Solid Edge 2D Drafting

Solid Edge 2D Drafting provides excellent translation and editing of AutoCAD file formats and can replace AutoCAD Providing a high-value, robust and no-cost for many 2D machine design and layout 2D design solution applications. Solid Edge provides specific online help resources for AutoCAD users, helping them to work in a mixed environment of Autodesk and Solid Benefits Summary Edge. This speeds their transition from • Save time and money with a Solid Edge® 2D Drafting software Autodesk mechanical design software high-value solution for 2D tasks delivers a production-proven set of to Solid Edge. capabilities for creating two-dimen- • Standardize on a single platform, sional (2D) documentation. It offers No matter where you are or where you reducing training and maintenance excellent drawing layout, diagramming, want to go, Solid Edge 2D Drafting will costs annotation and dimensioning controls. help you design better. This free appli- • Share native drawings with The 2D computer-aided design (CAD) is cation is available for download suppliers for design review or suited to a variety of tasks: laying out anywhere in the world. manufacture and optimizing schematics, streamlin- ing 2D drawing production and learning Design layout and optimization • Re-use 2D legacy data in 3D design how to design in a 3D CAD Some design tasks are better suited for • Make easy transition from 2D environment. 2D design, such as machinery or plant AutoCAD and other 2D products layout development. Layouts are often A free software offering, Solid Edge 2D the first step in outlining material • Use CAD solution with a fast Drafting, which is part of the routing through factories or machines. learning curve Xcelerator™ portfolio, the comprehen- Using 2D CAD enables the user to get sive and integrated portfolio of software concepts down quickly and facilitate Features and services from Siemens Digital fast change. • Full suite of production-proven Industries Software, demonstrates our 2D drawing tools commitment to helping companies Almost all designs require multiple control costs. Solid Edge 2D Drafting calculations ranging from computations • Annotation and dimensioning that capitalizes on years of production- that determine structural rigidity to complies to world standards proven capabilities developed by optimization of part locations. Drawing • Diagramming for electrical and Siemens. An excellent tool for collabo- and solving 2D sketches greatly simpli- other schematics rating with suppliers and customers, the fies this process. software allows you to share native • Fast and easy parametric drawing Solid Edge drawings free of translation Streamlined drawing creation layout requirements with your suppliers while Solid Edge 2D Drafting includes compre- • An automated approach to solve ensuring data integrity. Software main- hensive dimensioning and annotating free-body diagrams tenance that includes automatic tools that enable you to quickly create updates to the latest release is available fully detailed drawings in seconds. • Supports viewing many 3D file to Solid Edge customers for a nominal Intuitive grid tools allow you to quickly formats fee. sketch your designs with precision using

