Why Solid Edge & Dynamic Designer?

We have used Solid Edge (a 3-D modeling software) v11 to develop these tutorials. This version of Solid Edge has additional features like Product Data Management (PDM) system functions. But more importantly, because of the licensing agreement, it is available for free to UB students. Click here to check out the licensing details and how to get your free copy.

Dynamic Designer is an embedded mechanism simulation tool, which is integrated with popular solid modeling packages like Solid Edge, SolidWorks, CATIA, etc. Its purpose is to simulate the functioning of a CAD model and output the performance information (e.g. part interference, motor size, cam performance, gear and linkage layout, etc.), which otherwise, would have to be obtained by physically testing out the model. Simple motion module is pre-embedded in Solid Edge. To get more functionality with Dynamic Designer you need to download the motion module. Just follow the steps outlined later on this page to get your free copy of Dynamic Designer motion.