What’s new in NX 12

Modeling NX gives you more options than any other solution to create the geometry Next-generation solutions for design, you need to design your next-genera- tion products. From Convergent simulation and within Modeling to synchronous technology to a single software system surfacing, parametric modeling, and more, NX always has the right tool to get the job done right the first time. NX 12 for product design benefits Summary • Leverage convergent models in Building on its legacy of best-in-class Convergent Modeling downstream applications like MBD customer deployment readiness and Convergent Modeling is a game-chang- data preservation, the latest version of ing tool in NX that allows you to modify • Design lightweight parts and verify Siemens’ NX™ software and Simcenter and work with facet geometry the same designs for additive manufacturing 3D software (NX 12) delivers the next way you work with traditional CAD • Significant improvements in assembly generation of design, simulation and geometry. NX 12 builds on this founda- performance manufacturing solutions that enable tion with a number of significant companies to realize the value of the enhancements. NX 12 makes it easier to • New dedicated tools for process- digital twin in the end-to-end process. select the facet geometry you need, as specific design such as NX Animation The challenges of today’s market − from well as merge and divide facet faces. Designer and NX P&ID Designer increasingly complex products reliant New tools enable you to clean up a • Easier creation of math-based models on integrated electronics to ever- facet body for downstream use much supports generative design decreasing lead times − can only be met more easily than before. You can now with truly open, integrated software offset entire facet bodies or portions, • Automatically determine accurate that unites the best tools in a single and create chamfers and blends on tooling costs early in the design platform. them as well. Together, these enhance- phase ments extend the already-groundbreaking NX 12 for next-generation design • Improved ship design efficiency and capabilities of Convergent Modeling in versatility Summary NX to new heights. NX 12 for product design delivers major • Easier transition to drawingless work- enhancements in key areas, including flows with Convert to PMI Convergent ModelingTM, design for • Deeper integration with additive manufacturing and process- specific tools. The new capabilities not • Display multiple windows in a single only provide a new level of efficiency, NX session to better facilitate multi- they also enable designers to create tasking and cross-checking breakthrough products.

Convergent Modeling helps you create optimized shapes.

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Simcenter 3D v12 benefits Design for Additive Manufacturing Surfacing • Reduce part weight and increase Additive manufacturing is more impor- Section surfacing in NX 12 is signifi- strength through new topology opti- tant than ever in product design. NX 12 cantly upgraded with a new lofting mization in NX gives you the tools to design light- engine that improves the quality and weight parts by filling a volume with a accuracy of your section surfaces, along • Bring legacy mesh data to life by con- lattice structure, helping you optimize with a 95 percent improvement in verting it into editable, Convergent your design for additive manufacturing, performance. In addition, customer- geometry reduce material use and meet weight driven improvements make surfacing • Simulate even more types of physics requirements without compromising more robust and powerful than ever, and complex assemblies with the strength or robustness of your improving update performance and advanced solutions for structural design. It’s also much easier to make making it easier to get the geometry dynamics, motion, acoustics and sure that your design is built right the you need. The surface flattening and more first time. By identifying build issues forming capability in NX 12 is enhanced early, you can get from design to build to give you more control over distor- • Solve models that experience large much faster. tion, making it easier to flatten complex deformations and contacts with shapes without distorting them in the expanded nonlinear solutions process. • Simulate composites for ply damage and manufacturing processes like curing • Perform industry-specific applications with enhanced workflows for air- frame, automotive, and spacecraft engineers

NX 12 for Manufacturing benefits • Reduce machining cycle time by up to Lattice structures save weight and maintain strength. 60 percent with Adaptive Milling, a Section surface performance is improved by new high-speed roughing strategy Productivity 95 percent. NX 12 delivers a number of feature • Simplify 5-axis programming of com- Assemblies editing and creation enhancements that plex hollow and narrow features with NX 12 delivers a major improvement in drive productivity improvements. For the new Tube Milling assembly performance in managed example, you can now see the feature mode with Teamcenter. Extensive • Distribute, balance, program and sim- section direction when creating, edit- updates to the way assemblies are ulate operations over multiple ing, or replacing features. You now handled mean that they load much machines with NX Machining Line have the option to retain or delete child faster than ever before and use less Planner features when deleting features. This memory. Not only does this save time, gives you more control over how your • Automate processes using robots to it makes it easier to work with large features are linked, and makes it easier perform machining and pick-and- assemblies, and the smaller memory to change or update your model. place operations footprint means that you can load Drafts and blends are critical to creating larger models than ever before. In • Prepare complete 3D printing jobs for a finished, manufacturable design, but addition, your assembly geometry is a range of industrial powder bed they can sometimes cause issues when displayed during the load process. fusion printers updating or changing your model. In NX Please note that you will need • Print functional plastic parts easier, 12, these features have been made Teamcenter 11.3.0.1 or later to take faster and more accurately when HP considerably more robust, so they adapt advantage of these improvements. 3D printers are combined with NX better to changes and perform better than before, even with highly complex models. NX

