Student Guide
September
2006
Manual History
Manual
Revision
.
2
Unigraphics
Version
Publication
Date
NX 4
March 2006
Contents
Course Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Classroom Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General Course Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NX Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Classroom System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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User-Defined Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Procedure - Creating a User Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Activity- Creating a User Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Procedure - Creating a Group Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Visualization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
View Rendering Style/Dynamic Hidden Edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Rendering Style Pop-up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Dynamic Hidden Edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Highlight with Thick Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Dynamic Sectioning Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
The Sectioning Definition Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Procedure: Creating a Section Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Activity Using Sectioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Some Sectioning Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Shade Exterior Faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
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Course Overview
The CAD Transition course is designed to familiarize users with the new and
enhanced functionality of NX 4 in relation to NX 2. It covers Gateway,
Visualization, various Modeling categories, as well as Assemblies, Sketcher,
Shape Studio, Drafting and PMI. There are brief activities where warranted.
Intended Audience
This course is intended for those making a conversion from NX 2 to NX 4.
It highlights the differences in design functionality between the different
NX versions.
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of NX 2
NX user interface
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Classroom Parts
Classroom Parts
You do not have the system privilege to modify any of the parts provided with
this course. If you attempt to do so, you will get a system message saying that
the file is Read Only and that you cannot save the changes. However, this
does not restrict you from working on these files.
You can use the FileSaveAs option to save a copy of the current
part under a different name. This allows you to modify the part and
save the changes, if desired.
While working through lesson activities, you will experience a higher degree
of comprehension if you read the CUE and Status lines.
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Lesson
1 Gateway General
Purpose
This lesson will familiarize you with what is new in the NX 4 Gateway
application.
Objectives
After completing this lesson you will be familiar with the following topics:
Starting NX Applications
QuickPick Enhancements
Units Control
Measurements
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Starting NX Applications The Application menu has been replaced in NX 4 with a
Start menu, similar to Windows. The Start menu is located at the top-left
where you can easily find it. The common applications are placed at the toplevel menu and a complete list including more advanced applications are
placed under a cascade menu.
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UNIX:
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QuickPick Enhancements
The user interface for the QuickPick menu has been enhanced in this release.
The QuickPick menu now consists of a dialog which clearly lists the objects
you can choose from.
NX 4
NX 2
Launching the QuickPick menu remains unchanged. Position the cursor over
the desired object and wait for the QuickPick indicator
(dot-dot-dot
appended) to appear. Click MB1 (left button) to display the QuickPick menu.
Once the QuickPick menu is displayed, you will have the option to specify
categories which will allow you to focus the available list.
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NX 2
Some of the options were renamed while two of them were changed to be
controlled in a different manner as stated below:
NX 4
Cursor Radius
Cursor Crosshairs
Preview Selection
QuickPick on Delay
(QuickPick is automatically
near cursor)
(objects controlled
by Selection
toolbar)
NX 2
Radius
Crosshairs
Preselection
Automatic Confirmation
Place Quick Pick near cursor
Sketches/Bodies/Features &
All Objects
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However, if you place the cursor on the face, the top face of the
block appears to be selected. Use QuickPick to identify and select
the chamfer.
Move the cursor to the middle of the chamfer and leave it
there until it turns into the QuickPick indicator (dot-dot-dot
appended).
The QuickPick indicator will appear if more than one object lies
under the cursor. In this case, the block feature and the chamfer
feature.
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There are several methods to selecting an object from the
QuickPick menu, you can click in the object list directly or
use MB1 or the <Enter> key when the desired object is
highlighted in the list.
The chamfer is selected.
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Entire Assembly this is the default; all selection priority schemes work
as outlined above.
Within Work Part Only this limits any selection criteria to the work
part; you will not be able to select components even if the selection priority
is specified as Component.
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Position the cursor over the long cylindrical shaft of the
antenna and wait for the QuickPick indicator, then select.
Note that even though the selection priority is set to Face, that the
first priorities are components, then faces.
Step 3:
Step 4:
Experiment with the various priority settings to see how they work
in conjunction with other filtering options of the Selection toolbar.
Close the part.
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Mouse Gesture Enhancements More mouse gesture enhancements have been
implemented to provide quicker access to common functionality using simple
mouse gestures performed in the graphics window.
Dynamic Pop-ups Over Preselected Objects
You can now launch a dynamic pop-up (object-specific pop-up) on an object
without first having to select it when using Global Selection.
When an object is in a preselected (but non-selected) state (1), using MB3 will
launch the dynamic pop-up options (2) for that object
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Radial Pop-ups
Radial pop-ups provide fast access to important functions by allowing you to
quickly select graphic options instead of reading through text on a linear
menu.
Radial pop-ups can be used on preselected objects; you no longer have to
select an object to be able to interact with it. wherever you can access the
standard pop-up menu with MB3.
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These icons represent a subset of application-specific options you can choose
just as you would from a menu.
Which radial pop-up is displayed at any particular time depends on what type
of object is selected.
There is a neutral zone in the very center. Shared items for Object Specific
Popup (such as Edit Parameter or Properties) appear in a consistent location
regardless of the number of items in the popup list.
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Because you are at the top assembly level and are using
Components, you get a subset of the MB3Click
Move the cursor straight up until the cursor is over the Mating
Conditions icon
, then release.
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Using MB3Hold over the same lifting eye ring, release MB3
over Make Displayed Part.
The lift eye ring part is now the displayed part.
Step 4:
Note that because you are working on the feature level, you get
a different set of radial choices. Of course, different features
will yield different options.
Keep the cursor in the neutral center zone and release MB3 to
close the radial pop-up without selection.
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Move the cursor over the lower revolved body of the lift eye and
use MB3Hold to invoke a radial pop-up.
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NX 4
Note also that Stop At Intersection has moved from the dialog to the toolbar
and a new option, Follow Fillet, has been added.
Follow Fillet
The new Follow Fillet option on the Selection Intent toolbar provides the
ability to automatically follow (and leave) a fillet or any circular curve for
functions that require a section such as extrude or revolve.
Follow Fillet maintains design intent while reducing the number of selections
necessary to define a section that is based on a sketch with a lot of fillets and
whose component lines have not been trimmed.
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Open the follow_fillet part and make sure the Modeling application
is started.
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As soon as the selection is made, the curve rule, i.e. Tangent
Curves, acts in conjunction with the Follow Fillet option to select
all the curves that are tangent and use fillets.
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Units Control
In previous releases, the display of information was limited to the five
standard unit families. It is now possible to select your own custom units
based on your needs. You can set your own default unit through the Units
Manager. (AnalysisUnitsUnits Manager).
The Units pull-down will reflect this as Custom. The Custom unit name has
been added to the Units pull-down menu indicating that the default unit is
not one of the five standard unit families.
lb in
lb ft g
mm g
cm kg
m
Custom
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Measurements
In NX 4, you can now measure distances, lengths, angles, volumes, and
areas interactively with visual feedback. When you enter a measurement
function, the system displays multiple measurement options in the graphic
display area allowing you to select the exact distance, angle, or volume that
you want to measure.
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In addition, there are some new additions to the Analysis main menu
pull-down:
When any of these options are chosen, the icon options change:
All these options available through the icon option bar, although accessed in a
different way, are functionally the same as in previous releases. The Keep
Measure option
allows you to save the results of each measurement
process in your model.
Maximum Distance
You can now measure Maximum Distance between object types. The
interaction for maximum distance is the same as the current interaction for
minimum distance. After you select the first object, NX displays a ruler
showing the maximum distance.
The object types for Measure Maximum Distance are a subset of the types
supported for Minimum Distance. For maximum distance to a datum plane,
NX returns distance normal to the datum plane.
Radial Distance
Radius distance measure allows you to measure the radius of an arc or a
circle in a single click.
Measure the radius of an arc, circle, or circular edge. Upon selecting an
arc, the ruler displays the distance from the center of the arc to the pick
point on the arc. You then can choose OK. If you select a different arc, the
measurement changes to reflect your new selection. The distance displays in
current length units
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In addition to listing Measurements that have been kept, you can also
create Measurement expressions directly from the Expressions dialog using
the Measurements pull-down located in the More section of the dialog.
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Once you are satisfied with your selection, choose the Keep
Measure icon
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Use the pull-down in the graphics area to set the measurement
to Mass.
Choose OK.
Notice in the Expressions Editor that all the Measurements
needed to determine the properties of a solid body were created.
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You can maneuver the windows manually or use the Tile or Cascade
options in the Window menu pull-down.
Static and dynamic graphic input fields move to the window that is made
active.
Static and dynamic input fields move and work between multiple graphic
windows.
In the New Window dialog that appears, select a view in the model to be
the new window and OK.
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Summary
In this lesson you:
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Selection
became acquainted with how Select Modes have been combined and
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2 Gateway Customization
Purpose
This lesson introduces the new changes and enhancements to customize the
user interface in NX 4.
Objectives
After completing this section, you will be familiar with the following
enhancements in the gateway functionality.
Roles
Customer Defaults
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Toolbars Page
The Toolbars page now contains options to create a new toolbar or delete a
toolbar.
The Save Layout and Reset Layout options have moved to a new Layout page
in the Customize dialog:
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Commands Page
The Commands page has changed slightly; in NX 4 you can customize
toolbars by dragging and dropping (more about this later).
Options Page
The Options page is still where you can define icon preferences.
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NX 4 now remembers how often you use certain menu options and will reflect
your frequently used options in your "folded", or truncated menus.
Show Full Menus After a Short Delay: is the default condition. This means a
truncated, or "folded" menu will display fully after a few moments:
"folded" menu
full menu
Reset Folded Menus rolls back all folded menus back to the default condition
(i.e. menu frequency of usage is reset).
The options that control Cue/Status line position and docking are now on
the Layout page.
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The cue/status line continues to be available in both a top and bottom docked
location. For NX 4, the top location is now specified as just above the graphics
window. When this option is set it will take effect immediately and will not
require you to restart your session.
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Dragging and dropping a toolbar item to the menu bar, menus and
cascading menus.
To drag and drop NX user interface objects (icons, menu options) you must be
in the Customize mode (the Customize dialog displayed).
When you first select the icon to be moved, you get a
small box at your cursor.
As you drag the cursor to your destination, you see the
box with an "X"; if you release MB1 at this point, you
will delete the icon.
Once you drag the box to a location where it can be
dropped, you see the "drop-in" bar showing you where
the icon will be placed.
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When you are in Customize mode, there are several other icon customization
options available by using MB3 over an icon.
These options determine the look of your toolbar along with some editing
options to further customize your toolbar.
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Use the Toolbar Options arrows get to open the Customize dialog
Select the desired command in the Commands pane (example: Fit) and
drag/drop it into the desired toolbar (1), menu bar (2), menu options (3) or
cascading menu (4).
Optional: Use MB3 over the command object (icon, menu option etc.)
being customized to change its default appearance, name etc.
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You decide you want the Section icon to reside in the main
menu bar just ahead of the Tools option, not in the View
toolbar. You have two options:
You can select the Section command from the Commands pane
of the Customize dialog and drag/drop it up in the menu bar,
much like you did for adding it to the View toolbar.
You can select the Section icon from the toolbar where you just
added it and drag/drop it up in the menu bar.
For the sake of experience, you will do the second procedure
here.
Step 2:
With MB1 still pressed down, drag the icon up to the main
menu until you see the drop-in bar just in front of the Tools
option.
Release MB1.
Note that you now have the Section icon in your main menu.
Did you notice cursor symbols change as you did your drag
and drop?
Did you also notice that the icon was physically removed from
the View toolbar?
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Step 4:
Remove separators.
Using MB3, select the Zoom icon
toggle off the Begin Group option.
If you do not want the whole cascade menu of a menu bar entry,
but just one option from the cascade, you can do this using the
Customize dialog.
Step 6:
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With MB1 still pressed down, drag the entry over to the View
toolbar, positioning it after the Information entry you just
added, then release MB1.
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You now have the AnalysisAngle option available on the
Utility toolbar.
In a similar fashion, you can drag/drop a cascade menu of a menu
bar option into a toolbar.
Again, this is done using the Customize dialog; the only difference
is that you select a Commands option that has a right-arrow
signifying that it has cascade options.
Step 7:
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Drag the Undo List entry over to the View toolbar and drop it
in as the last item in the toolbar
You now have a second-level cascade menu from the main menu
in your toolbar (the Information menu you added earlier was
a top-level menu).
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Commands
Visualization
Layer Settings
Part Navigator
Layout
Once you get your options into the toolbar, stretch its width
so you can see its title.
