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Drafting and Dimensional Management Technical Committee News
One of our goals for last year’s PLM World Conference was to establish a Focus Group to specifically address 3D Dimensional Management issues. Two essential ingredients for insuring success in any venture of this nature are great leadership and great support. Our 3D Dimensional Management Focus Group has been very fortunate to secure both these entities. Norm Crawford, from Geometric Solutions, volunteered his services to lead the group. Norm is an energetic proponent of 3D annotation and has generously shared his knowledge and experience with the PLM user community at past conferences.

Porting of PowerKIT, Ford Powertrain KBE system to TCe
PowerKIT (Powertrain Knowledge-based Integrated Toolset) is a KBE system used at Ford Powertrain to aid in the early design concepting of Engines. One of the key features of PowerKIT is its capability to quickly create Parametric concept geometry of various Engine components and sub-systems in a CAD system (currently I-deas), for performing upfront packaging/clearance studies, CAE, etc. PowerKIT uses I-deas template part library approach to create new parts and assemblies.

Got Verification?
Through the years, I’ve come to realize how important an excellent Toolpath Verification system is. Sure, if you’re making sheet metal washers, that additional capital will be more difficult to justify. But in my business, when 7” diameter raw stock costs $200 per inch, and delivery takes 6 months, mistakes may be insurmountable.

NX Routing Focus Group
The NX Routing Focus Group (RFG) has doubled since the last PLM conference and now has become international with new members joining from PLM Europe. As part of the RFG we have regular meetings to share our techniques and best practices implementing and using both NX Mechanical and Electrical Routing. Currently we have 33 users representing 17 different companies.

UGS Solid Edge 2D Software Hits 10,000 Download Milestone in First Month of No Cost Program
UGS Corp., a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced that since its launch one month ago, more than 10,000 users have downloaded UGS’ no cost Solid Edge® 2D Design program. UGS announced in September that its Solid Edge 2D Drafting software (a $995 value) is now available worldwide at no cost.

UGS Names Solid Edge Design Contest Winners
Top honors in EMEA went to Ing. Kucera Lukas of LEKOV, a.s. (Czech Republic) and to Reinhard Kittler of Industrial Design Union Kittler Kurz (IDUKK) (Austria).

Precisely right CAD
Maker of precision instruments adopts an end-to-end solution to meet its design and
drafting needs.

Teamcenter Environmental Compliance Solution
The implementation of environmental regulations in the European Union such as the ELV, RoHS WEEE and REACH Directives has sparked a global revolution. By mid-2006, 15 of the world’s 20 largest economies are expected to have similar legislation. Finding a solution to these environmentally compliance issues is a must for any company that competes in the global marketplace.

Teamcenter Offers New Content Management Capabilities
In today's knowledge-based economy, organizations must meet consumer demands for information that is accurate, relevant, consistent and current. Teamcenter Enterprise now offers a content management solution for dynamic publishing, enabling companies to automate the assembly and publishing of product or service information in multiple languages and formats.

The Simulation SIG Y2007 Conference Plans Overview
The Simulation SIG is excited to be a part of this years Conference to be held in Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California, April 23-27, 2007. Knowing that users worldwide will be present at the conference, the SIG will focus on improving the distributed product development process through simulation. The Simulation Track theme, “The Next Generation of Digital Simulation!” is a reference to exciting new developments in UGS simulation tools.

Simulation SIG's NX Review and Evaluation Project
One of the functions of the Simulation SIG is to represent the UGS Simulation User Community by direct interaction with UGS Program and Development Managers and the UGS Development Team. With the “Simulation SIG’s NX Review and Evaluation Project,” we are continuing work during the 2006 – 2007 period on the first proactive SIG project that involves detailed product review to assess the availability and functionality of each new release of the NX product. This year we are focusing on NX 5 and a team of five is in the process of assessing an evaluation version on our systems in preparation for our project tasks.