<s>
NX	B-Algorithm
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
unigraphics	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
advanced	O
high-end	O
CAD/CAM/CAE	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
owned	O
since	O
2007	O
by	O
Siemens	O
Digital	O
Industries	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Unigraphics	B-Algorithm
purchased	O
SDRC	O
I-DEAS	B-Algorithm
and	O
began	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
integrate	O
aspects	O
of	O
both	O
software	O
packages	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
product	O
which	O
became	O
Unigraphics	B-Algorithm
NX	B-Algorithm
or	O
NX	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engineering	O
analysis	O
(	O
static	O
;	O
dynamic	O
;	O
electro-magnetic	O
;	O
thermal	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
method	I-Application
;	O
and	O
fluid	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
finite	B-Algorithm
volume	I-Algorithm
method	I-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NX	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
direct	O
competitor	O
to	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
,	O
Creo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Autodesk	B-Device
Inventor	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
code	O
became	O
a	O
foundation	O
for	O
a	O
product	O
called	O
UNI-GRAPHICS	O
,	O
later	O
sold	O
commercially	O
as	O
Unigraphics	B-Algorithm
in	O
1975	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
McDonnell	O
Douglas	O
Automation	O
Company	O
(	O
McAuto	O
)	O
sells	O
its	O
commercial	O
services	O
organization	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Unigraphics	B-Algorithm
organization	O
and	O
product	O
,	O
to	O
EDS	O
which	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
is	O
owned	O
by	O
GM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unigraphics	B-Algorithm
becomes	O
GM	O
's	O
corporate	O
CAD	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
21,000	O
seats	O
of	O
Unigraphics	B-Algorithm
are	O
being	O
used	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unigraphics	B-Algorithm
V11.0	O
is	O
released	O
with	O
enhancements	O
in	O
Industrial	O
Design	O
and	O
Modeling	O
including	O
Bridge	O
Surface	O
,	O
Curvature	O
Analysis	O
for	O
Curve	O
and	O
Surfaces	O
,	O
Face	O
Blends	O
,	O
Variable	O
Offset	O
Surface	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Next	O
Generation	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Unigraphics	B-Algorithm
and	O
I-DEAS	B-Algorithm
,	O
called	O
NX	B-Algorithm
,	O
beginning	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
functionality	O
and	O
capabilities	O
of	O
both	O
Unigraphics	B-Algorithm
and	O
I-DEAS	B-Algorithm
together	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
consolidated	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduction	O
of	O
Synchronous	O
Technology	O
in	O
NX	B-Algorithm
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeform	O
surface	O
modelling	O
,	O
class	B-Algorithm
A	I-Algorithm
surfaces	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
NX	B-Algorithm
runs	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
version	O
1847	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	O
versions	O
prior	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
was	O
completely	O
removed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
GUI	B-Application
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NX	B-Algorithm
uses	O
Parasolid	B-Application
for	O
its	O
Geometric	B-Algorithm
modeling	I-Algorithm
kernel	I-Algorithm
and	O
D-Cubed	O
as	O
Associative	O
engine	O
for	O
sketcher	O
and	O
assembly	O
constraints	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
using	O
JT	O
(	O
visualization	O
format	O
)	O
for	O
lightweight	O
data	O
and	O
Multi-CAD	O
.	O
</s>
