NX CAD software for product engineering

Learn more about the prepackaged NX CAD solutions and how to extend their capabilities with add-on modules.

Powerful, flexible CAD for start ups to global enterprises

Developed for product designers of all experience levels, NX CAD delivers unparalleled power to:

Create illustrations and 3D models
Analyze product design feasibility for errors before moving to manufacturing
Seamlessly share data to foster collaboration and accelerate production cycles

NX CAD scales with your growth, with three tiers of pre-packaged NX X Design solutions that deliver the precise design power your team needs.

Boost design efficiency and innovation

Accelerate mechanical design processes

Collaborate with customers and suppliers

Reduce design process waste and costs

Improve product quality from the beginning

Streamline work from model to printed parts

Solve design challenges with NX CAD capabilities

Mechanical Computer-Aided Design (MCAD)

Extend beyond design processes to all phases of product development. Use modeling approaches interchangeably—from explicit solid and surface modeling, to parametric and direct modeling, to facet-based modeling.

Mechanical Computer-Aided Design (MCAD)

Extend beyond design processes to all phases of product development. Use modeling approaches interchangeably—from explicit solid and surface modeling, to parametric and direct modeling, to facet-based modeling.

Mechanical Computer-Aided Design (MCAD)

Extend beyond design processes to all phases of product development. Use modeling approaches interchangeably—from explicit solid and surface modeling, to parametric and direct modeling, to facet-based modeling.

Electronic Computer-Aided Design (ECAD)

From machines to complete production lines, empower electrical engineers to design faster and with fewer errors by working on the same backbone as their mechanical and software peers.

Electronic Computer-Aided Design (ECAD)

From machines to complete production lines, empower electrical engineers to design faster and with fewer errors by working on the same backbone as their mechanical and software peers.

Electronic Computer-Aided Design (ECAD)

From machines to complete production lines, empower electrical engineers to design faster and with fewer errors by working on the same backbone as their mechanical and software peers.

Industry-specific CAD workflows

Automate the entire tool development process, including part design and detailed tooling design—workflow-based solutions for automotive, aerospace, marine, medical devices and more.

Industry-specific CAD workflows

Automate the entire tool development process, including part design and detailed tooling design—workflow-based solutions for automotive, aerospace, marine, medical devices and more.

Industry-specific CAD workflows

Automate the entire tool development process, including part design and detailed tooling design—workflow-based solutions for automotive, aerospace, marine, medical devices and more.

Screenshot of NX CAD automation dashboard

Automation design

Take a multi-disciplinary approach to machine design that breaks down barriers between electrical, mechanical and automation engineers—design higher-quality machines faster.

Automation design

Take a multi-disciplinary approach to machine design that breaks down barriers between electrical, mechanical and automation engineers—design higher-quality machines faster.

Automation design

Take a multi-disciplinary approach to machine design that breaks down barriers between electrical, mechanical and automation engineers—design higher-quality machines faster.