Mockup NX Animation Designer and equipment are used in both the There is a new dedicated design NX Animation Designer is a fully inte- detailed design phase and in manufac- mockup (DMU) application in NX 12. By grated tool that lets you animate almost turing. Real-time connectivity validation clearly separating the reviewing envi- any type of geometry, from sketches to also helps you make sure the design is ronment from the authoring part or assembly bodies, and even right the first time. Finally, the smart 2D environment, you can make changes to imported data. It’s easy to use: you diagram is used to create 3D routing the mockup without having to worry simply define what can and can’t move, components, saving time and transla- about modifying the base geometry. define the joints, couplers, and motors, tion. NX P&ID Designer helps you spend That means you can feel free to experi- put the movements into a timeline less time on the diagram and more time ment with your geometry and explore structure, and press “play.” Automatic on making sure you have the optimal solutions to find the optimal one. collision detection helps you find kine- design. Process-specific design matic issues with your assembly Process-specific design applications in without the need to build costly physi- NX include Animation Designer, P&ID cal prototypes, and because you can Designer, process automation, quickly change your geometry in the Mechatronics Concept Designer, joining same environment and run the anima- and welding, sheet metal, tooling tion again, you can do multiple design design, and shipbuilding. These areas iterations quickly, leading to higher- have undergone extensive updates to quality products. improve workflow efficiency and versatility. NX P&ID Designer offers easy design and integration validation. Mentor Graphics has recently become a Siemens business, and NX 12 integrates Process automation Mentor’s electrical design tools into NX. Process automation tools in NX 12 have These tools break down the barriers more options and power for helping between the ECAD and MCAD domains, you create advanced math-based mod- helping you collaborate more easily and els. Integration with Maple and work from a single set of data. Capital Symbolica means that you can not only NX Animation Designer helps you find kine- is an electrical system and wire harness matic issues early. drive NX expressions with worksheets, design tool, and in NX 12, it allows you but also include the properties of your to do electrical design work in the NX NX P&ID Designer NX model in the worksheets, for bi- environment, including live cross-prob- NX P&ID Designer software is a 2D directional communication. The new ing between logical and harness models piping and instrumentation diagram- “body by equation” feature lets you take and harness space reservation. ming tool that helps you create advantage of the 3D plotting functions Xpedition enables cross-discipline PCB functional or logical designs of piping in the math-based tools to create a design in NX. This means that you can and instrumentation systems. It is easy convergent body that remains associa- embed your electronic design into your to use, with drag-and-drop component tive to the worksheet. This capability mechanical layout with the ability to and pipe placement and editing, and ensures that there is no deviation from view, markup, and cross-probe from automatic placement of things like the shape defined by the equations, and either side. These tools make it easier nozzles and jumpers. In addition, you makes it easier to use the shapes in and faster to design the next generation can verify the quality of your design by downstream applications. of products with integrated electronics. using proven components from a library that ensures that the right components NX

Mechatronics Concept Designer Routing Mechatronics Concept Designer (MCD) Continuous improvement in electrical is enhanced in NX 12 to be more power- and mechanical routing in NX 12 means ful and easier to use. The Mechatronics that attributes maintained by the rout- Collaboration Structure enables auto- ing application are easier to use and mation engineering for all designs more capable, making it easier to access authored with NX, regardless of which the information you need. Maintaining

