Design Essentials
Design Essentials
- Industry-Standard 3D CAD Capabilities**
Augmented Reality Design Visualization
Advanced Assembly
Prismatic & Multi-Surface Milling
Advanced Surfacing & Additive Manufacturing
GD&T & Tolerance Analysis
Mold Design & Mold Machining
Extended Collaboration (CATIA V4, CATIA V5 and NX)
PTC Mathcad
Simulation, Basic CFD, & Fatigue Advisor
Production Machining
Advanced Simulation & CFD
Options Modeler & Topology Optimization
Metal Printing & Complete Machining
Additional capabilities for Design Essentials:
Multi-CAD Collaboration
Piping & Cabling Design
Rendering (powered by Luxion's Keyshot)
Design Exploration
Fastener Design
Advanced Framework Design
Legacy Data Migration
Human Factors Design
Core Simulation Capabilities
Seamlessly integrate and work with data from SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor:
- Collaboration for SolidWorks (Open, Update and Save As native SolidWorks files)
- Collaboration for Autodesk Inventor (automatically detect and update Inventor data)
Piping & Cabling Design
Create and optimize routings for cost, manufacturability and service:
- Automated routing referencing 2D Schematic logic
- Easily visualize and edit using drag handles and on-the-fly editing
- Ability to compare/validate 3D data against 2D schematic logic
Rendering (powered by Luxion's Keyshot)
Produce photorealistic images for design review, marketing collateral, and product packaging:
- Real-time Raytracing powered by Luxion Keyshot
- Enhanced lighting with High Dynamic Range Image (HDRI) support
- Standard library of over 200 predefined materials types
Design Exploration
Rapidly create and explore concepts and modeling alternatives:
- Explore design changes safely without risking original designs or committing to any change
- Simultaneously develop different ideas and evaluate all options before making decisions
- Eliminate manual data duplication and session clean-up for loading and reloading different versions
Fastener Design
Automate fastener geometry creation and hardware assembly:
- Automate the creation of holes and assembly fasteners
- Access to standard libraries (ANSI, DIN, JIS)
Advanced Framework Design
Speed design and improve the accuracy of structural framework assemblies:
- Fully integrated modeling, framework design and analysis
- Comprehensive and customizable libraries of profiles, joints, connections and equipment
- Automated beam placement and creation of framework geometry (e.g., joints, connections)
Legacy Data Migration
Support legacy data migration and CAD consolidation efforts:
- Legacy Drawing Associator (LDA) – automatically connects parametric models to imported legacy data
- Relink model and drawing to provide associativity (update) and association when checked into Windchill PDMLink
- Annotation Convertor (AC) – Automatically convert drawing dimensions and notes to 3D annotations
Human Factors Design
Validate and optimize products for human interaction:
- Quickly insert and customize digital human models to prevent ergonomic mismatches and reduce prototype costs
- Easily manipulate manikins
- Visualize human reach and vision
Core Simulation Capabilities
Enhance your product design with Simulation & Analysis:
- Static Structural Analysis
- Simulate Parts and Assemblies
- Simulate Solid, Beams, Shells, Masses, Springs