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 [...]
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 [...]
Populating Title Block Entries in NX On Subsequent Sheets This article enlightens users on a nearly automatic function that saves a LOT of time and insures accuracy! After the fields of a Title Block have all been populated, how do you duplicate that in the Title Blocks on all other sheets in the drawing? Let’s [...]
NX Logging Business NX journals everything, basically, into log files from the moment you click the startup icon to the last confirmation to exit. However, there are two different journal logs that you should be familiar with: NX System Log File License Server Debug Log File NX System Log File The NX System Log File [...]
Prepping for an NX 12 Update Are you considering updating to NX 12.0.0, NX 12.0.1, or a later version update? Siemens has changed (for the better) the way the newest version (12.0.1) is downloaded. The 12.0.1 version of NX can be a stand alone installation. There is no need to first install NX 12.0 as [...]
Taking the Next STEP in NX This article reviews the processes, options, and potential issues involving translations into and out of NX12 via the STEP format. Overview NX can read and write many different CAD data formats. The methods for importing and exporting data, examining the quality of imported data, and repairing imported data are [...]
Creating a Template Spline from Two Unidentical Splines This article will provide precise steps for creating a spline with the shape and flow characteristics of and positioned halfway between 2 other non-identical splines. The inspiration for this article was from reading the Siemens Software Field Bulletin from GTAC, March 2018 where a more elaborate (and [...]
Splitting a Non-Master Model Drawing File from the Master Model File Associatively and Painlessly. This article will just be a quick review of a process that, in essence, splits apart into 2 different files, a model and a drawing of that model that are both created in the same file. This method will also create [...]
