NX custom symbols and Company logos Your company is special and your templates should be too! This blog walks through adding a custom symbol or logo to your drawing format. Let's review a few steps that you can do to successfully navigate the drafting environment. Within NX you should be in the drafting application. NX [...]
Have you seen these changes in the Start Menu? Beginning with the June 2019 functional release (1872), the Start Menu for NX will use the same folder name for every functional release. This includes the January 2019 release (1847). The new Start Menu starting with the June 2019 release will have new link names which [...]
Things to know before updating to NX 1872. NX Channel Release Roadmap If you're enrolled in the NX Continuous Release, you probably noticed the first major update is ready to download and install. For background knowledge, Siemens has implemented a continuous release methodology that started January 2019. NX 12 is the last version and revision [...]
Deliver world-class solutions with NX. Why NX as a Technology Platform? NX is built on the most modern architecture of any major CAD/CAM/CAE solution. Every NX release is customer deployment ready. NX is an open solution that “plugs and plays” with your existing IT systems. NX enables you to use data from previous NX and [...]
A review of the process for a new customer to prepare and install an NX license file and license server. In this instance, a two-step process involves a temporary licensing authorization and installation, followed by a permanent license installation. This article addresses a floating license configuration for one or more users. Temporary Licensing Upon the [...]
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In order to upgrade the NX license server, you must have the following: NX 1872 installation media for the proper operating system, OR The Siemens PLM License Server installation program. For NX 1872, the license server installer is 1.2_win64_setup.exe. NX 1872 license file with the correct server information (hostname and Composite ID). Java Runtime Environment [...]
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 [...]
