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1 SOLID EDGE SHEET METAL Solutions for Sheet Metal

2 The sheet metal mode is the best I have ever used. I would put it up against anything available today. Bob Martin, Computer-Aided Engineering Magazine review For sheet metal, Solid Edge is unparalleled in t CAD Systems Magazine review Solid Edge: your best value for sheet metal design Unmatched sheet metal design productivity. Solid Edge, the leading-edge mechanical CAD system from Unigraphics Solutions, provides the most productive tools available for designing sheet metal components. A complete set of specialized sheet metal design aids delivers significant productivity gains compared to generalpurpose modeling tools, helping you cut design time and improve quality of sheet metal components. Complete design-through-fabrication solution for sheet metal. Solid Edge supports the entire sheet metal product development process, from design of sheet metal components, through flat pattern development and the creation of engineering drawings. With integrated applications for analysis, nesting, NC programming, and related tasks, Solid Edge is the foundation of a complete design-through-fabrication solution that helps reduce product lead times, improve quality, and reduce costs. Exceptional value for sheet metal design. Renowned for its remarkable ease of use and intuitive operation, Solid Edge helps you become productive more quickly with shorter learning curves and significantly lower investments in training. At only a fraction of the price of high-end CAD systems, Solid Edge was rated the best value CAD solution in long-term cost of ownership by the Technicom industry research firm in And with the significant productivity gains that Solid Edge brings for sheet metal design, you will realize a greater return on investment than with any other sheet metal CAD solution. Sheet metal design, integrated with powerful engineering tools Solid Edge integrates leading-edge sheet metal design with a full set of power tools for engineering. With Solid Edge assembly design, you can model sheet metal components in the context of the assembly to improve fit and function and reduce assembly errors. To address your broader product engineering requirements, Solid Edge also delivers innovative modeling tools for other components, including machined, plastic, and cast parts and tubing. Integrated drafting, analysis, data translation, and data management boost your overall design engineering productivity. Sheet metal represents 75 percent of the parts we design into our kitchen products. The new sheet metal sensor in Solid Edge definitely will save us significant time and money, both in the design phase and in the product life cycle. Pascal Demange, Groupe SEB It was the powerful sheet metal environment t Edge. Paired with its efficient user interface, Sol addition to our existing installation. Andre Schlotz, Linde AG, Germany

3 he industry." We would consider Solid Edge a find just for the sheet metal functions, which are clearly superior to those in other midrange modelers. Joseph Riden, I-Bus "There's no question save us a great deal Alan D. Flores II, Cas Bend relief Solid Edge automatically models bend and corner relief as you construct flanges. You control the shape and placement of the relief through a flange option dialog. Sheet metal part properties You can enter material, thickness, bend relief, and bend equations in a single dialog box. These part properties automate modeling, addition of relief, and flat pattern development. Sheet metal transitions Easily design transitional sheet metal shapes by drawing the profiles of each end. Solid Edge automatically models the material between the profiles. Miters - Intelligent onestep miter option simplifies complex corner creation when placing contour flanges. Flange modelin simplicity. You metal features design develop along the part The industry s most p Solid Edge's specialized feature-based solid modeling commands streamline 3D design of sheet metal compone steps and inputs to model sheet metal-specific component features. And Solid Edge sheet metal models capture automatically fold and unfold, accurately calculate bends, automatically add bend and corner relief, miters, and hat sold us on Solid id Edge is an ideal "One reason we were able to turn this project around so quickly was the software's sheet metal modeling capability." Todd Fenstermacher, ABB Automation, Analytical Division Lewisburg "Between the solid modeling capabilitie needed to complete John Wachter, Cres-C

4 that Solid Edge s sheet metal capabilities of time. a Herrera For sheet metal design, this is the best software in the world." Alec Gil, S&C Electric Unbend/Rebend Solid Edge flattens and rebends sheet metal models, automatically calculating bends from standard or custom formulas. This accelerates flat pattern development and simplifies modeling of cutouts or holes that lie across bends. Beads You can quickly add stiffening beads by simply drawing a profile of the bead. The cross section, dimensions, end condition, and process options are controlled through a single dialog box. Sheet metal sensors These unique design validation tools monitor your sheet metal designs as they develop, providing realtime feedback on manufacturability. g Create sheet metal flanges with click-and-drag can specify dimensions to the inside or outside of sheet to automatically control critical part measurements as the s. Push-button options control flange width and location edge. Sheet metal deformation features Solid Edge featurebased commands simplify modeling of common deformation features, including louvers, dimples, and drawn cutouts, that are manufactured by techniques such as deep drawing and coining. roductive sheet metal modeling tools ts. These tools use common sheet metal and fabrication terminology, and require significantly fewer sheet metal design intent and intelligence that automates design and fabrication tasks they can corner breaks dramatically reducing manual input, errors, and design time. modeling, assembly modeling, and sheet metal s of Solid Edge, we had all the tools we our project extremely fast." or Not only does Solid Edge have a sheet metal design environment that suits our business, but FabriWIN integrates well with Solid Edge. We can see what we re doing on the computer screen and let the software do the math and develop the flat pattern. Javier Campos, Metalcraft, Inc.

