1. © 2007. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software Translator Overview Joe Lackner Siemens Product Management

2. Page 2 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software Agenda  Platform Foundations: PLM Open  NX Translators Update  JT Translator Update  Demonstration

3. Page 3 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software PLM Components ParasolidPLM VisD-Cubed JT Open GeolusPLM XML PLM Components delivers component software to the PLM market that drives business value for adopters

4. Page 4 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software Interoperability Components PLM Open Today’s Engineers live in a heterogeneous environment, collaborating using multiple data sources from diverse formats. Industry Week survey of 650 manufacturing executives highlights mission-critical nature of collaboration. 62% purchasing executives list supplier collaboration as the most effective contributor to increased profitability and reduced cost. 97% of product development executives selected customer collaboration as the most effective strategy for meeting customer requirements and bringing innovative products to market. Interoperability Parasolid JT Open Toolkit NX Open Toolkit PLMXML SDK Adapter Architecture Effective Collaboration requires open access to data and format

5. Page 5 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software Component Enabled Exchange Many Choices for exchanging data based on components  Parasolid exchange  Parasolid adopters  Parasolid Interoperability  Direct translations  Neutral file translations  JT translation  3 rd party partner translators Neutral and direct formants on file open

6. © 2007. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software Translator Overview NX Translators

7. Page 7 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software NX CATIA V5 Direct Translator Capability NX 6 Read  CATPart (component)  CATProduct (assembly)  Maintains Assembly to NX  Geometry support for solids, surfaces and wireframe  Updated CATIA V5 version support  Improved analytic geometry support Write  CATPart  Solid and surface geometry  Flattens NX assemblies CATIA V5 NX VersionCATIA V5 Read 6.0R18 5.0.4R18 5.0.3 MP1R18 5.0.2 MP3R18 5.0.1 MP6R18 4.0.4.2 MP5R18

8. Page 8 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software NX CATIA V4 Interface Capability NX 6  Internal CATIA V4 translator available from File Open, File Import, File Export and File Save As  Bidirectional support of solids and surfaces  Detail/dittos (assembly) are read but flattened on import  Translates CATIA V4 *.model, and *.exp files  External interface available since NX4  Added Win 64 and Linux with NX6

9. Page 9 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software Capability NX 6  Unidirectional – ProE to NX  Geared toward the model shop and machine shop user  Support for solid and surface geometry  Basic assemblies only  Available from external user interface and File Import  Non-manifold geometry broken into component for each face  Added Win 64 and Linux support with NX 6.0 ProE NX VersionProE Read 6.0.2 plannedWF 4 6.0WF 3 5.0WF 3 4.0WF 2

10. Page 10 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software Capability in NX 6  File Open of SolidWorks files  SolidWorks 2004 through 2007  Read Components (sldprt)  Assemblies (sldasm)  Directly reads Solid geometry and wireframe, no geometry conversion required  Face and body color  Available from File Open SolidWorks File Open pull down SolidWorks part in NX

11. Page 11 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software Capability in NX 6.0  Read of AutoCAD DXF/DWG files through AutoCAD 2008  Write of AutoCAD R13-2007  Improved support for PMI entities on export  3D PMI  PMI Inherited on drawings  PMI mapped to grouped text and geometry DXF/DWG and 2D Exchange PMI support Drawing export

12. Page 12 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software NX STEP Capability NX 6.0  NX supports STEP AP203 and STEP AP214  Reads and writes geometry, assembly structure, validation data, and configuration management data  Built in clean up of geometry on import  Addressed geometry issues on problem geometry cases causing translation to fail

13. Page 13 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software IGES Capability NX 6.0  Solid, surface and wireframe geometry supported on import  Export converts solids to surface geometry  Assembly structure maintained on import and export  Support for coordinate system to output data as absolute, WCS, or specified coordinate system  Support through 5.3 of IGES spec  Added Merge redundant face to NX505 as well as NX504 & NX503 latest MPs

14. Page 14 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software NX Translator UI Customer defaults Capability NX 6.0  Customer defaults  Default file location  Input and Output directories  Set UI options that are not in the def file  Translators Access  File Open, File Saveas  File Import, File Export  External interface  Options available from File Open and File Save As  Translation is driven by default file settings captured from the UI  Command line callable  Journal support added

