: October 2025 – This guide reflects the latest available information on the NX 120.1 SSQ release.
The inclusion of the acronym "SSQ" in the release title is a specific nod to the community of independent engineers and small workshops who rely on "SolidSquad" (SSQ) releases. The "Updated" tag usually signifies that the licensing emulation has been refined to work flawlessly with the latest build, resolving issues that often plague standard builds in offline environments.
Version numbering in Siemens NX follows a continuous release model. Version 120 is part of the 2020–2021 series, with the “.1” indicating a maintenance pack or minor update. Typically, these updates include:
Before this update, installing a "maintenance release" typically required you to have the base version already installed. Siemens changed the game with 12.0.1 by making it a full standalone installer