With the cursor over the New Menu entry, use MB3 and key in
a new Name of my_menu_1, then Enter.
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Procedure:
1. Use the Categories list (1) to navigate to the desired command.
2. The Command list (2) will display the command name and the command
ID of the currently selected item (from the Categories list).
3. Current keys (6) lists shortcut keys that are already assigned to the
command selected in the Categories list (1). The Used in column will
indicate if the shortcut key is global or applicationspecific.
4. Place your cursor in the new shortcut key field (3) and enter a valid
shortcut key combination on your keyboard.
If you enter a shortcut key combination that is already being used,
a message will appear. You can still continue to reassign the key
combination but the previous assignment will be removed.
5. Determine if your shortcut is to be a Global or an application-specific
shortcut by setting the drop down menu (4).
6. Choose the Assign button (5) to create the new shortcut key.
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Roles
In NX 4, new portals to NX functionality called Roles have been implemented
for organizing various workflows and making NX easier to use by offering
discreet tool sets that pare down NX into logical groups of functionality.
In addition, you can create individual user roles based on your own
customized NX session interface, or roles can be defined based on specific NX
needs of various departments or disciples within a company and be added as
separate, protected role palettes. You can also access legacy .mtx files.
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Default Roles
By default, when you begin an NX 4 session you are presented with a core
set of functionality but more specific Roles (sets of tools) can be accessed
Characteristics
Toolbars displayed
with function titles
Advanced
Audience
Entry level and
general NX
users.
Those who
need advanced
functionality with
complete menu
options
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Characteristics
Toolbars displayed
Toolbars display
only icons, no titles
Machinery Essentials
Powertrain Essentials
BIW (Body-In-White)
Advanced
Consumer Products
Advanced
Machinery Advanced
Powertrain Advanced
Audience
Entry level and
general NX users.
Users who use NX
infrequently
These prepackaged roles represent a starting point from which you can
customize the NX user interface and save as a personal role.
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User-Defined Roles
It is important to understand that as a user, there are two different
repositories where user-defined roles can be defined:
The User folder where you can store your individual roles that reflect
your personal user interface layouts with their specific menus, toolbars
etc. Note the specific resource bar tab and the title of the fly-out window.
Because these personal roles are yours, the .mtx files that define your
roles reside in your home directory.
In Windows, these roles reside in:
\Documents and Settings\<yourname>\Local Settings\Application
Data\Unigraphics Solutions\NX4\roles
In Unix, these roles in:
<your home directory>/NX4/roles
You can also define roles as a new palette which references roles in a
directory of your designation. Note the specific resource bar tab and the
title of the fly-out window.
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In a blank area of the Roles palette chick MB3. This will bring up the
pop-up
Click on New User Role in the pop-up. This brings up the Role Properties
dialog.
1. Name of the .mtx file as
stored
2. Name of Role as
referenced in
your NX interface
3. Graphic to be used as
Role icon; type in name
or Browse
4. Area to provide a
description of the role.
5. Window showing
application(s)
referenced in Role
6. Toggles to structure
Role; Current Only
is used to capture a
customized interface
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Navigate to the directory you want the new Role palette to point to. This
creates a tab on the resource bar.
Choose Create.
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Name of role
Image for icon
Description
Application switches / toggles
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Summary
In this lesson you:
learned about new NX 4 Roles and how they can customize your interface
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Visualization
3
Purpose
To familiarize you with what is new in NX 4 Visualization functionality.
Objectives
After completing this lesson you will be familiar with the following
enhancements to visualization.
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NX 2
Wireframe options
NX 4
Options
Shaded
Shaded options
Wireframe with Hidden Edges
Shaded
Studio Display
Partially Shaded
Face Analysis Display
Face Analysis Display
Partially Shaded
Studio Display
Static Wireframe
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MB3Display Mode
MB3Rendering Style
Wireframe
Shaded
Shaded
Partially Shaded
Studio
Static Wireframe
Studio
Face Analysis
Partially Shaded
MB3Hidden Edges
Visible
Gray Thin
Dashed
Invisible
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Preselection
Selected (Highlighted)
Control of the Highlight with Thick Width option is on the Selection
Preferences dialog. It is enabled by default.
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Type The Type options let you determine how many planes (up to 6) to use
when sectioning your model.
1 plane
3
2 plane
Sectioning is done using two clipping
planes which can be oriented using
the Section Plane icons.
Dynamic handles can be positioned on
either plane by selecting the desired
plane to be the active clipping plane.
Box
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Section Plane/Volume
The Section Plane/Volume options let you determine the X,Y,Z orientation of
the section planes (in conjunction with the Type options). In addition, you can
invoke the Plane dialog to specify a sectioning plane to your specifications.
XC Plane Orientation
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Sectioning is done using the XC axis
as the Normal clipping plane axis.
YC Plane Orientation
ZC Plane Orientation
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This option works in conjunction with the 2 Planes and Box types. When
Move 1 Plane is in effect, one selected plane will be the clipping plane; when
Move All Planes is in effect, all planes (within the designated Type) will be
clipping planes.
When the tooltip of the icon reads Move 1 Plane, Move All Planes
is in effect. When the tooltip reads Move All Planes, Move 1 Plane
is in effect.
Toggle Sectioning On / Toggle Sectioning Off
This option allows you to toggle between a Sectioned display and a display
of the whole model. This option is also available outside of the dialog
through ViewOperationSection Toggle or by using the Section
Toggle icon
Cap Display
The capping of clipped bodies provides a much better feel for the sectioned
model. There are four choices: No capping, Capping with a specified color,
Capping by Body Color and Body Color plus Interference.
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Open Near Components on Plane
Open All Components on Plane
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Choose ViewOperationSection.
For immediate sectioning, you can start manipulating the dynamic
sectioning handles using the default conditions
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Note that you could have input a distance/snap value in the
dynamic input box.
Step 3:
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Step 4:
Use the Dynamic Input field to rotate the clipping box 90 degrees.
Select the Y-Normal rotation handle, then key in an Angle of
90.
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Note that the capping color reflects the component body color
during sectioning, that the whole sectioning box moves, not just
one plane and that if you drag it up high enough, the bottom
plane of the sectioning box starts clipping the bottom of the
assembly.
Experiment on your own using the 1 Plane
and 2 Plane
Types.
Choose the Reset Bounds and Orientation icon
are finished experimenting.
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under Type.
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under Section
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Regardless of plane type used, there is one active plane at all times; the
"active" plane is the one displaying the Dynamic Positioning handles in
the center.
The last-used sectioning mode and active plane are remembered the next
time the Sectioning Definition dialog is launched.
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The model is still all there even though part of it is not seen after
sectioning. In functions where selection is enabled, the object that
you hover over, expecting to pre-highlight often will not, because the
object that is being clipped out in Z is actually the one that would be
pre-highlighted. The "extraneous" objects show up in QuickPick.
Fit works on the entire model, not just on the subset of the model that
remains after sectioning.
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When the Shade Exterior Faces option is selected, the warning dialog below
will be presented.
The warning is stating that any previously set partially shaded faces will
be reset. The dialog is also pointing out that this operation may be time
consuming when initiated, depending on the size of the model or number
of faces.
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Lesson
5 Modeling General
Purpose
This lesson will familiarize you with what is new in the general use of the
NX 4 Modeling application.
Objectives
After completing this lesson you will be familiar with the following new
general functionality in the Modeling application.
DesignLogic
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Edit with Rollback is displayed on the MB3 pop-up menu for any feature
selected (or pre-selected) in the graphics window or Part Navigator.
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Part Navigator
The Part Navigator for NX 4 has undergone significant functional and user
interface enhancements; these include:
New feature names are now displayed to match the menu bar names
for features.
A Model Views node that helps you organize 3D annotations that depend
on their view locations. Model views include standard orthographic views,
view sets, and user defined views.
An Unused Items node where objects within the model that have no
parent-child relationship are stored.
The grouping of objects (including sketches) using the MB3 popup menu
of an object. You can edit groups or objects that you add to them from
elsewhere in the tree. You can add the same object to multiple groups.
Navigator and their values (which can be edited) appear in the details
window.
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Feature Names
The Part Navigator and other dialogs now show new feature names that
match the menu bar names for features.
Part Navigator with Old Feature
Names
a change from all capital letters with underscores to Initial caps with
normal spacing (e.g., RECTANGULAR_POCKET to Rectangular Pocket)
NX 4 Name
Draft
Shell
Bridge Surface
BSURF_DEFORM
Deform
BSURF_ISOTRIM
Isoparametric Trim/Divide
If you wish to work with old-style names for a part for whatever reason, you
can set the preference on the Modeling Preferences dialog.
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In NX 4, the default configuration is with Timestamp Order off.
When using legacy parts, be sure to turn Timestamp Order off to get
the Part Navigator in NX 4 format. The Part Navigator for any new
models will automatically be in the NX 4 format.
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Model Views
Features
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Expressions
Reference Sets
Groups
Measures
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Model views include standard orthographic views, view sets, and user defined
views. If you designate one of the views as the base view for a view set , all
the other views in that set update their orientations according to the base
view.
The View Set dialog lets you designate what views you want generated from
the current work view.
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Identify a parent view by placing the cursor over the view node (under
Model Views) then use MB3Make Work View
Create a View Set by placing the cursor over the Model Views node, then
using MB3Add View Set.
The View Set dialog will appear.
In the View Set dialog, designate the views you want in the View Set
and OK.
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Groups can now be added to reference sets. Members of a group that do not
individually belong to any reference set but do belong to a group that is in
a reference set will behave as if they were members of that reference set.
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DesignLogic
In NX 4, there is a new project called DesignLogic that pervasively impacts
many design tasks that you might undertake. With DesignLogic, you can
more easily access, create, and associate parametric data as you build your
model.
Expressions
Analysis
Sketching
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Modeling General
window:
These options not only interactively determine measurements for input, but
also generate Analysis Object entities.
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Here, you can access functions, geometry, spreadsheet data, or defined rules.
lets you select geometry which, in turn, brings up the
Parameter Selection dialog.
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This lets you reference the defining parameters of the geometry you selected.
The Measurement Options When you use the Measure option, you get an icon
options bar of measurement options (the same ones available through
Analysis).
These options may vary depending on the features that you are creating or
editing.
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When you choose Measure Length, Measure Bodies, or Measure Area the
above icon options bar displays. Measure Distance and Measure Angle
include these options and several more.
Information displays the specified measurement in the Information
window without actually creating an expression.
OK creates the measurement and the associated expression(s).
Cancel returns to the expression dialog without creating an
expression.
Distance Options
When you choose Measure Distance the Distance icon options bar appears.
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Angle Options
When you choose Measure Angle the Angle icon options bar appears.
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Inner Angle (the default) measures the angle inside the lines
of the angle
Outer (Major) Angle measures the angle outside the lines of
the angle
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The Expressions dialog lists the value and units of each measurement, but
note that the formula column will always read (Measure). Measure refers
to the feature that was created. The name column will show the type and
timestamp of the measure feature, i.e.; distance; angle; and so on.
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Measure features can be seen in the Part Navigator under the Measures node.
When you highlight a measure feature in the Part Navigator the associated
measurement expressions and their values are listed in the Details window,
and the Measure is highlighted in the graphics window.
Measurements During Parameter Entry
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Create a 100 x 100 x 250 block, locate it at 0,0,0, and Fit the view.
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Choose Datum Plane.
Select the two edges shown below and choose Ctrl+MB2.
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Select the datum plane and datum axis, enter 90 for the angle,
and choose Ctrl+MB2.
Select the new datum plane and the endpoint shown below
and choose MB2.
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Choose Hole.
Make sure the Simple icon is selected.
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Select the last datum plane just created as the placement face.
Choose Formula.
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In the Expressions dialog, append * 0.8 to the formula for the
pending new Depth parameter. (The number after the word
distance may vary from the illustration.)
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Choose Horizontal.
Choose the Datum Axis in the graphic window as the
Horizontal Reference.
Select the endpoint shown below as the target object.
For simplicity the reference features and pending hole
body are not illustrated.
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Key in or use the Copy name method to edit the value of the
CurrentParm to diagonal/2 and choose OK.
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This satisfies the design intent for the hole position.
When you return to the positioning dialog Apply the new
horizontal dimension.
Because the position is fully specified, the dialog will close and
the hole is created.
Step 6:
Edit the values of the block feature to test the design intent.
In the graphics window, place your cursor over the block until
it pre-highlights and chose MB3Edit Parameters.
Click over p2=250.00 in the graphic window.
Key in 125 and choose OK.
