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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Interoperability</div>
      <hr noshade="true"><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap592"></a><p class="para_topic">Interoperability is one method of sharing data between I-deas and NX. It is intended only for processes where the master model is kept in one system and the model is used in the other. It is not recommended as a migration path.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">To use interoperability functions using Teamcenter, there is a post-install utility that must be applied to the Teamcenter environment. The utility is available from the Global Technical Access Center (GTAC).</p>
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      <p class="para_division">A typical example of using an I-deas model in NX with interoperability is to use NX Manufacturing with a model that is maintained in I-deas. When changes are made to the master model, the tool paths can be updated.</p>
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                  <p class="para_warning_body">A part transferred from I-deas to NX using interoperability can't be converted later to a migrated part. For this reason, this mechanism is not recommended as a migration path.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">A typical example of using an NX model in I-deas using interoperability is to use I-deas Simulation with a model that is maintained in NX. When changes are made to the model, the mesh can be updated.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">See also:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Help: <img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/book_closed.gif" border="0"> I-deas Transition&rarr; I-deas/NX Interoperability
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