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ContentsIntroduction

ScopeofthisBook

Chapter1:GettingStartedStartingNX

UserInterface

QuickAccessToolbar

FileMenu

Ribbon

RibbonGroupsandMoreGalleries

TopBorderBar

Menu

Statusbar

ResourceBar

PartNavigator

RolesNavigator

TouchPanel

TouchTablet

Dialogs

MouseFunctions

LeftMousebutton(MB1)

MiddleMousebutton(MB2)

RightMousebutton(MB3)

ColorSettings

ShortcutKeys

Chapter2:ModelingBasicsTUTORIAL1

StartingaNewPartFile

StartingaSketch

AddingDimensions

ConstructingtheBaseFeature

AddinganExtrudedFeature

AddingConstraintsandDimensionstotheSketch

AddingDimensions

TrimmingSketchEntities

ExtrudingtheSketch

AddinganotherExtrudedFeature

SavingthePart

TUTORIAL2

OpenaNewPartFile

SketchingaRevolveProfile

ConstructingtheRevolvedFeature

ConstructingtheCutfeature

AddinganotherCutout

AddingEdgeblend

SavingthePart

TUTORIAL3

OpeningaNewPartFile

ConstructingtheRevolvedFeature

CreatingCutfeature

SavingthePart

TUTORIAL4

ConstructingExtrudedfeature

ApplyingDraft

SavingthePart

Chapter3:ConstructingAssemblyTUTORIAL1

CopyingthePartfilesintoanewfolder

OpeningaNewAssemblyFile

InsertingtheBaseComponent

Addingthesecondcomponent

CheckingtheDegreesoftheFreedom

FixingtheFlange

HidingtheFlange

AddingtheThirdComponent

ShowingtheHiddenFlange

HidingtheReferencePlanes,sketches,andConstraintsymbols

SavingtheAssembly

StartingtheMainassembly

AddingDisctotheAssembly

FixingtheDisctotheOrigin

PlacingtheSub-assembly

PlacingsecondinstanceoftheSub-assembly

SavingtheAssembly

TUTORIAL2

ProducingtheExplodedview

CreatingTracelines

Chapter4:GeneratingDrawingsTUTORIAL1

OpeningaNewDrawingFile

EditingtheDrawingSheet

GeneratingtheBaseView

GeneratingtheSectionView

GeneratingtheDetailedView

SettingtheAnnotationPreferences

DimensioningtheDrawingViews

TUTORIAL2

Creatingacustomtemplate

AddingBordersandTitleBlock

Openinganewdrawingfileusingthecustomtemplate

GeneratingDrawingViews

AddingDimensions

TUTORIAL3

Creatingtheassemblydrawing

GeneratingtheExplodedView

GeneratingthePartlist

GeneratingBalloons

Chapter5:SketchingTUTORIAL1(CreatingRectangles)

Multi-SelectionGestureDrop-down

TUTORIAL2(CreatingPolygons)

TUTORIAL3(StudioSplines)

TUTORIAL4(GeometricConstraints)

AddingConstraints

AddingDimensions

TUTORIAL5(ResolvingOver-ConstrainedSketch)

TUTORIAL6(Ellipses)

TUTORIAL7(Conics)

TUTORIAL8(QuickExtend,QuickTrim,MakeCorner,andOffsetCurve)

MakeCorner

QuickTrim

OffsetCurve

TUTORIAL9

Fillet

Chamfer

MirrorCurve

AddingDimensions

Chapter6:AdditionalModelingToolsTUTORIAL1

ConstructingtheHelix

AddingtheDatumPlane

ConstructingtheSweepfeature

TUTORIAL2

ConstructingtheGroovefeature

TUTORIAL3

CreatingSectionsandGuidecurves

Creatinganothersection

Constructingthesweptfeature

ConstructingtheExtrudedfeature

AddingtheEmbossfeature

AddingEdgeBlend

ShellingtheModel

AddingThreads

TUTORIAL4

Constructingacylindricalshell

Addingslots

ConstructingtheLinearpattern

ConstructingtheCircularpattern

TUTORIAL5

ConstructingtheTubefeature

PatterningtheTubegeometry

BooleanOperations

TUTORIAL6

Constructingthefirstfeature

ConstructingtheSecondFeature

Constructingthethirdfeature

DrillingHoles

AddingChamfers

EditParameters

ShowDimensions

EditingFeaturesbyDouble-clicking

SupressFeatures

TUTORIAL7

Constructingthefirstfeature

ConstructingtheExtrudedcut

ConstructingtheExtrudedcut

MakingtheAlongPattern

MeasuringtheMassProperties

TUTORIAL8

CreatingtheFirstFeature

CreatingtheExtrudedsurface

TrimBody

VariableRadiusBlend

CornerSetbacks

CreatingaBoss

SplitBody

ShellwithanAlternateThickness

OffsetFace

DeleteBody

ScaleBody

ExtractGeometry

TUTORIAL9

ReplaceFeatures

TUTORIAL10

ApplyingDraftusingtheToPartingEdgesoption

TUTORIAL11

TUTORIAL12

TUTORIAL13

Chapter7:ExpressionsTUTORIAL1

TUTORIAL2

CreatingFamilyofParts

TUTORIAL3

TUTORIAL4

Chapter8:SheetMetalModelingTUTORIAL1

OpeningaNewSheetmetalFile

SettingtheParametersoftheSheetMetalpart

ConstructingtheTabFeature

Addingaflange

ConstructingtheContourFlange

AddingtheClosedCorner

AddingtheLouver

MakingthePatternAlongcurve

AddingtheBead

AddingtheDrawnCutout

AddingGussets

ConstructingtheMirrorFeature

Chapter9:Top-DownAssemblyTUTORIAL1

CreatingaNewAssemblyFile

CreatingacomponentintheAssembly

CreatingtheSecondComponentoftheAssembly

CreatingthethirdComponentoftheAssembly

EditingtheLinkedParts

CreatingHoleSeries

AddingFastenerstotheassembly

TUTORIAL2

TUTORIAL3

CreatingtheDeformablePart

AddingtheDeformableparttoanAssembly

Chapter10:DimensionsandAnnotationsTUTORIAL1

CreatingaViewwithCenterMarks

CreatingCenterlinesandCenterMarks

EditingtheHatchPattern

ApplyingDimensions

AttachTexttoDimensions

PlacingtheDatumFeatureSymbol

PlacingtheFeatureControlFrame

PlacingtheSurfaceTextureSymbols

Chapter11:SimulationHandsonTutorial

TUTORIAL1

PreparingtheIdealizedPart

MeshingtheFEMfile

ApplyingLoadsandConstraintstotheSimulationfile

SimulatingtheModel

Introduction

NXasatopicoflearningisvast,andhavingawidescope.Itisoneoftheworld’smostadvanced and highly integratedCAD/CAM/CAEproduct.NX delivers a great value toenterprisesofallsizesbycoveringtheentirerangeofproductdevelopment.Itspeedsupthedesignprocessbysimplifyingcomplexproductdesigns.

ThistutorialbookprovidesasystematicapproachforuserstolearnNX10.ItisaimedforthosewithnopreviousexperiencewithNX.However,usersofpreviousversionsofNXmayalsofindthisbookusefulforthemtolearnthenewenhancements.Theuserwillbeguided from starting a NX 10 session to constructing parts, assemblies, and drawings.Each chapter has components explained with the help of various dialogs and screenimages.

ScopeofthisBook

ThisbookiswrittenforstudentsandengineerswhoareinterestedtolearnNX10fordesigningmechanicalcomponentsandassemblies,andthengeneratedrawings.

ThisbookprovidesasystematicapproachforlearningNX10.ThetopicsincludeGettingStartedwithNX10,BasicPartModeling,ConstructingAssemblies,ConstructingDrawings,AdditionalModelingTools,andSheetMetalModeling.

Chapter1introducesNX10.Theuserinterface,terminology,mousefunctions,andshortcutkeysarediscussedinthischapter.

Chapter2takesyouthroughthecreationofyourfirstNXmodel.Youconstructsimpleparts.

Chapter3teachesyoutoconstructassemblies.ItexplainstheTop-downandBottom-upapproachesfordesigninganassembly.YouconstructanassemblyusingtheBottom-upapproach.

Chapter4teachesyoutogeneratedrawingsofthemodelsconstructedintheearlierchapters.Youwillalsolearntogenerateexplodedviews,andpartlistofanassembly.

Chapter5:Inthischapter,youwilllearnthetoolsneededtocreate2Dsketches.

Chapter6:Inthischapter,youwilllearnadditionalmodelingtoolstoconstructcomplexmodels.

Chapter7:Thischapterhelpsyoutocreate,edit,anduseexpressionsinyourdesigns.

Chapter8:introducesyoutoNXSheetMetaldesign.YouwillconstructasheetmetalpartusingthetoolsavailableintheNXSheetMetalenvironment.

Chapter9:teachesyoutocreateanassemblyusingTop-downdesignapproach.

Chapter10:teachesyoutoadddimensionsandannotationstoyourdrawings.

Chapter11:introducesyoutoFiniteElementAnalysis.

Chapter1:GettingStarted

Inthischapter,youwilllearnsomeofthemostcommonlyusedfeaturesofNX.Also,youwilllearnabouttheuserinterface.

InNX,youconstruct3Dpartsandusethemtogenerate2Ddrawingsand3Dassemblies.

NXisFeatureBased.Featuresareshapesthatarecombinedtobuildapart.Youcanmodifytheseshapesindividually.

Mostofthefeaturesaresketch-based.Asketchisa2Dprofileandcanbeextruded,revolved,orsweptalongapathtoconstructfeatures.

