The context sensitive menus have also been enhanced. It removes some of the ambiguity, particularly when working on highly complex assemblies or parts. When working on a feature, other geometry greys out slightly, so users can see exactly what’s being done and the impact of changes. That same effect has now been applied to the partmodelling environment. Many users (of all systems) will be familiar with how when editing a part in the context of an assembly, the other parts turn transparent and greyed out. Tools for simulation injection moulding are now available based on technology from Moldex3D Geometry could still be manipulated in a direct manner, but the process is tracked, traceable and better integrated into the construction history. It took the benefits of direct modelling but, instead of splitting it out, the Siemens NX team took the decision to build it into how the system already works. The introduction of Synchronous Technology brought new tools to the system, but rather than changing the use case as it did in Solid Edge, the NX implementation was more subtle and arguably more powerful. The user interface now looks clean, fresh and understandable, even for the new user. While the underlying power of the two seed systems has been maintained, the last few years have seen it advance. Since the initial release Siemens NX has changed greatly. The high-end system has been on the market for a good while now since the merger of the Unigraphics and I-deas product lines. The new ‘delete partial blend’ command lets users work their way around deleting (and then rebuilding)complex fillet intersections

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