Maplesoft is partnering with Siemens PLM Software. Maple, the technical computing software from Maplesoft, supplies important analysis capabilities to CAD systems, giving users of NX software, the digital product development software from Siemens PLM Software, the ability to use the computational power of Maple to analyse and optimise designs. Maple 13 delivers a broad suite of mathematical and analysis tools in an interface that scales easily from quick design calculations to full application development. Using Maple, design engineers can answer questions such as 'What are the mathematical relationships between objects?' and 'How do changes to object properties impact other objects?' NX connectivity also provides a convenient way to start Maple from within the NX environment.
Some key advantages of connecting NX with Maple are said to include the following:
* Users can retrieve parameters from an NX CAD model, optimise those parameters and update the CAD model with the revised parameter values from within the Maple environment.
* The CAD Link Assistant in Maple provides a quick, interactive way to experiment with the NX CAD Connectivity functionality without having to write code.
* Using the CAD Link Assistant in Maple it is easy to browse the scalar quantities in an NX CAD design, so it can be used as a tool to aid when writing CAD-capable worksheets.
* The Maple programming language and built-in API commands enable NX users to create specialised tools for part reconfiguration and optimisation.
Rich Ramsey, vice president of partner and components marketing at Siemens PLM Software states: "The addition of Maplesoft to the Siemens PLM Software Partner Program is part of our commitment to continuously provide customers with the broadest range of high-quality software tools that complement our own offerings. NX users who choose to implement Maple software will benefit from its ability to reduce the time needed to create complex designs and perform deep analysis."
Laurent Bernardin, executive vice president of Maplesoft, adds: "Expanding Maple's CAD connectivity to include Siemens PLM Software's NX, provides more choices and flexibility to our current users. NX users will gain immense power from Maple, since no other product on the market can provide the same computational power, mathematical breadth and depth, mathematically aware programming language, and application creation tools and connectivity options, all integrated into a highly intuitive technical-document environment."
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