NX CAD software

Remove barriers to innovation, boost product design efficiency and quality, and reduce development costs with a powerful, integrated suite of computer-aided design (CAD) solutions.

Powerful, flexible CAD for start ups to global enterprises

Developed for product designers of all experience levels, NX CAD delivers unparalleled power to:

• Create illustrations and 3D models

• Analyze product design feasibility for errors before moving to manufacturing

• Seamlessly share data to foster collaboration and accelerate production cycles

NX CAD scales with your growth, with three tiers of pre-packaged NX X Design solutions that deliver the precise design power your team needs.

Solve design challenges with NX CAD capabilities

Mechanical Computer-Aided Design (MCAD) Extend beyond design processes to all phases of product development. Use modeling approaches interchangeably from explicit solid and surface modeling, to parametric and direct modeling, to facet-based modeling.	Electronic Computer-Aided Design (ECAD) From machines to complete production lines, empower electrical engineers to design faster and with fewer errors by working on the same backbone as their mechanical and software peers.
Industry-specific CAD workflows Automate the entire tool development process, including part design and detailed tooling design workflow-based solutions for automotive, aerospace, marine, medical devices and more.	Automation design Take a multi-disciplinary approach to machine design that breaks down barriers between electrical, mechanical and automation engineers design higher-quality machines faster.

NX CAD software interoperability

NX CAD software is highly regarded for its robust interoperability the ability to work seamlessly with different software, systems and data formats. This feature is crucial in today's multidisciplinary, collaborative and increasingly digital product development environments.

Leveraging NX CAD software provides significant benefits such as seamless data exchange, integration with other software & platforms and cross-disciplinary & global collaboration. It supports a wide range of file formats and standards, integrates with PLM, CAM, CAE and IoT systems and offers extensive customization and automation capabilities. With NX CAD, you can maintain flexibility, optimize workflows and enhance collaboration across your complex product development environments.

Advantages of computer-aided design (CAD)

Computer-aided design (CAD) software offers numerous advantages across various fields such as engineering, architecture, product design and manufacturing. With digital tools for creating, modifying, analyzing and optimizing designs, leveraging CAD software enhances your efficiency, accuracy, collaboration and innovation.

With CAD software, you can experience advantages ranging from improved accuracy, enhanced collaboration and better visualization to increased creativity and scalability, cost and time savings and reduced rework. CAD software helps you achieve higher quality, consistency and efficiency in your design processes, making it an indispensable tool in modern engineering, architecture and manufacturing environments.

CAD/PLM software integration

You can integrate NX CAD with product lifecycle management (PLM) software, and NX comes out-of-the-box with tools to fully integrate with Siemens Teamcenter software, one of the most powerful and widely used PLM solutions. This integration creates a unified environment that streamlines the entire product development process, from initial design through manufacturing and beyond. Integrating CAD software with PLM software offers substantial benefits including centralized data management, improved collaboration, streamlined workflows, enhanced product quality, efficient change management and reduced time-to-market. With this integration, you can optimize your product development processes, reduce errors, lower costs and drive innovation, making it an invaluable solution for complex and competitive industries.

Digital twin and CAD

Leverage NX CAD to create, manage and leverage the most comprehensive digital twin across the entire product lifecycle. A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical product, process or system that enables simulation, analysis and optimization in a virtual environment.

NX CAD data seamlessly integrates with other tools in the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, such as Teamcenter (PLM), Simcenter (simulation and testing), Insights Hub (Industrial IoT), and Opcenter (manufacturing execution system). This integration and interoperability enables companies to develop, simulate, validate and optimize digital twins effectively, making NX CAD a leading platform for those looking to leverage digital twin technology for smarter, more efficient and more innovative product development and manufacturing.