NXisparametricinnature.Youcanspecifystandardparametersbetweentheelementsofapart.Changingtheseparameterschangesthesizeandshapeofthepart.Forexample,seethedesignofthebodyofaflangebeforeandaftermodifyingtheparametersofitsfeatures

StartingNX1. ClicktheStartbuttonontheWindowstaskbar.2. Clickthearrowpointingdownward.3. ClickSiemensNX10.0>NX10.0.4. ClicktheNewbutton.5. OntheNewdialog,clickTemplates>Model.6. ClicktheOKbutton

NoticetheseimportantfeaturesoftheNXwindow.

UserInterfaceVariouscomponentsoftheuserinterfacearediscussednext.

QuickAccessToolbarThis is located at the top left corner of thewindow. It consists of the commonly usedcommandssuchasSave,Undo,Redo,Copy,andsoon.

FileMenuTheFileMenuappearswhenyouclickontheFile iconlocatedat thetopleftcornerofthewindow.TheFileMenuconsistsofalistofself-explanatorymenus.Youcanseealistof recently openeddocuments under theRecentlyOpenedParts section.You can alsoswitchtodifferentapplicationsofNX.

RibbonAribbonisasetoftools,whichareusedtoperformvariousoperations.Itisdividedintotabsandgroups.Varioustabsoftheribbonarediscussednext.

HometabThisribbontabcontainsthetoolssuchasNew,Open,andHelp,andsoon.

HometabintheModeltemplateThisribbontabcontainsthetoolstoconstruct3Dfeatures.

ViewtabThisribbontabcontainsthetoolstomodifythedisplayofthemodelanduserinterface.

AnalysistabThisribbontabhasthetoolstomeasuretheobjects.Italsohastoolstoanalyzethedraft,curvature,andsurface.

HometabinSketchTaskenvironmentThis ribbon tab contains all the sketch tools. It is available in a separate environmentcalled Sketch Task environment. The Sketch Task environment is activated when youactivateaFeaturemodelingtoolandclickonaplanarfaceorDatumplane.

ToolstabThisribbontabcontainsthetoolstocreateexpressions,partfamilies,movies,fasteners.

RendertabThisribbontabcontainsthetoolstogeneratephotorealisticimages.

ApplicationtabThisribbontabcontainsthetoolstostartdifferentapplicationssuchasAssemblies,SheetMetal,Drafting,andsoon.

AssembliestabThis tab contains the tools to construct an assembly. It is available in the Assemblytemplate.

DraftingenvironmentribbonIntheDraftingEnvironment,youcangenerateorthographicviewsofthe3Dmodel.Theribbontabsinthisenvironmentcontaintoolstogenerate2Ddrawings.

SheetMetalribbonThetoolsinthisribbonareusedtoconstructsheetmetalcomponents.

Sometabsarenotvisiblebydefault.Todisplayaparticulartab,right-clickontheribbonandselectitfromthelistdisplayed.

YoucanalsoaddaribbontabbyopeningtheCustomizedialog.Clickthedownarrowlocatedatthebottomrightcorneroftheribbon,andselectCustomize.OntheCustomizedialog,clickondifferenttabandselect/deselecttheoptions.

RibbonGroupsandMoreGalleriesThetoolsonaribbonarearrangedinvariousgroupsdependingupontheiruse.EachgrouphasaMoreGallery,whichcontainadditionaltools.

Youcanaddmoretoolstoaribbongroupbyclickingthearrowlocatedatthebottomrightcornerofagroup.

TopBorderBarThisisavailablebelowtheribbon.Itconsistsofalltheoptionstofiltertheobjectsthatcanbeselectedfromthegraphicswindow.

MenuMenuislocatedontheTopBorderBar.Itconsistsofvariousoptions(menutitles).Whenyouclickonamenutitle,adrop-downappears.Youcanselecttherequiredoptionfromthisdrop-down.

StatusbarThisisavailablebelowthegraphicswindow.Itdisplaysthepromptsandtheactiontakenwhileusingthetools.

ResourceBarThisislocatedattheleftsideofthewindow.ItcontainsallthenavigatorwindowssuchasAssemblyNavigator,ConstraintNavigator,PartNavigator,andsoon.

PartNavigatorContainsthelistofoperationscarriedwhileconstructingapart.

RolesNavigatorTheRolesNavigator(clicktheRolestabontheResourceBar)containsalistofsystemdefaultandindustryspecificroles.Aroleisasetoftoolsandribbontabscustomizedforaspecificapplication.Forexample,theCAMExpressrolecanbeusedforperformingmanufacturingoperations.ThistextbookusestheDefaultrole.

TheTouchPanelandTouchTabletroleshelpyoutoworkwithaMulti-touchscreen.

TouchPanel

TouchTablet

DialogsWhen you execute any command in NX, the dialog related to it appears. The dialogconsistsofvariousoptions.Thefollowingfigureshowsvariouscomponentsofthedialog.

Thistextbookusesthedefaultoptionsinthedialog.Ifyouhavemadeanychangesonthedialog,clicktheResetbuttontodisplaythedefaultoptions.

MouseFunctionsVariousfunctionsofthemousebuttonsarediscussednext.

LeftMousebutton(MB1)Whenyoudouble-clicktheleftmousebutton(MB1)onanobject,thedialogrelatedtotheobjectappears.Usingthisdialog,youcanedittheparametersoftheobjects.

MiddleMousebutton(MB2)ClickthisbuttontoexecutetheOKcommand.

RightMousebutton(MB3)Clickthisbuttontodisplaytheshortcutmenu.

Theotherfunctionswithcombinationofthethreemousebuttonsaregivennext.

ColorSettingsTochangethebackgroundcolorofthewindow,clickView>Visualization>More>EditBackground;theEditBackgrounddialogappears.ClickthePlainoptiontochangethebackgroundtoplain.Clickonthecolorswatches;theColordialogappears.ChangethebackgroundcolorandclickOKtwice.

ShortcutKeys

CTRL+Z (Undo)

CTRL+Y (Repeat)

CTRL+S (Save)

F5 (Refresh)

F1 (NXHelp)

F6 (Zoom)

F7 (Rotate)

CTRL+M (StartstheModelingenvironment)

CTRL+SHIFT+D (StartstheDraftingenvironment)

CTRL+SHIFT+M (StartstheNXSheetMetalenvironment)

CTRL+ALT+M (StartstheManufacturingenvironment)

X (Extrude)

CTRL+1 (Customize)

CTRL+D (Delete)

CTRL+N (NewFile)

CTRL+O (OpenFile)

CTRL+P (Plot)

Chapter2:ModelingBasics

ThischaptertakesyouthroughthecreationofyourfirstNXmodel.Youconstructsimpleparts:

Inthischapter,youwill:

ConstructSketchesConstructabasefeatureAddanotherfeaturetoitConstructrevolvedfeaturesApplydraft

TUTORIAL1ThistutorialtakesyouthroughthecreationofyourfirstNXmodel.YouconstructtheDiscofanOldhamcoupling:

StartingaNewPartFile

1. Tostartanewpart,clicktheNew buttononribbon;theNewdialogappears.2. TheModeltemplateisthedefaultselection,soclickOK;anewmodelwindow

appears.

StartingaSketch1. Tostartanewsketch,clicktheSketchbuttonontheDirectSketchgroup;theCreate

Sketchdialogappears.

2. SelecttheXZplane.

3. ClicktheOKbuttonontheCreateSketchdialog;thesketchstarts.

Thefirstfeatureisanextrudedfromasketchedcircularprofile.Youwillbeginbysketchingthecircle.

4. ClickCircle ontheDirectSketchgroup.5. Movethepointertothesketchorigin,andthenclick.6. Dragthepointerandclicktodrawacircle.

7. PressESCtoquitthetool.

AddingDimensionsInthissection,youwillspecifythesizeofthesketchedcirclebyaddingdimensions.

Note:Youmaynoticethatdimensionsareappliedautomatically.However,theydonotconstraintthesketch.

Asyouadddimensions,thesketchcanattainanyoneofthefollowingthreestates:

FullyConstrainedsketch:Inafullyconstrainedsketch,thepositionsofalltheentities

arefullydescribedbydimensionsorconstraintsorboth.Inafullyconstrainedsketch,alltheentitiesaredarkgreencolor.

UnderConstrainedsketch:Additionaldimensionsorconstraintsorbothareneededtocompletelydefinethegeometry.Inthisstate,youcandragthesketchelementstomodifythesketch.Anunderconstrainedsketchelementisinmarooncolor.

OverConstrainedsketch:Inthisstate,anobjecthasconflictingdimensionsorrelationsorboth.Anoverconstrainedsketchentityisgrey.Theoverconstrainingdimensionsareinredcolor.

1. Double-clickonthedimensiondisplayedonthesketch;theDimensioneditboxappears.

2. Tochangethedimensionto100mm,typeanewvalue,andthenpressEnter.3. PressEsctoquittheDimensiontool.

Todisplaytheentirecircleatafullsizeandtocenteritinthegraphicsarea,useoneofthefollowingmethods:

ClickFit onTopBorderBar.Ontheribbon,clickView>Orientation>Fit.

4. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>FinishSketch .5. Tochangetheviewtoisometric,clickOrientViewDrop-down>Isometriconthe

TopBorderBar.

YoucanusethebuttonsontheOrientViewDrop-downontheTopBorderBartosetthevieworientationofthesketch,part,orassembly.

ConstructingtheBaseFeatureThefirstfeatureinanypartiscalledthebasefeature.Youconstructthisfeaturebyextrudingthesketchedcircle.

1. Ontheribbon,Home>Feature>Extrude ;theExtrudedialogappears.2. Clickonthesketch.

3. Type-in10intheEndboxattachedtothepreview.4. Toseehowthemodelwouldlookifyouhaveextrudedthesketchintheopposite

direction,clickReverseDirection buttonintheDirectionsection.Again,clickonittoextrudethesketchinthefrontdirection.

