Synchronous Technology A Perspective from a User and CAD Manager Scott Wertel, P.E. Principal Wertel Enterprises, LLC [email protected].

Synchronous Technology

A Perspective from a User and CAD Manager

Scott Wertel, P.E.PrincipalWertel Enterprises, [email protected]

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Initial Reaction to Synch Tech

NervousParanoid

ScaredHesitantReserved

Resistant

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Initial Reaction to Synch Tech

I’m“THAT GUY”

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Reservations Justified?

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Implementation Imminent

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A Bright Future

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Students are Learning This

Image courtesy of Dave Aulthttp://solidedging.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/you-did-what/

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Utah State University Example

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More Devitry Examples

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Starting the Transition

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The Bane of Our Transition

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The Steering Wheel

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Parts of the Steering Wheel

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Live Rules

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What is Synch Tech?

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Technically Speaking

History-based

Modeling History-free

Modeling

Desi

rabili

ty

Technology

Dimension Driven

Inflexible when changes outside

design are needed

Highly Automated

Feature-based

Slow, fragile edits on many-featured

parts

Flexible Editing

Feature-lessFast edits with many-featured

parts

Easy to use, direct

Interaction

Weak dimension-driven editing

Little Design Automation

Requires pre-planning

SynchronousTechnology

Synchronized Solve

Procedural Features

Live Rules

Driving 3D Dimensions

More…

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Practically Speaking

Solid Edge Software Sales Grew ~50% CY2010 vs CY2009.

Expect similar growth 2011.

Solid Edge Development Staff Grew 15% last year.

Expect similar growth this year.

15%

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Development Roadmap

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Answer

A CAD Manager’s NIGHTMARE

New Training

New Standards

New Best Practices

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Answer

A CAD Manager’s Joy

Multi-cad Data

Increased Efficiency

More Intuitive for Casual Users

Easier FEA Prep

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Don’t be “That Guy”

Stop making excuses and start planning your move to Synchronous◦Siemens Technology Roadmap is pushing you

there◦Industry & Market pressures are pulling you

there◦Young designers and engineers are already

there

Where do you want to be?Innovator or Laggard?

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QUESTIONS?

Find me:Scott Wertelhttp://[email protected]

http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwertel

@swertel