Smoother Saddle Joint Profile with Ruled Surface In the above video, I wanted to demonstrate how to create a frame tip in Solid Edge. The default method creates a standard saddle joint. The method I used creates a smoother profile on the edge. Creating the Frame Start by creating a new assembly and entering the [...]
Getting to Know the New Path Animation Tool in the NX Ribbon Bar The path animation tool is now in the ribbon bar with a couple of new capabilities. Siemens has added the animation player to the ribbon bar and there are a couple of new things that this player can do for you. They've [...]
NX Continuous Release Processes This article reviews the processes and options available in the newest NX “continuous release” version. A fair number of customers still don’t know quite what this means. Let’s eliminate that ambiguity! Until the end of 2018, NX software operated like every other CAD/CAM/CAE application. Covert versions of the software including improvements [...]
3 Of My Favorite New Features in NX 1847 Continuous Release, Help Enhancement, & Assembly Constraints I recently had a conversation with an old colleague about NX and its refreshed user interface. She had a few thoughts about the new look and questioned why changes were made to the new layout. Engineers shape the entire [...]
3 Takeaways from my First NX Course A few months ago, I didn’t respect what C-A-D stood for. Now I’m sitting in a Swoosh classroom with five engineers learning about the fundamentals of NX. I just started at Swoosh and spent my first month endlessly researching before realizing I wouldn’t fully understand the software unless [...]
As you may know, Siemens PLM’s NX 1847 uses the Continuous Release methodology. We get it – notices like these are scary. We’ve piled up a few frequently asked questions on the matter to cool off the confusion. How does this impact my existing NX licensing process? It’s business as usual. Customers with a perpetual [...]
Out with the old, in with the new explorer. You may have heard: Siemens is moving toward a new UI for dialogs. It's called Explorer. Here's a comparison: Traditional Planar Milling Explorer Planar Milling To enable the new explorer dialog: First create or edit an operation. Then expand the Options portion of the dialog. Finally, choose Customize [...]
Retirement v Living the Legacy: On NX CAD Commands This article attempts to shed light on two designations, or modifiers, attached to NX command names by Siemens… “Legacy” and “to be retired”. It will focus on the CAD side, specifically, those commands involved with Gateway, Modeling, Sketching, Assemblies, and Drafting but generally would apply to [...]
NX License File Basics This article highlights the essential components of an NX license file and a quick overview of what needs to be done once a license file is received from Siemens. Overview Enabling an NX license is a very comprehensive precursor to accessing and using the NX software. Without a license file or [...]
10 CAD Tips to Live By Marginal, at best. This article is merely the ramblings of an old CAD soldier rather than a specifically focused expose’ on the latest NX CAD tips and functionality. I’d like to just lay out some common sense considerations for the benefit of the grass roots users and corporate decision [...]
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