Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced its 2024 updates to its NX software, including NX X on the Xcelerator cloud platform, a drop date for its immersive collaboration software, new electro-mechanical workflows and AI-enabled design capabilities.
Announced at Siemens’ Realize Live Americas event in May 2024, NX X is an cloud-based product allowing desktop installation or browser streaming via Amazon Web Services (AWS), along PLM capabilities from Teamcenter X software.
With over 110 products and capability extensions available, users can explore the best add-ons for their workflows, including Siemens’ newly announced Zel X software. Based on the same architecture as NX, Zel X is Siemens’ production flow management app that integrates with other Xcelerator solutions to streamline manufacturing and shop-floor operations.
NX Immersive Explorer software is set to launch in December 2024 and supports all major HMD hardware options and enables users to gain valuable insights earlier in the design process in immersive and interactive photorealism, cutting costs for physical prototypes.
With the ability to focus on specific parts of the assembly, examine individual components, and add mark-ups and notes to document design review outcomes – Siemens says that the design process can be ‘done in a whole new perspective’.
New AI-enabled tools, including topology optimisation, Performance Predictor and gyroid modelling join existing tools such as command prediction and selection prediction to boost efficiency.
Performance Predictor is an AI-enabled design simulation tool that focuses on validating material choices and mechanical performance of individual parts – enabling designers to validate test and reiterate design iterations in real-time – speeding up the innovation process and helping to eliminate costly errors.
When combined with the AI-enabled topology optimization and new gyroid lattice and infill design capabilities and the Design Space Explorer capability introduced in 2023, this enables designers to create optimal parts that not only perform as needed, but also allows them to conduct light weighting studies and take advantage of additive manufacturing where appropriate.
This latest update also brings greater levels of user control and workflow productivity to NX CAM and NX Additive Manufacturing (AM). Enhanced 3D Adaptive Roughing, for high-speed machining, now helps programmers to automatically specify start locations, resulting in more efficient machining and longer tool life.
Similarly, the hole-making operation has been improved to provide finer control over tool moves that ensures safe machining and enhanced surface quality.
Cloud Connect Tool Manager has been upgraded to streamline CNC programming. This feature for tool data management with direct access to tool vendor catalogs now enables association of machining settings with cutting tools, resulting in faster programming.
Workflows for preparing additive manufacturing build jobs for metal and polymer parts have been streamlined with new capabilities and enhancements. New facet selection methods simplify the creation of support structures for parts modelled with facet geometry.
Additionally, new capabilities for subnesting, sinterbox creation, slice area distribution calculation and 3D packing optimisation greatly simplify and accelerate the workflow for preparing of polymer builds jobs. Furthermore, new Siemens build processors simplify the generation and output of print job files from NX to SLM Solutions and Trumpf metal 3D printers.
New multi-axis additive build rules enable creation and reuse of custom process parameters.
Managed Environment for Electronics Design is new for this release, bringing together NX, Capital, Xpedition and Teamcenter for PLM enabling data flow and collaboration between electronic and mechanical design teams.
