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 [...]
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 […]
Medical device displays re-purposed for space On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts were able to read their displays perfectly on both the mother ship "Columbia" and the "Eagle" Moon lander. Both had special lighting that kept the displays of the on-board computer bright, even in diffuse lighting conditions. The electroluminescent lamps developed by Siemens [...]
HELP... Who Has Time For It? Let's look at the support systems and resources available for users of Siemens NX software and related products. But wait! Did you know that there are over thirty different commands and subroutines with the intention of helping you solve problems? For instance, did you know that the Command Finder [...]
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 [...]
This article will highlight some notable aspects of Siemens’ Routing Mechanical application. I ran across these aspects while putting together class materials for a 1-day course that we offer at Swoosh. Think of this as a form of Cliff Notes for the application. Routing Mechanical equips the user with a suite of tools that can [...]
Think like a pro. A heart to heart talk with our users from your support staff to elevate the CAD/CAM user and Swoosh Technologies customer to new heights of productivity and confidence in their abilities, tools and partners. What makes you stand out? Name your favorite NFL football player and then think of the other [...]
How do you serve NX FLEXlm licenses through a firewall? A majority of the support calls that come into our queue are issues related to NX licensing. It isn’t that NX licensing is that hard to accomplish, but that the steps to accomplish it in YOUR environment aren’t so obvious. There are many questions that [...]
How to Clone an Assembly in NX CAM In a few of my classes, I was asked if there was an easy way to clone an assembly in NX CAM. Clone assembly doesn't have to be difficult, and it definitely isn't! Let's walk through a step-by-step guide to this procedure. We'll start with creating your [...]
