Released May 2009

Siemens PLM Software announces the latest release of the D-Cubed Assembly Engineering Manager (AEM), a software component that provides a more realistic and productive assembly environment. New enhancements specific to version 40.0 are listed below. See the full product description.

Reliability enhancement: solving sliding contacts

The AEM simulates the interaction of parts in assemblies and mechanisms. Common to many such simulations are situations where the contact point, or points, between parts slides between adjacent edges and faces. The AEM has a range of sophisticated algorithms for managing such transitions. Improvements have been made to these algorithms in version 40 in cases involving specific combinations of faces and edges, for example, spheres and circles.

Reliability enhancement: capturing and testing specific customer usage modes

The AEM offers application developers a variety of modes of operation and numerous simulation features. Each customer implementation will therefore be different. Various specific customer usage modes have been the focus of enhancements to the extensive AEM testing environment during this release cycle.

About the D-Cubed AEM

First released in 2001, the AEM simulates the motion of assemblies and mechanisms. It takes account of the mass properties of parts, the motion caused by a variety of engineering related forces and devices, and the interaction of parts as they collide and push each other around. The AEM is typically integrated at the core of a CAD system and its usage requires no specialist expertise or model preparation.

About Siemens PLM Components; Parasolid and D-Cubed

PLM Components are software tools that support innovation and promote interoperability in CAD, CAM, CAE and PLM applications. Siemens PLM Software develops these components, uses them throughout its own applications and licenses them to independent software vendors and end-user organizations. PLM Components include the Parasolid and D-Cubed products, widely used technologies that provide 3D part and assembly modeling, editing and interoperability, 2D/3D parametric sketching, motion simulation, collision detection, clearance measurement and visualization functionality. Applications include mechanical CAD, CAM, CAE, mold design, sheet metal, AEC, GIS, structural, plant and ship design, CMM, reverse engineering and sales configuration. For more information, please visit www.siemens.com/plm/open/.

Contact

Jim Thorpe

Siemens PLM Software (D-Cubed Components)

Tel: +44-1223-722655

jim.thorpe@siemens.com