Siemens Offers NX X

Siemens Digital Industries Software announces the latest updates to its NX software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio bringing new and enhanced capabilities to Siemens’ flagship product engineering software.

Introducing NX X

NX X is an enhanced cloud-based product engineering allowing desktop installation or browser streaming via Amazon Web Services (AWS), along with secure data management for collaboration, enhancing PLM capabilities with Teamcenter X software, providing users with more flexibility, greater native collaboration capabilities and less time wasted on IT administration. NX X also offers flexible and scalable licensing, an adaptable and cost-effective way for customers to access NX add-on modules and advanced NX capabilities.

With over 110 products and capability extensions available, organizations can explore what add-ons best suit their workflows, allowing flexibility and customization based on their projects’ demands. NX X also works alongside Siemens’ newly announced Zel X software. Based on the same architecture as NX, Zel X is Siemens’ next generation browser-based engineering app that integrates with other Siemens Xcelerator solutions like NX, for streamlining manufacturing and shop-floor operations.

With NX Immersive Explorer software, a gaming-level experience is being brought to design review, virtual commissioning and stakeholder sign-off in realism on the desktop and in virtual reality. Launching in December 2024, NX Immersive Explorer supports all major HMD hardware options and enables users to gain insights earlier in the design process in immersive and interactive photorealism. 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.

AI Capabilities in NX

New AI-enabled tools including topology optimization, Performance Predictor and gyroid modeling join existing tools such as command prediction and selection prediction to boost efficiency, the company reports.

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.

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 lightweighting studies and use additive manufacturing where appropriate.

This update also brings greater levels of user control and workflow productivity to NX CAM and NX Additive Manufacturing (AM). Enhanced 3D Adaptive Roughing, a high-speed machining strategy, now helps programmers to automatically specify start locations, resulting in machining and longer tool life. The hole-making operation has been improved to provide finer control over tool moves that ensures safe machining and enhanced surface quality.

Additionally, 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.

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 modeled with facet geometry. Additionally, new capabilities for subnesting, sinterbox creation, slice area distribution calculation and 3D packing optimization simplify and accelerate the workflow for preparing of polymer builds jobs.

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.

To learn more about the most recent additions and enhancements that Siemens is bringing to NX software, visit https://plm.sw.siemens.com/en-US/nx/cad-online/latest-nx-cad-version/.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.