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Repeat the edit to make p2 equal to 500 and again update the
part.
The hole remains on the midpoint of the diagonal.
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Summary
In this lesson you:
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Lesson
Extrude
Revolve
Edge Blend
Chamfer
Datum CSYS
Datum Plane
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Extrude
The Extrude function has undergone significant changes between the NX2
and NX 4 releases.
Dynamic Handles
Extrude now offers dynamic manipulation and input for the development
of extruded features.
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You can also suppress their display by using F3 which is also used to
turn them back on.
You can also grab (MB1) and drag each field to a better position in the view.
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Extrude Dialog
The Extrude dialog is used during creation and editing.
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Specifying Geometry to Extrude
Select Section is for selecting objects to be extruded. This is now
a selectable selection step, making it easier to control the selection and
deselection of objects.
Direction
Reverse Direction
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Boolean
Lets you choose a boolean operation for the extrusion. You can also move the
cursor over the extrusion preview and use the MB3 popup menu to choose
a boolean option.
Create - Creates an independent
extruded solid body
Subtract
Unite
Intersect
Select Boolean Target - When available, use this option to select the
target for the specified Boolean operation.
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Limits
Start / End
Trim - Lets you select a face, sheet body, or solid to mark the bounding
extent of the extrusion. This option is available only when you are creating
an extrusion using other objects to delimit its extents, instead of just
entering distances.
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Offset
Offset adds up to two offsets to the extrusion. Offset is available from the icon
options, from the dialog, or using MB3. Values can be entered in the data
entry fields, in the dynamic input boxes. You can also drag the offset handles
in the graphics window. You can specify symmetrical offsets.
1. End - Enter a fixed value in the data entry field or in
the dynamic input box. Or you can drag a distance
using the Start and End handles. You can put the
Start and End values on either side of the profile.
2. End Handle - Extends the extrusion to the next face,
datum plane or body along the direction path.
3. Start - Extends the extrusion to a selected face, datum
plane, or body.
Start / End
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Draft
Draft is available from the icon options, from the dialog, or using MB3. The
taper angle can be entered in the dialog entry field, in the dynamic input box,
or by dragging the taper handle in the graphics window.
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Multi-Body Feature
When you create an Extruded feature, where multiple loops exist, the result
of this creation is a single (multi-body) feature; whereas in previous versions,
this would have resulted in multiple features.
For example, if you create an Extruded feature in NX 4 using a sketch with
multiple loops, you will get a single multi-body feature. You can check this in
the Part Navigator. If you subtract, unite, or intersect the single (multi-body)
feature, the result must be a single body.
Example: NX4
Example: NX2
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Optional: If you are dragging the input handles to develop the extrusion,
you may want to use F3 to turn off the dynamic input boxes.
Drag the Limit handles, or use the Distance fields in the dialog or in the
dynamic input boxes to size the extrusion as desired.
Click OK
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Enter .25 for the End (Limit) value and press Enter.
Toggle on the Offset option.
Enter .25 for the End (Offset) value and press Enter.
If the Offset drag handle is pointing away from the center of
the part, use a positive value for the End offset. If the Offset
drag handle is pointing toward the center of the part, use a
negative value.
Choose Apply.
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Enter .075 for the End (Limit) value and press Enter.
Toggle on the Offset option.
Enter .15 for the Start (Offset) value and .275 for the End
(Offset) value and press Enter.
If the Offset drag handle is pointing away from the center of
the part, use positive values for the offsets. If the Offset drag
handle is pointing toward the center of the part, use negative
values.
Choose OK.
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Revolve
The Revolve function and user interface is improved to work in a similar
way to that of Extrude.
There is no change in the function itself.
The dialog now includes three Selection Steps, the same as the Extrude dialog.
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or InsertDesign
FeatureRevolve.
With the Select Section selection step active, select all the
edges in the front face of the part.
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Set the boolean operation to Unite
Select the existing solid body (to unite to).
Choose OK on the dialog.
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Shell
The Hollow function has been renamed to Shell and the dialog and user
interface have changed.
The old Hollow "Types" interaction has been replaced with face sets to
manage input selections and their constituent roles. Face sets work like edge
sets in the Edge Blend function.
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or InsertOffset/ScaleShell.
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Draft
The Taper function has been renamed to Draft and the dialog and user
interface have changed. The new Draft allows you to change faces so that they
are angled relative to a certain draw direction. The drafted faces allow the
part or pattern, and its mold or die, to be easily separated.
specify the selection intent to select faces or edges that are required for
the draft
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Draft Dialog
There are four different draft types. Though the basic procedure is the same
for creating each draft type, the selection steps vary.
You need to specify at least the following inputs for the draft operation:
Draw direction
Stationary objects
Faces to draft
Draft angle
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Type
Draft from Stationary Plane lets you specify that a selected set of
edges be stationary, and that the faces
that own these edges be drafted at
specified angles.
Selection Steps
Vector options
Stationary Plane
Faces to Draft
Vector options
Stationary Edges
Vector options
Tangent Faces to Draft
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Vector options
Stationary Plane
Parting Edges
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You want to draft the two holes on the end of the part.
Step 2:
or choose InsertDetail
FeatureDraft.
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In the dialog, an expression has been created for the default draft
angle of 10 degrees. You need a smaller draft angle for the two
holes.
Key in 5 in the Set1 A field and press Enter.
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A preview of the draft is shown as the faces are selected. You can
now see that the draft will make the hole larger, or reduce mass.
You actually want the hole to get smaller.
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The draft preview now shows that the hole will get smaller.
You can now see that the holes diameter at the bottom face does
not change size when the draft is added. This is because the
bottom face was selected as the Stationary Plane to draft from.
Draft both sides of the center rib; you want the top of the rib to
remain constant so you will use Draft from Stationary Edges
Choose the Draft From Stationary Edges
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is active.
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The walls adjacent to the cylindrical pivot pad need draft. You
need to add draft that is tangent to the cylindrical face of the pivot
pad. The Draft Tangent To Faces type can be used in this case.
type.
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Edge Blend
The Edge Blend function is accessed by choosing the Edge Blend icon or
choose InsertDetail FeatureEdge Blend.
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Blend multiple edge chains having different constant radii within one
feature (and within a single body). Chaining will not be allowed to proceed
onto invalid edges.
For blends, a connected edge can occur only at a vertex that has at least
one other edge thus comprising a branch condition, which terminates
the chain.
Select the two face groups for Face Blends by the selection of the edge
chain that connects them. Although this is a face blend capability, it will
be implemented within the Edge Blend enhancements. After using the
edge to select face groups for face blending, you will be able to select
additional faces for each group.
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Specify a radius value for any vertex in an edge chain and for any point on
the edge chain. When needed, you will be able to create points on the edge
chain while working within the fillet operation.
Create stop blends, which are short of a designated vertex. You will be able
to create this on an individual edge chain and individual end vertex basis.
Create a blend that stops at a specified distance from the vertex. When
stop short is applied, an end cap will be created.
Smooth Edge Rollover You are now able to allow fillet surfaces to cross
smooth tangent edges onto adjacent rollover surfaces when the geometry
warrants it.
Twist Patches For areas where the rolling ball analogy breaks down
(e.g., self-intersections, etc.), you can allow for a twist patch result (as that
of Ideas). A default setting (on) of this option creates these twist patches.
Optionally turn the automatic preview off. The preview on-demand will
still be available if automatic preview has been turned off.
There is also a new icon on the dialog for displaying the results of the
completed blend (Show Results) without actually creating the feature.
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You first want to create smart points at the faces of both circular faces of the
boss on the small body. These will be used to control the location of two of the
variable radius blend points on the lower edge of the other body.
Step 1:
Open the edge_blend part and make sure the modeling application
is running.
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Select the end of the edge that ends at the near side of the
circular boss (on the small body).
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Rotate the view and create another associative point on the
other side of the boss.
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on the dialog.
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on the dialog.
on the dialog.
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Enter a radius of 25.0, and press Enter
Choose OK on the dialog.
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Snap Point toolbar. and slide the handle to the right (or left).
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Chamfer
The Chamfer function is accessed by choosing the Chamfer icon or choose
InsertDetail FeatureChamfer.
Offset Method replaces the two sets of chamfer methods: the three simple
methods and the two Freeform methods.
Offset Edges Along Faces accomplishes the same thing as the old simple
chamfer methods. The offset values are applied along the faces that
intersect at the edge being chamfered.
Offset Faces and Trim does the same thing as the old Freeform methods.
With this option, the chamfer is calculated by offsetting the faces (that
intersect at the edge being chamfered) to determine the limit of the
chamfer faces.
Chamfer All Instances will apply the specified chamfer to all instances of the
selected edges (if they belong to instanced features).
Enable Preview allows the chamfer to be displayed prior to creation.
The Show Results icon
displays the results of creating the feature
without actually creating it, When chosen, the icon changes to Undo Result.
Reverse Offsets
reverses the faces the values of the offset are applied
to. This is only available for Asymmetric Offsets and Offset and Angle.
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is active.
Select the top edge of the large circular hole in the part.
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You can drag the Offset handle, or enter a value in the field.
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If the angle is measured off the wrong face, choose the Reverse
Offsets icon
Choose OK.
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Datum CSYS
The Datum CSYS function has been enhanced to provide an improved
appearance, a scale factor and, to offset CSYS objects, a rotate-translate
capability.
The representation of a Datum CSYS has changed.
The Datum CSYS creation is enhanced with Apply, so that you can create
many features in one use of the dialog.
You can control the Display Scale Factor of the Datum CSYS symbol in the
view. This can be done at the time of creation or editing. The default is set to
1.0. The size is relative to the size of the Work Coordinate System.
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When creating an offset Datum CSYS, you can select the entire Datum CSYS
by selecting the members of the Datum CSYS. Also, offset Datum CSYS
objects can be translated and rotated in either order. The offset Datum CSYS
icon was moved to the right most icon to provide easier access.
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Datum Planes
Datum Plane has been expanded to include more functionality.
Datum Plane construction in inferred mode is similar to methods used in NX
2. However, some methods have been enhanced.
For example, the center plane has been renamed to bisector plane, and it is
still created by selecting any pair of planar faces, planes, or datum planes;
and, an offset datum plane is still created by selecting the planar face. In NX
4, multiple offsets are also supported.
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With the cursor over one of the datum plane edge handles,
choose MB3Symmetric.
Again, using MB1, drag any of the edge handles on the
temporary datum plane to change its displayed size. Notice
how the size changes now.
With the cursor over one of the datum plane edge handles,
choose MB3Reset Plane Size.
Use the Cycle Solutions icon to make sure the datum plane is
in front of both cylindrical faces.
Choose OK.
Create more datum planes using some of the other types on the
datum plane dialog to experiment with the new datum plane
functionality.
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Summary
In this lesson you learned about the enhancements to the following modeling
features:
Extrude
Revolve
Shell
Draft
Edge Blend
Chamfer
Datum CSYS
Datum Plane
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Lesson
Body Taper
Trim Body
Spherical Corner
Dart
Replace Feature
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Body Taper
Selection Intent has been added for collecting edges and faces.
After selecting the parting object and the draw direction, the process will
automatically progress to the next selection step.
You can add taper to multiple bodies in the same feature. They will all
use the same parting object, draw direction, and draw angle.
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You are going to create a single Body Taper feature for both solids,
and then edit it several ways.
Choose the Body Taper icon
FeatureBody Taper.
or InsertDetail
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Enter 15 degrees for the Draw Angle, and turn on Match taper.
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Change Selection Intent to Single Curve.
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Select the two circular edges and the rear linear edge on the
top of the solid on the left.
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Now you are going to replace the parting datum plane with
another.
With Selection set to Feature, double-click on the Taper feature.
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Trim Body
The user interface and dialogs have changed for the Trim Body function. A
Preview switch has been added to better understand the results prior to
completing the feature.
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You want to trim off the top of the part, so give it some shape.
Choose the Trim Body icon or InsertTrimTrim Body.
Make sure Enable Preview is on.
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Make sure the second selection step is set to Tool, and select
the surface.
The trim direction is displayed (by the arrow), and the results are
previewed as shaded
Step 2:
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With the third selection step set to Inferred Plane, select three
arc centers (as shown below) to define the trimming plane.
Step 3:
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Dart
The Dart feature lets you add a dart feature along the intersection curve of
two sets of faces. It is primarily used for creating strengthening "darts" in
sheet metal parts. It can be used for both sheet and solid bodies.
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1) Selection Steps
2) Method
3) Dimensional Parameters
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Selection Steps
First Set Lets you select the faces for the first set. You can select one or
more faces for the face set.
