Siemens NX (MCAD)

Created: August 30, 2023
Updated: October 14, 2026

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Altium Agile Enterprise connects Altium Designer and Siemens NX so electronics and mechanical engineers can exchange design changes in real time, without exporting or converting files.

Bidirectional ECAD-MCAD integration with Siemens NX is available with Altium Agile Enterprise. A built-in panel in both Altium Designer and Siemens NX lets engineers push and pull changes with a mouse click. A managed content server handles changes in both directions, so there is no manual DXF/DWG or STEP exchange and no data loss along the way.

Within the Altium platform, this exchange is part of a connected digital thread. Mechanical changes stay linked to the electronics design, BOMs, workflows, and approvals around them, so context carries from intent through release instead of getting lost between tools.

Value Proposition

Real-time exchange: Move MCAD data between Altium Designer and Siemens NX without importing or exporting DXF/DWG or STEP files.
Data integrity: A managed content server handles bidirectional changes, which prevents the data loss that file-based exchange invites.
Traceability: Mechanical and electronics engineers see every change made to the design, and those changes stay on record with the project.
Connected context: ECAD-MCAD changes live in the same governed platform as the rest of the electronics development data. Release decisions then rest on a complete picture.
Focus on design intent: Engineers spend their time on communication and design decisions instead of working around software limitations.

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