Collaborative Designer for NX (UDN) - R2023x GA

New enhancements in this release for these roles:

(Tip: You can use the Table of Content   , on the right side, to view the list of all enhancements)

Note:

All of the enhancements covered in this release are delivered through the introduction of "MySession" - an immersive user experience that allows NX users to take part in a collaborative product development processes with a streamlined look and feel. 

Change Security Context

Why

Easily change your credentials at anytime during the session

How                                                                      
  • You now have access to multiple security context like role, organization and collaborative space from within the NX session.
  • Changing security context no longer requires you to login and logout of the CAD session.
  • A new command prompt will provide the prompt for viewing or changing existing credentials


    Change Ownership of CAD Components

    Why

    Save time managing NX components with the ability to change ownership from within your CAD session

    How                                                                      

    • Change Ownership of a components in the CAD system from the MySession application.


    Change Login Credentials

    Why

    Save time managing NX components with the ability to change the Collaborative Space and Organization from within your CAD session

    How                                                                      

    • Change the Collaborative Space and the Organization of components in the CAD system from the MySession application.

    Change MySession Settings 

    Why

    Enhanced control of Session settings through control using the MySession window

    How                                                                      
    • Users will be able to change following options from this dialog:
    • Save Options
      • Delete Local files
      • Retain Lock
      • Use PMI for CGR
    • Open Options
      • Lock
      • Load files
      • Download Filter
      • Related Drawings

    Open Design from 3D Search 

    Why

    Quickly locate and open your design data with 3D Search from within the NX environment

    How                                                                      

    • Open CAD design data from the MySession application through a search function into a new CAD application session, or into an existing session

    Expand and Collapse Product Tree 

    Why

    Improve clarity of the product structure changing the content shown in the MySession product tree

    How                                                                      

    • You can now alter the number of visible levels of the product structure at anytime during the NX session using the MySession window

    Customize Columns and Attribute Display 

    Why

    Personalize the product details shown in the MySession product tree

    How                                                                      
    • Right-click any component in the MySession window to display the available attributes
    • Re-arrange the order of columns by dragging and dropping them left to right

    Work Under Change 

    Why

    Work under an existing Change Action to automatically track changes to the design

    How                                                                      
    • You can now choose a Change Action and associate it with the components in the current NX session
    • Add, remove, activate and deactivate change actions in the current session with the MySession window

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    Access Rights to CAD Components 

    Why

    Lock and unlock design components during the design session to ensure exclusive control over changes

    How                                                                      
    • You can now lock and unlock the design components from within the current NX session
    • After a lock or unlock operation, the MySession window will refresh to show the correct status

    Access Component Relations

    Why

    Quickly expose relationships in the structure

    How                                                                      

    • Select any component in the MySession window to access the relationships between the design components using the Relations  icon in the MySession > Tools menu

    Manage Component Attributes 

    Why

    View and update the attributes directly from your design session

    How                                                                      
    • Access the attributes of any component in the current NX session by right-click of the component in the MySession window
    • Based on your rights during the session and the lifecycle state of the component, you can edit and update the attributes of the component

    Replace Revisions

    Why

    Replace the component with a different revision to better understand changes

    How                                                                      
    • Enable user to perform ‘Replace by Revision’ for a selected design in the  MySession window of the active NX session
    • This function will download the selected components and open it in the CAD session

    Set Enterprise Item Number

    Why

    Assign Enterprise Item Numbers to components directly from within the NX session

    How                                                                      
    • During save of the CAD design, you can now assign an Enterprise Item Number from the MySession window
    • The Enterprise Item Number can be edited and re-assigned during save even if it is already assigned

    Save to Platform

    Why

    Quickly save your design to the platform at any point in the design effort

    How                                                                      

    • Save designs, structures and drawings from the native NX application using Save active option in the MySession window

    Change Maturity of Design Data

    Why

    Change the state of any component in the structure

    How                                                                      

    • You can now change ‘Maturity’ of selected design within the active session from the MySession window

    Access Platform Applications

    Why

    Save time launching supported platform applications

    How                                                                      
    • Open supported applications on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform directly from the NX session using the MySession window
    • Supported applications will open directly in the MySession panel or in a separate window depending on the application
    • You can switch between multiple application opened in the MySession window using a pull-down list of applications

    🎬To discover more about this enhancement, watch the video below:

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