5. EnsurethatBodyTypeinSettingsgroupissettoSolid.

6. ClickOKtoconstructtheextrusion.

Noticethenewfeature,Extrude,inthePartNavigator.

Tomagnifyamodelorchangeitsorientationinthegraphicsarea,youcanusetheOrientationtoolsontheViewtab.

ClickFittodisplaythepartfullsizeinthecurrentwindow.

ClickZoom ,andthendragthepointertodrawarectangle;theareaintherectanglezoomstofillthewindow.

ClickZoomIn/Out ,andthendragthepointer.Draggingupzoomsout;draggingdownzoomsin.NotethatthiscommandisavailableontheMoregallery.

Clickavertex,anedge,orafeature,andthenclickFitViewtoSelection ;theselecteditemzoomstofillthewindow.

Todisplaythepartindifferentmodes,clickthebuttonsintheStylegroupontheViewtab.

ThedefaultdisplaymodeforpartsandassembliesisShadedwithEdges.Youmaychangethedisplaymodewheneveryouwant.

AddinganExtrudedFeatureToconstructadditionalfeaturesonthepart,youneedtosketchonthemodelfacesorplanes,andthenconvertthemintofeatures.

1. ClickStaticWireframe ontheViewtab.2. ClickSketchontheDirectSketchgroup.3. Clickonthefrontfaceoftheparttoselectit,andthenclickOK.

4. ClickDirectsketch>MoreCurve>ProjectCurve ontheribbon;theProjectCurvedialogappears.

5. Clickonthecircularedge.

6. ClickOKontheProjectCurvedialog;thecircularedgeprojectsontothesketchplane.

7. ClickLine ontheDirectSketchgroup.8. Clickonthecircletospecifythefirstpointoftheline.

9. Movethepointertowardsright.10. Clickonthecircle;alineisdrawn.

11. Drawanotherlineabovethepreviousline.

AddingConstraintsandDimensionstotheSketchToestablishthelocationandsizeofthesketch,youhavetoaddthenecessaryconstraintsanddimensions.

1. Selectthelowerhorizontalline.2. OntheShortcutstoolbar,clickHorizontal .3. Ontheribbon,clickDirectSketch>Moregallery>SketchConstrains>Make

Symmetric .4. Selectthefirstandsecondlines.5. SelecttheX-axisasthecenterline;thetwolinesbecomesymmetricabouttheX-axis.

6. ClickCloseontheMakeSymmetricdialog.

AddingDimensions7. Double-clickonthedimensiondisplayedinthesketch.8. Type-in12intheboxdisplayed.9. ClickCloseonthedialog.

TrimmingSketchEntities

1. ClickTrimRecipeCurve ontheDirectSketchgroup.2. Clickontheprojectedelement.3. Clickonthetwohorizontallines.4. OntheTrimRecipeCurvedialog,clickDiscardundertheRegionsection.5. ClickOKtotrimtheprojectedelements.

6. ClickFinishSketchontheDirectSketchgroup.7. Tochangetheviewtoisometric,clickView>Orientation>Isometric.

ExtrudingtheSketch1. Clickonthesketch,andthenclickExtrudeontheShortcutstoolbar;theExtrude

dialogappears.

2. Type-in10intheEndboxattachedtothepreview.

3. ClickOKtoconstructtheextrusion.4. Tohidethesketch,clickView>ShowandHide .5. OntheShowandHidedialog,clickHideintheSketchesrow;thesketchesare

hidden.

AddinganotherExtrudedFeature1. Drawasketchonthebackfaceofthebasefeature(UsetheProfilecommandtocreate

thelines,andthenprojecttheoutercircularedge.UsetheTrimRecipeCurvecommandtotrimtheprojectedcurve).

YoucanusetheRotate buttonfromtheViewtabtorotatethemodel.

2. Extrudethesketchupto10mmthickness.

Tomovethepartview,clickView>Orientation>Pan,thendragtheparttomoveitaroundinthegraphicsarea.

3. ClickView>Style>ShadedwithEdgesontheribbon.

SavingthePart1. ClickSave ontheQuickAccessToolbar;theNamePartsdialogappears.2. Type-inDiscintheNameboxandclicktheFolderbutton.3. BrowsetotheNX10/C2folderandthenclicktheOKbuttontwice.

Note:

*.prtisthefileextensionforallthefilesconstructedintheModeling,Assembly,andDraftingenvironmentsofNX.

TUTORIAL2Inthistutorial,youconstructaflangebyperformingthefollowing:

ConstructingarevolvedfeatureConstructingacutfeaturesAddingfillets

OpenaNewPartFile1. Toopenanewpart,clickFile>Newontheribbon;theNewdialogappears.2. TheModelisthedefaultselection,soclickOK;anewmodelwindowappears.

SketchingaRevolveProfileYouconstructthebasefeatureoftheflangebyrevolvingaprofilearoundacenterline.

1. ClicktheSketchbuttonontheDirectSketchgroup.2. SelecttheYZplane.3. ClicktheOKbutton;thesketchstarts.

4. ClickProfile ontheDirectSketchgroup.5. Drawasketchsimilartothatshowninfigure.PressEsc.

6. Ontheribbon,clickDirectSketch>Moregallery>SketchConstraints>GeometricConstraints .

7. ClickOKonthemessagebox.8. OntheGeometricConstraintsdialog,clickCollinear .9. UndertheGeometrytoConstrainsection,checkAutomaticSelectionProgression.10. Clickontheline1andtheY-axistomakethemcollinear.

11. ClickRapidDimension ontheDirectSketchgroup.12. SelecttheX-axisandLine6;adimensionappears.13. Placethedimensionandtype-in15inthedimensionbox.14. PressEnterkey.

15. SelecttheX-axisandLine4;adimensionappears.16. Setthedimensionto30.17. SelecttheX-axisandLine2;adimensionappears.18. Setthedimensionto50mm.19. CreateadimensionbetweentheY-axisandLine3.20. Setthedimensionto20mm.21. Createadimensionof50mmbetweenY-axisandLine5.22. ClosetheRapidDimensiondialog.

23. ClickFinishSketchontheDirectSketchgroup.24. Tochangetheviewtoisometric,clickIsometricontheViewtab.

ConstructingtheRevolvedFeature1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Extrude>Revolve;theRevolvedialog

appears.

2. Clickonthesketch.3. ClickonSpecifyVectorintheAxisgroup;avectortriadappears.4. ClickontheY-axisofthetriad.

5. Clickontheoriginpoint;thepreviewoftherevolvedfeatureappears.

6. Type-in360intheEndboxattachedtothepreview.7. ClickOKtoconstructtherevolvedfeature.

ConstructingtheCutfeature1. ClickExtrudeontheFeaturegroup.2. Rotatethemodelgeometryandclickthebackfaceofthepart;thesketchstarts.3. Constructasketch,asshowninfigure(UsetheProfilecommandtocreatethelines,

andthenprojecttheoutercircularedge.UsetheTrimRecipeCurvecommandtotrimtheprojectedcurve).

4. ClickFinishontheSketchgroup.5. Enter10intheEndboxattachedtothepreview.6. ClickReverseDirection intheDirectionsection.7. SelectSubtractintheBooleansection.

8. ClickOKtoconstructthecutfeature.

AddinganotherCut-out1. Drawasketchonthefrontfaceofthemodelgeometry(UsetheProfilecommandto

createthelines,andthenprojecttheinnercircularedge.UsetheTrimRecipeCurvecommandtotrimtheprojectedcurve.Also,adddimensions).

2. Finishthesketch.3. ClickExtrudeontheFeaturegroup.4. Clickonthesketch.5. OntheExtrudedialog,selectEnd>ThroughAllundertheLimitssection.6. ClickReverseDirectionintheDirectionsection.7. SelectSubtractintheBooleangroup.8. ClickOKtoconstructthecut-outfeature.9. Tochangetheviewtoisometric,clickIsometricontheViewtab.

AddingEdgeblend

1. ClickHome>Feature>EdgeBlend ;theEdgeBlenddialogappears.2. ClickontheinnercircularedgeandsetRadius1to5.

3. ClickOKtoaddtheblend.

SavingthePart1. ClickFile>Save>Save;theNamePartsdialogappears.2. TypeFlangeandclicktheFolderbutton.3. BrowsetoNX10/C2folderandthenclickOKbuttontwice.4. ClickFile>Close>AllParts.

TUTORIAL3Inthistutorial,youconstructaShaftbyperformingthefollowing:

ConstructingarevolvedfeatureConstructingacutfeature

OpeningaNewPartFile1. Toopenanewpart,clicktheNewbuttonontheStandardgroup.

2. SelecttheModeltemplateandclickOK;anewmodelwindowappears.

ConstructingtheRevolvedFeature1. ClickExtrude>RevolveontheFeaturegroup.2. ClicktheSketchSelection iconundertheSectionsectionoftheRevolvedialog.3. ClickontheYZplanetoselectit,andthenclickOK;thesketchstarts.4. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Curve>Rectangle .5. Selecttheoriginpointofthesketch.6. Movethepointertowardtopleftcornerandclick.7. Adddimensionstothesketch,asshowninfigure.

8. ClickFinishontheSketchgroup.9. ClickontheY-axisofthetriad.10. Clickontheoriginpoint;thepreviewappears.11. ClickOKtoconstructtherevolvedfeature.

CreatingCutfeature1. Constructasketchonthefrontfaceofthemodelgeometry(UsetheProfilecommand

tocreatethelines,andthenprojectthecircularedge.UsetheTrimRecipeCurvecommandtotrimtheprojectedcurve.Also,adddimensions).

