IDEAS for Nissan North America

[Xwheelguy]

We are looking into using IDEAS to satisfy supplier requirements for Nissan North America. Anyone out there currently dealing with Nissan AND using IDEAS? Some questions I have are:

-Which modules or bundles (modeling, freeform/surfacing, drafting, assemblies, translators) are recommended? We manufacture aluminum wheels & currently do SOME Class A surfacing in other softwares. Nissan's math will be originating in Alias, btw.

-What version of IDEAS is Nissan requiring suppliers to use?

-Is PDM required?

-Are there any custom Nissan programs that are required (like GM's Supplier Toolkit or Honda's CATIA environment)?

-Given the above software bundle, how much does IDEAS cost along with monthly maintenance?

-Any minimum system requirements for workstations?

Thanks in advance for any input anyone can give.



Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.

http://www.enkei.com

 

[looslib]

I thought NX4 was suppossed to be the last of the separate Ides/UG releases. What is the latest UGS release schedule for a combined, single product?


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Ben Loosli
CAD/CAM System Analyst
Ingersoll-Rand

 

[Xwheelguy]

I never did see an "official" statement saying either. After a PLM World teleconference with several IDEAS users in attendance late last year, there was major concern that most IDEAS users wouldn't migrate until NX 5 at the earliest because UG was lacking so many things IDEAS users insisted upon having.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.

http://www.enkei.com

 

[Dinamo78]

We manufacture seatbelts for the Automotive industry. About 2 months ago Nissan forced us to use I-Deas. They would no longer accept translated files. So we had to get an I-Deas station and get 2 people trained.

We were told by Nissan to use I-Deas Version 10. I am almost certain we got all the modules as well (FEA, Simulation, etc) I haven't had much time to play around with the software though. Too busy sending Nissan data!

One of the greatest features is to be able to import/export files easily between Unigraphics and I-Deas. I have been working on UGNX2 for the past year.....so this has eased the transition to I-Deas for me. Although I still have a lot to learn in I-Deas.

Marina M.
Designer, Platform Engineering
Quality Safety Systems