I-DEAS_CAD Software5

New Name: NX I-DEAS (Old Name: I-DEAS)

(Latest release – I-deas 12 NX Series (I-DEAS 12m4), Website - www.ugs.com  )

 

I-DEAS (Integrated Design and Engineering Analysis Software), a Computer-aided design software package originally produced by Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC).

 

I-DEAS was bought in 2001 by SDRC competitor, Electronic Data Systems. EDS acquired, but later sold, UGS Corp. (maker of Unigraphics) and SDRC (maker of I-DEAS) and decided to merge these two products into NX. UGS was purchased by Siemens AG in May 2007, and was renamed Siemens PLM Software.

 

Many I-DEAS users are transitioning, or considering transition, to a more current solution-set. One such transition path is to 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 I-DEAS Evolution of Excellence program designed to transfer and protect I-DEAS users' skills.

 

NX I-deas

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.