This makes it easier to move from legacy 2D drawings to a new MBD strategy without extensive rework that takes time and significant effort. NX 11 Learning Edition has strong support for PMI beyond what was previously available, including the ability to automatically convert drawing views and objects to model views and PMI objects. As you have undoubtedly noticed, universities are beginning to teach MBD and PMI as the only way forward, with many students not even using drawings in their regular work. More companies are recognizing the benefits of a MBD model based definition strategy and starting to move away from relying solely on drawings. Yet another area in which NX 11 Learning Edition helps prepare you for a career in design and product development is with expanded capabilities for leveraging product and manufacturing information PMI. NX 11 Learning Edition supports additive manufacturing with the addition of new design techniques such as Convergent Modeling, because it enables you to create designs specifically to 3D print. Often, additive manufacturing results in products that are much lighter, and in some cases, stronger than their traditional machined counterparts of the past. It is a fast technique that enables shapes previously not possible. Additive manufacturing 3D printing is yet another technology more companies in product development are using to achieve a greater level of innovation, creativity, and customization in design. Instead, additive manufacturing is necessary to create some of these designs. Now students can work directly with scanned data in combination with b-rep data.Ĭonvergent Modeling allows for designs that previously could not be manufactured with traditional techniques. Until now, working with such data has been a challenge for designers as it has required a lengthy and time-consuming process to convert the data to facets in order to use traditional modeling techniques. As scanning technology becomes more accessible and affordable, working with scanned data is becoming commonplace across a multitude of industries. There are other strong improvements to more traditional modeling techniques as well, such as feature modeling. With NX 11 Learning Editionyou can have access to the latest design methods to help you leverage topology optimization results, scanned data, and design for additive manufacturing 3D printing.