Second Set Lets you select the faces for the second set. You can select
one or more faces for the face set.
Location Curve This curve represents the intersection of the surfaces
involved in the Dart procedure. The Dart feature will be located using this
curve.
Location Plane Lets you optionally specify the position of the dart
feature relative to a plane or datum plane.
Orientation Plane Lets you optionally select a plane for the orientation
of the dart feature.
Filter Available for Location Plane and Orientation Plane.
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Method
The Method refers to how you define the location of the dart along the
intersection curve. You have two options:
Along Curve allows you to dynamically define a base point for the dart
anywhere on the intersection curve. The graphics display, face normal vector
and the value in the Arclength field all update as you drag the point along
the curve
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If you select the Position method and use the Location Plane selection step
to select a plane an offset menu displays, to allow you to define an offset
value from the plane selected.
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Dimension Parameters
Preview
This option generates a preview of the dart whenever enough parameters
have been specified to create a possible dart.
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Step 1:
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beside the
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Choose the Parameter Entry Options arrow
Angle entry field.
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Step 6:
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Make layer 10 Invisible then rotate the part to check out the darts.
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Replace Features
The Replace Feature function has the following improvements:
You can now replace curve features. The basic purpose of Replace Feature
is to re-parent a feature due to a design change.
You can replace a feature in the Part Navigator by clicking MB3Replace
over the Feature. You can replace features using EditFeatureReplace.
The Replace Features Dialog
The Replace Feature dialog has been modified to include four list boxes:
1. Eligible Features to
Replace
2. Features to Replace
3. Dependent Features
4. Replacement Features
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Step 1:
to From Directory.
Open the work_new part, and make sure the modeling
application is running.
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or choose
EditFeatureReplace.
Step 3:
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Step 4:
on the dialog.
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or click MB2.
The profile with the section for the law extension is highlighted in
the view. You will re-specify this profile using another curve.
Select the long curve near the right end, so that the direction is
correct other wise flip.
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A direction vector displays. This vector should align approximately
with the other vector.
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The first set of tangent faces for the law extension are highlighted
in the view.
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Choose ()_Faces for the first wall for Face Blend(5) on the
dialog.
Click MB2 to accept the current face which is preselected.
Choose OK on the dialog.
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Now the long sheet replaces the smaller curved sheet.
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Summary
In this lesson you learned about the enhancements to the following modeling
features:
Body Taper
Trim Body
Dart
Replace Feature
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This spline might have been created from a scanned clay model.
It obviously needs to be smoothed before it can be used to create
a slab surface.
Step 2:
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Notice that each time you Apply, that the smoothing factors
designated are applied to the spline.
Cancel the dialog.
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None will allow the system to decide how best to move the poles.
X, Y and Z Direction will move the poles in the selected direction (parallel
to the corresponding direction of the WCS axis).
Normal will move the poles normal to the surface being edited.
Arbitrary Direction will access the Vector Constructor dialog for you to
specify the direction you want to move the poles.
Move Selected Poles Only allows you to select which poles to be moved.
If you do not use this, all the poles will be available to be moved.
The Boundary Constraints section of the dialog allows you to control the four
edges of the surface in five different ways.
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It is rather obvious that only one pole needs to be moved.
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OK the dialog.
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1) Target Body
2) Trimming Tool
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Limit
The Limit options let you specify the kind of Trim and Extend operation.
Distance Extends one or more edges by a distance value that you enter in
the data entry field. No trimming occurs with the Distance option.
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If you use the Make Corner option with Until Selected, both the target and
the tool are modified.
If the Make Corner option is not selected then only the target is modified.
Extend Method
This option lets you specify the continuity of an extend operation.
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Natural Tangent - The extension is
created in a linear direction (1).
Natural Curvature - The extension of
the sheet is curvature continuous (2).
Mirrored - The extension of the sheet reflects or "mirrors" the shape of the
original surface, where possible.
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Region
This option lets you specify to retain or discard material in trim operations
when Limits are set to Until Selected.
Keep - When you select a tool sheet or edges a vector displays on the target
or the tool. When the vector is on the tool sheet, it points in the direction of
the faces that will be kept on the target. If the vector is on the target sheet
(as with Make Corner) the vector points in the direction of the faces that
will be kept for the tool sheet.
Remove - This option works the same as Keep, but in reverse. When the
vector is on the tool sheet, the vector points in the direction of the faces that
will be discarded on the target.
Keep
Remove
Other Options
Enable Preview When you have specified enough parameters to create a
possible TRIM_AND_EXTEND feature, this option generates a preview of it
in the graphics window.
Keep Original Edges Use this option to keep the original edges on the
target or tool geometry. The input edges are unaffected by the trim or extend
operation, and remain in their original state. New edges are created based on
the output of the operation and are added as new objects
Tolerance Tolerance value used to create the feature. Default tolerance
value should be derived from Modeling tolerance.
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You will extend the narrow sheet body beyond the larger sheet
body, and then edit the trim and extend feature in different ways.
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You will first extend the small sheet body downward 25
millimeters, linearly.
Set the Limit option to Distance, the limit value to 25.00, and
the Extend Method to Natural Tangent.
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OK the dialog.
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Make sure the Region option setting is Keep, then OK the
dialog.
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Develop a corner
Select the Trim and Extend feature.
Turn on the Make Corner switch.
OK the dialog.
Extend the front edge of the larger sheet and explore the other
Extend Methods.
Choose the Trim and Extend icon.
Set the Limit to Distance, set the distance to 60.0, and make
sure the Extend Method is set to Natural Tangent.
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OK the dialog.
Note the shape of the extension.
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This option mirrors the shape of the extension about the
original edge.
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Keep Original Edges will create new faces, and maintain the
original edges.
Tolerance allows you to specify a tolerance different than the
default, if you wish.
OK the dialog.
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Adding points, inserting points, moving points and deleting points while
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G0 Constraint
G1 Constraint
G1 & G2
Constraints
There are two basic approaches to constraining spline points and end poles:
Inferred Constraints and Specified Constraints.
Inferred Constraints
Inferred constraints use geometry to "infer" continuity for a spline point or
end pole. When geometry is selected, the constraint options appear on screen
for selection.
Once specified, the inferred constraint displays constraint handles. There are
two versions of this handle; one for inferred constraints involving splines and
one for inferred constraints when dealing with surfaces.
Spline Inferred Constraint Handle
Dragging the cone heads will move point along the U or V direction. Double
clicking on cone heads will align the curve to the U or V direction.
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Specified Constraints
If you do not use inferred constraints, you can explicitly specify a constraint;
it has its own handle
MB3
Dynamic Positioning
If a node does not have any type of constraint, when it is selected you get
an Axis Drag/Rotate handle.
Axis Drag/Rotate Handle
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Create a spline-by-points
Choose the Studio Spline icon
on the Curve toolbar or
choose InsertCurveStudio Spline.
Make sure the method is set to Through Points
Associative switch is on and Degree is set to 5.
the
You will emulate the displayed spline and interact with it a bit.
Indicate six locations that basically mimic the existing spline.
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Select the left end point of your spline, hold down MB1 and
drag the node to the right end point of the left red line.
Since you are referencing other geometry (the end point of the
line), you are able to infer a constraint to that geometry, either
tangency (G1) or curvature (G2).
Choose the G2 icon.
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Note the constraint symbol for the curvature inferred
constraint.
If you designate a G2 constraint, G1 for the same point
is assumed.
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Step 5:
Try dragging each cone head, in turn, to see how it affects the
slope of the spline. Use Ctrl-Z to cancel the modification.
Try doubleclicking on each cone head, in turn, to see how
it affects the tangency of the spline to the line. Use Ctrl-Z to
cancel the modification.
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At this point you could key a new XC,YC,ZC location, or drag
the respective cone heads or reference other geometry to effect
a translation of the node point.
In the Snap Point toolbar, make sure Point on Curve
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Select the center red cube and drag it down to the black spline.
It will "lock" onto the black spline. Position it in the middle of
the black spline and choose a G1 constraint.
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With your cursor over the right most point, use MB3Specify
Constraint.
The Specify Constraint handle appears.
Try dragging the cone heads and sphere to see how they change
the shape of the spline.
Use MB3 on this node after you experiment with the Specify
Constraint handle.
Note that the Inferred constraints are no longer in effect since
you put a defined constraint on the point.
In a Spline by Poles case, only the end points can be
specifically constrained.
Click on Infer G2 to return to the original state without a
specified constraint.
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Hopefully you now understand the idea how your mouse
buttons work in relation to designating inferred constraints
and manipulating spline point positioning.
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MB3 on a pole allows you to insert a new pole between the selected pole
and next or previous pole (as well as the usual delete).
You can specify constraints only on the first and/or last pole of the spline,
using the Specify Constraint handle.
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Summary
In this lesson you:
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Emboss
Divide Face
Variational Sweep
Polygon Subdivision
Global Shaping
Offset Surface
Through Curves
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Emboss
This is a new function for creating features for stiffening or locating geometry
on either solid or sheet bodies.
or InsertDesign
FeatureEmboss.
It requires a section, a vector direction and a target body.
From these inputs the system will calculate a cap and sidewalls.
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Emboss Terminology
1. Target (sheet or solid) - The surface
(or quilt of surfaces) on the which
the emboss is built.
2. Section - The basic shape of the
emboss, created from a closed
collection of curves, edges, or a
sketch, on or off the target, on a
plane, or on other faces. The section
is usually planar but it can be 3D.
3. End Cap - The terminating surface
of the emboss. The parameters
used to specify the endcap will be
the floor (pocket) or ceiling (pad) of
the resulting geometry. Geometry
specified for the endcap does not
have to be part of the body being
modified.
4. Sidewalls - The walls of the emboss
join the target surfaces and the
endcap surfaces. These surfaces
can be either drafted or ruled.
Draft From - The option for creating sidewalls, indicating where the section is
drafted from or projected to:
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This projection constitutes the stationary entity from which the sidewalls
are drafted
Case 1 - Draft From is set to None, so the location of the section is stationary
when determining the drafted sidewalls.
Case 2 - the section is projected to the endcap surface to define the stationary
edge.
Case 3 - the section is projected to the target.
The locating plane can straddle the target (as shown above) or can be
completely above or below the target.
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Multi-Convexity
When the endcap intersects the target, you can create the emboss as a pad, a
pocket, or a mix of the two. If there is a draft angle, it is flipped on opposite
sides of the target.
Mixed
Vectors
Draft From - The vector (direction) along which the section is projected
(default is normal to the section). It is bidirectional.
Pull Direction - The vector used to define the draft (or the extrude if the
sidewalls are ruled).
Free Edge Vector - The vector used to trim a joggle - an emboss created when
the projected section goes beyond the target surface, and which therefore
must be trimmed in some way.
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Procedure
To create an emboss feature:
1. Choose the Emboss icon
InsertDesign FeatureEmboss.
2. Use the Select Section or Sketch Section steps to select or create a closed
section.
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Step 2:
Set the Selection Intent to Body Faces and select one of the
faces of the sheet solid, verifying in the Quick Pick dialog if
necessary.
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The Cue line is now asking you to select the face geometry you wish
to use to cap the new emboss feature. Notice that the Selection
Step, End Cap
Select one of the top faces of the Target Sheet solid and confirm
if necessary.
OK.
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Notice that because of the negative value, the Cap is now below
the highest Target face. In a sense, NX has created both Pocket
and Pad like topology. This is because the Multi Convexity option
is Mixed.
Repeat Step 4, this time changing the Multi Convexity to the
Pocket or Pad option.
Choose FileCloseReopen Selected Partsemboss.prt.
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Set the Selection Intent to Body Faces and select one of the
faces of the sheet solid, verifying in the Quick Pick dialog if
necessary and
Accept with MB2.
Notice the Cue line is now asking you to select a face in addition to
the Section geometry to define the End Cap. Also notice that the
selection Step has advanced to the End Cap icon
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OK.
Offset from Face could also be applied here.
Make Layer 3 Invisible.
Step 6:
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Use Selection Intent to pick faces for division, and to pick dividing objects.
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Variational Sweep
This new function allows you to create a feature by sweeping a section
(sketch) along one or more rails. It will vary the section as needed to meet
the sketch and V-Sweep constraints.
It allows you to create and constrain a sketch on the fly, or create a sketch
prior to entering the function.
It is accessed by choosing the Variational Sweep icon
InsertSweepVariational Sweep.
or
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Step 5:
Constrain the two arcs so they have Equal Radii, and create a
dimension to constrain one of the arcs to have a radius of 12.0
millimeters.
