By Amanda Russell
Solid Edge CAD software is used by engineers to develop a wide range of items, including camper vans and espresso makers. They also use it for smaller, independent constructions and custom works. To put it briefly, Solid Edge users are creating the future and improving the planet. To begin with, Solid Edge is a collection of user-friendly, reasonably priced software products that cover every facet of the product development process. It is available at a cost that is affordable for companies of all kinds. Businesses may also fully utilize their design engineering process with Solid Edge thanks to its integrated cloud collaboration tool, Teamcenter Share. Users of Solid Edge 3D CAD may securely store, share, and work together on design files via Teamcenter Share from any location and on any device.
The majority of CAD users deal with a variety of difficulties and technological constraints that lower output and impede the creation of new products. Frequently encountered obstacles encompass inadvertent file overwriting, excessively intricate protocols for exchanging and examining design files, glitches in the evaluation and annotation procedure, and fragmented task administration.
Today’s engineers and designers are overcoming these obstacles with the aid of Solid Edge and Teamcenter Share. Every solution is specifically designed to manage huge, complicated files, particularly those that must be shared and utilized by teams as well as external partners and suppliers. By removing these barriers, Teamcenter Share enables Solid Edge users to concentrate on creating high-caliber products.
For instance, utilizing Solid Edge with Teamcenter Share allowed one Siemens customer to “save up to 75% manufacturing time” and have “100% faster design and customization.”
Our clients’ preferred cloud storage and sharing solution is Teamcenter Share. 500GB of storage is included in our base plan, and an extra 5GB of storage is automatically added for every additional person you add to your subscription. From within the Solid Edge interface, teams can securely and conveniently store their data and projects on the cloud.
The Siemens Xcelerator range was expanded to include Teamcenter Share in response to customer concerns about the unique difficulties associated with using and sharing CAD files. For Solid Edge customers, Teamcenter Share minimizes and gets rid of quality control interruptions brought on by fragmented review and collaboration procedures. Although Teamcenter Share has many advantages, the majority of our clients say that combining Solid Edge and Teamcenter Share allows them to reap the following advantages:
- Make working together on designs and discussing changes to designs easier.
- CAD files should be kept safe.
- Reduce overwriting and version control issues by thoroughly inspecting, reviewing, and marking up design files.
- Minimize the requirement for meetings and emails
- Boost project and task management in general.
We’ll look at how Teamcenter Share and Solid Edge assist companies in overcoming each of these significant obstacles in product development in the sections that follow.
- It is not possible for collaborators using separate CAD solutions to see files from different programs without installing extra software.
- It is not possible to access or inspect CAD files using office-based sharing systems.
CAD users describe exchanging files via email, using OneDrive and other cloud storage services, or taking several screenshots and sending them over email in the absence of Teamcenter Share as a collaboration option. Most designers and corporations find that these tactics are ineffective.
- Since files are frequently huge, the recipient’s email service might not accept them.
- These approaches aren’t secure when the files are tiny enough to email unless both sides use sophisticated email encryption and security procedures.
- Version control makes communication sluggish and complicated. All pertinent parties, some of whom may have previously invested time in earlier incarnations, must be informed of any revisions.
- It is not possible for collaborators using separate CAD solutions to see files from different programs without installing extra software.
- It is not possible to access or inspect CAD files using office-based sharing systems.
Users of Solid Edge can assign the level of access to each user and add new parties to files they keep in Teamcenter Share. These parties could be engineers, outside vendors, or anybody else who requires access to the file. The file owner can then distribute the file. File uploading is quick and simple; it takes about 41 seconds to upload a 1 GB file. In less than nine hours, users with huge files—up to 500 GB—can submit their CAD files to Teamcenter Share. Teamcenter Share provides up to 100 TB of additional storage for projects that need it.
Because so much of the globe is interconnected, security is crucial. At the moment, Teamcenter Share complies with SOC2 standards, NIST Cloud, and Commercial Cloud Global. Siemens is a supporter of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), which is acknowledged as the premier international group focused on secure cloud computing best practices. Siemens’ adherence to CSA best practices is validated by the CSA Trustmark.
Governments, armed forces, Fortune 50 businesses, and numerous small and large businesses from a variety of industries and regions trust Siemens products. Security continues to be our top focus as we build out the Siemens Xcelerator software and service range.
Anyone with access to a design file in Teamcenter Share can examine the rendering in three dimensions. With the explosion view, viewers may rotate, measure, zoom in, zoom out, and view cross-sections in addition to seeing individual parts and how they fit together.
Screenshots with annotations are not necessary. The user can examine the 3D model in depth in the full-screen view of a Solid Edge file using Teamcenter Share. Every person on the project has the ability to measure, take notes, and share insights with other users.
For instance, as demonstrated in the previous example, an engineer may add a markup note associated with a particular section and perspective of the product if they discover a problem with a certain element of it. The right side of the screen houses all of a file’s notes, so a subsequent user can locate the markup, click on it, and be taken straight to the appropriate view and note. This is particularly helpful for large or intricate assemblies. Some clients keep a running conversation using these notes. Users can reply to notes and ask more inquiries in one location with the optional date and time stamps.
As seen in the screenshot below, users can launch Teamcenter Share in Solid Edge, browse through files, and view a preview of the design. The 3D model in this preview is rotatable. Nonetheless, users can open the file in full-screen mode by clicking the Markup 3D symbol if a more detailed view is required. Users can add a note to a Solid Edge file in a project using Teamcenter Share. A user can choose a file in the project view, utilize the menu items to create a new note, then save it to that file.
Owners can use the check-in and check-out capability that comes with utilizing Teamcenter Share’s interface with Solid Edge, or they can grant Review access to their files to lessen the likelihood of overwriting the file. Users are able to simultaneously examine files and leave markups. Full Access users can download the file, edit it, and then upload the updated version for approval.
Customers of Solid Edge have reported reducing the number of emails and meetings they hold by utilizing Teamcenter Share. Sending the most recent file version or fresh screenshots is not necessary. Users of Solid Edge can send emails to other users to notify them of assignments, notes that require their attention, or changes to their access level to a file using Teamcenter Share. Because comments, task assignments, and more can all be done inside Teamcenter Share, this can also help cut down on meetings.
Screenshot 6 illustrates how tasks in Teamcenter Share can be delegated to any user who has file access. Users can view tasks in a chart or Kanban format, and they can assign tasks to other people and modify their status. The platform notifies the user via email automatically when a task is issued.
Supfina leads the world in surface finishing solutions, concentrating on the automotive and bearings industries, using Solid Edge, Teamcenter Share, and Tecnomatix. The Supfina Planet BD, their most recent invention, lowers fine dust emissions in car braking systems. Watch the video below to find out more about Supfina’s work and how they utilize Teamcenter Share and Solid Edge.
