Why switch to Solid Edge?
While switching 3D CAD software platforms may seem like a massive undertaking, continuing to rely on an existing platform for sake of convenience can cost you valuable time, money and resources. If you recently considered switching platforms or are not completely satisfied with your current workflow, here are some of the top reasons to make the switch to Solid Edge.
Improved design documentation
Easily exchange information between engineers, suppliers and manufacturers with a robust set of 2D and 3D drawing tools. Designers can create drawings directly using 2D workflows derived from 3D models or with a hybrid approach. With model-based definition (MBD) capabilities, the 3D models include PMI and other digital data using universal 3D PDFs. Users can access and view interactive representations of the manufacturing data.
Faster assembly performance
Don’t waste time re-creating or duplicating lost work or waiting for your assembly to load. Solid Edge allows designers to seamlessly work across large assemblies on a real-time basis. Thanks to its high performance and seamless usability, designers realize productivity gains with Solid Edge as they work with their designs.
Better sheet metal design
Don’t compromise when it comes to sheet metal – Solid Edge provides sheet metal specific design features to allow you to easily add drawing details and automate calculations of material relief. Develop models from 2D sketches with fewer steps and make changes at every stage of the sheet metal design process, while maintaining design intent.
Less time re-modeling and creating
Don’t re-create 3D models to match data from scanners, printers, or finite element models. In conjunction with powerful 3D design tools, Solid Edge delivers smart functionality to work with mesh, or triangle-based data. Revise mesh density, fix and repair problems with faceted geometry, and even use feature-like operations to add holes, rounds, cuts, protrusions.
Accessible industrial design
Bring easy-to-use, integrated industrial design tools to your mechanical engineers and incorporate aesthetic design into your product development process. Using subdivision modeling, Solid Edge provides advanced yet accessible industrial design capabilities. Designers can create complex and highly controlled aesthetic surfaces using Solid Edge’s intuitive subdivision modeling toolset. It is suitable for users with any CAD expertise level, allowing them to create highly stylized shapes with ease.
Faster assembly performance
Don’t waste time re-creating or duplicating lost work or waiting for your assembly to load. Solid Edge allows designers to seamlessly work across large assemblies on a real-time basis. Thanks to its high performance and seamless usability, designers realize productivity gains with Solid Edge as they work with their designs.
Software that understands you
Solid Edge intelligently learns your workflows to help you streamline the design process with a predictive user interface, powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Solid Edge predicts what operations you are likely to want to perform based on previous user behavior, improving your downstream productivity.
See Solid Edge in action
Solid Edge makes it easy to switch
Data migration tools to seamlessly move your data.
Local support partners ready to help.
A complete product development portfolio.
Parasolid inside
The engine behind Solid Edge is Siemens Parasolid® software, the most widely used computer-aided geometric modeling kernel in the industry. Parasolid delivers 100 percent 3D model compatibility between product development applications. By enabling the creation and modification of digital 3D models, Solid Edge delivers on the Siemens commitment to provide digital transformation capabilities to its users. Digital transformation allows even the smallest organizations to leverage technology to level the playing field with large enterprises.
Flexible, value-based licensing options
A modular and scalable CAD application, Solid Edge is available in four different tiers, ranging from basic design and drafting capabilities to a premium version that includes capabilities for designing more advanced embedded systems. All tiers are available as a perpetual (permanent) license or by subscription (monthly or annual), with maintenance, support, and cloud-based-licensing options – the choice is yours.
Extending value across the product development process
Solid Edge is a portfolio of affordable, easy to deploy, maintain and use software tools that advance all aspects of the product development process – mechanical and electrical design, simulation, manufacturing, technical documentation, data management and cloud-based collaboration. For information on other applications in the portfolio, visit siemens.com/solid-edge-portfolio.