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Moving drawings of parts into 3D can be straightforward, but assembly layouts tend to be more complicated because they can contain envelopes, parts lists and component details. Finding a system that can leverage 2D for 3D part creation, parts lists development and assembly definition can be a challenge. Solid Edge facilitates the re-use of 2D drawings for part creation, parts lists development and assembly design. Solid Edge 2D Drafting enables viewing of a wide variety of 3D file types, including all 3D Solid Edge file formats (part, assembly, weldment and sheet metal) plus IGES, STEP, STL, Parasolid® software and the JT™ data format. a full suite of drawing tools that enable using industry-standard symbols, or you to create all the geometric ele- blocks, to automate the creation of 2D Drawing free body diagrams ments you require, including circles, diagrams, such as those commonly The goal seek functionality in Solid Edge arcs and curves in any style or color. produced for electrical and piping and provides a handy tool to simplify prob- The software includes extensive built-in instrumentation design (P&ID) layouts, lem solving, such as solving free body libraries yet allows you to use your without dedicated schematic software. diagrams. The goal seek feature, a existing block libraries without requir- Blocks can support multiple occurrences built-in utility that solves one unknown ing translation. of the same component and can repre- parameter by adjusting another, com- sent alternate positions to ensure a The innovative user interface (UI) bines a familiar free body diagram correct bill-of-materials (BOM). includes SmartStep, which conveniently approach with a powerful 2D paramet- guides you through each command step ric sketch solver to compute the Moving to a 3D environment and provides easy access to all inputs, geometry of the diagram. Using Solid Keep your costs low with Solid Edge 2D quickly increasing your productivity. A Edge enables you to compute and store Drafting, but easily move to 3D CAD ribbon lists the most common opera- the most common measurements, such when more automated design is tions on a home tab for fast command as distances, angles, perimeters and required – all on a single platform. It access. areas for fast problem definition, and shouldn’t matter if a design is in 2D or includes intrinsic functions for doing Intelligent 2D parametric relationships 3D; if it exists, you can use it. The math and trigonometry operations can be applied to geometry as it is challenge is how to best re-use a 2D needed in complex equations. created or added later in the process. design in 3D CAD. Data created in Solid Relationships ensure the design intent Edge 2D Drafting can be used for 3D Users simply sketch the system in 2D, is maintained. Line end connections, design in Solid Edge without fear of add some dimensions and any defining curve tangencies, parallel or perpen- data loss or rework. You can produce constraints and the system solves for dicular conditions and formula-driven superior visualizations for customer the desired parameter – hence the term dimensions are just a few of the rela- proposals, perform part-to-part goal seek. By constraining a sketch that tionships you can apply to geometry. interference checking for accurate simulates the system’s behavior and This intelligence is maintained across preproduction designs and even use indicating both a goal value and what multiple views so that changing a your models in downstream simulation will float, goal seek adjusts the variable diameter in a top view will automati- and manufacturing applications. parameter until the target value cally change the associated lines in With a 3D model, you can generate matches the goal. For example, the goal adjacent orthographic views. automatic 2D drawings featuring seek feature can be used to determine orthogonal, section and detail views, correct beam sizes given a specific load, Solid Edge 2D Drafting features drag- dimension retrieval as well as auto- as well as to optimize pulley configura- and-drop diagramming capabilities mated parts lists. tions given a fixed belt length. Goal SOLID EDGE

seek also can be used to drive compo- Extending value nent positions in optimized 2D Solid Edge is a portfolio of affordable, sketches. easy-to-deploy, maintain and use software tools that advances all aspects of Designers can realize significant down- the product development process – stream benefits by using this simple but mechanical and electrical design, effective tool. Using goal seek elimi- simulation, manufacturing, technical nates the need to rearrange equations documentation, data management and and, in many cases, removes the need cloud-based collaboration. For informa- to even develop equations. The results tion on other applications in the can ultimately control the size and portfolio, visit solidedge.siemens.com. position of 3D geometry and compo- nents, thus retaining the initial Minimum system configuration intelligence throughout the design • Windows 10 enterprise or process. Professional (64-bit only) version 1809 or later Preserve and maintain existing drawings • 16 gigabytes (GB) random access With Solid Edge 2D Drafting, you can memory (RAM) customer-driven capabilities make continue to make full use of your exist- • 65K colors Solid Edge 2D Drafting a compelling ing 2D legacy data. Intuitive wizards application for AutoCAD 2D users look- • Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080 provide robust translation of existing 2D ing for more value and productivity • 8.5 GB of disk space required to files such as AutoCAD, while 2D drafting from their 2D CAD seats. install Solid Edge tools not only emulate the workflows you already know but offer additional Visit www.solidedge.com/free2d to Adhering to standards capabilities as well. Solid Edge also download your free software and learn With Solid Edge, you have full control provides a familiar process for generat- more. over every element of your drawings, ing detailed drawings from 2D layouts. ensuring the requirements of organiza- Similar in concept to the model and tional and international standards paper space methodology in other 2D are met. Solid Edge 2D Drafting auto- products, 2D layouts are designed on a matically complies with a wide range 1:1 scale. of drafting standards, including the Multiple detail views of the layout are International Organization for then created on separate drawing Standardization (ISO), American sheets. Each view can be scaled as National Standards Institute (ANSI), required, while still maintaining correct British Standards Institution (BSI), dimensions and annotations. Any German Institute for Standardization changes to the original 2D layout are (DIN), Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) automatically reflected in the detail and Italian Organization for views. These and many other Standardization (UNI).

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