NX application was used. In addition, Spot weld creation is easier in NX 12. standard parts and creating spline paths operations in MCD are now controlled is also easier. The new bend radius table by the same timeline interface as the Sheet metal function makes configuration easier and rest of NX. These enhancements make it Sheet metal design has a number of faster, and supports downstream use of much easier to collaborate across engi- customer-driven improvements in NX attributes in areas like product and neering domains in NX. The physics 12. You now have more options for manufacturing information (PMI). You you use to define machine tools and creating flat patterns, giving you more can now place elbow parts with one material handling in MCD have also flexibility to work the way you want to. step, which not only saves time, but been improved. Finally, MCD now has There are more options available when also matches common routing new runtime interfaces that make it converting a solid part to sheet metal, workflows. easy to connect to third-party applica- leading to cleaner geometry and easier Next-generation routing takes advan- tions and devices. downstream use. Reduce the number of tage of 4th Generation Design (4GD) to flange features in your sheet metal Welding and joining provide breakthrough management and parts with new functionality, yielding NX 12 features a number of welding productivity for large routing systems. faster updates and improved productiv- and joining enhancements that save You can create paths in P&ID Designer, ity. Design in the context of your larger time and reduce errors. It is now pos- manage them in Teamcenter, and fulfill assembly by creating tabs that can be sible to create weld joints that are them in NX. Working in a managed constrained to reference faces from the independent of the position of their environment improves productivity and assembly, improving associativity and source geometry. This means that if the makes feedback easier. Change work- reducing errors. In NX 12, your materi- source changes, there’s no need to go flows are more efficient, reducing the als can be used to select the correct through and repair the links. You can need for rework and duplicate changes. tools for each bend, automating the also generate a series of joints, such as bend process and making it easier to spot welds, by specifying a minimum create manufacturable parts the first distance between the start and end time. One of the core values of NX is points; NX automatically places the that your legacy data is always pro- welds, eliminating the need for manual tected. The renew feature capability in calculation. By expanding the weld NX 12 will update a legacy sheet metal transformation function to include all feature created in an earlier version of types of arc welds, you can move or NX to the latest version, eliminating the mirror your welds more quickly. Feature need to manually recreate the feature groups of discrete joint types provide a to take advantage of enhanced func- way to organize your joint data that can tionality in the latest version. be tracked in the part navigator, so you spend less time trying to find joint data. It’s also easier to determine discrete Easier attribute tracking in routing joint types with 30 new marker sym- bols. Together, these enhancements deliver improved automation that saves time and improves clarity to reduce errors. NX

Tooling design Customer-driven improvements in Mold Tooling manufacturers can now auto- Wizard improve consistency and pro- matically and accurately determine ductivity. Re-using attributes from the tooling production costs using the new top-level component ensures consis- integrated capabilities of Siemens PLM tency from design to downstream Software solutions. The digitalized manufacturing processes, and auto- process, from part design to tooling mates bill of materials (BOM) creation. cost estimate, can replace the time- NX helps you analyze cooling circuits to consuming manual job tasks. This determine flow, and in NX 12, the

process gives tool manufacturers a Accurately determine the tooling costs using the process is more automated, eliminating unique advantage in a highly competi- powerful Teamcenter product costing solution. many manual steps. tive industry. The rough offset command now enables Progressive Die Wizard also features a NX Feature2Cost can automatically you to control the offset direction and number of productivity-driven enhance- identify features on molded or stamped create a convergent body that is fully ments in NX 12. Improvements to split parts using the robust feature recogni- associative to the original geometry. inserts, die base designs, and ramp tion capability. It lets you easily There have also been a number of shank creation save time by automating recognize many part features, such as usability improvements that save you many manual tasks, and reduce errors undercuts, ribs and bends. During the time. For example, Mold Wizard now by tracking and re-using attribute cost calculation process, NX also gives reads the material specified in NX, information from the source part. you flexibility to apply your experience reducing manual work and improving Shipbuilding to achieve best results. accuracy. Marine design and shipbuilding in NX 12 has a number of enhancements, including some to basic and detail ship design. It is now faster to start a project using a standard project template. In NX 12, you can save time by creating ship grids from spreadsheets, and the grid display will automatically size correctly, improving comprehension and under- standing. Performance improvements Automatically recognize features on molded make it up to two times faster to transi- and stamped parts, including undercuts, ribs tion between basic and detail design. and bends using NX Feature2Cost. Support for the common naval global The complete set of recognized features coordinate system means that it is along with their parameters is seam- easier to comply with industry lessly transferred to the Teamcenter standards. product costing solution. After provid- In NX 12, ship structure basic design ing additional information such as the improvements deliver more efficient production site and machines, the Rough offset creates a fully associative conver- and versatile workflows. Stiffeners and software can precisely calculate the gent body. edge cuts are easier to create and more tooling cost. By being able to quickly versatile, and validation tools help to provide accurate quotations, tooling ensure the quality of your design. manufacturers are positioned to win more orders and increase their profitability. NX

