NX 8 redefines CAD productivity with unique High Definition 3D technology and powerful new design tools that boost your efficiency, accelerate the design process, lower costs, and improve decision-making while enhancing the 3D aspects of the High Definition PLM framework. NX 8 redefines CAE productivity by integrating leading geometry tools with powerful new analysis technology for modeling, simulation, automation and test correlation. Synchronize simulation with design, perform faster design-analysis iterations, and make better engineering decisions to deliver better products faster. Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Shorter product development cycles are the primary driving force in manufacturing. Continuous innovation and change in designs require more and faster development of numerical control programs, molds, tools and dies required to manufacture the product. Rapid technology change is increasing the complexity of the tools and processes used in manufacturing, and new methodologies are breaking down the walls between design and manufacturing operations. As the world leader in computer-aided manufacturing, Siemens PLM software helps companies meet the challenge with leading edge solutions. More than point solutions for discrete production tasks, the NX suite of manufacturing software links design and manufacturing to improve productivity throughout tooling and fixture design and NC machining processes.