- I-DEAS
Infobox_Software
name = I-DEAS
caption =
developer = Siemens PLM Software
latest_release_version = I-DEAS 12m4
latest_release_date =
operating_system =Unix / Windows
genre =CAD software
license =
website = [http://www.ugs.com/ www.ugs.com]I-DEAS (Integrated Design and Engineering Analysis Software), a
Computer-aided design software package originally produced byStructural Dynamics Research Corporation , is currently owned by Siemens PLM Software, (see History below) producers of the high-end NX CAD/CAM/CAE PLM solution-set.Many I-DEAS users are transitioning, or considering transition, to a more current solution-set. One such transition path is to [http://www.ugs.com/nx5/ NX 5] which has enriched the NX product by incorporating many features of I-DEAS. Other users are transitioning through use of I-deas NX developed under Siemens PLM Software's [http://www.ugs.com/products/nx/ideas/ I-DEAS Evolution of Excellence] program designed to transfer and protect I-DEAS users' skills.
NX I-deas
[http://www.ugs.com/products/nx/ideas/ I-deas NX] was developed to provide a smooth transition for current users of the old
SDRC I-DEAS product, planning an orderly migration to NX. I-deas NX incorporates NX features while retaining a consistency with the I-DEAS user interface. It is intended to protect investment in, and continuity of user skills and organizational workflows.A transition from I-DEAS Team Data Manager to [http://www.ugs.com/products/teamcenter/ NX Teamcenter] is also provided.
History
I-DEAS was a
Computer-aided design software package originally produced byStructural Dynamics Research Corporation , which was bought in 2001 by its competitor,Electronic Data Systems . EDS acquired, but later sold,UGS Corp. (maker ofUnigraphics ) and SDRC (maker of I-DEAS) and decided to merge these two products into NX. UGS was purchased bySiemens AG in May 2007, and was renamed Siemens PLM Software.NX I-deas to NX Unigraphics Migration
For most IDEAS user the migration to a new system - in most cases Unigraphics-NX - is a vital interest. Siemens PLM Software provides a lot of tools to support this process.
External links
* http://www.ugs.com/nx/
* http://www.ugs.com
* http://www.plmworld.org/museum - History of unigraphics
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