Some shipbuilding enhancements cover MBD Some annotation-related enhancements both basic and detail design. With the In NX 12, PMI is easier to use than ever apply to both NX PMI and NX Drafting. added ability to create custom shapes to with support for multiple display parts, For example, you can now apply PMI to the “cutout” command, you can elimi- giving you more freedom to use the convergent bodies or create drawings nate several manual steps and have workflow that best supports you by based on them. This capability acceler- more flexibility in how you work. displaying multiple windows within one ates the concept-to-production NX session. Important functionality workflow by taking advantage of differ- Enhancements to ship structure detail enhancements in NX 12 for PMI include ent types of modeling data from design include more options for split- the ability to create a table that displays multiple sources. PMI and drafting also ting ship structure items, making it information for PMI objects and attri- support minimally loaded assemblies, easier to work the way you want and butes, which is valuable for many which load only necessary geometry but improve efficiency. More options for downstream applications. More bolt still maintain visibility of annotation. penetration management eliminate circle options and the ability to suppress This capability improves system perfor- manual workarounds and improve PMI objects give you more control over mance, particularly with large versatility. New tools for defining the your annotation and more versatility in assemblies. New dimensioning options manufacturing build-up of the ship your workflows. Together, these make give you more flexibility to accomplish structure automate many formerly it easier to transition to a drawingless your work. Feature control frames now manual tasks and make the entire system. have more indicator options to better process more efficient. support industry standards. New angu- Convert to PMI, introduced in NX 11, lar directed dimensions in NX 12 automatically converts drawings and indicate the direction of angular mea- views to PMI objects, saving significant surement, improving clarity and time when leveraging legacy data. In reducing the chance of errors. NX 12, more objects are supported, and enhanced workflows help you take NX Drafting advantage of MBD and its downstream Drafting-specific enhancements in NX re-use capabilities. 12 include the ability to extract model- ing points associated to the model when including model curves in your drawings, saving manual work and improving productivity. More options when creating section component Multiple enhancements make ship design faster attributes are designed to support the and easier in NX 12. way you work. Model based definition NX Layout Model-based definition (MBD) powered NX Layout is a powerful 2D concept by NX PMI enables you to put your Convert to PMI helps you create annotated 3D design application within NX. With no critical information directly on the 3D models from 2D drawings. need for drafting sheets, it is now easier model, enabling downstream re-use to place 2D components with con- and reducing errors and rework. NX straints, saving time and increasing Drafting helps you create detailed workflow versatility. drawings from your 3D models. NX

Teamcenter Integration Systems-driven product development User experience Deeper integration between NX and A systems-driven product development The user experience in NX 12 has a Teamcenter makes it easier than ever to process, or SDPD, combines systems group of enhancements that make NX collaborate both within and outside engineering methodology across all more efficient and secure than ever your team. development domains with an inte- before. grated definition of the product. In NX NX Teamcenter interface Multiple display parts 12, you can define key fixed points in a NX and Teamcenter are more closely Multiple display parts allow you to product with the new point coordinate aligned than ever in NX 12. For exam- display multiple parts in separate win- with deviation type. The ability to check ple, you can do intelligent saves, which dows in a single NX session. This requirements in Simcenter results help you decide what type of save enables you to take advantage of all of broadens the types of requirement operation to perform on objects you your screen space and multiple moni- checks you can do. A new visual report may not have full write permission for. tors while quickly switching between for key performance indicators shows NX environments make it easier to work parts using keyboard shortcuts or the status of your requirement checks with partners using different versions of mouse selection. It is much easier to see and can be exported to a spreadsheet. NX. Publishing model views into how a change to a part will impact an You can create interface control docu- Teamcenter makes it easier for non-NX assembly or compare two different ments more easily in NX 12 by defining users to access your data using JT™ data parts with multiple windows. This the key characteristics for important format viewers or other tools. functionality is available in all NX geometrical interfaces in the product applications. NX 12 supports multiple types of lists of interface command, or by dragging and values (LOVs) inside NX. In NX 12, the dropping a visual report. Precise Structure Column display has Design limits allow you to embed been made more consistent with the knowledge in your design to enhance Teamcenter Structure Manager, making re-use and make future changes more it easier and faster to understand the easily. You can associate measurable state of your objects. Multiple item attributes to NX item revisions to naming patterns make it easier to improve attribute tracking and verify determine the correct part in NX when the quality of your parts. When sending Multiple display parts help you easily compare dealing with duplicate names. You can parts and assemblies. an analysis request, you can track import and export multi-CAD assem- logical-to-physical relationships, inter- blies, or assemblies that contain both Gestures act with the request through Active native NX and JT data, while preserving New gestures in NX 12 make it easier to Workspace, read values from the logical the associativity between parts. You can navigate and select what you need. For model into NX expressions, and read save time by changing your Teamcenter example, double-clicking in the back- Teamcenter attributes into NX valida- group or role without having to leave ground will fit your part to your view. A tion requirements. This makes it easier your NX session. single click in the background will now to collaborate and verify your designs. deselect any selected object. These save Visual cross-probing between logical time as there is no need for keystrokes and physical models and between or finding icons on a taskbar for these measurable attributes and CAD mea- common tasks. You can navigate large surements makes it easier to trace data sets more easily with the ability to validation results and verify functional- find objects in a table. ity and quality.