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Offset Surface
This function is now under a slightly different name, In previous versions, it
was InsertOffset/ScaleOffset. It is now called Offset Surface, but found
in the same place and with the same icon.
The dialog is different, and you can offset each face with only a single value,
but you can include many faces in the feature.
1. Approximate Offset Surfaces allows offset
surface geometry to be approximated,
allowing the feature more latitude during
computation.
2. Allow Step Boundaries allows you to
combine an offset value with a value of 0.0
for a face that is part of a smooth set of
faces.
3. Output Option One Feature for Connected
Faces will produce a single feature for all
connected selected faces. There may be
more than one feature created one will be
created for each set of connected faces,
4. Output Option One Feature for Each
Face will produce a single feature for each
selected faces.
This also enables the Normal Orientation
Method options.
5. When you create a constant offset surface,
the system must first generate edge curves.
Specify Interior Position allows you to
specify a location that will determine the
center of the selections all direction
arrows will point away from the specified
location.
6. Use Existing Normals will use the
direction of the positive face normal for
calculating the offsets.
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or
InsertOffset/ScaleOffset Surface.
Choose the Offset Surface icon in the graphics window to
display the full dialog.
You are prompted to select the faces for the new set. Selection
Intent is available for this.
With Selection Intent set to Tangent Faces, select any of the
three faces on the left.
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Step 3:
The offset surfaces for the first face set are now highlighted.
Step 4:
Select Set 2.
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Select either of the two angled faces for the second face set.
Rotate the part and use the Part Navigator to investigate the
results.
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InsertOffset/ScaleOffset Surface.
Choose the Offset Surface icon in the graphics window to
display the full dialog.
Step 2:
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Make sure the arrow is pointing up, and enter a value of 0.0,
and press Enter.
Choose OK to complete the feature.
Blank the extruded feature.
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10 Modeling Sketcher
Purpose
This lesson introduces the enhancements to the Sketcher in NX 4.
Objectives
Once you finish this lesson, you will have an understanding of:
Sketch on Path
Intersections
Automatic Constraints
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Modeling Sketcher
Unconstrained Mode
There is now an icon on the Sketch Constraints toolbar, named Create
Inferred Constraints.
This is on or active by default. With it on, constraints are created as you are
used to. When this is off, The symbols for constraints will be displayed as you
are creating the objects, but no constraints will be created.
With this off, the solver is not accessed as heavily, and it allows for creation of
huge amounts of objects without impacting system performance.
Pre-creation, with Create Inferred Constraint turned off.
After creation. Notice there are no constraints. The circle is tangent to the
line, but it is not associative.
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Modeling Sketcher
The new Non-Associative Only setting at the bottom of the dialog (Reference
Outside Work Part) allows you to use any geometry outside of the work part
for creation of new geometry. In order to use this, Create Inferred Constraints
must be turned off. This thus allows you to use the location of geometry
outside the work part for location only. It will not allow you to constrain the
geometry to anything outside the work part
Automatic Constraints
The only change here is that you now have to select the curves to be
automatically constrained.
This is due to the ability to created unconstrained curves and constrained
curves in the same sketch.
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Dimension Creation
There is now a new icon available on the options bar when creating
dimensions.
With it toggled on, all dimensions created (with the exception of Perimeter
dimensions) will be created as Reference Dimensions.
With it toggled off, all dimensions will be created as constraint dimensions.
This can also be controlled by a new option on the Sketch Dimension Dialog.
The second is Create Alternate Angle.
This will give the alternate solution to the pre-created angular dimension. It
only works when in preview mode. The icon will not do anything after the
dimension is actually created.
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Step 2:
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Part Navigator
To enable the handling of a large number of unconstrained sketch curves, the
ability to group curves has been added to the Part Navigator.
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Step 2:
Create a Group.
You are going to create three groups one for lines, one for arcs,
and one for circles.
You will first create the group for the lines.
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Notice that the green folder icon is now next to the CIRCLES
group you just created. This indicates that it is the Active Group.
Step 4:
Create a third group for the arcs (fillets) in a different way, without
selecting the arcs.
Choose InsertNew Active Group.
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Notice that the green folder icon is now next to the ARCS group
you just created. This indicates that it is the Active Group.
Step 5:
Release MB1.
The four arcs now belong to the ARCS group, and it is the active
group. That means that any curve now created will automatically
become part of the group.
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for this.
With Display Object Color turned on (icon active or depressed), all objects in a
sketch will be displayed in the Object Color, not the sketch color, at all times.
With Display Object Color turned off (icon inactive or not depressed), all
objects in the sketch will be displayed in the sketch color when the sketch is
active just as in recent releases.
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Sketch on Path
Sketch on Path is a new sketch creation function that allows you to create a
sketch on a plane that is normal (or tangent) to a curve or set of curves.
The function was created primarily for the new Variable Sweep function.
Variable Sweep has the ability to create a sketch, create and constrain curves
in that sketch, within the process of creating a Variable Seep feature.
You can also use the Sketch on Path function outside of the Variable Sweep
function as well.
For creating a sketch, the option bar has a new choice:
The default setting is Sketch in Place (shown above). This works the same as
the create sketch function did in previous versions.
By choosing the small triangle to the right of the icon, you can change to
Sketch on Path. This is the new capability.
The second icon on the option bar (active by default when the option bar is
first accessed) is for selecting the path that you want the sketch related to.
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Normal to Path will keep the sketch plane normal to the selected
path.
Normal to Vector will orient the sketch plane normal to a specified
vector.
Parallel to Vector will orient the sketch plane parallel to a specified
vector.
Through Axis will constrain the sketch plane to always pass
through the selected axis.
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Make the Path icon active (on the option bar), and set the
orientation icon to Normal to Path.
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Step 3:
Choose OK.
Step 4:
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Intersections
This is a new function which is part of the process of constraining a sketch to
a path or paths.
It is used mostly for the Variable Sweep function.
It is found on Sketch Operations toolbar, or on the Insert menu when in the
Sketcher Task Environment.
They are displayed as Existing Points and are named Vertex. They are
displayed where the selected curve(s) intersect the sketch plane.
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If there are any views on the active drawing, you will be asked to select the
view you wish the sketch to reside in.
This is also covered in the Drafting Transition lesson.
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Project
When projecting non-sketch curves and edges onto a sketch, Selection Intent
is now used.
This gives you more control over the contents of the Projected feature. If the
model changes, curves can be automatically added to the feature.
If you want to make sure that no problems result by new curves automatically
being added to the Project feature, it may be helpful to convert them to
Reference. For that reason a new option has been added to the Convert
To/From Reference function, to allow you to easily select all the curves in the
Project feature.
Convert To/From Reference
The Convert To/From Reference dialog has a new option that allows you to
quickly convert all the curves that belong to a Project feature.
With this option turned on, the entire Project feature will be selected.
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Summary
In this lesson you:
tried out the new options for Sketch Dimension creation and editing
were appraised on the new Sketch Display Color switch on the Sketch
Preferences dialog
learned about the new Intersection Sketch operation and how it works
with Variable Sweep
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Lesson
11 Modeling Curves
Purpose
This lesson will familiarize you with what is new in the curves functionality
in the Modeling application.
Objectives
In this section, you will become familiar with enhancements to the following
functions:
Associative Curves.
Associative Points.
Text to Curve
Intersection Curve
Fit Spline
Project Curve
Bridge Curve
Cloud Sections
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Allows you to create points, lines and arcs that are both associative and
parametric.
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You will be creating a line from a tangent point on the large arc to
a tangent point on the smaller arc.
Step 2:
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Select the Start=Tangent icon
constraint method.
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Choose Update to update the graphics window. Observe the
tangency of the associative line.
Note that the associative line retains its tangency to the larger
curve. The line responds to the change in the geometry.
Create another associated line which spans from the arc center of
one arc to a tangent point on the other arc
Choose the Line icon
InsertCurveLine.
Set the Point icon
option.
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Choose OK.
The second associative line is created.
Step 6:
Choose OK.
Choose Translate.
Choose To A Point.
The Point Constructor dialog appears.
Select the Arc/Ellipse/Sphere center icon.
Select the arc center of the left arc to define the translation
reference point.
Choose the Cursor Location icon.
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Select a location just below the current arc location to define
the translation destination point.
Choose Cancel.
The associative lines were created as individual features in
the part.
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See the appendix for basic procedures on creating lines and arcs.
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Associative Points
Associative Points are smart points that are associated to their parent. If
their parent changes, the updates are reflected in the associated points.
Non-Associative Point
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Step 2:
Step 3:
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Select the following locations to create non-associative points
along the block. Create non-associative points 5-9 as noted
below.
Step 4:
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Step 5:
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Offset Curves
Offset Curves
(InsertCurve from CurvesOffset), now uses
the Selection Intent toolbar instead of the old selection dialog for
selection of curves to offset.
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Offset in Face
Several changes have been made to the Offset in Face dialog.
Selection Steps have been added to make selection of faces and curves easier.
The system still automatically selects faces when curves are selected, but the
Selection Steps make it easier to change what is selected.
The Complete Set and Start Next Set Selection Step makes it easier to control
the makeup of each set.
The Trim Corner icons have been replaced by a simple on/off switch: Trim
and Extend to Each Other.
The Boundary icons have been replaced by a simple on/off switch: Extend
to Face Edges.
There is a new Offset Mode option called Tangential, and is calculated as
shown below:
In previous versions it was difficult to create a second offset curve for a given
set. That has been simplified by the addition of MB3Add Offset to Section
(on the set list in the dialog).
Tolerance, Enable Preview and Apply are new to the dialog.
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Intersection Curve You can now select multiple objects in the input sets to perform an
intersection operation. A new Preview option has been added. You can
preview the output geometry, apply diagnostics on it and change the input
geometry, as needed.
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Step 3:
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Step 4:
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Text to Geometry
Text to Geometry is currently only available on the Windows platform.
Text to geometry will now create text that follows along curves and surfaces.
You can now also create text as a full associative text feature.
This text option will generate NX curves from the True Type fonts in your
native Windows font library. You can use this function whenever text is
required as a design element in your part models.
You can create three types of text:
Planar text
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InsertCurveText.
Choose the On Curve icon
Take note of which end is selected when selecting your curve. This
sets the start direction of your text.
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Step 2:
or choose MB2.
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Item
Description
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or MB2 to advance to
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Since you have set the Project Curve option on, the text will be
projected onto the surface.
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You can drag the ends of the original curve (as well as by inputting
values). This allows you to see the results prior to completing the edit.
You can now edit both ends of the curve at the same time.
The Selection Step, associated filters and the Confirm Upon Apply have
been removed.
Use the Edit Curve Length option to extend or trim a curve by a given curve
length increment. This option creates separate features that it adds to the
existing curve.
Trim Curve The order of the selection steps on the Trim Curve dialog
has changed. The String to Trim icon now appears first in the order of the
selection steps.
New Order of Selection Steps
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or
EditCurveCurve Length.
Select the spline.
Set the Method to Incremental, the Side to Symmetric, and
Direction to Natural.
Set the Output: Associative on and Blank Original.
Drag the handle at either end of the curve to 20.0.
Choose OK.
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or EditCurveTrim.
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Project Curve
The Project Curve function now has join and fit options on the creation dialog.
The Curve Join Methods allow you to create a join curve at the same time
several curves are being projected. This was only available by using the Join
Curve function after creating the Projected Curve.
Also, when you project curves Along a Vector, at an Angle to Vector, or Equal
Arc Length, the projection direction is now associative.
Modeling Curves
Bridge Curve
The arrangement of the dialog is slightly different. The only functional
change is that you can now constrain the curve to lie on a face, for tangent
continuous bridge curves. This enables you to bridge two curves that lie on a
surface, and have the bridge curve associative to the surface as well. There is
a new selection step for this.
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Step 1:
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or InsertCurve from
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or EditSurfaceMove
Pole.
Select the surface.
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Step 4:
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Geometric Properties
Geometric Properties now allows you to see radius of curvature and location
information dynamically as you float the cursor over a curve or surface.
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Summary
In this lesson you:
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were told about using associative curves to generate solids and about
creating associative mirror curves
learned about the point output function available when sectioning curves
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12 Assemblies
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Purpose
This lesson introduces the new changes and enhancements to the Assemblies
application in NX 4.
Objectives
In this lesson, you will learn about the following:
Assembly Cut
Assembly Arrangements
Clearance Analysis
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last active arrangement of the previous Displayed Part will be used to orient
the occurrences in the new parent part. The newly created parent assembly
is a completely new NX part.
