siemens PLM Software's NX and Solid Edge organizations.
Siemens PLM Software's synchronous technology will be implemented
in the next versions of both Solid Edge and NX as a proprietary
application layer built on its D-Cubed(TM) and Parasolid(R)
software. The next versions are scheduled for launch on May 21 at
the annual Siemens PLM Software Analyst and Media Conference in
Boston. For information on today's announcement, join the global
launch webcast at 9 a.m. CDT or view a replay at
http://www.siemens.com/plm/breakthrough. About Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry
Automation Division, is a leading global provider of product
lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with 4.6 million
licensed seats and 51,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in
Plano, Texas, Siemens PLM Software's open enterprise solutions
enable a world where organizations and their partners collaborate
through Global Innovation Networks to deliver world-class products
and services. For more information on Siemens PLM Software products
and services, visit http://www.siemens.com/plm. About the Siemens
Industry Automation Division The Siemens Industry Automation
Division (Nuremberg), a division of the Siemens Industry Sector, is
a worldwide leader in the fields of automation systems, low-voltage
switchgear and industrial software. Its portfolio ranges from
standard products for the manufacturing and process industry to
solutions for whole industries and systems that encompass the
automation of entire automobile production facilities and chemical
plants. As a leading software supplier, Industry Automation
optimizes the entire value added chain of manufacturers -- from
product design and development to production, sales and a wide
range of maintenance services. Note: Siemens and the Siemens logo
are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. Solid Edge, D-Cubed,
Parasolid and NX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Siemens
Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. or its subsidiaries in
the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks,
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