Active Workspace is one of many tools that NX users can employ to access Teamcenter information. NX

Security In NX 12, your data is more secure than ever. You can now set passwords for your parts and assemblies in native NX mode when no data management system is being used. You can also apply different levels of access to each part or assembly. This capability makes New materials enable higher-quality rendering supplier collaboration much more in NX 12. secure and protects your valuable intellectual property. Simcenter 3D v12 for next-generation Topology optimization for analysts simulation This release of Simcenter 3D adds new Product Excellence Program topology optimization capabilities NX 12 users have the option to partici- Summary powered by NX™ Nastran® software pate in Siemens’ Product Excellence Simcenter 3D v12 advances computer- that enable analysts to consider a Program, as a way to influence and aided engineering and simulation to deeper level of detail and analysis into improve future versions of NX simply by revolutionize how simulation engineers the shapes they generate. For example, doing your normal work. This program can help drive design direction. The analysts can consider things like mul- helps Siemens understand how you use latest release of Simcenter 3D intro- tiple load cases, manufacturing NX and where we need to concentrate duces more enhancements than any constraints, and where to best use our resources in the future. It is strictly previous release to support generative lattice structures in the part. optional, and any data collected is design, integrate new technologies into Additionally, designers and engineers highly secured. the unified and scalable environment, can then edit the resulting shape from expand nonlinear solutions and 3D box selection topology optimization through the use enhance industry workflows for air- 3D box selection in NX 12 makes it of Convergent Modeling for a faster frame, automotive, and spacecraft much easier to select geometry in 3D concept-to-final design process. applications. space and work in large, complex designs. It eliminates manual selection Supporting generative design of each item in a given area. Continuous Generative design is a computational improvement in visualization takes process in which a design takes shape advantage of the latest technology to based on rapid modification and evolu- deliver improved display quality and tion of design parameters based on better understanding of your designs. performance of that design and a set of goals. Simulation is at the heart of Rendering generative design processes, and the NX 12 builds on the high-end rendering latest Simcenter 3D release introduces a capabilities of earlier versions with new number of new capabilities that in controls in the studio material editor. combination with NX can help you These tools make it easier to define generate innovative, lightweight design Topology optimization, powered by NX Nastran, textures, understand the impact of ideas faster. used to reduce the weight of an airline seat material changes before they are made, bracket and enable faster design validation and image creation. There are also new types of materials as well as new scenes, so you can save time and reduce editing and creation of your own. NX

Convergent Modeling for CAE Technology integration New in acoustics analysis Convergent Modeling refers to the The latest release of Simcenter 3D Acoustic analysis in this release of ability to edit faceted bodies as if they expands and deepens the level of Simcenter 3D introduces acoustic trans- were typical, boundary representation simulation technology available within fer vectors (ATV) that enable you to (b-rep) bodies in CAD. Simcenter 3D the unified, scalable, open and exten- efficiently compute vibro-acoustic now exposes Convergent Modeling sible environment. This release includes pressure at microphones. The ATV within the CAE environment and gives brand new enhancements and inte- solution is useful when analyzing large you the ability bring legacy FE mesh grates significant capabilities that were models for many frequencies or rota- data to life. Now you can turn legacy previously available in legacy simulation tional speeds. Additional acoustics mesh data into a convergent body, tools like LMS Virtual.Lab™ software enhancements include new acoustic which you can then edit as geometry. and LMS Samtech Samcef™ software. sources and acoustic diffusive field, as After you have made your geometry Integration and expansion of these well as new receiver scenario-based edits, you can then immediately re- capabilities into Simcenter 3D helps you capabilities. A new finite element mesh and re-analyze this new design. address more scenarios and problems method adaptive order (FEMAO) option This means your designers no longer within the same platform, thereby is a higher-order polynomial technique need to undertake the painstaking increasing your productivity and the that allows you to use coarse meshes process of recreating geometry by hand return on your investment. with excellent accuracy and reduced based on legacy mesh shapes. computation time. New in motion analysis Motion analysis in Simcenter 3D is enhanced to now give you the ability to add working submechanisms within a larger mechanism. This capability lets you simulate more complex assemblies and systems. Other motion enhance- ments include new analytical contact definitions that can accelerate solution time for models where parts come into Speed up vibro-acoustic simulation using the Bring legacy mesh data to life by converting it contact with each other. FEM Adaptive Order acoustics solver. into editable, Convergent geometry. New in structural simulation Integration with HEEDS Broadening nonlinear solutions and Simcenter 3D can be used in connection applications is a major focus for this with HEEDS™ software for design explo- release. The multi-step nonlinear solu- ration and generative design processes. tion (NX Nastran SOL 401) has been The portal from HEEDS will drive enhanced to become a general-purpose Simcenter 3D to make any necessary nonlinear solver by expanding coverage parameter changes to your analysis to models with shells, beams and spring models so that simulations can be run elements. In addition, a new structural and iterated to explore and achieve the nonlinear dynamics solution has also defined design objectives. been introduced into NX Nastran as SOL

Simulate complex mechanisms that consist of 402, and is supported from the multiple submechanisms. Simcenter 3D interface.