2. Finishthesketch.3. ClickExtrudeontheFeaturegroup.4. Clickonthesketch.5. Type-in55intheEndbox.6. ClickReverseDirectionintheDirectionsection.7. SelectSubtractintheBooleangroup.

8. ClickOKtoconstructthecutfeature.

SavingthePart1. ClickFile>Save>Save;theNamePartsdialogappears.2. TypeShaftintheNameboxandclickFolderbutton.3. BrowsetoNX10/C2folderandthenclickOKbuttontwice.4. ClickFile>Close>AllParts.

TUTORIAL4Inthistutorial,youconstructaKeybyperformingthefollowing:

ConstructingaBlockApplyingdraft

ConstructingExtrudedfeature1. Openanewpartfile.2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>DesignFeature>Block .3. OntheBlockdialog,selectType>OriginandEdgeLengths.4. Type-in6,50,and6intheLength(XC),Width(YC),andHeight(ZC)boxes,

respectively.5. Clickontheoriginpointofthedatumcoordinatesystem.

6. ClickOKtoconstructtheblock.

ApplyingDraft1. ClickDraft ontheFeaturegroup.2. OntheDraftdialog,selectType>FromPlaneorSurface.3. ClickonY-axistospecifyvector.

4. Selectfrontfaceasthestationaryface.

5. ClickSelectFaceintheFacestoDraftsection.6. Selectthetopface.

7. Type-in1intheAngle1box.8. ClickOKtoaddthedraft.

SavingthePart1. ClickFile>Save>Save;theNamePartsdialogappears.2. TypeKeyintheNameboxandclickFolderbutton.3. BrowsetoNX10/C2folderandthenclickOKbuttontwice.4. ClickFile>Close>AllParts.

Chapter3:ConstructingAssembly


AddComponentstoanassemblyApplyconstraintsbetweencomponentsProduceexplodedviewoftheassembly

TUTORIAL1Thistutorialtakesyouthroughthecreationofyourfirstassembly.YouconstructtheOldhamcouplingassembly:

CopyingthePartfilesintoanewfolder1. CreateafoldernamedOldham_CouplingatthelocationNX10/C3.2. Copyallthepartfilesconstructedinthepreviouschaptertothisfolder.

OpeningaNewAssemblyFile1. Toopenanewassembly,clickFile>New;theNewdialogappears.

2. ClickAssemblyintheTemplategroup.

3. ClickOK;anewassemblywindowappears.Inaddition,theAddComponentdialogappears.

InsertingtheBaseComponent

1. Toinsertthebasecomponent,clickOpen buttoninthePartsectionoftheAddComponentdialog.

2. BrowsetothelocationNX10/C3/Oldham_Couplinganddouble-clickonFlange.prt.3. OntheAddComponentdialog,selectPositioning>AbsoluteOrigininthe

Placementsection.4. UndertheSettingssection,selectReferenceSet>EntirePart.5. ClickOKtoplacetheFlangeattheorigin.

Therearetwowaysofconstructinganyassemblymodel.

Top-DownApproachBottom-UpApproach

Top-DownApproach

Youopentheassemblyfile,andthenconstructcomponentsfilesinit.

Bottom-UpApproach

Youconstructthecomponentsfirst,andthenaddthemtotheassemblyfile.Inthistutorial,youconstructtheassemblyusingthisapproach.

Addingthesecondcomponent

1. Toinsertthesecondcomponent,clickAssemblies>Component>Add ontheribbon;theAddComponentdialogappears.

2. OntheAddComponentdialog,clickOpenbuttoninthePartsection.3. BrowsetothelocationNX10/C3/Oldham_Couplinganddouble-clickonShaft.prt.4. UnderthePlacementsection,selectPositioning>ByConstraints.5. UndertheSettingssection,selectReferenceSet>EntirePart.6. ClickOKontheAddComponentdialog;theAssemblyConstraintsdialogappears.

Afteraddingthecomponentstotheassemblyenvironment,youhavetoapplyconstraintsbetweenthem.Byapplyingconstraints,youestablishrelationshipsbetweencomponents.Youcanapplythefollowingtypesofconstraintsbetweencomponents.

TouchAlign:Usingthisconstraint,youcanmaketwofacescoplanartoeachother.NotethatifyousettheOrientationtoAlign,thefaceswillpointinthesamedirection.Youcanalsoalignthecenterlinesofthecylindricalfaces.

Concentric:Thisconstraintmakesthecentersofcircularedgescoincident.Inaddition,thecircularedgeswillbeonthesameplane.

Distance:Thisconstraintprovidesanoffsetdistancebetweentwoobjects.

Fix:Thisconstraintfixesacomponentatitscurrentposition.

Parallel:Thisconstraintmakestwoobjectsparalleltoeachother.

Perpendicular:Thisconstraintmakestwoobjectsperpendiculartoeachother.

Fit:Thisconstraintbringstwocylindricalfacestogether.Notethattheyshouldhavethesameradius.

Bond:Thisconstraintmakestheselectedcomponentsrigidsothattheymovetogether.

Center:Thisconstraintpositionstheselectedcomponentatacenterplanebetweentwocomponents.

Angle:Appliesanglebetweentwocomponents.

Align/Lock:Alignstheaxesoftwocylindricalfacesandlockstherotation.

7. OntheAssemblyConstraintsdialog,selectType>TouchAlign.8. UndertheGeometrytoConstrainsection,selectOrientation>InferCenter/Axis.9. OntheAssemblyConstraintsdialog,uncheckthePreviewComponentinMain

Windowoption.10. ClickonthecylindricalfaceoftheShaft.

11. ClickonanycylindricalfaceoftheFlange.12. UndertheGeometrytoConstrainsection,selectOrientation>Align.13. Clickonthefrontfaceoftheshaft.

14. Rotatetheflangeandclickontheslotfaceasshowninfigure.

15. ClickontheYZplaneoftheShaft.

16. ClickontheXYplaneoftheFlange.

17. ClickOKtoassemblethecomponents.

CheckingtheDegreesoftheFreedom1. Tocheckthedegreesoffreedomofacomponent,clickAssemblies>Component

Position>ShowDegreesofFreedom .2. ClickontheFlangetodisplaythedegreesoffreedom.

YouwillnoticethattheFlangehassixdegreesoffreedom.

FixingtheFlange1. Tofixtheflange,clickAssemblies>ComponentPosition>AssemblyConstraints

ontheribbon.2. OntheAssemblyConstraintsdialog,clickType>Fix.3. ClickontheFlange,andthenclickOK.4. Ontheribbon,clickView>Orientation>More>Refresh .

5. Toviewthedegreesoffreedom,clickShowDegreesofFreedomontheComponentPositiongroupandselecttheFlangeandShaft.

Youwillnoticethattherearefullyconstrained.

HidingtheFlange1. TohidetheFlange,clickonitandselectHidefromthecontextualtoolbar.

AddingtheThirdComponent

1. ClickAdd ontheComponentgroup.2. OntheAddComponentdialog,clicktheOpenbutton.3. Double-clickontheKey.prt.4. ClickOK.5. OntheAssemblyConstraintsdialog,selectType>TouchAlign.6. UndertheGeometrytoConstraintssection,selectOrientation>Align.7. ClickonthefrontfaceoftheKeyandfrontfaceoftheShaft.

8. ClickontheXYplaneoftheKey.

9. Clickonthefaceontheshaftasshowninfigure.

10. UndertheGeometrytoConstrainsection,selectOrientation>Touch.11. ClickonthesidefaceoftheKeyandselectthefaceonshaftasshowninfigure.

6. ClickOK.

ShowingtheHiddenFlange

1. Toshowthehiddenflange,clickView>Visibility>ShowAll ontheribbon.

HidingtheReferencePlanes,sketches,andConstraintsymbols1. Tohidethereferenceplanes,sketches,andconstraintsymbols,clickView>Visibility

>ShowandHideontheribbon.2. OntheShowandHidedialog,clickthehideiconsintheSketches,Datums,and

AssemblyConstraintsrows.

3. ClickCloseonthedialog.

SavingtheAssembly1. ClickFile>Save>Save;theNamePartsdialogappears.2. Type-inFlange_subassemblyintheNameboxandclicktheFolderbutton.3. BrowsetoNX10/C3/Oldham_CouplingfolderandthenclickOKbuttontwice.4. ClickFile>Close>AllParts.

StartingtheMainassembly1. ClickFile>Newontheribbon.2. OntheNewdialog,clicktheAssemblytemplate.3. Type-inMain_assemblyintheNameboxandclickFolderbutton.4. BrowsetoNX10/C3/Oldham_CouplingfolderandthenclickOKbuttontwice;the

AddComponentdialogappears.

AddingDisctotheAssembly1. ClicktheOpenbutton.2. Double-clickonDisc.prt.3. UnderthePlacementsection,selectPositioning>AbsoluteOrigin.4. SetReferenceSettoModel.5. ClickOKtoplacetheDiscattheorigin.

FixingtheDisctotheOrigin1. ClickAssemblies>Component>AssemblyConstraintsontheribbon;the

AssemblyConstraintsdialogappears.2. OntheAssemblyConstraintsdialog,selectType>Fix.3. SelecttheDiscandclickOK.

PlacingtheSub-assembly

1. ClicktheAdd buttonontheComponentgroup.2. ClicktheOpenbutton.3. Double-clickonFlange_subassembly.prt.4. OntheAddComponentdialog,selectPositioning>ByConstraints.5. ClickOK;theAssemblyConstraintsdialogappears.6. SetTypetoTouchAlign7. SetOrientationtoTouch.8. ClickonthefaceoftheFlangeasshowninfigure.

