Manufacturing: Easy 3-step process to bring your tools and holders up to a new NX version Your tooling library may be working fine, but … if your customized tools are not appearing, you will need to bring your tool and holder .dat files forward to the new NX version. Step 1: Located and rename […]
This step-by-step guide will show you how to install a new Machine Simulator. Note: These instructions work for all NX Releases. A typical machine kit will be in a folder. You will use the folder itself as well as its contents. Sub-Folders: Cse_driver This is where the Machine Configurator is located Graphics This is where [...]
Hole Chamfer Milling Using An Offset A new method has been added to the Hole Chamfer Milling operation for NX 11. You can now control the depth of the tool by offsetting the specified Drive Point. In this article, I will discuss how easily this can be accomplished. So how does it work Hole Chamfer [...]
Using NX CAM Templates NX CAM are used as a master model technique. You have a file that you are the owner of while the master geometry can remain untouched. It is a one-component assembly. Using a template has many benefits and can be customized for individual machines on the floor and can have fixturing, [...]
NX CAM Turning Enhancement for NX 11 You probably know that NX 11.0.2 is the version where the major enhancements for CAM were released. Some of the enhancements are not always related to the machining of the part but can still be very helpful in the visualization of your operations. Such is the case with [...]
Bringing Back Point to Point in NX CAM Ever wish that the old Point to Point drilling function was still available? If you run NX 11 or NX 12 CAM, you now make holes with “hole_making” Hole Making Pre-V11 Drill As great as the new hole_making operations are, there are still some times when you [...]
How to Drill a Deep Hole from Both Ends in NX CAM While there is no wrong answer, they may be a more efficient answer for drilling a deep hole in NX CAM. In this article, you will look at the process that is about as efficient as is possible. Background on this part: Pilot [...]
Add the NX CAM "Find" Widget to Your Manufacturing Operation Dialogs If you are relatively new to manufacturing, it can be a challenge to find specific options in each of the operation’s dialogs. While this option is not as robust as the command finder, the command finder does not offer any results for the commands [...]
Identifying a Tool and Holder in NX CAM Have you created a new operation only to realize that you don't know the tool number to select from the current step? If you have given your tools a logical name, you can still determine which tool you want to use by viewing the list. If not, [...]
Custom shape tools at the time this set of instructions was written is for use with Planar Mill and Planar Profile operations only. The following steps are only a recommendation. Start NX9.0 Create a new file inside NX Select OK Create a Sketch Sketch the Profile of your custom tool Your sketch should look similar [...]