When an Undo is performed right after creating new parent, the new part
that becomes empty basically the components are removed from the new
parent part.
The Create New Parent option gives you an easier way to build more complex
assemblies when you are doing bottom up assembly design.
Procedure: Creating a New Parent Assembly
1. Choose the Create New Parent
icon (typically added to the
Assemblies toolbar), or choose AssembliesComponentsCreate New
Parent from the main menu.
The New Part File dialog appears, except the Non-Master Part option is
not present, and the Units default to the units of the current work part.
2. Key in a new name for the new parent assembly.
3. Change the other options on the dialog as needed.
4. Choose OK.
The new assembly now becomes the displayed part and work part in your
current session. (Creating the new parent does not close the original
assembly.)
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This property can be used to maintain Model and Lightweight reference sets
for assemblies, but is also available for general use. For example, you might
want to maintain a SIMPLE reference set both for assemblies and for piece
parts. While new components will be added automatically to reference sets
that have this property set, nothing will be done to prevent the components
from being removed subsequently.
When a new component is added to an assembly, it will be added to all
reference sets for which the Add Components Automatically property is set,
according to these rules:
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The Add New Components Automatically toggle will also be added to the Edit
Attributes dialog for the reference set that indicates whether new components
are added to the reference set automatically or not. Changing this toggle will
change the reference set behavior. The transition from Off or On will set the
add components automatically property on the reference set and ensure that
all of the current components in the assembly are added to the reference set.
The current contents of the reference set will not be changed.
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The toggle will be available for all reference sets, including managed
reference sets.
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This new functionality leaves all other reference set functionality unchanged.
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Assembly Cut
It is sometimes necessary to create a cutaway view of an assembly for
illustrations or demonstrations.
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Assembly Cut provides a non-destructive way to generate cutaway views
via a single operation.
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You can select multiple target and tool bodies to create the assembly cut.
Selected bodies are associatively copied into the work part (if they are not
there already), and the tool bodies are subtracted from the target bodies.
Tool bodies can be selected from the work part or from components of
the work part.
All the resultant copied bodies and Booleans are presented as a single
Assembly Cut feature in the Part Navigator.
When you select an Assembly Cut feature in the Part Navigator, its target
and tool bodies are shown in the Details panel. You cannot, however, see
or edit the individual features that make up an Assembly Cut feature set.
Assembly Cut bodies act much like promoted bodies. They hide their
parent bodies from view, and they exist at the assembly level.
Consider using a master model assembly, where one or more cut
features live in a super assembly that references the original
assembly as its only component. This is desirable because you cannot
manage cut feature display by using arrangements.
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You can find out whether any of the Boolean features failed (for example,
because their tool and target bodies did not intersect) by selecting the
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If none of the selected tool and target bodies intersect, you receive a
message, but an Assembly Cut feature is still created.
Deleting an Assembly Cut feature removes all its copied bodies, Booleans,
and downstream features.
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Assembly Cut features are updated using the arrangement that was in
effect when the cut was created. (You can see the defining arrangement by
selecting an Assembly Cut feature and choosing InformationFeature.)
If the tool and target bodies were already associatively copied into
the work part when the Cut is created, the location of these bodies is
determined by the arrangement that was in effect when the bodies were
copied.
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When you are editing an assembly cut, you cannot change a tool body into
a target body (or vice versa). You must delete and recreate the cut.
Target bodies that are completely inside the tool body are not eliminated
during the subtract operation, but they do not cause the failure that
occurs when a target body is completely inside a tool body during most
modeling operations.
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Activity Using Assembly Cut to Make a Cutaway Drawing for the Vise
You want to make a cutaway illustration of the vise assembly showing
the attachment of the jaw plates, the screw and bushing arrangement
of the handle mechanism, and the way the shaft passes through the
moving jaw and attaches to the fixed jaw.
To manage this you will use a higher level assembly that will contain
the cut geometry. This avoids modifying the original
Step 1:
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Choose Finish.
Step 3:
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Step 6:
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From the main menu pull-down, choose Assemblies
ComponentsEdit
Suppression State.
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Use works like selecting on the arrangement name - it
displays that arrangement in the view.
Copy duplicates the selected arrangement.
Rename lets you rename the selected arrangement.
Information opens the window that contains information
about the selected arrangement.
Set as Default lets you set the selected arrangement as
your default.
Delete removes the selected arrangement from the part.
Properties lets you edit properties of an arrangement.
New Arrangement creates a new arrangement and adds
it to the arrangements list box, where you can change its
default name.
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If you try to unsuppress a constraint, as for example the one shown below,
you will receive a warning message.
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Activity Arrangements
In this activity, you will suppress mating conditions on components
within different arrangements to demonstrate different configurations
of the assembly.
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Step 1:
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Save As this assembly into your own student folder with the name
XXX_blender_inlet_fixture-03_ASSM.
Step 4:
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The Assembly Arrangements dialog is displayed.
Use Copy
to create a new arrangement. With
Arrangement 2 still highlighted, rename it to UNLOADED.
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As you select names from the list, they also highlight in the
graphics area.
Complete this step by picking the green checkmark.
The Suppression dialog appears.
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You will see that the mating conditions for each of the
clampstraps, washers, and hex nuts have already been
renamed, to make it easier to find them.
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Take careful notice that the icon in front of the Parallel
constraint has now changed.
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from the
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Step 11: Repeat the above Reposition procedure to rotate the other two
clamps.
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Close the Assembly Arrangements dialog.
Step 14: Unsuppress the PART component within a single arrangement,
PART LOADED.
Activate Arrangement 1 from the Assembly Navigator. You
need to activate this arrangement, in order to see the desired
component.
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Step 15: Define a final arrangement, with the part in place and the clamps
turned correctly.
With the cursor on the assembly part name in the assembly
navigator, MB3ArrangementsEdit.
In the Assembly Arrangements dialog, Copy
1 to create a new arrangement.
Arrangement
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In this lesson you:
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Lesson
13 Drafting Part 1
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Purpose
This lesson will familiarize you with what is new in the NX 4 Drafting
application.
Objectives
After you complete this section of the lesson you will be able to:
Create a "base" view of a part using the cursor and MB3 pop-up menus.
Immediately create a projected view after the base view has been
established.
Add a detail view or auxiliary view using the View Creation Options bar.
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Set the View Creation Option Bar as desired and place view.
In the graphic window, place the cursor over the dashed line that
represents the drawing border; click MB3.
Set the View Creation Option Bar as desired and place view.
Add Base View is the default option (bold) in the pop-up menu. So,
the base view can be added simply by selecting the drawing border.
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The following options are available (left to right) on the tool bar:
Style, View, Scale, Orient View Tool, and Move View.
Style (1) option provides the same set of parameters as the View Preferences
option. However, when these options are set from this toolbar they are specific
to the view that is being placed on the drawing.
View (2) option determines the orientation of the base view. A pull-down
menu list the canned views and any custom views that have been created.
Scale (3) option provides a means to set the scale of the base view. A pull-down
menu list several preset scales as well as the options to enter a custom scale
or define the scale by an expression.
Orient View Tool (4) option provides a means to orient a view to a orientation
that is not listed in the View pull-down menu.
Move View (5) option only appears on the toolbar if there is already a view
on the drawing. The purpose of this option is to allow you to move existing
views during the operation of adding a new view.
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Orient View Tool When the Orient View Tool is selected a preview screen is
presented along with several options to orient the model as desired.
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When you have an assembly, you can use the Hide Component and Show
Component icons to choose what components you want to have displayed
on the drawing sheet.
1 Rotation Tool
4 Associative
Orientation
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3 Horizontal Direction
6 Reverse Direction
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View Display
You can display views as wireframe or shaded images.
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Wireframe
Hidden Wireframe
Shaded
In the View section of the page, set the Style option to Wireframe.
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MB3 Options
Explore new MB3 options available on view border.
Move the cursor over an existing view so that it is displayed pre-highlighted,
then click MB3
You can see that the number of choices has been increased. Many will let
you create a specific type of projected view. (These are also available on the
toolbar and in the Part Navigator pop-up menu.)
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Notice that you can update an out-of-date view with this menu.
Explore new MB3 options available on drawing sheet border.
Use the Part Navigator to open drawing sheet SH2.
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Place the cursor on the dashed border of the drawing sheet (so that it
pre-highlights), then click MB3.
Among the various options, Add Base View is bold. So you could just select
the border of the drawing sheet to launch the "add base view" procedure.
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Choose the Style icon to display the View Style dialog for this view.
Choose the Perspective tab. Turn on the Perspective option, then key
in a Distance value.
OK the dialog, indicate a good location in the center of the drawing sheet
for the view, then click MB2 to get out of the view creation procedure.
You can add perspective to any view on the drawing. To do this you
would:
Double-click the border of the view to display the View Style
dialog for that view.
Display the Perspective tab page.
Turn on the Perspective option.
Key in the Distance value you need.
OK the dialog.
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Place the cursor over the border of an existing view, then choose
MB3Add Detail View.
The View Creation Options bar presents icons that will help you create
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You can use the Label Style drop down menu (with Circular
Boundary option) to choose the letter style you need
(Embedded, Label, Note, and so on).
When you have an assembly, you can use the Hide Component
and Show Component icons to choose what components you
want to have displayed on the drawing sheet.
When you have an assembly you can switch between not
sectioning components (like screws and rivets) or sectioning
them using the Non-sectioned Component or Sectioned
Component icons.
You can use the Move View icon to immediately move the view
to another location on the same drawing sheet or a different
drawing sheet.
Choose the origin of the detail view, select any available point.
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Indicate a good location for the detail view near its parent.
Press the Escape key (or click MB2) to get out of the view creation
procedure.
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Auxiliary views are created much like detail views, except that you need
to define a hinge line.
To create an auxiliary view:
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Define the vector direction. If you need to, choose the Reverse Direction
icon on the bar to change the direction of the arrow.
Youll notice that you can place the view anywhere, but when it is
perpendicular to the hinge line, youll get a dashed line to the view.
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Indicate a good location relative to the parent view, then click MB2 to
end the procedure.
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Choose PreferencesDrafting.
On the Preview tab page, set Style to Shaded, then OK the dialog.
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Choose OK.
Locate the view in the upper left corner of the drawing by
clicking MB1.
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Press Escape.
Step 6:
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In some cases you will have to define a hinge line for the
auxiliary view. You will now delete the view and recreate it
by defining a hinge line.
Press Escape.
Place the cursor over the auxiliary views border and click
MB3; choose Delete.
Click MB3 on the right views border and choose
Add Projected View.
Choose Hinge Line
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Click MB2 to exit.
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Move the cursor to the right of the Top view and locate the
section view.
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Press Escape to exit.
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Choose Cancel.
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Step 11: Create a projected view using the Offset Dynamic Input Box.
Place the cursor over the Top views border; click MB3 and
choose Add Projected View.
Click MB3 and toggle on Cursor Tracking; the Offset Dynamic
Input box appears.
Move the cursor to the right of the Top view so that the
alignment line is horizontal.
Notice that the Offset value is presently highlighted.
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Press Escape.
Step 12: Close the part.
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Place the cursor in the Orient View window, hold MB2 down
and rotate the part to get a better visual perspective.
In the Orient View window, click MB3 and choose Fit.
The options in the View toolbar can be applied in the
Orient View window.
Select the triangular face to define the view plane and confirm
if necessary.
The part immediately rotates to the new orientation. The view
orientation is derived from the direction of the selected faces
normal. If desired the direction of the normal can be reversed.
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Now the normal points into the drawing. If you were to place
the view on the drawing now and make hidden lines invisible,
the triangular face would not appear.
Choose Reverse Direction again so that the triangular face
is closest to you.
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Click MB2 or choose OK.
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Because of the specific requirements of the different types of sections views,
the system will provide appropriate icons on the View Creation Options bar
depending on which type of section view you need to create.
When you choose the Add Section View to Drawing icon
on the Drawing
Layout toolbar (or use one of the MB3 methods), the View Creation Options
bar is displayed which you can use to create the section view you need.
The options are much the same as you have seen with the exception of the
Section Line Style icon
When you select the parent view, and the hinge line symbol is displayed on
the cursor and some more icons are available on the View Creation bar.
Additional Icons:
The Hinge Line icon will let you define the hinge line at a specific
angle.
The Reverse Direction icon will let you reverse the direction of the
section arrows.
After you define the hinge line a few more option will be available on the
View Creation icon options bar.
The Add Segment icon will let you create cut sections for a stepped
section view.
