Increasing product complexity has prompted designers in all manufacturing industries to adopt 3D technology. Solid Edge''s 4-step Evolve to 3D approach helps customers migrate to 3D in a nondisruptive manner, mixing and matching techniques in a hybrid 2D/3D environment.
"Zero D" capability, introduced in v16, is enhanced in v17 to include new workflows that allow customers to convert existing 3D parts into 2D profiles for efficient 2D design layout, thus allowing streamlined incorporation of existing parts into the hybrid 2D/3D workflow.
With Direct Editing, v17 allows the editing of native complex parametric models "after the fact" without the need to retrace steps in the history tree. Direct Editing also allows the editing of imported 3D geometry from any source, without importing features and parameters.
Solid Edge''s assembly support capability allows engineers to work on large volumes of data to help customers create complete digital mockups of even the largest assemblies. Solid Edge v17 adds a simplified assembly capability that uses a proprietary algorithm to automatically determine which external faces need to be displayed to give an accurate representation of the assembly, while a new "structure only" navigation capability allows every engineer to have the top level assembly file as main point of entry and specifically choose when they want to select the detail of a part or entire subassembly.