Perform design exploration using HEEDS to drive multi-run simulations in Simcenter 3D.

Study bolt pre-loading using the new general- purpose nonlinear solution in NX Nastran. NX

New in structural dynamics New in pre- and postprocessing In this release, Simcenter 3D allows for New rule-based selection recipes can new reduced model representations help you improve productivity and that you can use as components in automate pre- and postprocessing finite element assemblies. You can now processes. In addition, new universal use reduced representation models connections help you automate the from modal and frequency response process of connecting components into function (FRF) data that you have assemblies used for various kinds of gathered from either physical testing or Simulate movement of flexible pipes such as analyses. Finally, new discipline-specific analytical means. This means you can brake hoses in a suspension. postprocessing helps you quickly display create hybrid assemblies consisting of and evaluate the results you need for data obtained through simulation and New in flow analysis your specific application. physical tests, and can help you simplify The new release includes specific OEM/supplier data exchanges. enhancements to the modeling process when using surface wrap for computa- tional fluid dynamics (CFD) and acoustics applications. The new auto- matic cavity detection function locates cavities within CAD geometries without user intervention. This capability signifi- cantly reduces user effort in identifying and wrapping cavities in complex CAD New lightweight results viewer gives decision Hybrid modeling combines test and simulation geometry. Additional enhancements to makers the information they need. based models for structural dynamics and NVH surface wrapping give you more control analysis. Expanded nonlinear solutions of wrap resolution. Many of the engineering problems you New for flexible pipe simulation face in real-world applications cannot This release of Simcenter 3D introduces be solved linearly. Hyperelastic materi- a new solution that allows you to per- als, large deformations, and contacts form advanced nonlinear mechanical require you to use a nonlinear solution simulation analyses of various types of instead. A major focus for this release of flexible hoses and other pipes within Simcenter 3D has been to further the Simcenter 3D environment. The extend its nonlinear solutions to cover flexible pipe solution can compute the more engineering applications. motion cables and hoses that are con- Nonlinear simulation in Simcenter 3D nected to moving parts – like brake now offers more elements, greater cables in auto suspensions. The Gain more control over surface wrapping for robustness and algorithms for multi- Simcenter 3D flexible pipe solution will more accurate flow simulation. step nonlinear simulation to provide help you prevent collision of the pipe enhanced realism and faster solution with other components and reduce times. These new nonlinear solutions wear and fatigue issues by preventing are available in Simcenter’s structural excessive cable bending and torsion. solvers, NX Nastran and LMS Samtech Samcef, along with the necessary pre/ post enhancements in Simcenter 3D to support those solver solutions. NX

Multi-step nonlinear solution Enhanced industry workflows (NX Nastran SOL 401) Siemens has decades of experience in The NX Nastran multistep nonlinear industry, and this experience is solution (SOL 401) has been broadened reflected back in our products. to cover models with shells, beams, and Simcenter 3D is no different. By main- spring elements. The broader coverage taining close relationships with our means the multi-step nonlinear solution customers and through Siemens’ own can now be used as a general-purpose extensive engineering expertise, we FE nonlinear solver for problems involv- learn and develop simulation best ing both material and geometrical practices that make their way into every nonlinear aspects. Additionally, the Simulate gear teeth with nonlinear dynamics in Simcenter 3D solution. The latest NX Nastran. multi-step nonlinear solution can be release of Simcenter 3D incorporates coupled with Simcenter 3D Thermal Samcef environment for composites new capabilities that enhance industry- software to perform thermo-mechanical Another focus area for Simcenter 3D is specific workflows for airframe, nonlinear analysis, which is ideal for the on the simulation of composites. The automotive, and spacecraft engineers. simulation of turbomachinery and Simcenter 3D environment for the Solutions for airframe engineering applications with composite materials. Samcef solver has been enhanced to Extending solutions for airframe engi- take full advantage of the unique com- neering is a major focus for the latest posite material nonlinear simulation release of Simcenter 3D. For example, capabilities of LMS Samcef. You can use you can now create submechanisms the environment to design composite within your full aircraft motion model to structures and apply simple concepts include individual working subsystems like “first ply damage.” In addition to like landing gear. Composites are also product performance simulation, you critical to airframe engineering, and can use the LMS Samcef environment to with Simcenter 3D you can now more simulate composite manufacturing accurately predict how composite processes, like the curing process and material is shaped and performs after spring-back effect. its manufacturing processes. Nonlinear drop test simulation for an electron- ics device performed using NX Nastran.

