This new software suite
allows the development
of "beautiful models ready
for production." What
more can you ask for?
BY LAWRENCE S. GOULD, Contributing Editor
SOLID EDGE BRINGS
DIVERGENT MODELING
WORLDS TOGETHER
"The dirty little secret" in computer-aided design
(CAD), says Dan Staples, Siemens PLM vice president of
product development, are the "challenges" in making
generative design, additive manufacturing (AM) and
reverse engineering "a cohesive whole." The problem
revolves around faceted (mesh) versus B-rep (feature-
based) models, and that never the twain shall meet—
without some modern-day technology.
That technology, within the latest version of Solid
Edge, nicknamed "ST10," from Siemens PLM ( plm.
automation.siemens.com/en/products/solid-edge/
st10/ ), is called "convergent modeling." This "secret
sauce," a form of hybrid modeling, lets designers and
engineers use mesh models as if they were B-rep models.
That, along with Siemens PLM synchronous tech-
nology, which combines direct modeling with para-
metric design, makes ST10 a modern-day design tool.
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