15. © 2007. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software Translator Overview JT Translators

16. Page 16 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software CATIA V5 to JT Translator Capability  Read from CATIA V5  CATPart (component)  CATProduct (assembly)  CGR (CATIA Facet)  Assembly structure  Flexible assemblies  Solid, surface and wireframe geometry  Retains Analytics  Annotation/FD&T  Includes welds  User and part properties  Face color and transparency

17. Page 17 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software JT to CATIA V5 Write Capability  JT facets to CGR (CATIA Facet) for:  Layout and analysis  Lightweight collaboration  Enables CGR toolset  Insert and constrain  Select individual face and boundaries  Measure and check clearance  JT precise geometry to CATParts and CATProduct

18. Page 18 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software CATIA V5 JT UI Capability with 5.0 of CATIA V5 JT  Translator install will give user ability to export or import JT from inside CATIA V5 session  Preferences can be set from separate preferences Icon  Allows data filtering  Can be run as External UI from OS  Allows multiple file selection JT Preferences UI launched from Icon in V5 External UI

19. Page 19 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software JT Export from NX Tessellation Attributes PMI 1 2 … Levels Of Detail (LODs) XT BREP Assembly JT Capability NX 6  Assembly structure  Precise geometry  PMI, welds, model views  User and part attributes  Layer information  Managed motion  Translucency  Textures  Section views

20. Page 20 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software Import JT into NX  Powerful facet based Multi-CAD  Lightweight Loading using facets  Component Positioning  Dynamic Sectioning  Measurement  Geometry inquiries  Precise geometry access  Solid, surfaces, wireframe  PMI as assorted parts dimensions  Active Mock-up  JT Facet is the underlying technology behind the very large assembly mock-up in NX Measurement between arc centres

21. Page 21 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software JT Translator for Pro/E Capability  Assemblies  Precise geometry  Associative PMI / Annotation  User attributes  Face colour  transparency  GUI available from inside Pro/E  Filter Pro/E data types and display  Controls to optimize JT workflows  Command line process  Teamcenter ETS  Supports up to WF3  WF4 support beta soon  Supports 64bit platforms ProE to JT dialog

22. Page 22 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software CAD Format to JT CAD Available From FacetsBrepPMIAssembly Structure Assoc -iativity Comments NX SIEMENS PLM  NX-Ideas SIEMENS PLM  SE SIEMENS PLM  NA  STEP SIEMENS PLM  -  - IGES SIEMENS PLM  -  - VRML SIEMENS PLM  NA  AutoCAD SIEMENS PLM  -  - STL SIEMENS PLM  NA Robface SIEMENS PLM  -  - V5 SIEMENS PLM  -  Under development  Available NA – Not applicable Jan 2008

23. Page 23 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software CAD Format to JT  Under development  Available NA – Not applicable Jan 2008 CAD Available From FacetsBrepPMIAssembly Structure Assoc -iativity Comments V5 Theorem  - V5 T-Systems  - Available as part of a service V5 Spatial (Dassault)  -  - V5 Elysium  V4 SIEMENS PLM  - V4 Theorem  -  - Pro/E SIEMENS PLM  - Pro/E PTC  -  - Wildfire IV Pro/E Theorem  -  - STEP Theorem  -  - Note:- Includes information derived from JT Open Member publications, believed accurate but cannot be guaranteed.

24. Page 24 © 2008. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Siemens PLM Software CAD Format to JT  Under development  Available NA – Not applicable Jan 2008 CAD Available From FacetsBrepPMIAssembly Structure Assoc - iativity Comments S/works SIEMENS PLM  -  - S/works Theorem  -  - Alias Autodesk  NA  - Inventor SIEMENS PLM  NA  - Inventor Theorem  NA  - Inventor Autodesk  NA  - JT B-rep export introduced in 2008 CADDS5 SIEMENS PLM  -  - CADDS5 Theorem  -  - S/Claim SpaceClaim  -  - ICEM Theorem  --- Note:- Includes information derived from JT Open Member publications, believed accurate but cannot be guaranteed.

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