Nonlinear dynamics (NX Nastran SOL 402) A new structural nonlinear dynamics solution has also been introduced into NX Nastran as SOL 402, and is sup- ported from the Simcenter 3D interface. The nonlinear dynamics solution is Simulate composites for ply damage. Efficiently assemble large motion models based on large displacement/large through management and re-use of modular rotation formulation originally available mechanisms in the Samcef solver, and can be applied to static, quasi-static, kinematic and dynamic simulations of structures. NX

Solutions for automotive engineering Automotive engineers often have multiple variants of the same finite element assembly for different types of analyses like noise, vibration and harsh- ness (NVH), crash, durability, and more. This can lead to inefficiency and chal- lenges when updating components within each assembly. This Simcenter 3D release introduces new universal connections that work across solvers Model the degradation of surface Machine 60 percent faster with adaptive and analysis types and simplify your thermo-optical properties milling, a new high-speed roughing method in process. Additionally, this release of NX CAM 12. NX 12 for next-generation Simcenter 3D includes capabilities to manufacturing This innovative cutting strategy main- help suspension engineers efficiently tains consistent chip thickness by model flexible pipes and hoses like Transform your part manufacturing dynamically adjusting the machining brake lines. with a digital machine shop parameters, including stepover and NX 12 for Manufacturing offers next- feed rate. By maintaining consistent generation tools for computer chip thickness, the cutting forces can be numerical control (CNC) machining, significantly reduced, enabling high robotics, additive manufacturing, and speeds and feeds using the entire flute quality inspection to enable the digitali- length. This gives you an advantage zation of part manufacturing within a over conventional milling where you single, integrated, end-to-end system. can use only a small portion of the flute NX CAM length for cutting. With Adaptive New advanced capabilities in NX CAM Milling, you can use high machining 12 for mold and die machining, produc- speeds, while reducing production costs Streamline the creation of large assemblies tion machining and complex parts by extending the cutting tool life. through automated creation of proximity-based machining deliver a new level of auto- connections mation and efficiency providing Solutions for spacecraft engineering powerful advantages to part Simcenter 3D provides a complete set of manufacturers. in-orbit thermal analysis tools, and this Mold and die machining latest release provides enhanced physi- Adaptive milling is a new high-speed cal modeling of orbital heat transfer. cutting strategy that can reduce The degradation of surface thermo- machining cycle time by up to 60 per- optical properties can be effectively cent. This intelligent roughing method Extend tool life and maximize material removal modeled by using up to five different enables deep cuts and constant tool rate by cutting with the entire tool flute length values of thermo-optical properties to load that increase material removal using adaptive milling. represent the condition of the space- rates while extending tool life. Although craft surfaces from beginning of life ideal for cutting hard materials such as (BOL) to end of life (EOL). Further, the steels used for tooling, adaptive milling variation of planetary heat flux and can be used for high-speed machining albedo with longitude and latitude can of a range of materials, including pro- now be easily defined when computing duction machining of aluminum parts. thermal response of orbiting spacecraft. NX

Enhanced finishing strategies in NX Production machining Complex parts machining CAM 12 can further improve the quality New in NX 12 is NX Machining Line Five-axis machining in NX enables you of a machined surface. The consistent Planner software for high-volume to produce precision complex parts with stepover can now be achieved across production of complicated parts with fewer operations and setups – reducing the entire machined area, regardless of many features. NX Machining Line cost and delivery times. NX CAM 12 the slope. Also, the intelligent finishing Planner, combined with integrated NX introduces new advanced capabilities toolpaths can recognize small cavity CAM software, enables distribution, that streamline the NC programming features in machined surfaces and balancing, programming and simulation while creating efficient multi-axis machine over them, which improves of operations over multiple setups and toolpaths. cutting conditions and minimizes part machines. This integrated solution preparation operations. allows bi-directional change manage- ment between programming and line planning. By using a digital twin of complete machining lines to optimize the process, automotive and machinery manufacturers can reduce planning time and increase throughput.

