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Site Material Library in NX – Getting Started

How to use NX Site Material Library Setting up a site material library can be a great way to make precise adjustments and create materials in a custom material library. This example is in NX 12 but is very similar across newer versions. Some file setup is required outside of NX. Getting Started with Site [...]

October 8, 2020

Most Useful Synchronous Modeling Tools: Move, Delete, Resize Face

Most Useful Synchronous Modeling Tools: Move, Delete, Resize Face The Top 3 Tools Used in NX CAD Synchronous Modeling Synchronous modeling tools in NX CAD allow NX users to quickly edit the design geometry without having to edit any original features. This allows for precise, direct push-and-pull edits to the body. The synchronous modeling tool [...]

October 1, 2020

How to Display Right Angled Head in Tool Path Verify with NX CAM

Display Right Angled Head for Tool Path Verification I occasionally receive questions about the use of right-angled heads in NX CAM and tool path verification. If you use these types of heads often, you probably use NX CAM’s NC Simulation module to verify that your tool paths are collision- and gouge-free. But what if you [...]

September 24, 2020

How to make English and Metric Parts Lists for Drawing Templates in NX

How to make English and Metric parts lists for drawing templates in NX Ever needed to convert English to metric parts lists for your drawing templates in NX? Recently, I had a customer reach out about building a Metric and English parts list issue. The customer needed to easily add to the appropriate drawing format. […]

August 21, 2020

Custom Boundaries for Drawing Views

Custom Boundaries for Drawing Views Note: We will be covering other commonly overlooked functions, like creating custom boundaries from drawing views, at our first-ever virtual edition of NX University–a one-day event covering new features, hidden gems, and best practices for NX Design and Manufacturing users. Editing drawing view boundaries can be very clean and efficient […]

August 14, 2020

How to Find the Interior Part Volume Using Synchronous Technology Delete Face Feature

How to Find the Interior Part Volume Using Synchronous Technology Delete Face Feature Let's cover how to find the interior volume of a cavity, or a void, in your NX part. The first thing we need to do is add a couple options to the toolbar that are not there by default. Go to the [...]

August 7, 2020

Lofted Flanges

Rollback Lofted Flange Behavior in Solid Edge 2020 & 2021 Are you running into issues trying to recreate Lofted Flanges in newer versions of Solid Edge? Let’s quickly cover the process of how to disable the “Auto Relief” option in Lofted Flange creation in Solid Edge 2020 & 2021 In the new versions of Solid […]

July 30, 2020

NXU Preview: Pattern Enhancements in NX 1899

What's New in NX Pattern Enhancements This update on NX pattern enhancements simplifies the pattern creation process and also reduce Pattern update and creation times. In previous versions, the Simple method of patterning did not support multiple features. If more than one feature was selected, the pattern would become a Variational Pattern which would then [...]

July 21, 2020

Variable Helix

How to Create a Variable Helix in NX I was recently asked about how to create a variable helix in NX. You can easily do this by using a variable spring with a variable pitch. What’s the trick for creating a variable spring with variable pitch in NX? Using the Helix, you will need to [...]

June 25, 2020

Exploded Views in NX

How to use Exploded Views in NX Exploded Views in NX can be a very effective way to portray the (disassembled) assembly. In this NX tutorial, I will start from the drafting environment with the assembly already placed in the drawing workspace. Note: We will be covering other commonly overlooked functions, like exploded views, at [...]

June 19, 2020

Creating a Reusable Parametric Component

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 […]

June 11, 2020

NX Replacement Assistant

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 […]

June 5, 2020

Saving Favorites in Keyshot

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 […]

May 28, 2020

NX Predict Next Command

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 […]

May 21, 2020

Feature Based Machining – Feature Processes

What is Feature Based Machining (FBM)? Part 2 How to Automate Your Manufacturing Process with "Create Feature Process" in NX CAM How does Create Feature Process fit in with part 1 of our feature based machining series? we discussed feature recognition in Siemens NX CAM. It allowed for interrogation of a solid body, finding feature bases [...]

May 14, 2020