<s>
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
3D	O
CAD	B-Application
,	O
parametric	O
feature	O
and	O
synchronous	O
technology	O
solid	O
modeling	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
provides	O
solid	O
modeling	O
,	O
assembly	B-Algorithm
modelling	I-Algorithm
and	O
2D	B-Application
orthographic	I-Application
view	I-Application
functionality	O
for	O
mechanical	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Intergraph	O
in	O
1996	O
using	O
the	O
ACIS	O
geometric	B-Algorithm
modeling	I-Algorithm
kernel	I-Algorithm
,	O
it	O
changed	O
to	O
using	O
the	O
Parasolid	B-Application
kernel	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
purchased	O
and	O
further	O
developed	O
by	O
UGS	O
Corp	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
Siemens	O
has	O
also	O
offered	O
a	O
free	O
2D	O
version	O
called	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
2D	O
Drafting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
is	O
available	O
in	O
Design	O
and	O
Drafting	O
,	O
Foundation	O
,	O
Classic	O
or	O
Premium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
direct	O
competitor	O
to	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
,	O
Creo	B-Application
,	O
Inventor	B-Device
,	O
IRONCAD	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
Name	O
Release	O
Date	O
Notes	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
1	O
1995	O
First	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
2	O
1996	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
3	O
1996	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
3.5	O
October	O
1997	O
The	O
Sheet	O
Metal	O
environment	O
was	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
4	O
1997	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
5	O
1998	O
UGS	O
Corp	O
switched	O
from	O
the	O
ACIS	O
modeling	O
kernel	O
to	O
Parasolid	B-Application
kernel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
6	O
1999	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
7	O
1999	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
8	O
2000	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
9	O
2001	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
10	O
2001	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
11	O
2002	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
12	O
2002	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
14	O
2003	O
Rapid	O
Blue	O
Surfacing	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
15	O
2003	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
16	O
2004	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
17	O
2005	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
18	O
2006	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
19	O
2007	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
20	O
2008	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
ST1	O
2008	O
With	O
Synchronous	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
ST2	O
2009	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
ST3	O
13	O
October	O
2010	O
Allowed	O
both	O
Synchronous	O
and	O
Ordered	O
mode	O
to	O
exist	O
in	O
all	O
modelling	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
ST4	O
2011	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
ST5	O
2012	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
ST6	O
2013	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
ST7	O
2014	O
Older	O
Virtual	O
Studio	O
renderer	O
replaced	O
with	O
Keyshot	O
;	O
64-bit	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
ordered	O
and	O
synchronous	O
mode	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
offers	O
very	O
powerful	O
,	O
easy	O
yet	O
stable	O
modeling	O
in	O
hybrid	O
surface/solid	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
"	O
Rapid	O
Blue	O
"	O
technology	O
helps	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
create	O
complex	O
shapes	O
in	O
an	O
intuitive	O
and	O
easy	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
object-driven	O
editing	O
model	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Object	B-General_Concept
Action	I-General_Concept
Interface	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
emphasizes	O
a	O
User	O
Interface	O
that	O
provides	O
Direct	O
Manipulation	O
of	O
objects	O
(	O
DMUI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synchronous	O
Technology	O
has	O
been	O
integrated	O
into	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
and	O
another	O
Siemens	O
commercial	O
CAD	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
NX	B-Algorithm
,	O
as	O
an	O
application	O
layer	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
D-Cubed	O
and	O
Parasolid	B-Application
software	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
ST10	O
,	O
Siemens	O
introduced	O
Convergent	O
Modeling	O
which	O
adds	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
polygon	B-Algorithm
mesh	I-Algorithm
data	O
alongside	O
more	O
traditional	O
solid	O
and	O
surface	O
modelling	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
supports	O
large	O
assemblies	O
with	O
over	O
1,000,000	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
integrates	O
with	O
Windows	O
Indexing	O
,	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
or	O
Teamcenter	O
to	O
provide	O
product	O
lifecycle	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
also	O
integrates	O
with	O
PLM	O
products	O
from	O
third	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
ST9	O
brought	O
a	O
new	O
data	O
management	O
capability	O
that	O
leverages	O
the	O
Windows	O
file	O
indexing	O
service	O
to	O
add	O
basic	O
data	O
management	O
functionality	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
an	O
additional	O
server	O
or	O
set-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
provides	O
support	O
for	O
Finite	B-Application
Element	I-Application
Analysis	I-Application
(	O
FEA	O
)	O
starting	O
with	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
ST2	O
version	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
functionality	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Siemens	O
Digital	O
Industries	O
Software	O
's	O
existing	O
Femap	B-Algorithm
and	O
NX	B-Algorithm
Nastran	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
2019	O
there	O
was	O
also	O
Computational	O
Fluid	O
Dynamics	O
functionality	O
added	O
from	O
Mentor	O
's	O
FloEFD	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
2020	O
Rigid	O
Body	O
Motion	O
,	O
Transient	O
Dynamic	O
analysis	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
