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Press Release
UGS Launches Solid Edge Version 20, extending reach further into Plant Equipment Design
Core CAD Product of the UGS Velocity Series Delivers Increased Engineering Productivity and Design Collaboration for Mid-Sized Companies
FOR RELEASE Thursday, May 3, 2007

PLANO, Texas – UGS Corp., a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced Version 20 of Solid Edge® software, its industry-leading, 3D computer-aided design (CAD) solution. With hundreds of enhancements, the new version delivers key functionality for plant equipment design as well as increases engineering productivity and design collaboration across the entire global value chain.

Solid Edge V20 is the latest release of UGS’ hybrid 2D/3D CAD software and the premier design-centric solution in the mid-range CAD industry. Solid Edge is the CAD component of the UGS Velocity Series portfolio targeted specifically at the needs of mid-sized manufacturing companies.

“Solid Edge V20 delivers substantial increases in engineering productivity through many industry firsts,” says Dan Staples, director, Solid Edge Business. “For example, V20’s 2D goal seeking technology breaks new ground in the CAD industry, while the addition of zones to our assembly modeler is a first for mid-range CAD. This opens up many new possibilities for design optimization in plant equipment design and shop floor layout. We also continue to improve design collaboration through tight integration with Teamcenter Express for cPDM.”

Massive assembly capabilities broaden footprint in Plant Equipment Design market
Companies such as Siemens VAI Clecim, Anglo Platinum and Krones use Solid Edge’s leading advanced assembly design capabilities to layout their factory floors and plant equipment, which often have assemblies of more than 100,000 parts. Solid Edge V20 takes the next step to making it even easier to layout factory floors with actual machine geometry, as well as deal with other large assemblies in industries like heavy industrial vehicles, large mechanical machinery, and process and power by becoming the first mid-range modeler to add assembly zones for massive assembly design. In addition, Solid Edge continues its 64-bit architecture development with more applications available, as well as improved performance, which aid users working with massive assemblies.