Total Savings for I-Deas to NX 6.0 Switch
Total Savings for I-Deas to NX 6.0 Switch
(OP)
I'm trying to put a dollar value on how much money we will save by switching from I-Deas to NX 6. We do much of our work with sheet metal, WITHOUT the sheet metal package in I-Deas.
I'll provide more detail as people start replying.
Thoughts? Personal experiences?
Thanks,
Frank
I'll provide more detail as people start replying.
Thoughts? Personal experiences?
Thanks,
Frank





RE: Total Savings for I-Deas to NX 6.0 Switch
RE: Total Savings for I-Deas to NX 6.0 Switch
The answer to your question then becomes what are you prepared to put in in order to get the most out of your NX experience. Which is to say which modules you would buy and get a lot of use from. For example if you buy basic NX you don't get the full sheetmetal package. I think not having that would hold you back considerably.
Once you have the sheetmetal package there is also an advanced version which grants to access to a curve based flat patterning tool which doesn't require you to design your part using all of the sheetmetal features. Rather you can just use your experience to design a chunk solid, shell it out to a constant thickness and then flatten it. Some people would disagree and regard that approach as undisciplined, but it is very quick and easy and your question was basically about bang for you buck. I think you should talk to you sales guy about all the options and do the maths based on your best needs fit.
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
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RE: Total Savings for I-Deas to NX 6.0 Switch
Right now we are still in TDM.
RE: Total Savings for I-Deas to NX 6.0 Switch
I don't know how fast you can design stuff in I-Deas as compared with NX, but as I alluded to earlier if you want to design in what some people call chunky solids shelling the model at the very end and then using the advanced sheet metal for flat patterning to curves then you may well save a significant amount of time on straightforward parts. I don't know how you'd arrive at a number but throw up a few Jpeg images and I'm sure users would hazard a few guesstimates as to how long it might take.
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum
RE: Total Savings for I-Deas to NX 6.0 Switch