The current NX based PMI capability includes:
Ease of use/Productivity features:
Integrated PMI toolbars and Dialogs
Notes integrating process information and administrative information (e.g., export control, security)
Extended Feature Control Frames
Functionality enhancements:
PMI driven machining
Improved GD&T functionality
Extended Datum Targets
Increased “use cases” (e.g., surface finish applying to subportions of a face)
Integration with Teamcenter including export of PMI to JT format files.
Productivity Enhancements
NX 6 provides a number of re-use enhancements such as scrapbook modeling as well as the ability to re-use multi-CAD data. Key to productivity is the user interface:
Tailorable UI
A tailorable user interface (UI), referred to as Your Way which allows the interface to be customized to specific tasks, roles, and skill levels. There are also wizards included to help streamline and automate complex processes. For example, the Mold Wizard module addresses the specific requirements of plastic injection applications while the Progressive Die Wizard addresses the specific requirements of die stamping applications. Version 6 introduces user customizable radial pop-ups to reduce mouse travel. Mouse Gestures allow for Editing: Selection, Menu, Multi Selection, and View: Rotate, Pan, Zoom In/Out.
Design Freedom from “intent history”
As discussed in Wikipedia under Using CAD, there is an ongoing conflict between the power of parametric design and the constraints placed on designers arising out of intent-history based systems. Under the Synchronous Technology driven capability referred to as Design Freedom designers can modify geometry without having to understand the history of, or undo, the design tree.
Competitive Positioning
The NX product line includes a family of integrated applications intended to support both the product and process complexity inherent in durable goods industries — and particularly in automotive and aerospace. Two other companies offer product lines which are directly competitive with NX: Dassault Systems, with its CATIA, DELMIA, and ENOVIA products, and Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), with its Pro/ENGINEER and Windchill products.
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