Siemens Releases Latest Version of NX, Introducing Intelligent Design to Xcelerator Solutions Portfolio

Siemens Digital Industry Software recently launched the latest version of its NXwww.cechina.cn, 255. 255);">™ software. As part of the Xcelerator portfolio of solutions, the new version of NX uses advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced simulation, while increasing its productivity and enhancing its ability to help the designer, engineer, and manufacturer communities innovate at a faster pace.

In the latest version of NX software, Siemens Digital Industry Software enables a seamless process from target requirements to part generation, additive manufacturing, and processing through technologies such as Convergent Modeling, model definition-based PMI, and task-based collaboration,’ said Ken Versprille, executive consultant, CIMdata. NX users will appreciate the user interface, which guides them through each step of the process with ease.’

Highlights of the new NX software release include:

- The new NX Topology Optimizer topology optimisation solution enables users to create parts based solely on functionality and design space requirements, achieving fully editable convergences that are virtually impossible to achieve with manual design and engineering methods. At the same time, users can quickly address unavoidable design changes, while the optimisation and any downstream features can be automatically updated, saving time and effort and maximising the reuse of intelligent design and engineering data.

- Design Space Explorer The Design Space Explorer solution combines design space exploration with design-into-engineering to help designers automatically optimise their designs for different objectives. Design engineers use established parameters, constraints and objectives to define the optimisation problem, and NX performs multi-objective parametric optimisation using Simcenter HEEDS software, instantly providing designers with a set of viable design alternatives to choose from at their discretion. Without this capability, the design team would need a simulation expert to perform this task.

- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities have been added to the Selection Prediction and Select Similar commands to quickly identify geometrically similar components through shape recognition. The NX Voice Command Assist voice assistant, on the other hand, enables users to invoke commands, navigate multi-level menus and actions, and teach the system to use words or phrases in order to perform routine tasks. For example, if NX is asked ‘Have we ever done anything like this before?’ , it performs a shape search using Siemens' Geolus technology.

- The mesh structure in NX can now be optimised using Siemens' Simcenter 3D simulation solution to derive the optimal mesh in a single environment, eliminating several design analysis steps in traditional methods. In addition, the Part Orientation Optimization solution combines the nesting of parts (and their associated support structures) within the machine build area with an integrated cloud-based orientation optimisation process to find the optimal build direction with less thermal deformation. Siemens continues to build advanced capabilities in the field of additive manufacturing and is committed to helping customers achieve comprehensive optimisation of their design and manufacturing processes.

With every NX software update, Siemens continues to broaden the boundaries of its product development system capabilities,’ said Bob Haubrock, Senior Vice President of Product Engineering Software, Siemens Digital Industrial Software. Our continuous upgrades to NX have proven to be extremely popular among our community, enabling us to deliver industry-leading functionality at an unprecedented pace while helping our customers solve their design, engineering and manufacturing challenges faster than ever before. We continue to listen to our customers' daily needs and have addressed more than 1.200 customer enhancements in this updated version.’