Easily create error-free 5-axis roughing and finishing operations with tube milling in NX CAM 12 Improve machining accuracy, reduce machining time and minimize the wear of machine tools The new tube milling 5-axis capabilities using the smooth toolpaths in NX CAM 12. drastically simplify programming of hollow and narrow features, including NX CAM software has advanced capa- ports of engine blocks. Programming bilities to create toolpaths with smooth Plan and optimize high-volume flexible machin- these features using conventional cutting moves. NX 12 gives you even ing lines using NX Machining Line Planner. methods can be very time-consuming more control to apply smooth engage, Program detailed NC operations using inte- grated NX CAM. and prone to errors that result in retract and transfer moves. The result- machine downtime on the shop floor. ing optimized toolpaths without sharp For programming of multi-function Tube milling streamlines the NC pro- corners eliminate sudden stops and machines, keeping track of the in-pro- gramming process and allows you to changes of direction during the machin- cess state of the workpiece is a critical eliminate preparation and minimize ing process. These optimized toolpaths capability. The seamless transfer of the input of parameters. These efficient can significantly minimize the wear of in-process workpiece (IPW) between roughing and finishing operations machine tools, which increases equip- milling, drilling and turning operations ensure high-speed and error-free 5-axis ment uptime and reduces production enables accurate visualization of the milling that improves machined surface costs. complete machining process. The quality. enhanced IPW capabilities also enable you to identify possible collisions between the in-process workpiece and tool holders. With these new capabili- ties, you can quickly create optimized and safe toolpaths to take full advan- tage of the latest mill-turn machines. NX

Robotics for part manufacturing By combining NX CAM software with NX Additive Manufacturing In the previous release of NX, new the embedded Virtual NC Controller Industrialize additive manufacturing robotic machining capabilities were Kernel (VNCK) from Siemens’ Sinumerik with NX 12. introduced. Using NX CAM robotics 840D SL controller, you can achieve a Powder bed printing machining, you can program robots to new level of accuracy and completeness Powder bed printers remain the most perform precise machining-type tasks when using 3D simulations to validate popular option for printing metal parts including trimming, de-burring, grind- robot motions. and NX 12 now has a robust, integrated ing, and polishing. With the new robotics programming connection with these printers. capabilities in NX CAM, you can pro- This new module, powered by gram robots to perform CNC machining Materialise technology, includes facili- and pick-and-place operations using ties for creation of support structures as one system, enabling you to further well as for the setup of the build tray, automate your part manufacturing positioning and patterning of parts in process. the build tray, and a build processor framework for connection to powder bed printers.

Automate part manufacturing by using NX CAM to program robots for CNC machining opera- tions and machine tending.

The robotic machining in NX CAM 12 was significantly enhanced by a virtual teach mode technology. This allows the user to easily program a robot to do pick-and-place operations, including machine tending and tool loading.

Automatically create various support structure types (powered by Materialise) for use with powder bed printers using the new NX Additive Manufacturing Fixed Plane Basic module.

With NX 12 you can set up, connect, and print with powder bed printers all in a single system, meaning you can now have a single, uninterrupted digital Use NX CAM robotics programming to automate thread from design to print. part manufacturing. A robot performs pick-and- place operation. (right) The same robot performs machining. NX

HP Multi Jet Fusion printers NX CMM Inspection Programming 12 The new feature-specific inspection The landscape for printing plastic is NX CMM Inspection Programming programming functions in NX 12 enable evolving as new vendors are entering enables programming of CMM you to easily create point sets in circular the industry. One exciting new addition machines, as well as visualization and patterns. New capabilities also allow to the hardware landscape for plastic analysis of measurement data in the NX you to import Dimensional Measuring printers is HP with their Multi Jet Fusion graphical environment. Interface Standard (DMIS) inspection technology. programs in NX to create inspection setups and generate touch trigger NX 12 has a new module, certified by programs with minimum input. This HP and powered by Materialise, that capability enables Robcad CMM users to enables customers to design, optimize, transition easily to NX CMM. In addi- simulate, prepare print jobs and inspect tion, you can now use NX CMM processes for HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D Inspection Programming to analyze printers. NX users can load multiple measurement data acquired by laser or models, automatically nest the models white light scanner devices. in 3D, and submit the job to HP 3D printers in a single NX environment and with a minimum number of steps. Quickly create inspection paths in circular patterns using NX CMM Inspection Programming 12.

Easily nest multiple parts (powered by Materialise) in the build area to optimize the efficiency of printing on HP Multi Jet Fusion Siemens PLM Software printers. www.siemens.com/plm When HP’s new 3D printers are com- bined with the power of Siemens NX, Americas +1 314 264 8499 printing of plastic parts is easier, faster Europe +44 (0) 1276 413200 and more accurate than ever before. Asia-Pacific +852 2230 3308

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