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Siemens NX6 finally gets released for Macintosh. (#2392)
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ttrw  
#1 Posted : Friday, June 12, 2009 10:56:37 AM(UTC)
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Excellent news. Just a shame that I'd probably have to sell my (dead) granny to buy it :eek:

http://architosh.com/2009/06/si...are-releases-nx-for-mac/
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#2 Posted : Saturday, June 13, 2009 2:54:21 AM(UTC)
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there's a window of opportunity for your products Punch !

the big boys are all releasing well marketed Mac tools now

you need more resources in the near term to audit the tools for remaining issues and turn the marketing on !
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#3 Posted : Monday, June 15, 2009 4:46:10 AM(UTC)
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Just a shame that I'd probably have to sell my (dead) granny to buy it :eek:


So how much is Your dead granny?

Ciao, Norbert
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#4 Posted : Monday, June 15, 2009 4:50:49 AM(UTC)
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so how much is your dead granny?


$22,000 :d
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#5 Posted : Monday, June 15, 2009 4:53:19 AM(UTC)
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Hey- emoticon disorder alert!

I'll try again...... :D

does that work, or does it give me :d again?? :eek:
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#6 Posted : Monday, June 15, 2009 4:53:53 AM(UTC)
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Utterly confused :confused::confused:
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#7 Posted : Monday, June 15, 2009 4:57:09 AM(UTC)
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$22,000 :d


--- Ouch! ---
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#8 Posted : Monday, June 15, 2009 11:22:44 AM(UTC)
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Spoke to a rep today who will get back to me today or tomorrow with pricing and availability of a full trial version.

I wonder what the hardware requirements are ?
Do siemens get a kick-back like SolidWorks does for only 'Certifying' workstation cards and not even listing consumer / gamer cards.
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#9 Posted : Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:02:01 AM(UTC)
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I dont remember having used NX (any version). Can I ask a possible dumb question (I know i could search and/or check, but cant be bothered at the mo`, just lazy day/week I guess :))

What is the main difference between NX and Solid edge ( I do use Solid edge)


TIA,

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#10 Posted : Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:00:54 AM(UTC)
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I have no idea! lol!

All I know is that NX is used by both Dyson and Rolls Royce (Aerospace)

NX used to be known as Unigraphics.

It's also crazy money! :eek:
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#11 Posted : Thursday, June 18, 2009 5:29:36 AM(UTC)
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Do siemens get a kick-back like SolidWorks does for only 'Certifying' workstation cards and not even listing consumer / gamer cards.


if pros are willing to pay 20,/30,/40,000.- bucks for NX they probably don't wanna save money using a consumer/gamer graphics card instead of a Quadro FX dedicated and able to run it...


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#12 Posted : Thursday, June 18, 2009 5:41:02 AM(UTC)
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What is the main difference between NX and Solid edge ( I do use Solid edge)


SE is, similar to SWX or Inventor, a mid-range MCAD mainly for volume modeling in the engineering area. NX is, similar to Catia or Pro/E, a high-end CAD capable to develop e.g. '[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeform_surface_modelling"]really smooth[/URL]' surfaces (continuity etc.) and much more (CAM/FEM/Rendering?) with surely a lot of modules and interfaces to EDM/PDM systems etc. avail.

NX is probably a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System"]X Window[/URL] based system... which may lead to some [URL="http://developer.apple.com/opensource/tools/runningx11.html"]enhanced configuration[/URL] as well as an user interface not exactly the same as a native application of OSX :eek:

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#13 Posted : Thursday, June 18, 2009 7:35:46 AM(UTC)
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NX is probably a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System"]X Window[/URL] based system... which may lead to some [URL="http://developer.apple.com/opensource/tools/runningx11.html"]enhanced configuration[/URL] as well as an user interface not exactly the same as a native application of OSX :eek:


That's quite correct, as NX runs on the X11 server within OS X.

If you want to be 100% Mac savvy, then ideally software should be 100% Cocoa-based. For what it's worth, it looks like Rhino is 100% Cocoa- which is really great imo, as Cocoa apps offer that lovely Mac experience that people like me, often bore you non Mac users, about! :D:D ;)
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#14 Posted : Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:13:56 PM(UTC)
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If you want to be 100% Mac savvy, then ideally software should be 100% Cocoa-based. For what it's worth, it looks like Rhino is 100% Cocoa- which is really great imo, as Cocoa apps offer that lovely Mac experience that people like me, often bore you non Mac users, about!


Yes,
Its a pity that ViaCad / Shark are not Cocoa 100% but I guess that is the price of having such a small development team work on a cross platform app that is based on a kernal that is written by a third party.
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#15 Posted : Thursday, June 18, 2009 3:09:49 PM(UTC)
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Just found this on [URL="http://www.solidsmack.com/siemens-nx6-on-mac-linux-gui/2009-06-15/"]SolidSmack[/URL]:


  • It is a 64-bit Mac OS X application
  • It runs on Mac OS X 10.5.5 or later
  • It requires an Intel-based Mac
  • It uses [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif_(widget_toolkit)"]Motif[/URL] Linux GUI emulation
  • No current plans for a Mac-style GUI


There is also a [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhdUyX7IrvQ"]video[/URL] on YouTube
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#16 Posted : Thursday, June 18, 2009 3:47:11 PM(UTC)
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Yes, if you've ever run GIMP, well NX looks like the GIMP interface.

It's not pretty, but you're getting the performance of the Mac hardware without any emulation in sight, I guess it's a sacrifice that has to be made?

I've just downloaded GIMP, looking for an alternative to Photoshop (which I'm probably gonna have to buy at some point :rolleyes:
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#17 Posted : Thursday, June 18, 2009 3:55:05 PM(UTC)
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I've just downloaded GIMP, looking for an alternative to Photoshop (which I'm probably gonna have to buy at some point :rolleyes:


There is always [URL="http://www.pixelmator.com/"]Pixelmator[/URL] which does some of what Photoshop will do but for $60 instead of over $600.
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#18 Posted : Thursday, June 18, 2009 3:57:47 PM(UTC)
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Yes Pixelmator is a viable alternative, but GIMP is FREE!! (I like that word!! ("FREE", not 'GIMP'!! LOL!) :D:D)

I've got Acorn, which is ok, but not a patch on Pixelmator
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#19 Posted : Thursday, June 18, 2009 4:34:32 PM(UTC)
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Nick, some more;

Toy Viewer

pretty darn cool I'd say!

and this;

Color It!

Mac only though. Sorry PC users.

Also

Paint.NET which is very cool, but is Windows only.

I should put these links in a new thread....:rolleyes:
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#20 Posted : Friday, June 19, 2009 4:25:55 AM(UTC)
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... but GIMP is FREE!! (I like that word!!...)


then NX is probably nothing for you :D

you may want to check, if cheap (you like this word ;) ) [URL="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelmac/"]PS Elements[/URL] fulfills your needs.

still to expensive?

=> then have a look at the [URL="https://www.photoshop.com/express/"]PS Express[/URL] online version.


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