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I first encountered that method in NX CAD.

Siemens is an old company who tends to get investments right. Apple uses Siemens design software, so who knows? Perhaps Apple had influence?

Great implementation!

At the time, I was in a heavy pre-sales role and would make the help system a part of the demo. I am pretty sure everyone saw high value there.

And talk about complex, with depth, subtlety! That program demands more than mere buttons can deliver!

And my own ability to use the tool improved dramatically. I have 20 plus years doing sales, service, and support. OTC, SDRC, UGS (Both those two now Siemens, Soludworks, Solid Edge...)

Hands down, these methods crush anything else I have seen.

Some of our inspiration definitely comes from CAD, NX CAD and Fusion. IMO the work they've put into making a mountain of functionality useful and intuitive to a new user has paid off.

And that's the functionality in front and planned to be favored by users. Many older features are available to those who know how to ask for them.

Also, in terms of the geometry, how the system builds models, the feature version is stored with the features, and that version will build models in newer software, until migrated forward by a user.

It's very complex.

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