Manufacturing: Cutting with Tool Position on a Boundary is back in NX1872 Series Software. Personally, I like the new dialogs for creating boundaries for machining but there is something we lost in NX11.0.2 and 12.0.  The ability to easily choose for the tool position to be “ON” the boundary.          The old […]

Manufacturing: Easy 3-step process to bring your tools and holders up to a new NX version Your tooling library may be working fine, but … if your customized tools are not appearing, you will need to bring your tool and holder .dat files forward to the new NX version.   Step 1: Located and rename […]

Set Gouge Checking & Interference Checking "On" by Default They're two very helpful tools and maybe you want them to be set to "On" by default. This is not a customer default or a preference setting. You will need to go into each of the templates you use and edit each of the operations in [...]

Typical Complex Parts Machining Complex part components can be characterized as high accuracy parts with free form shapes manufactured from different high tech materials. Typical Geometry: Complex round shapes with pockets Free form complex shapes Challenging geometry– thin walls, hard to reach places Typical Machining Concerns: Multiple setups Multi-axis milling, turning, grinding, drilling Complex fixturing [...]