Siemens NX
Additive manufacturing:
- Design for Additive Manufacturing
- High-quality AM starts with design. Additive manufacturing enables complex geometries, optimized surfaces, and lattice structures, supporting scalable production of advanced designs.
- Print Build Preparation
- Integrated NX build preparation tools optimize part placement, orientation, and support structures for efficient and reliable printing.
- Build Simulation
- NX build simulation helps ensure first-time print success through build orientation and mesoscale deposition path optimization.
- Machine Connectivity
- Siemens NX connects to a wide range of 3D printing systems, including powder bed, filament deposition, multi-material, and multi-axis machines.
- Post-Print Processing
- Industrial AM includes powder removal, part separation, and post-process machining, all supported within Siemens’ additive manufacturing solutions.
- Process Management
- End-to-end process management covers order-to-shipment workflows, material handling, and machine scheduling to maximize efficiency and ROI in additive manufacturing.
NX CAM Software
How does NX CAM differ from other CAM software?
NX CAM overview
NX CAM generates efficient toolpaths, simulates machining operations, and produces production-ready CNC programs, with integrated CAD for part preparation and machine setup.
Automated Programming
Feature-based machining automatically creates operations for common features, reducing manual input and increasing programming productivity by up to 90%.
Advanced Machining Strategies
Advanced techniques such as high-speed multi-axis roughing and high-feed finishing improve part quality while reducing machining cycle times by up to 60%.
Cloud-Connected Tool Library
A modern, graphical tool library with dynamic previews enables easy tool management and fast import of vendor tool data, improving programming efficiency.
Integrated Simulation
Built-in simulation accurately validates machining operations, helping identify errors and optimize processes before execution on CNC machines.
Cloud-Based Postprocessing
Post Hub provides cloud-based postprocessing with access to over 1,000 postprocessors for generating machine-specific G-code.
Integrated Solutions
Unified CAD, CAM, additive manufacturing, and CMM inspection capabilities support seamless collaboration across the full design-to-production workflow.
NX CAM overview
NX CAM generates efficient toolpaths, simulates machining operations, and produces production-ready CNC programs, with integrated CAD for part preparation and machine setup.
Automated Programming
Feature-based machining automatically creates operations for common features, reducing manual input and increasing programming productivity by up to 90%.
Advanced Machining Strategies
Advanced techniques such as high-speed multi-axis roughing and high-feed finishing improve part quality while reducing machining cycle times by up to 60%.
Cloud-Connected Tool Library
A modern, graphical tool library with dynamic previews enables easy tool management and fast import of vendor tool data, improving programming efficiency.
Integrated Simulation
Built-in simulation accurately validates machining operations, helping identify errors and optimize processes before execution on CNC machines.
Cloud-Based Postprocessing
Post Hub provides cloud-based postprocessing with access to over 1,000 postprocessors for generating machine-specific G-code.
Integrated Solutions
Unified CAD, CAM, additive manufacturing, and CMM inspection capabilities support seamless collaboration across the full design-to-production workflow.
CAD for NS Programming
- Accelerate Part Model Preparation
- Use synchronous technology to directly edit 3D part models for NC programming by closing holes and gaps, moving or copying features, offsetting faces, and resizing features. Full associativity to original CAD data simplifies design and process changes while enabling efficient toolpath creation.
- Drive Manufacturing with PMI
- Capture manufacturing requirements using PMI, including GD&T, surface finish, and material specifications. PMI enables automated NC programming and can reduce programming time by up to 90% by driving operation, tool, and tolerance selection.
- Leverage Fully Integrated CAD Tools
- NX provides advanced CAD capabilities to read, repair, and modify data; design workpieces, blanks, and fixtures; reuse standard components; create associative drawings; and define job setups using assemblies and kinematics.
- Connect Manufacturing with Model-Driven Processes
- Enable concurrent manufacturing by linking CAD, CAM, CNC machining, and quality inspection to a single part model. End-to-end associativity supports efficient ECO handling and ensures accurate, up-to-date production data.