"...first-ever history-free, feature-based modeling technology..."
"...combines the best of constraint-driven techniques with direct modeling..."
"...simultaneously synchronizes geometry and rules through a new decision-making inference engine."
"...the efficiency of parametric dimension-driven modeling without the computational overhead of pre-planned dependencies."
"Suggestive Selection automatically infers the function of various design elements without the need for feature or constraint definitions."
"New inference technology automatically infers common constraints and executes typical commands based on cursor position."
Siemens' executive vp of products Chuck Grindstaff emphasized that synch-tech is not a bolt-on; the company spent years integrating it into the databases of NX and Solid Edge. Once the software becomes generally available this summer, feedback from users will determine how spectacular synch tech is -- or not.
Although the technology resides in the ParaSolid and D-Cubed components, it is patent-pending, and Siemens has no intention of sharing it with competitors through its ParaSolid and D-Cubed licensing programs.
This announcement:
- validates IronCAD and Kubotec USA (KeyCreator), because their software already does much of this. * pressures PTC to integrate its freeform modeler (CoCreate) with Pro/Engineer. * pressures Dassault to deliver a rumored freeform modeler under its V6 banner. * pressures Autodesk, which does not have freeform MCAD modeling, except through a partial-working DWG link to its Alias industrial design software."
Jon Banquer San Diego, CA