Solid Edge ST7 2014 (older Virtual Studio renderer replaced with Keyshot 64-bit only).Solid Edge ST3 2010 (was released on October 13, allowing both Synchronous and Ordered mode to exist in all modelling environment).Solid Edge ST1 2008 with Synchronous Technology.Solid E(UGS Corp switched from the ACIS modeling kernel to Parasolid kernel).Solid Edge 3.5 1997 (In October 1997 the Sheet Metal environment was introduced).The "Premium" package includes all of the features of "Classic" in addition to mechanical and electrical routing software, and powerful engineering simulation capabilities for CAE (Computer Aided Engineering). Solid Edge is available in either Classic or Premium. Solid Edge is a direct competitor to SolidWorks, PTC Creo, and Autodesk Inventor. Since September 2006, Siemens has also offered a free 2D version called Solid Edge 2D Drafting.
History of solid edge cad software#
UGS company was renamed Siemens PLM Software on October 1, 2007. In 2007, UGS was acquired by the Automation & Drives Division of Siemens AG. In 1998 it was purchased and further developed by UGS Corp (the purchase date corresponds to the kernel swap). Originally developed and released by Intergraph in 1996 using the ACIS geometric modeling kernel it later changed to using the Parasolid kernel. Through third party applications it has links to many other Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) technologies. It runs on Microsoft Windows and provides solid modeling, assembly modelling and 2D orthographic view functionality for mechanical designers. Solid Edge is a 3D CAD, parametric feature (history based) and synchronous technology solid modeling software.