Designcenter Solid Edge product development software

Designcenter Solid Edge is a multi-faceted software portfolio and includes a wide range of applications and features that make it the preferred choice for professionals across industries and companies of all sizes.

However, this can make it complex for first-time users, regardless of their prior CAD knowledge.

We offer a variety of self-guided tutorials to help you get up to speed with Designcenter Solid Edge, including the Designcenter Solid Edge GUI (Graphical User Interface) and basics of 2D/3D modeling, and more. New users can learn the basics in a little as 1 hour.

For users making the switch from SOLIDWORKS, the Command Finder in Designcenter Solid Edge allows users to enter a familiar SOLIDWORKS command and it will return the equivalent command in Designcenter Solid Edge.

Most CAD companies use the “File Open” method for working with non-CAD data. Designcenter Solid Edge can open up data from a lot of different systems, including SOLIDWORKS, STRC, ProE, Inventor, CATIA, and AutoCAD. There are drawbacks to this method, however, which is why we recommend using the SOLIDWORKS Data Migration Tool.

Benefits of using the SOLIDWORKS Data Migration Tool include:

• Drawing migration: If you look at the drawing of an assembly, you can see all the views, balloons and bill of materials migrated into Designcenter Solid Edge.
• Subassemblies & assembled relationships: The “Assembly Relationship Manager” is a summary of all the assembly relationships within a particular assembly. Within the Manager, you can modify each one of the relationships—all of which came straight from the SOLIDWORKS files. If you select parts from the “Pathfinder,” you’ll notice that all of the parts have relationships within the assembly.
• Rearrange drawing views: You can drag any view around within a drawing, and all the views will stay aligned, as they should.
• Hole features: With the SOLIDWORKS Data Migration Tool, all hole features will migrate specifically as holes. This means that any hole can then be selected and changed in Designcenter Solid Edge.
• Material & property migration: Materials and custom properties also migrate from SOLIDWORKS to Designcenter Solid Edge. Because of this, there’s no reason to change any sketches if you want to make an edit—you can simply drag faces of parts or enter a value.
• Fully associated files: Because part and drawing files are fully associated, any drawing files will update whenever you make edits to the corresponding part file. There’s no need to go back and double up on work.

Designcenter Solid Edge delivers unmatched performance for large, complex assemblies. While you may have become accustomed to frequent crashes and 20+ minute load times to open an assembly using your current CAD system, Designcenter Solid Edge handles assembly operations faster than other professional CAD solutions on the market today.

As designs become more complex, the number of parts in an assembly often grows. Designcenter Solid Edge helps you quickly and easily create and manage even the largest assemblies, without lags or crashes. Create exact representations of all components—including tubes, pipes, wires, weldments, and sheet metal—in a complete digital mockup that allows for more accurate design and analysis. Designcenter Solid Edge helps you quickly detect and fix clash and interference issues, generate assembly instructions, and conduct customer reviews—reducing the need for costly prototypes.

Designcenter Solid Edge provides users with a complete portfolio of affordable, easy-to-use software tools that address all aspects of the product development process–3D design, simulation, manufacturing, data management and more. Designcenter Solid Edge combines the speed and simplicity of direct modeling with the flexibility and control of parametric design – made possible with synchronous technology.

Software adoption is a key ingredient for success in any organization. When employing new CAD users, you want the best for your business. A common driver for customers switching from other CAD software is the difference compared to Designcenter Solid Edge. Designcenter Solid Edge is used by thousands of colleges and universities and businesses worldwide who have existing experience with Solid Edge products.

With the Siemens Xcelerator Academy, new users can master Designcenter Solid Edge and other key elements of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to become leading experts in Siemens software. Training and learning opportunities include live training, online certification programs, guided learning programs, and dynamic learning maps.

Designcenter Solid Edge is updated every year as part of an annual update, with a focus on delivering new features and enhancements that our customers value most. But unlike many other CAD tools, Designcenter Solid Edge ensures that your legacy data is protected.

An integral part of the comprehensive Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software and services, Designcenter Solid Edge is a great entry point for small- and medium-sized manufacturers with flexible options to access different Siemens products as your business grows.

More information about what’s new in the latest version of Designcenter Solid Edge is available here.

Designcenter Solid Edge has been certified to run on a variety of operating systems.

Operating system requirements & information

• Windows 10 Enterprise or Professional (64-bit only) version 20H2 or later
• Or Windows 11 Enterprise or Professional version 21H2 or later
• Internet Explorer 11

Designcenter Solid Edge, while not dependent on any other browser, has been certified against other modern and popular browsers like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox.

• Microsoft Office 2019, 2021, and Microsoft Office 365 Business

Note:

• Windows Home Edition is not supported.
• We recommend that you not run Solid Edge on Server operating systems.
• Designcenter Solid Edge stops certifying new releases against an operating system shortly after Microsoft drops mainstream support for it. Microsoft dropped mainstream support for Windows 7 in January 2015. Microsoft dropped mainstream support for Windows 8.1 in January 2018. As a result, Designcenter Solid Edge no longer installs on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.

Hardware System Requirements

Recommended system configuration

• Windows 10 Enterprise or Professional (64-bit only) version 20H2 or later
• 9.0 GB of disk space required for installation (includes prerequisites)
• 32 GB RAM or more
• True Color (32-bit) or 16 million colors (24-bit)
• Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080
• Video RAM: 2GB

Minimum system configuration

• Windows 10 Enterprise or Professional (64-bit only) version 20H2 or later
• 9.0 GB of disk space required for installation (includes prerequisites)
• 16 GB RAM for commercial users and 8 GB RAM for academic users
• 65K Colors
• Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Please reboot your system after installing Designcenter Solid Edge or maintenance packs.