Enhanced Tools for Solution Development New CAD System Supported: NX Maple supplies important analysis capabilities to CAD systems, giving CAD users the ability to use Maple's computational power to analyze and optimize designs. Using Maple, CAD users can answer such questions as “What are the mathematical relationships between objects?” and “How do changes to object properties impact other objects?” In Maple 13, CAD connectivity support has been extended from SolidWorks® and Autodesk Inventor® to include NX®. In addition to the programmatic tools and interactive CAD Link Assistant available for connectivity with all CAD tools, NX connectivity also provides a convenient way to start Maple from within the NX environment.