Solid Edge with synchronous technology Steering a new course in 3D design • Learn from step-by-step examples • Watch video tutorials • Discover proven productivity tips siemens.com/solidedge Solid Edge with synchronous technology Steering a new course in 3D design Table of contents Prologue 1 Chapter 1: Introduction to synchronous technology 2-15 Chapter 2: Driving design intent without history 16-28 Chapter 3: Introduction to Solid Edge 29-41 Chapter 4: Creating geometry 42-58 Chapter 5: Selection and re-use 59-67 Chapter 6: Working with imported data 68-74 Chapter 7: Editing with synchronous technology 75-89 Chapter 8: Synchronous sheet metal 90-110 Chapter 9: Synchronous assemblies 111-127 Chapter 10: Synchronous, parametrics and associativity 128-139 Solid Edge with synchronous technology | Steering a new course in 3D design Prologue Synchronous technology was born out of the idea that merging the best ideas of direct edit techniques with the best ideas of history-based modeling would deliver unprecedented power and control in editing CAD geometry. For decades, history-based modeling has dominated the CAD world for reasons we will discuss more later. History-based methods have a lot of power, such as being dimension driven, highly automated, and feature-based, but come with a lot of less desirable baggage such as the need for pre-planning, inflexibility and the fact that it slows down as you add many features or many parts. Meanwhile, direct edit methods have also existed for a long time and have several advantages, but because of its associated weaknesses, it could never compete with history-based modeling. Enter synchronous technology, which marries the best of both worlds, and brings some new strengths to the table that make it all work together seamlessly. In the chapters that follow, we’ll guide you through a step-by-step approach to synchronous technology and share some compelling examples that will help to demystify what synchronous technology is, and how it can revolutionize the way you work. Visit the companion resource file to obtain parts for the tutorials contained in the following chapters.