9. ClickonthefaceoftheDiscasshowninfigure.

10. SetTypetoConcentric.11. ClickonthecircularoftheFlange.

12. ClickonthecircularedgeoftheDisc.

13. ClickOKtoassemblethesubassembly.

PlacingsecondinstanceoftheSub-assembly1. InsertanotherinstanceoftheFlangesubassembly.2. ApplytheTouchAlignandConcentricconstraints.Notethatyouhavetoclickthe

ReverseLastConstraintbuttonwhileapplyingtheConcentricconstraint.

SavingtheAssembly1. ClickSaveontheQuickAccessToolbar,orclickFile>Save.

TUTORIAL2Inthistutorial,youproducetheexplodedviewoftheassemblycreatedintheprevioustutorial.

ProducingtheExplodedview

1. Toproducetheexplodedview,clickExplodedViews>NewExplosion ;theNewExplosiondialogappears.

2. Type-inOldham_ExplosionintheNamebox.3. ClickOK.4. OntheAssemblyNavigator,clicktherightmousebuttononFlange_subassemblyx2.

5. SelectUnpack.6. DeselecttheFlange_subassemblyinstances.7. ClickExplodedViews>EditExplosion ontheribbon;theEditExplosiondialog

appears.8. SelectFlange_subassemblyfromtheAssemblyNavigator.

9. ClickMoveObjectsonthedialog;thedynamictriadappearsontheflangesubassembly.

10. ClicktheSnapHandlestoWCS buttonontheEditExplosiondialog;thedynamictriadsnapstoWCS.

11. ClicktheY-Handleonthedynamictriad.12. Enter-100intheDistancebox.13. ClickOKtoexplodetheflangesubassembly.

14. ClickEditExplosion buttonontheExplodedViewsgroup.15. ClickSelectObjectsontheEditExplosiondialog.16. RotatethemodelandselecttheKeyfromtheassembly.17. ClickMoveObjectsonthedialog.18. ClickSnapHandlestoWCS button.

19. ClicktheY-Handleonthedynamictriad.20. Enter80intheDistancebox.21. ClickOKtoexplodetheKey.

22. ActivatetheEditExplosiondialog.23. ExplodetheshaftinY-directionuptothedistanceof-80mm.

24. Likewise,explodetheotherflangesubassemblyanditspartsintheoppositedirection.Theexplosiondistancesaresame.

CreatingTracelines

1. Tocreatetracelines,clickExplodedViews>Tracelines ontheribbon;theTracelinesdialogappears.

2. ClickonthecenterpointoftheFlange.

3. OntheTracelinesdialog,selectEndObject>Point.4. Clickonthecenterpointofthecircularedgeoftheshaft.

5. ClickOKtocreatethetraceline.

6. ClicktheTracelines buttonontheExplodedViewsgroup.7. UndertheStartsection,selectInferred>EndPoint .8. Selecttheedgeonthekeywayoftheshaft.

9. Double-clickonthearrowdisplayedontheedgetoreversethedirection.10. UndertheEndsection,selectInferred>EndPoint.11. Clickontheedgeonthekey.

12. Double-clickonthearrowtoreversethedirection.

13. ClickOKtocreatethetraceline.14. Createtracelinesbetweentheotherparts.15. ChangetheviewtoWireframewithHiddenEdges.

16. ClickSaveontheQuickAccessToolbar,orclickFile>Save.

Chapter4:GeneratingDrawings

Inthischapter,yougeneratedrawingsofthepartsandassemblyfrompreviouschapters.


OpenandeditadrawingtemplateInsertstandardviewsofapartmodelAddmodelandreferenceannotationsAddanotherdrawingsheetInsertexplodedviewoftheassemblyInsertabillofmaterialsoftheassemblyApplyballoonstotheassembly

TUTORIAL1Inthistutorial,youwillgeneratedrawingsofpartsconstructedinpreviouschapters.

OpeningaNewDrawingFile

1. StartNX10.2. Toopenanewdrawing,clicktheNewbuttonontheStandardgroup,orclickFile>

New.3. OntheNewdialog,selecttheDrawingtab.4. ClickA3-SizeintheTemplatesection.5. ClickOK;anewdrawingwindowappears.Inaddition,thePopulateTitleBlock

dialogappears.6. Selecttheindividuallabelsandtype-intheirvalues.7. ClicktheClosebuttononthisdialog.

EditingtheDrawingSheet

1. Toeditthedrawingsheet,clickHome>NewSheet>EditSheet ontheribbon;theSheetdialogappears.

2. ExpandtheSettingssectionandsetUnitstoMillimeters.3. SettheProjectiontypeto3rdAngleProjection .4. ClickOKontheSheetdialog.

GeneratingtheBaseView

1. Togeneratethebaseview,clickBaseView ontheViewgroup;theBaseViewmessageboxappears.

2. ClickYesonthemessagebox;thePartNamedialogappears.3. BrowsetothelocationNX10/C3/Oldham_Couplinganddouble-clickonFlange.prt;

theBaseViewdialogappears.

Inaddition,theviewappearsalongwiththepointer.

4. UndertheModelViewsection,selectModelViewtoUse>Front.5. Placetheviewasshowninfigure;theProjectedViewdialogappears.6. ClickClosetoclosethedialog.

GeneratingtheSectionView1. Togenerateasectionview,clickHome>View>SectionView ontheribbon;the

SectionViewdialogappears.2. Clickonthebaseview;thesectionlineappears.3. Clickonthecenterpointofthebaseview.

4. Dragthepointertowardrightandclicktopositionthesectionview.

GeneratingtheDetailedViewNow,youneedtogeneratethedetailedviewofthekeywaythatappearsonthefrontview.

1. Togeneratethedetailedview,clickDetailView buttonontheViewgroup.2. OntheDetailViewdialog,selectType>Circular.3. Specifythecenterpointandboundarypointofthedetailviewasshown.

4. UndertheScalesection,selectScale>2:1.5. Positionthedetailviewbelowthebaseview.

SettingtheAnnotationPreferences1. Tosettheannotationpreferences,clickFile>Preferences>Drafting;theDrafting

Preferencesdialogappears.

2. Onthedialog,type-inOrientationandLocationintheFindboxandpressEnter.3. SettheOrientationvaluetoHorizontaltext.

4. Onthedialog,selectDimension>Text>Unitfromthetree.5. SettheDecimalDelimitervalueto.Period.

6. Onthedialog,selectDimension>Text>DimensionTextfromthetree.7. UndertheFormatsection,type-in3.5intheHeightbox.8. SelectCommon>Line/Arrow>Arrowheadfromthetree.9. UndertheWorkflowsection,checktheAutomaticOrientationoption.10. UndertheFormatsection,type-in3.5and30intheLengthandAngleboxes,

respectively.11. ClickCommon>Line/Arrow>ExtensionLine.

12. Type-in1intheGapboxes.13. Typein2intheExtensionLineOverhang.14. ClickCommon>Lettering.15. UndertheTextParameterssection,type-in3.5inHeightbox,16. ClickOK.

DimensioningtheDrawingViews

1. Toadddimensions,clickHome>Dimension>RapidDimension ontheribbon.2. Onthesectionview,clickthehorizontallinelocatedatthetop.

3. Dragthepointerupandclicktopositionthedimension.

4. Clickontheendsofthesectionview,asshown.

5. Dragthepointerupandclicktopositionthedimension.

6. Addanotherlineardimensiontothesectionview.

7. Onthesectionview,clickonthearclocateatthebottom.

8. Dragthepointerdownwardandclicktopositiontheradialdimension.

9. OntheRapidDimensiondialog,undertheMeasurementsection,selectMethod>Cylindrical.

10. Clickontheendsofthesectionview,asshown.

11. Dragthepointerrightwardsandclicktopositionthedimension.

12. Createtheotherdimensionsonthesectionview,asshown.

13. Createtheradialdimensiononthefrontview,asshown.

14. RightclickontheradialdimensionandselectEdit .15. Createthedimensionsonthedetailview,asshown.

SavingtheDrawing1. OntheQuickAccessToolbar,clickSave;theNamePartsdialogappears.2. Type-inFlangeDrawingintheNameboxandclickFolderbutton.3. BrowsetoNX10/C3folderandthenclickOKbuttontwice4. Closethedrawing.

TUTORIAL2Inthistutorial,yougeneratethedrawingoftheDiscconstructedinChapter1.

Creatingacustomtemplate1. ClosetheNX9applicationwindow.2. ClickStart>Apps>SiemensNX10.0.3. RightclickontheNX10.0iconandselectRunasadministrator.4. ClickOKonthemessagebox.5. Ontheribbon,clicktheNewbutton.6. OntheNewdialog,double-clickontheModeltemplate.

7. Ontheribbon,clickApplications>Design>Drafting .8. OntheSheetdialog,selectStandardSize.9. SetSizetoA3–297x420.10. SetScaleto1:1.11. UndertheSettingssection,setUnitstoMillimeters.12. Select3rdAngleProjectionanduncheckAlwaysStartDrawingViewCommand.13. ClickOKtoopenablanksheet.

AddingBordersandTitleBlock

1. Ontheribbon,clickDraftingTools>DrawingFormat>BordersandZones ontheribbon.

2. OntheBordersandZonesdialog,leavethedefaultsettingsandclickOK.

3. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Table>TabularNote .4. OntheTabularNotedialog,undertheOriginsection,expandtheAlignmentsection

andselectAnchor>BottomRight.5. UndertheTableSizesection,setNumberofColumnsto3andNumberofRowsto

2.6. Type-in50inColumnWidthbox.7. Clickonthebottomrightcornerofthesheetborder.

8. ClickCloseontheTabularNotedialog.9. Clickontheleftverticallineofthetabularnote.

10. Presstheleftmousebuttonanddragtowardright.11. Releasetheleftmousebuttonwhencolumnwidthischangedto35.

12. Likewise,changethewidthofthesecondandthirdcolumns.

13. Clickinsidethesecondcellofthetoprow.14. Presstheleftmousebuttonanddragtothethirdcell.

15. ClicktherightmousebuttonandselectMergeCells.

16. Changetheheightofthetoprow.

17. ClickYesonthemessagebox.18. Clicktherightmousebuttoninthesecondcellofthetoprow.SelectSettings.19. OntheSettingsdialog,selectPrefix/Suffixfromthetree.20. Type-inTitle:inthePrefixbox.21. ClickClose.