5 Supporting the entire sheet metal process flow With Solid Edge, you get all the tools you need to streamline the entire design-through-production process for sheet metal. Office automation integration Solid Edge is Microsoft Office compatible, so you can use your electronic mail, spreadsheet, word processing, and presentation applications throughout the CAD design workflow. File import and export Built-in translators in Solid Edge assist in using legacy CAD data, moving from 2D to 3D, and interoperating with other CAD, CAM, and CAE applications. Built-in visualization Solid Edge's Virtual Studio helps communicate designs with photo-realistic renderings that clearly convey design intent for design reviews, customer evaluation, and marketing purposes. Integrated document management Solid Edge provides tools that can be used outside the CAD environment to facilitate versions and revisions, file naming and location control, and other nongraphic management tasks. Integrated motion analysis You can optimize moving assemblies with Simply Motion, a built-in kinematic analysis tool that you can use to animate assembly motion and detect interferences. Associative drafting Solid Edge streamlines drawing creation with associative drafting tools that automatically update drawings when you make changes to the design. Complementary third-party analysis tools Validate and optimize your designs with leading software packages for stress, thermal, dynamic and tolerance analysis. Internet collaboration With built-in viewing and complementary third-party software, you can readily use the internet as a collaboration tool. Publish your Solid Edge designs for interactive review and engineering teamwork over the web.

6 Complementary fabrication applications Solid Edge works directly with fabrication-specific software packages to form a complete design-through-production solution for sheet metal components. These include applications for nesting, profile cutting, and NC punch programming that help you transform design into deliverable products faster and at lower cost. Complementary fabrication applications include: Act/cut ALMA Representing the new generation of programming software developed by Alma, act/cut has been designed for cutting machines following contours (laser, plasma, oxyfuel, waterjet, routing) as well as for punching-nibbling machines and combined technology machines. FabCAD Professional Striker Systems FabCAD Professional generates CNC machine programs from part models created with Solid Edge. Supported CNC machines include turret punch presses, lasers, plasmas, waterjets, and other two-axis burning tables. FabCAD Professional's sheet nesting system optimizes material use and reduces runtime. FabriWIN Metalsoft, Inc. FabriWIN for Windows is an advanced CAD/CAM system for sheet metal fabrication. Designed for ease of use, FabriWIN generates code for virtually all punching and cutting machines. Combination punch/cut machines, right angle shears and cells are fully supported. SigmaNEST SigmaTEK SigmaNEST is an automatic nesting and CNC programming system for laser, plasma, and waterjet cutters, oxyfuel burners, routers and profile punch combination machines. SigmaNEST performs true shape automatic nesting for improved material utilization, reduced remnants, faster programming and more accurate estimating. SMP/IS Merry Mechanization With SMP/IS sheet metal fabricators can process the flat pattern produced within Solid Edge to NC systems for punch press, laser, plasma, and wire EDM. SMP/IS allows nesting of different kinds of parts on the same sheet or gridding the same part on a sheet. Unigraphics Solutions International Headquarters Americas Riverport Drive Maryland Heights, MO USA (800) Europe Centrum House Fleet Road GU13 8NZ UK +31 (0) Asia Pacific Suite 1701 Cheung Kong Center 2 Queen s Road Central HONG KONG (852) For Solid Edge information: (800) (256) solidedge@ugsolutions.com For More Information, call Your Solid Edge Reseller: Front cover image courtesy of WMF. Back cover images courtesy of (left to right): WMF, I-Bus, Targetti SPA, Metalcraft, Cres-Cor, and ABB Automation Inc. - Analytical Division. Unigraphics Solutions, Unigraphics, Solid Edge, iman, Parasolid and Predictive Engineering are trademarks or registered trademarks of Unigraphics Solutions. Copyright 2000 Unigraphics Solutions. All rights reserved. All other marks belong to their respective holders. The information within is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Unigraphics Solutions. SEV8-SM-BROCHURE