Siemens Digital Industries Software drives CAD innovation with AI copilot and immersive design.

Siemens announced on the 14th the latest updates to its product engineering software, NX™ and NX™ X, heralding an innovative change in its CAD solutions.

This update includes a number of designer-centric features, including AI-powered design assistance, immersive design and collaboration capabilities, and CAD-integrated thermal and fluid simulation tools, promising to dramatically improve the efficiency and accuracy of the entire product development process.

The most notable feature is 'Design Copilot NX', which features a natural language-based interface.

This feature shortens the learning curve for both beginners and experts by providing AI-powered responses to designers' questions in real time and providing technical documentation, best practices, usage tips, and more.

It is characterized by increasing work speed and accuracy by operating based on Siemens' extensive learning resources.

Building on its partnership with Sony, announced at CES 2024, Siemens has incorporated mixed reality (MR)-based immersive product design capabilities into its NX update.

With 'NX Immersive Designer' and 'NX Immersive Collaborator', designers can You can create 3D models in virtual reality and collaborate in real time with partners.

Collaboration is possible right from the NX interface without complex presets, and product review, measurement, and annotation tasks are also easily supported.

NX Inspector adds model-based design (MBD) characteristics to digital twins, supporting quality control in downstream manufacturing processes.

By linking manufacturing PMI information with the Teamcenter system, inspection and measurement processes are automated, contributing to increased work efficiency for designers.

The 'DFM Advisor' introduced together analyzes manufacturability in the early stages of design, preemptively diagnoses potential problems, and provides actionable feedback.

Additionally, NX Mold Wizard optimizes product quality by enhancing intelligent standard parts and cooling channel simulation capabilities that automatically update when configuration changes.

'NX CFD Designer', which applies Simcenter FLOEFD technology, allows thermal and fluid flow simulations to be performed directly within the CAD environment, naturally connecting the designer's workflow.

Complex meshing and scenario analysis are also quickly processed through automated functions, and the latest 'Performance Predictor' analyzes the mechanical stress of the entire assembly to verify the structural stability of the product.

Frost & Sullivan has named NX a leading innovator in MCAD by 2025.

“Siemens’ product design CAD technology is redefining the industry and accurately reflecting the evolving needs of manufacturing,” said research analyst Francisco Delera.