22. Likewise,addprefixestoothercells.

23. Clicktherightmousebuttoninthefirstcellofthetoprow.24. ClickImport>Image.25. SelectyourcompanylogoimageandclickOK.26. Ontheribbon,clickDraftingTools>DrawingFormat>DefineTitleBlock .27. Clickonthetable,andthenclickOK.

28. Ontheribbon,clickDraftingTools>DrawingFormat>MarkasTemplate .29. Onthedialog,selectMarkasTemplateandUpdatePAXFile.30. UnderthePAXFileSettingssection,type-inCustomTemplateinthePresentation

Namebox.31. SelectTemplateType>ReferenceExistingPart.32. ClicktheBrowse icon.33. Goto

C:\ProgramFiles\Siemens\NX10.0\LOCALIZATION\prc\english\startup

34. Clickugs_drawing_templates.35. ClickOK.36. OntheInputValidationbox,clickYes.37. ClickOKtwice.38. Ontheribbon,clickDraftingTools>TrackDrawingChanges>CreateSnapshot

Data .39. ClickOKonthemessagebox.40. Saveandclosethefile.

Openinganewdrawingfileusingthecustomtemplate1. Ontheribbon,clicktheNewbutton.2. OntheNewdialog,undertheDrawingtab,selectRelationship>ReferenceExisting

Part.

3. UndertheTemplatessection,selectCustomTemplate.4. UndertheParttocreateadrawingofsection,clicktheBrowse button.5. OntheSelectmasterpartdialog,clickOpen .6. GotothelocationofDisc.prtanddouble-clickonit.7. ClickOKtwice.8. OnthePopulateTitleBlockdialog,type-invalues,asshown.9. ClickClose.

GeneratingDrawingViews1. OntheViewCreationWizarddialog,selectLoadedParts>Disc.prt.2. ClickNext.3. OntheOptionspage,selectViewBoundary>Manual.4. UnchecktheAuto-ScaletoFitoption.5. SelectScale>1:1.6. SelectHiddenLines>Dashed.7. ClickNext.8. OntheOrientationpage,selectModelViews>Front.9. ClickNext.10. OntheLayoutpage,selecttheview,asshown.

11. SelectOption>Manual.

12. Clicktodefinethecenteroftheviews,asshown.

AddingDimensions1. Addcenterlinesanddimensionstothedrawing.2. Saveandclosethedrawingfile.

TUTORIAL3Inthistutorial,youwillgeneratethedrawingofOldhamcouplingassemblycreatedinthepreviouschapter.

Creatingtheassemblydrawing1. OpentheMain_assembly.prtfile.2. ClickApplications>Design>Drafting.3. OntheSheetdialog,selectStandardSize.4. SetSizetoA3-297x420.5. SetScaleto1:2.6. UndertheSettingssection,checkAlwaysStartViewCreation.7. SelectBaseViewcommand.8. ClickOK.9. OntheBaseViewdialog,undertheModelViewsection,selectModelViewtoUse>

Isometric.10. UndertheScalesection,selectScale>1:2.11. Clickontheleftsideofthedrawingsheet.12. ClickCloseontheProjectedViewdialog.

GeneratingtheExplodedView1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>View>BaseView.2. OntheBaseViewdialog,selectModelViewtoUse>Trimetric.3. Clickontherightsideofthedrawingsheet.4. ClickClose.

GeneratingthePartlist

1. Togenerateapartlist,clickHome>Table>PartList ontheribbon.2. Placethepartlistatthetop-rightcorner.

GeneratingBalloons

1. Togenerateballoons,clickHome>Table>AutoBalloon onribbon.2. Selectthepartlist.3. ClickOK.4. OnthePartListAuto-Balloondialog,selectTrimetric@2.

5. ClickOKtogenerateballoons.

6. Saveandclosethefile.

Chapter5:SketchingInthischapter,youwilllearnthesketchingtools.Youwilllearntocreate:

RectanglesPolygonsResolvingSketchGeometricConstraintsStudioSplinesEllipsesCirclesArcsTrimFilletsandChamfers

TUTORIAL1(CreatingRectangles)Arectangle is a four-sidedobject.Youcancreate a rectangleby just specifying its twodiagonalcorners.However,therearevariousmethodstocreatearectangle.Thesemethodsareexplainednext.

1. Ontheribbon,clickDirectSketch>SketchandselecttheFrontplane.2. Ontheribbon,clickDirectSketch>Rectangle .3. Selecttheoriginpointtodefinethefirstcorner.4. Movethepointerandclicktodefinethesecondcorner.

YoucanalsotypetheWidthandHeightvaluestocreatetherectangle.

5. OntheRectangletoolbar,clickthe3Points iconundertheRectangleMethodsection.Thisoptioncreatesaslantedrectangle.

6. Selecttwopointstodefinethewidthandinclinationangleoftherectangle.

7. Selectthethirdpointtodefineitsheight.

8. OntheRectangletoolbar,clicktheFromCenter iconundertheRectangleMethodsection.

9. Clicktodefinethecenterpointoftherectangle.10. Movethepointerandclicktodefinethemidpointofoneside.Also,theinclination

angleisdefined.

11. Movethepointerandclicktodefinethecornerpoint.

12. ClickClose ontheRectangletoolbar.

Multi-SelectionGestureDrop-downThisdrop-downisavailableontheTopBorderBarandhasoptionstoselectmultipleobjects.TheRectangleoptionhelpsyoutoselectmultipleelementsbydraggingarectanglecoveringthem.

TheLassooptionhelpsyoutoselectmultipleelementsbydraggingthepointeraroundthem.

1. OntheTopBorderBar,selectLasso fromtheMulti-SelectionGestureDrop-down.2. OntheTopBorderBar,SelectionScopetoWithinActiveSketchOnly.

3. Pressandholdtheleftmousebuttonanddragthepointercoveringalltherectangles.

4. PressDeletetoerasetherectangles.5. ClickOK.

TUTORIAL2(CreatingPolygons)APolygonisashapehavingmanysidesrangingfrom3to513.InNX,youcancreateregularpolygonshavingsideswithequallength.Followthestepsgivennexttocreateapolygon.

1. ActivatetheDirectSketchmode.

2. Ontheribbon,clickDirectSketch>Polygon .3. OnthePolygondialog,type8intheNumberofSidesboxundertheSidessection.4. UndertheSizesection,selectSize>InscribedRadius.Thisoptioncreatesapolygon

withitssidestouchinganimaginarycircle.YoucanalsoselecttheCircumscribedRadiusoptiontocreateapolygonwithitsverticestouchinganimaginarycircle.

5. Clicktodefinethecenterofthepolygon.6. Type0intheRotationbox.7. Movethepointerandnoticethattherotationofthepolygonisconstrained.8. Type50intheRadiusboxandpressEnter.

9. ClickCloseonthedialogtodeactivatethetool.

Circleby3Points

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Circle2. OntheCircletoolbar,clickCircleby3Points iconundertheCircleMethod

section.

3. Clickontheverticesofthepolygon.Acircleiscreatedpassingthroughthevertices.

TUTORIAL3(StudioSplines)StudioSplinesarenon-uniformcurves,whichareusedtocreateirregularshapes.InNX,youcancreatestudiosplinesbyusingtwomethods:ThroughPoints,andByPole.

1. DownloadtheStudio-splineexample.jpgfile.2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Datum>RasterImage .3. OntheRasterImagedialog,clicktheBrowse icon.4. Gotothelocationofthedownloadedimagefileanddouble-clickonit.5. SelecttheXZPlanefromtheDatumCoordinateSystem.6. UndertheOrientationsection,selectBasepoint>BottomCenter.7. SettheReferenceDirectiontoVertical.8. ClickontheAnglehandle(SphericalDot)oftheDynamicCoordinateSystem,and

enter180intheAnglebox.

9. ExpandtheImageSettingssectionandsettheOverallTranslucencyto50.10. ClickOK.11. ActivatetheSketchmodeontheXZPlane.

12. OntheRibbon,clickDirectSketch>MoreCurve>StudioSpline .13. OntheStudioSplinedialog,selectType>ThroughPoints.14. Selectthefivepoints,asshown.

15. Selectthethreepoints,asshown.

16. Likewise,selectotherpoints,asshown.

17. UndertheParameterizationsection,settheDegreevalueto2,andchecktheClosedoption.

18. ClickOK.19. ClickYesontheContinuousAutoDimensioningmessagebox.Theautodimensions

arenotcreated.

20. Double-clickonthespline.21. OntheStudioSplinedialog,selectType>ByPoles.22. Dragthepole,asshown.

23. Likewise,modifytheotherpolelocations,asshown.

24. Selectapointonthespline,asshown.Anewpoleisadded.

25. Dragthenewpoletomodifythespline.

26. Likewise,addpoleswherevertheyarerequired,andmodifytheirposition.27. ClickOK.28. ClickontheimageandselectHide.

29. ClickFinishSketch.

TUTORIAL4(GeometricConstraints)

1. ActivatetheDirectSketchmode.

2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Profile .3. Selectthesketchorigin.4. Movethepointertowardsrighthorizontallyandclick.5. Movethepointerupverticallyandclick.6. Movethepointertowardleftandclick.NoticethattheHorizontalandVertical

constraintsarecreated,automatically.