The Section View Tool will display the Orient View window so that
you can choose an orientation you need.
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Finally, you would finish the section view just as you did in the simple section
view.
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You open onto a D size drawing sheet (SH1). There is just the one
top view of the part.
Step 1:
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Move the hinge line symbol around until you highlight the arc
center of the central hole (look for the arc center symbol near
the cursor), then select it.
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The hinge line is now anchored to the center of the part, but you
can rotate it to any angle around its anchor point.
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Create a hinge line at an exact angle that goes through the bolt
hole cut outs on the flange of this part.
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Select the arc center of these two bolt hole cut outs.
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Step 7:
Place the view to the lower right of the parent view with the
section line arrows pointing away from the section view
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Now you can see a little more clearly what the section plane
is cutting.
Choose the Cut icon
Choose the Close icon at the top right corner of the Section
View window.
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This method does not use a "hide" or "show" assembly procedure, but actually
brings in a view from a selected part.
This is accomplished by choosing the Part View icon
Layout toolbar (or use one of the MB3 methods).
on the Drawing
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You would like to show that a hand wheel sits above this part.
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In the past you had to use the Assembly application procedures to do this
after the view had been placed on the drawing. But now you can make these
choices without leaving the Drafting application.
This is accomplished by choosing Hide Component on the View Creation
Options bar.
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Notice that the scale for this view is automatically set to 0.75
because of the scale setting on the Drawing Sheet dialog.
Notice, too, that you get a Custom Scale (pencil and equal sign)
icon on the View Creation bar.
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OK the selection.
Indicate a good location for the front view in the center of the
drawing sheet, then use MB2 to get out of the view creation
procedures.
The view is established on the drawing but the wheel is not
displayed.
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Create a right view of this part without the hand wheel or the
body of the valve using the Part Navigator.
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Detach the Assembly Navigator and display it in a convenient
location.
Choose the Add Base View icon
toolbar.
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Indicate a good location for the right view on the right side of
the drawing sheet, and click MB2.
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If there were a hidden (blanked) component, you would get a
Display Component icon on the View Creation bar. You could use it
to create a view on the drawing sheet that displayed the blanked
component.
Step 6:
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Before you placed the view, you would choose MB3Style, then
choose the Base tab.
Turn the Load option on, choose the Browse option, then select an
assembly arrangement part.
From the Arrangement pull-down menu, you would choose the name of
the arrangement you wanted to display in the view.
OK the View Style dialog, and place the view on the drawing sheet.
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In previous releases, you could create a "reference" dimension but not with
a tolerance.
To accomplish this click the Inspection icon to turn it on.
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Summary
In this lesson you:
Familiarized yourself with the new view creation methods for all types
of views.
Learned how to add a view that comes from a different part to a drawing
sheet.
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Lesson
14 Drafting Part 2
Purpose
To introduce additional changes to the Drafting application in NX 4.
Objectives
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you can reference geometry from within drawing member views without
expanding the member views
drafting sketch names are derived from the member view or drawing
sheet in which they reside
if you move the member view, the associated sketch will move along with it
if you move the view to another drawing sheet, the sketch will also move
along with it
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The drawing sheet contains a top view, side view, and circular
detail view.
Zoom in on the circular detail view.
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to start
You can see that you are currently in the sketcher and the drawing
view did not have to be expanded, as in previous versions of NX.
The sketch is associated to this drawing view.
Create the four sketch curves as shown below then terminate
the operation.
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or InsertConstraints.
Select the four lines you just created then choose Equal Length.
You can see that the sketch curves are partially constrained.
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Create a Dimensional constraint with a value of 14 as shown
below.
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or press Ctrl-Q.
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Step 5:
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Two new Parent View detail labeling positioning options have been added
to the View Label Preferences dialog.
These allow you to specify the position of the detail views label text in the
parent view relative to its leader stub. Look for these two options under
Preferences View Label Detail.
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Datum on Centerlines
You can now attach a Datum Leader to centerlines.
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Cylindrical
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Open the shaft_4 part and make sure the Drafting application
is running.
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Select the leader of the top label. Over the same leader line
that you just selected, use MB3 Edit Associativity.
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is easy to use
Pull-down Selection.
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Composite Frame
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or Insert
You are ready to place the feature control frame on the drawing.
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Step 3:
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This will set up the point on the feature control frame to align to.
On the Annotation Placement toolbar, choose the Origin Tool
icon.
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The new Ordinate Dimension Tool:
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is easy to use
has full margin support for both multiple and dynamic margins
lets you re-specify the origin location the ordinate dimensions are
associative
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Step 1:
Open the ordinate part and make sure the Drafting application
is running.
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or Insert
Dimension Ordinate.
Step 3:
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Select the bottom edge and the left edge of the die plate.
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Once the corner point is established the origin is defined and
named ORDINATE1. This can be renamed to meet your company
standards.
Step 4:
First Offset is the distance of the first margin to the edge of the
part.
Spacing is the distance of the first margin to the next margin.
Number of Margins is the total number of margins.
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When the margins are displayed, notice that one set is displayed
as a solid line and the other set is dotted. The margin that is
displayed as a solid line is the Active margin.
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Step 5:
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Notice that when the new margins are created, the Active margins
have changed.
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Step 6:
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Step 8:
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Choose the Ordinate tab.
This tab is new for NX 4.
Turn the Show Dimension Line option on.
Change the Start Offset (A) value to 20.
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Choose OK.
Step 9:
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The ordinate dimensions are created as you select the points.
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Press the D key.
The D key is a single letter hot key. A dogleg is
dynamically inserted into the current ordinate dimension.
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Key in 30 for the Start Offset, then press Enter. As you can
see, the dogleg changed shape and the Angle value changed
with respect to the new Start Offset value.
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Step 2:
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Step 4:
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Click and drag a rectangle around the view to select all the
geometry in the view.
Choose OK.
You can also select the geometry or edges one at a time,
then OK the Auto Ordinate Dimension dialog.
As you see with his type of edge location, ordinate dimensions
can get complex and hard to read. You can clean your view up
either by dragging some dimensions to a different margin, deleting
selected dimensions, or through selecting by location. Selecting by
location will be discussed next.
Exit Ordinate Dimensions.
Step 5:
then select
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Choose OK.
Exit Ordinate Dimensions.
Note that the values of the ordinate dimensions are
both positive and negative because the origin is set to
Directional.
Step 6:
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With the cursor over the origin name, choose MB3 Move
Origin.
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This option can be applied either from the Choose Arrangement icon in
the Add Base View dialog bar or from the MB3 pop-up menu.
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Tracelines
The traceline tool is used to create lines that show how assembly components
in an exploded view fit together.
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Step 1:
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Insure that all of the icons you will need for this activity are
currently displayed inside your Exploded Views toolbar.
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Step 2:
your selection.
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Distance = 6.0.
Choose OK.
Choose Auto-explode Components again.
Select the spacer (yellow).
your selection.
Distance = 2.0.
Choose OK.
MB3 Fit the view.
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Step 3:
Tracelines)
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Step 4:
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Step 5:
your selection .
Distance = 8.0.
Choose OK.
MB3 Fit the view.
Note how the end of the traceline has moved along with the shaft.
The drafting view will likewise reflect this change.
In the next activity you will add some tracelines to an existing
exploded view. However in this case the exploded components have
not only been moved away from their assembled positions, they are
no longer aligned with their mating components. What happens
in this case is that NX will automatically add bend segments to
the tracelines. You can either accept the initial placement of the
segments or move them for better visibility.
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From the Exploded View toolbar, select Fork from the Work
View Explosion pull-down menu. (Assemblies Exploded
Views Show Explosion Fork OK)
MB3 Fit the view.
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Start a traceline from the edge of the axle pin and end it at the
hole on the nearside of the fork. However before you OK the
traceline, move the bend segments to a better position in the
view. To do this, click and drag one of the segment arrows that
appear between the start and end points of the traceline. The
direction of movement will be parallel to the start and end
point directions.
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Step 6:
Create a second traceline between the wheel and the fork, then
move the segments as needed for better visibility in the view.
Your finished view should resemble the one below.
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If your traceline still needs work after you created it, MB3 click it,
then choose an option from the pop-up menu. Here you can move
the traceline segments, edit the display of the traceline, blank or
delete the traceline altogether.
Step 7:
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Step 8:
Step 9:
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can be used to import views from multiple parts onto a single drawing
sheet
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Before placing the view on the drawing, choose MB3 Style General.
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can have its layer visibility, view label and scale edited like any other view
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The Inherit Angle from View option can be set by default under File
Utilities Customer Defaults Drafting Utility Symbols General.
The centerline symbols angle is not associative and will not update if the
hinge line inside the parent view changes.
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Step 2:
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or InsertSymbolUtility
Symbol.
Uncheck Inherit Angle from View.
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Choose Apply.
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Step 3:
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MB1 select two or more dimensions.
Position the cursor over one of the selected dimensions.
Click and drag the dimension to move it to a different location.
The other dimensions you selected will move along with it.
Rectangle select two or more dimensions.
Again position the cursor over one of the selected dimensions
then click and drag it to move all of the selected dimensions.
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Inferred
Horizontal
Vertical
Parallel
Perpendicular
Cylindrical
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You have the choice of either selecting a point on the extension line or
selecting the dimension arrow itself to align to when attaching a leader line.
Once a leader has been attached to an extension line it will move when the
dimension moves.
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behaves the same as the Concentric Circle dimension when two arc/circle
edges are selected
behaves like a parallel dimension when two tolerant edges are selected
When two spline or conical edges are selected the dimensions value is based on
the normal direction at the point of selection on the first edge and the point of
intersection between the normal vector and the second edge selected. The
dimension will then calculate the shortest distance between these two points.
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Drafting Part 2
Open the thickness part and make sure the Drafting application
is running.
Step 2:
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Choose the Thickness icon
or Insert Dimension
Thickness.
Select the top edge of the part in the upper view.
Click the bottom edge in this view and drag the dimension to a
location on the drawing.
Note how you can drag this dimension to any point along the
edge of the part or past the actual part itself. In this case the
dimensions extension lines are circular.
Now apply a Thickness dimension to the edges in the lower
view.
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Note how you can drag this dimension to any point on the edge as
well as beyond the edge itself
Apply a Radius dimension to the edge of the part in the lower
view.
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You can used the Screen Position option in combination with the other Point
Position options Control Point, Intersection Point or Arc Center. However if
you need a screen positioned centerline symbol to move with a view, make
sure you create the symbol inside the expanded view.
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Summary
In this lesson you were introduced to the new NX 4 functionality within the
Drafting application, including:
creating simple GD&T symbols using the new GD&T symbol interface
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Appendix
A NX 2 to NX 4 Menu Maps
File Menu
NX 2 Location
NX 4 Location
Change
FileCollaborate
FileCollaborate
Removed:
Connect to E-vis
Connect to NetMeeting
End Call
Place Call from Directory
Share Program
Chat
Whiteboard
Transfer Files
FileExecute
FileExecuteNX Open
FileExportSTL
Edit Menu
You must be in the Modeling application to see many of these options.
NX 2 Location
NX 4 Location
Tools Update
Delayed after Edit
Insert Datum/Point
Resize Fixed Datums
EditSurface
Notes
Removed
Tools Update Update
Model
A-1
NX 2 to NX 4 Menu Maps
View Menu
NX 2 Location
Change
ViewCurvature Graphs
Removed
ViewOperationNavigate
Removed
ViewToolbars
Removed
ViewVisualizationCreate Quick Image Removed
Insert Menu, Curve Options
You must be in the Modeling application to see many of these options.
