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cadlabsreview Revu Figure 4. NX 5 lets users create 3D annotations such as PMI for capturing complete design intent, enabling information reuse, and further automating the drawing creation process. Bluebeam PDF ® ® Some Final Thoughts By itself, NX 5 is a very capable MCAD application. The universal and more specialized improvements make NX 5 a very significant release. Although the core NX 5 package is very comprehensive, myriad optional modules are available for NX 5 for just about any aspect of CAD, CAM, or CAE. Although virtually no one could use them all, I can’t really think of any design and design-related task that couldn’t be performed using them. NX 5 is a heavy-duty MCAD package that can do some pretty heavy lifting. By that I mean that it can handle just about all manner of mechanical and mechatronic design. It’s also a package that users are very unlikely to outgrow. In fact, with additional modules, it can grow with users if their needs and requirements become more demanding and sophisticated. I have to admit that with the new UI and the sequence of the workflow, I felt like I was doing more than just modeling parts and assemblies — I was designing them. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised at how relatively painless the learning curve was, thanks largely to the more contemporary UI that is much more Windows compliant. NX 5 is a heavy-duty MCAD package that can do some pretty heavy lifting — and one that users are very unlikely to outgrow. All the tools you need. The complete PDF application, designed for engineers and architects, that includes all the tools you need to create, view, markup and edit PDF files. NX 5 is a broad application that spans the large space from design to production. The company put a lot of time and effort in filling this space, and it shows. This is the first major release of NX since UGS was acquired by Siemens. Admittedly, virtually all of the functionality for NX 5 was decided and developed before the acquisition was completed. How much direction and influence Siemens will have in the future is unknown, but NX 5 is certainly an MCAD candidate worthy of serious consideration. c Jeffrey Rowe is an independent mechanical design and technical communications consultant. With offices in Colorado and Michigan, he can be reached at 719.539.8549 or jrowe@cairowest.com. Download a 30-day trial at www.bluebeam.com or call us at 866.496.2140 © 2007 Bluebeam Software, Inc. www.cadalyst.com | cadalyst | December 2007 31 http://www.bluebeam.com http://www.bluebeam.com http://www.cadalyst.com

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Cadalyst - December 2007 Contents Editor's Window Cad Central Autodesk Gets Digital Top Honors - Saluting Outstanding CAD Products NX 5, Part 2 — CAD/CAM/CAE Software Autodesk 3ds Max 2008 —3D Modeling, Animation, and Rendering Software Document Management: Is It Still Valid? Standardizing 3D Modeling Nomenclature Share and Share Alike Cad Cartoon Issue Indexes Cad Fidential

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