7. Movethepointerupverticallyandclick.8. OntheProfiletoolbar,clicktheArc icon.9. Movethepointertotheendpointofthepreviousline,andthenmoveittowardleft.An

arcnormaltothelineappears.

10. Movethepointertotheendpointofthepreviousline,movetowardup,andleft.Noticethatanarctangenttothepreviousline.

11. Clicktocreateatangentarc.12. MovethepointerdownwardandnoticetheTangentconstraint.

13. Clickwhenadottedlineappearsfromthehorizontalline.14. Movethepointertowardleftandclickwhenadottedlineappearsfromthesketch

origin.

15. Movethepointerdownwardandclickthesketchorigin.

16. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Circle.17. Selectthecenterofthetangentarc,movethepointeroutward,andclick.Aconcentric

constraintiscreatedbetweenthecircleandthearc.

18. Placethepointeronthemidpointoftheleftverticalline,andmovethepointer.19. Clickwhenahorizontaldottedlineappears.

20. Movethepointerandclicktocreateacircle.21. Likewise,createanothercircle.22. PressEsc.

AddingConstraintsGeometricConstraintsareusedtocontroltheshapeofasketchbyestablishingrelationshipsbetweenthesketchelements.YoucanaddrelationsusingtheGeometricConstraintstool.

1. Selectthelineconnectedtothetangentarc,andclickVerticalfromtheShortcutstoolbar.Theverticalconstraintisappliedtotheline.

2. Selectthelowerverticallines.3. ClicktheEqualLength iconontheShortcutstoolbartomakethelinesequal.4. PressEsc.5. Selectthetwohorizontallines,asshown.6. ClicktheEqualLength iconontheShortcutstoolbartomakethelinesequal.

7. PressEsc.8. SelecttheothertwoverticallinesandclicktheEqualLength icontomakethem

equal.

9. PressEsc.10. Selectthetwocircleslocatedatthebottom.11. ClicktheEqualRadius iconontheShortcutstoolbar.12. Selectthecenterpointofthecircleandthelefttheverticalline.13. ClicktheMidpoint icononthedialog.Themidpointoftheverticallineandthe

centerpointofthecirclebecomecollinear.

14. Likewise,maketheothercirclecollinearwiththemidpointoftherightverticalline.

AddingDimensions1. Double-clickonthedimensionofthelowerrightverticalline,type30andpressEnter.

2. Likewise,changethedimensionoftheupperverticallineto35.3. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>RapidDimension.4. Selectthelowerhorizontalline,movethepointer,andclicktopositionthedimension.5. Type40andpressEnter.6. Likewise,addotherdimensionstothesketchtoconstrainitfully.

TUTORIAL5(ResolvingOver-ConstrainedSketch)1. ActivatetheDirectSketchmodeandcreatethesketch,asshown.

2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>RapidDimension.3. Selectthearcandpositionthedimension.TheUpdateSketchmessageboxappears

showingthatthesketchisoverconstrained.4. ClickOKandpressEsc.Theoverconstrainedsketchobjectsappearingreycolorand

theover-constrainingdimensionsandconstraintsappearsinred.

5. Selectthelineardimension,asshownandclickDelete.

6. ClickOKontheDeleteDimensionsmessagebox.Now,thesketchisfullyconstrained.

TUTORIAL6(Ellipses)Ellipsesarealsonon-uniformcurves,buttheyhavearegularshape.Theyareactuallysplinescreatedinregularclosedshapes.

1. ActivatetheDirectSketchmode.2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>MoreCurves>Ellipse .3. Pickapointinthegraphicswindowtodefinethelocationoftheellipse.4. Type40and20intheMajorRadiusandMinorRadiusboxesontheEllipsedialog.

Youcanalsousethearrowhandlestochangethemajorandminorradiusvalues.

5. Type30intheAnglebox.YoucanalsousetheAnglehandletorotatetheellipse.ClickOK.

Notethattheellipseisnotconstrainedfully.Followthestepsgivennexttofully-constraintheellipse.

6. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Line .7. Selectcenterpointoftheellipse.8. Selectapointontheellipse.9. Likewise,createanotherline.

10. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>More>GeometricConstraints .11. ClickOKonthemessagebox.12. OntheGeometricConstraintsdialog,clicktheParallel iconunderthe

Constraintssection.13. Selectthelineandellipse,asshown.

14. OntheGeometricConstraintsdialog,clickthePerpendicular iconundertheConstraintssection.

15. Selectthetwolinestomakethemperpendiculartoeachother.16. ClosetheGeometricConstraintsdialog.17. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>RapidDimension .18. Selectthemajoraxisline,movethepointerinthedirectionperpendiculartotheline,

andclicktopositionthedimension.19. Type40andpressEnter.20. Likewise,dimensiontheminoraxisline.

21. SelecttheMajoraxislineandtheX-axis.22. Movethepointerandclick.23. Type30andpressEnter.

24. ClosetheRapidDimensiondialog.

25. ClickonthemajoraxislineandselectConverttoReference.

26. Likewise,converttheotherlinetoreference.

27. Double-clickontheellipseandrotateitusingtheAnglehandle.28. ClickOKandnoticethattheellipsereturnstoitposition.

TUTORIAL7(Conics)1. ActivatetheDirectSketchmode.2. CreateatriangleusingthePolygontool.

3. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>MoreCurve>Conic .4. Selectthestartandendlimits,andcontrolpoint,asshown.

5. SettheRhoValueto0.25.6. ExpandthePreviewsectionandclickShowResult.

7. ClickUndoResultonthedialog.8. SettheRhoValueto0.75andclickShowResult.

9. ClickOK.

TUTORIAL8(QuickExtend,QuickTrim,MakeCorner,andOffsetCurve)TheQuickExtendtoolissimilartotheQuickTrimtoolbutitsuseisoppositeoftheQuickTrimtool.Thistoolisusedtoextendlines,arcsandotheropenentitiestoconnecttootherobjects.

1. Createasketchasshownbelow.

2. ClickHome>DirectSketch>QuickExtend ontheribbon.3. Selectthehorizontalopenline.Thiswillextendthelineuptoarc.

4. Likewise,extendtheotherelements,asshown.

5. ClosetheQuickExtenddialog.

MakeCorner

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>MakeCorner .2. Clickontheendingportionofthearc.3. Clickonthestartingportionofthehorizontalline.

4. ClosetheMakeCornerdialog.

QuickTrim

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>QuickTrim .2. Selectthehorizontalline.

3. ClosetheQuickTrimdialog.

OffsetCurveTheOffsetCurvetoolcreatesparallelcopiesoflines,circles,arcsandsoon.

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>MoreCurve>OffsetCurve .2. Selectanentityandnoticethatalltheconnectedentitiesareselected.3. Type-inavalueintheDistanceboxontheOffsetCurvedialog(or)dragthearrow

thatappearsontheoffsetcurve.4. ClickReverseDirection icontoreversetheoffsetside.5. ClickOK.

TUTORIAL9ThistutorialteachesyoutouseFillet,Chamfer,andMirrorCurvetools.

FilletTheFillettoolconvertsthesharpcornersintoroundcorners.

1. Drawthelinesasshownbelow.

2. ClickHome>DirectSketch>Fillet ontheribbon.3. Clickonthecorner,asshown.4. Movethepointerandclicktodefinetheradius.Youcanalsotypetheradiusvalue.

5. OntheFillettoolbar,clicktheDeleteThirdCurve icon.6. Selecttherightandleftverticallines.7. Movethepointerandselectthehorizontalconnectingthetwoverticallines.

ChamferTheChamfertoolreplacesthesharpcornerswithanangledline.ThistoolissimilartotheFillettool,exceptthatanangledlineisplacedatthecornersinsteadofaround.

1. ClickHome>DirectSketch>Chamfer ontheRibbon.2. OntheChamferdialog,selectChamfer>Symmetric.3. Clickonthecorner,asshown.

4. Type-inavalueintheDistanceboxandpressEnter.5. Closethedialog.

MirrorCurveTheMirrorCurvetoolcreatesamirrorimageofobjects.Youcancreatesymmetricalsketchesusingthistool.

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>MirrorCurve2. Dragaselectionlassocoveringallthesketchentities.

3. OntheMirrorCurvedialog,clickSelectCenterlineandselecttheX-axis.4. ClickOKtomirrortheselectedentities.

5. OntheRibbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Arc .6. Selectthestartandendpointsofthearc,asshown.

7. MovethepointerrightwardsandclickwhentheTangentglyphappears.

8. ClosetheArctoolbar.

AddingDimensions1. Double-clickontheradialdimension,asshown.2. Type15andpressEnter.

3. OntheRibbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>RapidDimension .4. Selecttheleftmostverticallineandthecenterpointofthearc,asshown.5. Type125andpressEnter.

6. Selectthefillet,type5andpressEnter.7. Likewise,createotherdimensions,asshown.

8. Zoomtothetopportionofthesketch,selectthepoints,andpressDelete.

9. ClickFinishSketch.

Chapter6:AdditionalModelingTools


ConstructaSweepfeatureConstructaSweptfeaturealongguidecurvesCreateHolesAddGroovesandSlotsMakePatternFeaturesConstructTubefeaturesConstructInstanceGeometryApplyBooleanoperationsAddchamfers

TUTORIAL1Inthistutorial,youwillconstructahelicalspringusingtheHelixandSweepalongGuidetools.

ConstructingtheHelix1. OpenaNXfileusingtheModeltemplate.2. Toconstructahelix,clickCurve>Curve>Helix ontheribbon.3. OntheHelixdialog,selectType>AlongVector.