NX 2 Location
NX 4 Location
InsertCurvePlane
InsertCurvePoint
InsertDatum/PointPlane
InsertDatum/PointPoint
InsertCurvePoint Set
InsertCurveSpline by Points
InsertCurveSpline by Poles
InsertDatum/PointPoint Set
InsertCurveStudio Spline
InsertCurveStudio Spline
InsertCurve OperationBridge
InsertCurve
OperationCombined
Projection
InsertCurve OperationExtract
InsertCurve OperationIntersect
InsertCurve OperationJoin
InsertCurve OperationOffset
InsertCurve from CurvesOffset
InsertCurve OperationOffset in Face InsertCurve from CurvesOffset in Face
InsertCurve OperationProject
InsertCurve from CurvesProject
InsertCurve OperationSection
InsertCurve from BodiesSection
InsertCurve OperationSimplify
InsertCurve from CurvesSimplify
InsertCurve OperationWrap/Unwrap InsertCurve from
CurvesWrap/Unwrap
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NX 2 to NX 4 Menu Maps
NX 4 Location
InsertOffset/ScaleHollow
InsertAssociative CopyInstance
InsertCombine BodiesIntersect
InsertOffset/ScaleOffset Face
InsertCombine BodiesPatch
InsertAssociative CopyPromote
InsertFeature OperationScale
InsertFeature OperationSew
InsertFeature OperationSimplify
InsertOffset/ScaleScale
InsertCombine BodiesSew
InsertDirect ModelingSimplify
InsertFeature OperationSubtract
InsertCombine BodiesSubtract
InsertFeature OperationTaper
InsertFeature OperationThread
InsertFeature OperationTrim
InsertDetail FeatureTaper
InsertDesign FeatureThread
InsertTrimTrim
InsertFeature OperationUnite
InsertFeature
OperationWrap
Geometry
InsertCombine BodiesUnite
InsertOffset/ScaleWrap Geometry
A-3
NX 2 to NX 4 Menu Maps
NX 2 Location
NX 4 Location
InsertForm FeatureBlock
InsertForm FeatureBoss
InsertDesign FeatureBlock
InsertDesign FeatureBoss
InsertSurfaceBounded Plane
InsertDesign FeatureCone
InsertDesign FeatureCylinder
InsertForm FeatureDart
InsertForm FeatureDatum Axis
InsertForm FeatureDatum CSYS
InsertDesign FeatureDart
InsertDatum/PointDatum Axis
InsertDatum/PointDatum CSYS
InsertDatum/PointDatum Plane
InsertAssociative CopyExtract
InsertDesign FeatureExtrude
InsertForm FeatureGroove
InsertForm FeatureHole
InsertForm FeaturePad
InsertDesign FeatureGroove
InsertDesign FeatureHole
InsertDesign FeaturePad
InsertForm FeaturePocket
InsertForm FeatureRevolve
InsertDesign FeaturePocket
InsertDesign FeatureRevolve
InsertOffset/ScaleSheets to Solid
Assistant
InsertForm FeatureSlot
InsertDesign FeatureSlot
InsertForm FeatureSphere
InsertDesign FeatureSphere
InsertForm FeatureSweep along Guide InsertSweepSweep along Guide
InsertForm FeatureThicken Sheet
InsertOffset/ScaleThicken Sheet
InsertForm FeatureTube
InsertForm FeatureUser Defined
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InsertSweepTube
InsertDesign FeatureUser Defined
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NX 2 to NX 4 Menu Maps
Mesh
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NX 2 to NX 4 Menu Maps
Change
Removed
InsertSheet Metal
FeatureUtilitiesStra
in
InsertView (Drafting)
Format Menu
NX 2 Location
NX 4 Location
Change
FormatLayout
FormatOpen Sheet
ViewLayout
Same
Hidden
NX 4 Location
Same
Change
Hidden
Tools Menu
NX 2 Location
ToolsDefine Deformable
Part
ToolsQuick Check
ToolsUG/Manager
ToolsUG/ManagerSa
ve
Outside IMAN
InsertQuick Check
ToolsNX Manager
ToolsNX
ManagerSave Outside
Teamcenter Engineering
ToolsUnits Converter
ToolsUnits Manager
AnalysisUnits (last
used units)Units
Converter
AnalysisUnits (last
used units)Units Manager
Assemblies Menu
NX 2 Location
NX 4 Location
ToolsUpdateDelay Interpart
ToolsUpdateUpdate Session
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WCS Menu
The entire WCS menu has been moved to the Format menu.
NX 2 Location
NX 4 Location
WCSChange XC Direction
WCSChange YC Direction
FormatWCSChange XC Direction
FormatWCSChange YC Direction
WCSDisplay
WCSDynamics
WCSOrient
FormatWCSDisplay
FormatWCSDynamics
FormatWCSOrient
WCSOrigin
WCSRotate
FormatWCSOrigin
FormatWCSRotate
WCSSave
FormatWCSSave
Analysis Menu
NX 2 Location
NX 4 Location
AnalysisCheck VDA-4955 Same
Compliance
Change
Hidden
AnalysisCheck-Mate
Author Checks
AnalysisCheck-Mate
Author Tests
AnalysisCheck-Mate
Run
AnalysisCheck-MateRun
Tests
AnalysisDraft
AnalysisShapeDraft
Removed
AnalysisFace
AnalysisShapeFace
AnalysisMass
PropertiesArea
using Faces
Removed
Removed
AnalysisMass
PropertiesArea
using Solids
AnalysisShapeGrid
Section
AnalysisShapeSurfa
ce
Continuity Analysis
AnalysisShapeSurface
Continuity
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NX 2 to NX 4 Menu Maps
Preferences Menu
NX 2 Location
NX 4 Location
PreferencesUG/Manager
PreferencesNX Manager
Application Menu
NX 2 Location
NX 4 Location
ApplicationGenerative
Modeling
ApplicationSheet
MetalDesign
Change
Removed
ApplicationSheet
MetalNX Sheet Metal
ApplicationSheet
MetalForming/Flattenin
g
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Appendix
Basic Procedures
Associative
Line Point-Point
B-1
Line XYZ
Line Point-Parallel
Line Point-Perpendicular
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Line Point-Tangent
rubberbanding a length, or
entering a value in the dynamic
input box,
rubberbanding a length, or
entering a value in the dynamic
input box,
Unbounded Line
B-3
Arc Point-Point-Point
Arc Point-Point-Tangent
Arc
Tangent-Tangent-Tangent
Arc
Tangent-Tangent-Radius
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Circle Point-Point-Point
Circle
Point-Point-Tangent
Circle
Tangent-Tangent-Tangent
Circle
Tangent-Tangent-Radius
B-5
Circle Center-Point
Circle Center-Radius
Circle Center-Tangent
B-6
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Index
A
Activities
Assemblies
Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . 12-22
Assembly Cut . . . . . . . . . . . 12-11
Drafting
Adding a View from Another
Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-38
Adding Views to a
Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
Creating a Section View . . . 13-31
Displaying Components on Drawing
Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-41
Using the Orient View
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-23
Gateway
Adding Options to a Toolbar and the
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Overview of Radial
Pop-ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Using Measurements . . . . . . 1-33
Modeling-Curves
Creating Associative Lines . . 11-3
Creating Associative
Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13
Modeling-Features
Creating a Dart Feature . . . . 7-22
Creating a Spherical
Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Extruding with Offsets . . . . . 6-10
Using User Defined
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Modeling-Free Form
Exploring Silhouette
Flanges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47
Smoothing a Spline . . . . . . . . 8-3
Spline Creation
Enhancements . . . . . . . . 8-55
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Index-1
Index
Index-2
14-15
6-36
4-14
4-15
12-49
12-17
12-7
12-9
12-34
12-44
12-43
12-40
12-50
12-2
12-38
12-3
12-6
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10-3
B
Body Taper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
C
Chamfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clearance Navigator
Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Curve Fit Method . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Curves
Bridge Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cloud Sections
Point Output . . . . . . . . . . .
6-43
12-40
9-23
11-53
11-56
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Index
6-47
6-51
6-49
6-49
4-20
4-18
4-21
4-19
12-17
6-43
6-47
6-22
6-23
. 4-9
11-39
11-39
11-39
11-41
11-40
2-35
Index-3
Index
Index
1-29
1-29
11-53
11-56
11-33
11-12
11-38
11-61
11-18
11-16
Index-5
Index
Index-6
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Index
R
Rebuild Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-80
Reference Sets Enhancements . . . . 12-3
Replace Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Revolve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Display of Multiple Parameter Entry
Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
New Selection Steps . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
User-Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
S
Selection
Combining of Selection Modes . . . . 1-9
New Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Selection Control and
Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Selection Intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Follow Fillet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Options Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Previewing Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
User Interface Enhancements . . . 1-23
Shade Exterior Faces . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Shading Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Supported
Materials/Textures/Lights . . . 3-24
Shape Studio
Analysis Objects
Display Enhancement . . . . . 4-14
Deviation Gauge Enhancement . . 4-18
Surface Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Update for Face Blend . . . . . . . . . 4-9
X-form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18, 6-21
Sketch Color Preferences . . . . . . . 10-13
Sketch in Member View . . . . . . . . 10-19
Sketch on Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
Sketch Preferences
Display Object Color . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Sketcher Constraints
Create Inferred Constraints . . . . 10-2
Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Index-7
Index
Surface Fitting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
T
Text to Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-24
Through Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Trim Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
U
Update for Face Blend . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Utility Symbols
Cylindrical Centerline
Screen Positioning . . . . . . . 14-58
V
Variational Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
View Rendering Style . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Pop-up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Visualization
Advanced Lights
Image-based Lighting . . . . . 3-29
Dynamic Hidden Edges . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Dynamic Sectioning
Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Sectioning Considerations . . 3-18
Sectioning Definition Dialog . . 3-7
Environment Cube
Image-based Lighting . . . . . 3-31
Environment Cubes
Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Edit Environment Cube Image
Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
High End Visual Effects and
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Index-8
W
WAVE
Geometry Linker
Datum Coordinate System . . 12-6
Workflow
Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
X
X-form
Feature on Demand . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Keep Slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Micro Positioning
Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
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Morning
Introduction & Overview
Lesson 1.
Gateway General
Lesson 2.
Gateway Customization
Afternoon
Lesson 3.
Lesson 4.
Tuesday
Morning
Lesson 5.
Afternoon
Lesson 6.
Lesson 7.
Wednesday
Afternoon
Lesson 9.
Lesson 10.
Morning
Lesson 11.
Afternoon
Lesson 12.
Friday
Modeling General
Morning
Lesson 8.
Thursday
Visualization
Shape Studio
Modeling Curves
Assemblies
Morning
Lesson 13.
Lesson 14.
Afternoon
Lesson 15.
Drafting Part 1
Drafting Part 2
PMI
Accelerators
The following Accelerators can be listed from within an NX session by choosing
InformationCustom MenubarAccelerators.
Function
FileNew...
FileOpen...
FileSave
FileSave As...
FilePlot...
FileExecuteGrip...
FileExecuteDebug Grip...
FileExecuteNX Open...
EditUndo
EditCut
EditCopy
Edit-Paste
EditDelete...
EditSelectionTop Selection Priority - Feature
EditSelectionTop Selection Priority - Face
EditSelectionTop Selection Priority - Body
EditSelectionTop Selection Priority - Edge
EditSelectionTop Selection Priority - Component
EditSelection-Select All
EditBlankBlank...
EditBlankReverse Blank All
EditBlankUnblank Selected...
EditBlankUnblank All of Part
EditTransform...
EditObject Display...
ViewOperationZoom...
ViewOperationRotate...
ViewOperationSection...
ViewLayoutNew...
ViewLayoutOpen...
ViewLayoutFit All Views
ViewVisualizationHigh Quality Image...
ViewInformation Window
ViewCurrent Dialog
ViewReset Orientation
InsertSketch...
InsertDesign FeatureExtrude...
InsertDesign FeatureRevolve...
InsertTrimTrimmed Sheet...
Accelerator
Ctrl+N
Ctrl+O
Ctrl+S
Ctrl+Shift+A
Ctrl+P
Ctrl+G
Ctrl+Shift+G
Ctrl+U
Ctrl+Z
Ctrl+X
Ctrl+C
Ctrl+V
Ctrl+D or Delete
F
G
B
E
C
Ctrl+A
Ctrl+B
Ctrl+Shift+B
Ctrl+Shift+K
Ctrl+Shift+U
Ctrl+T
Ctrl+J
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Ctrl+R
Ctrl+H
Ctrl+Shift+N
Ctrl+Shift+O
Ctrl+Shift+F
Ctrl+Shift+H
F4
F3
Ctrl+F8
S
X
R
T
InsertSweepVariational Sweep...
FormatLayer Settings...
FormatVisible in View...
FormatWCSDisplay
ToolsExpression...
ToolsJournalPlay...
ToolsJournalEdit
ToolsMacroStart Record...
ToolsMacroPlayback...
ToolsMacroStep...
InformationObject...
AnalysisCurveRefresh Curvature Graphs
PreferencesObject...
PreferencesSelection...
StartModeling...
StartAll ApplicationsShape Studio...
StartDrafting...
StartManufacturing...
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NX2 NX4, Course #MT10026
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NX2 NX4, Course #MT10026
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Material:
1. The training material supported the course and lesson objectives
2. The training material contained all topics needed to complete the projects
3. The training material provided clear and descriptive directions
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5. The course flowed in a logical and meaningful manner
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How appropriate was the length of the course relative to the material?
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4. My expectations for this course were met
5. I am confident that with practice I will become proficient
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