Components within NX can have a myriad of properties applied to them, including material, mass, names of personnel responsible for the design, material specifications, etc. You can pretty much apply the full gamut of properties to any part or assembly. These part attributes sometimes need to be exported to a spreadsheet for consolidated viewing or…
Pattern Geometry is a huge time saver and when used correctly, can bolster your models robustness greatly. You can probably visualize what the purpose of the Pattern Geometry function is just by it’s name. This function will take any pre-existing geometry and repeat it from 1 to n number of times over eight different pattern layout options. This…
For various reasons you may want to extract the boundary of a given part that you have received or are working on. There is no direct function to accomplish this exact task in NX, but it can easily be done as a two-step variant of the standard Extract function. Note: The approach outlined herein is aimed at…
–NX 10– The aim for this post is to discuss the use of infinite datum planes, vector axis, Points and the Datum CSYS AKA “holy trifecta of construction tools”. These features are integral to creating geometry within NX, they effectively lay the parametric groundwork that the rest of your model is built upon, and they allow construction…
This post will cover the three types of Boolean operations in NX. Unite Subtract Intersect “Boolean” is a word coined from the late English mathematician and educator George Boole meaning there are only two possible outcomes, true or false. With computers, this relates to 1 and 0, which is necessary because when you transmit an…
Today we will be exploring the shell function. This function is fairly straightforward but we will still leave no stone unturned discussing it. To find it, we go to Menu->Insert->Offset/Scale->Shell or however you have it set up on your toolbars. Why is this function useful? Shelling is the equivalent of digital pumpkin carving. It allows you…
Continuation of NX Basics. Getting your ground after opening your first part, completing some standard solid modeling using pre-defined functions
Welcome! This being the first post on nxprotips.com, I feel it pertinent to cover the essentials of navigating NX. My ultimate aim is for this blog to be a deeply comprehensive record of designing with NX, and as such I must start with the essentials. I will be using NX 10 with the Ribbon Interface…