4. SpecifythesettingsintheSizesection,asgivennext.

5. SpecifythesettingsinthePitchsection,asgivennext.

6. SpecifythesettingsintheLengthsection,asgivennext.

7. ExpandthedialogandspecifythesettingsintheSettingssection,asgivennext.

8. ClickOKtoconstructthehelix.

AddingtheDatumPlane

1. Toaddadatumplane,clickHome>Feature>DatumPlane ontheribbon.2. OntheDatumPlanedialog,selectType>OnCurve.3. Selectthehelixfromthegraphicswindow.4. UndertheLocationonCurvesection,selectLocation>ThroughPoint.5. Selecttheendofthehelix.

6. UndertheOrientationonCurvesection,selectDirection>NormaltoPath.7. LeavethedefaultvaluesandclickOK.

ConstructingtheSweepfeature1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Sketch.2. Selecttheplanecreatednormaltothehelix.3. ExpandtheSketchOriginsectionandclickSpecifyPoint.4. Selecttheendpointofthehelixtodefinethesketchorigin.

5. ClickOK.6. Drawcircleof4mmdiameter.

7. Right-clickandselectFinishSketch .8. OnTopBorderBar,clicktheOrientView>Isometric.

9. Toconstructasweepfeature,clickSurface>More>SweepalongGuide ontheribbon.

10. Selectthecircletodefinethesectioncurve.11. UndertheGuidesection,clickSelectCurve.12. Selectthehelix.13. LeavethedefaultsettingsandclickOKtoconstructthesweepfeature.14. ClickontheplaneandselectHide.

Also,hidethesketch.


TUTORIAL2Inthistutorial,youconstructapulleywheelusingtheRevolveandGroovetools.

1. OpenafileintheModelingEnvironment.2. ConstructthesketchontheYZplane,asshowninfigure.

3. Finishthesketch.4. Constructtherevolvedfeature.

ConstructingtheGroovefeature1. Toconstructagroovefeature,clickHome>Feature>More>DesignFeature>

Groove ontheribbon.

Note

Sometoolsdonotappearontheribbon.Todisplaytherequiredtools,selectthemfromthemenu,asshowninfigure.

2. OntheGroovedialog,clicktheUGroovebutton.3. Selecttheoutercylindricalfaceoftherevolvedfeature.

4. SpecifythevaluesontheUGroovedialog,asshowninfigure.

5. ClickOK;thePositionGroovedialogappears.6. Clickonthecylindricaledgesofthemodelandgroovepreview,asshown.

7. Enter7.5ontheCreateExpressiondialog.

8. ClickOKtoaddthegroove.

9. ClickCancel.10. Saveandclosethemodel.

TUTORIAL3Inthistutorial,youconstructashampoobottleusingtheSwept,Extrude,andThreadtools.

CreatingSectionsandGuidecurves

Toconstructasweptfeature,youneedtocreatesectionsandguidecurves.

1. OpenafileintheModelingEnvironment.2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Sketch.3. SelecttheXYplane.4. OntheCreateSketchdialog,clickOKtostartthesketch.5. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Ellipse .6. Selecttheoriginpointofthecoordinatesystem.7. SpecifyMajorRadiusas50mm.8. SpecifyMinorRadiusas20mm.9. SpecifyAngleas0.10. LeavethedefaultsettingsandclickOK.

11. ClickFinishSketch.12. ChangetheorientationtoIsometric.13. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Sketch.14. SelecttheXZplane.15. ClickOK.16. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Directsketch>StudioSpline .17. OntheStudioSplinedialog,selectType>ThroughPoints.18. Drawasplinesimilarlytotheoneshowninfigure.

Ensurethatthefirstpointofthesplinecoincideswiththeprevioussketch.

16. ClickOK.17. Applydimensiontothespline,asshowninfigure.

18. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>MirrorCurve .19. Selectthespline.20. OntheMirrorCurvedialog,clickSelectCenterlineandthenselecttheverticalaxis

ofthesketch.21. ClickOK.

22. ClickFinishSketch.23. ChangethevieworientationtoIsometric.

Creatinganothersection1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>DatumPlane.2. OntheDatumPlanedialog,selectType>AtDistance.3. SelecttheXYplanefromthecoordinatesystem.4. Type-in225intheDistancebox.

5. ClickOK.6. Startasketchonthenewdatumplane.7. Drawacircleof40mmdiameter.

8. ClickFinishSketch.9. ChangetheviewtoIsometric.

Constructingthesweptfeature

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Surface>Swept .2. Selectthecircleandclickthemiddlemousebutton.

3. Selecttheellipse.

Ensurethatthearrowsonthecircleandtheellipsepointtowardssamedirection.UsetheReverseDirectionbuttonintheSectionssectiontoreversethedirectionofarrows.

8. ClickSelectCurveintheGuides(3maximum)section.9. Selectthefirstguidecurveandclickthemiddlemousebutton.10. Selectthesecondguidecurve.11. ClickOKtoconstructthesweptfeature.

ConstructingtheExtrudedfeature1. Clickonthecircleonthetopofthesweepfeature.2. ClickExtrudeonthecontextualtoolbar.

3. OntheExtrudedialog,undertheBooleansection,selectBoolean>Unite.4. Extrudethecircleupto25mm.

AddingtheEmbossfeature1. OntheFeaturegroup,clicktheDatumPlanebutton.2. OntheDatumPlanedialog,selectType>AtDistance.3. SelecttheXZplanefromthecoordinatesystem.4. Enter50intheDistancebox.5. ClickReverseDirectiontocreatetheplane,asshown.ClickOK.

6. Createasketchontheplaneasshowninfigure.Themajorandminorradiusesoftheellipseare50and20,respectively.

6. ClickFinishSketch.7. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>DesignFeature>Emboss .8. Selectthesketch.9. OntheEmbossdialog,underFacetoEmboss,clickSelectFace.10. Selectthesweptfeature.

11. UndertheEndCapsection,specifythesettings,asgiveninfigure.

12. LeavethedefaultsettingsandclickOKtoaddtheembossedfeature.

AddingEdgeBlend1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>EdgeBlend.2. Clickonthebottomandtopedgesofthesweptfeature.3. SetRadius1to5mm.

4. ClickApplytoaddtheblend.5. SetRadius1to1mm.6. SelecttheedgesoftheembossfeatureandclickOK.

ShellingtheModel1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Shell .2. OntheShelldialog,selectType>RemoveFaces,thenShell.3. SetThicknessto2mm.4. Selectthetopfaceofthecylindricalfeature.

5. ClickOKtoshellthegeometry.

AddingThreads

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>Thread .2. OntheThreaddialog,setThreadTypetoDetailed.3. Selectthecylindricalface.

4. SetPitchto8mm.5. LeavetheotherdefaultsettingsandclickOKtoaddthethread.

6. Savethemodelandcloseit.

TUTORIAL4Inthistutorial,youconstructapatternedcylindricalshell.

Constructingacylindricalshell1. StartanewfileusingtheModeltemplate.2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>DesignFeature>Cylinder .3. OntheCylinderdialog,selectType>Axis,Diameter,andHeight.4. SelecttheZ-axisfromthetriad.

5. SpecifyDiameterandHeightas50and100,respectively.6. LeavethedefaultsettingsandclickOK.

7. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Shell.8. SetThicknessto3mm.

9. Selectthetopandbottomfacesofthecylindricalfeature.10. ClickOKtoshellthegeometry.

Addingslots1. Ontheribbon,clickFeature>More>DesignFeature>Slot .2. OntheSlotdialog,selectRectanglethenclickOK.3. ClickontheYZplane.

4. ClickFlipDefaultSide.5. SelectZ-axisfromtheDatumCoordinateSystem.

6. OntheRectangularSlotdialog,type-in8,3,and30intheLength,WidthandDepthboxes,respectively.

7. ClickOK.

ThePositioningdialogappears.Inaddition,theslottoolappears.

8. OnthePositioningdialog,clicktheHorizontal button.9. Selectthecircularedgeofthecylindricalfeature.

10. OntheSetArcPositiondialog,clickArcCenteronthedialog.11. Selectthecircularedgeontheslottool.

12. OntheSetArcPositiondialog,clickArcCenter.13. Enter-8mminthedialog.14. ClickOKtwicetoaddtheslotfeature.

15. ClickCancel.

ConstructingtheLinearpattern

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>PatternFeature .2. OnthePatternFeaturedialog,selectLayout>Linear .3. Selecttheslotfeature.4. UnderthePatternDefinitionsection,selectDirection1>SpecifyVector.5. SelecttheZ-axisvector.

6. SelectSpacing>CountandPitch.7. Type-in6intheCountbox.8. Enter16inthePitchDistancebox.9. ClickOKtomakethelinearpattern.

ConstructingtheCircularpattern

1. Ontheribbon,clickFeature>PatternFeature .2. OnthePatternFeaturedialog,selectLayout>Circular .3. PressCtrlkeyandthenselectthelinearpatternandtheslotfeaturefromthePart

Navigator.4. UnderthePatternDefinitionsection,selectRotationAxis>SpecifyVector.5. SelecttheZ-axisvector.

Now,youhavetospecifythepointthroughwhichtherotationaxispasses.

6. Clickonthecircularedgeofthecylindricalfeature(toselectthecenterpointofthecylinder).

7. SelectSpacing>CountandSpan.8. Type-in12intheCountbox.9. Type-in360intheSpanAnglebox.10. ClickOKtomakethecircularpattern.

11. Saveandclosethemodel.

TUTORIAL5Inthistutorial,youwillconstructachain.

ConstructingtheTubefeature1. OpenanewfileusingtheModeltemplate.2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Sketch.3. SelecttheXZplane.4. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Profile.5. Clickonthescreentodefinethefirstpoint.6. