In the world of 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD), there has always been a fundamental trade-off:
The Shift in Modern CAD: Why Solid Edge Synchronous Technology Wins solid edge synchronous best
Historically, "direct editing" meant losing the design intelligence; the model became a "dumb solid" with no parameters. Solid Edge Synchronous breaks this limitation. It utilizes Live Rules , a system that maintains geometric relationships (like tangency, concentricity, and symmetry) in real-time. When you push or pull a face, the surrounding geometry behaves intelligently, maintaining design intent without the overhead of a complex parent-child dependency tree. In the world of 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD),
Ready to test your skills? Take a legacy STEP file from your server. Right now. Open it in Synchronous mode and try to move a hole without editing a sketch. You will never go back. When you push or pull a face, the
The best users do not fear change orders. They do not dread opening junk CAD from suppliers. They treat geometry as a sculptural medium—intelligent, flexible, and instantaneous.
Other direct modeling tools often act like "dumb" clay—push a wall, and the attached shelf falls off. Live Rules gives the clay a brain. It preserves design intent without forcing the user to program that intent into a tree. It allows for "predictable chaos"—fast edits that still result in valid, engineered parts.
Synchronous modeling is built on a "solve-all-at-once" philosophy rather than a step-by-step rebuild . Synchronous Technology and Live Rules | Solid Edge