Creating a Reusable Parametric Component The reuse library has various uses such as housing common parts used within assemblies (i.e. hardware, clamps, pins, etc), features that are used routinely in your designs and / or have parameters preassigned to them, such as a feature color, or sketches that commonly used. Today, we will investigate the […]
Working With Revisions of Non-NX Parts and Translated Files Note: Download the part file and follow along with the blog! Replacement Assistant Part File If you deal with customer data from a non-NX part (Inventor, Solidworks, Catia etc.) you know that they are easily opened in NX. The problems come in when they send you […]
How to Save Favorites in Keyshot When working in Keyshot, you might find that you are frequently using the same environments, materials, textures or colors in your Keyshot projects. Is there an easy way to save all these commonly used items into a collection? There is! By using the KeyShot Favorite Library, you can create […]
NX Predict Next Command Predict command can be found on the side border bar, this enhancement with “Predict Command” is new to NX Continuous series. Use Predict Next Command to get the best choice of commands to complete your design, analysis, or manufacturing task. NX collects data of how you use commands, analyzes this data to determine […]
What’s New NX 1899 Series – Visual Assistant Visual Assistant works with a command to show you the inputs that are required to complete the test which is associated with that command. You can also see the difference in the features that are created when you use different sets of inputs. Visual Assistant provides multiple […]
Reattach Sketches A sketch can be reattached to a different planar face, datum, path, or even a different orientation. This change can be a powerful command when the positioning of a feature needs to be moved. Of course, there are tools like synchronous modeling that can adapt features after creation, but adjusting the location of […]
Teamcenter Email Notifications Teamcenter has the capability to send out email notifications when workflows have started, completed or progressed to a next step. DBA users will need to configure or add certain Teamcenter preferences to gain this functionality. Beginning with Teamcenter 11.6 and 12.x, new preferences have been added to TEM (The Environment Manager) to […]
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5-Axis Chamfer Milling Technique The requirement is to mill a chamfer (.01 x 45 degrees) around the cutout that needs to be done with a 5-Axis operation. There are a few methods to do this but the most visual and understandable way that I have found Is through the construction of some extra surfaces. 1.) […]
Creating 3D Breakout Section View in NX Drafting Although creating a 3D breakout section view can take a few extra steps, it can be a very effective way to display a part. This blog will guide you through the process on NX1899, but the tool is extremely similar across other versions as well. The first […]
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