IDEAS stuff may have been integrated into the guts of NX, but the NX user interface is not fun and there seem to be big gaps in functionality. It's been my job to figure out how big a transition it is to NX and so far it has looked very ugly. We are trying to maintain multiple CAD systems with a majority using Pro/E or SolidWorks and a small (15-20) pocket of hold-outs running IDEAS. So far I have very mixed feelings about NX. We are standing at the brink looking at NX after running IDEAS since it was I-DEAS 4 (CAEDS), prior to Master Series. RE: IDEAS - Has it actually been retired ? JohnRBaker (Mechanical) 18 Jun 08 10:34 My advice is to do a LOT of testing first to make sure NX can accurately replace what you are currently doing in I-Deas.something we didn't do and are now regretting. Right now at our company we are running both.all new designs in NX and we are holding off migrating our CAD data into NX because as it stands right now NX is not a suitable replacement for I-Deas unless you don't alot of drawings.Īlso, the CMM tool is still a little buggy when it comes to migrating drawings into NX so lookout there. If your company uses this in the slightest, you may want to put the stall on NX at least until NX7 (which is when I'm told EVEN MORE I-deas functionality will be put in.specifically a standalone drafting)
You will gain A LOT of funtionality that I-deas just wasn't capable of, however you will lose one big aspect of I-Deas and that was the 2D drafting package. We have recently made this jump, and I have to say as an I-Deas user the jump to NX was not seamless and there were a few surprises. All in a push to get folks to move to NX. However, it's worth noting that the updates to i-deas are fairly insignificant at this point as most of the effort is focused on the TCII aspect and things that make the CMM tool work better. Why? Ford Motor Company is still using it for one.
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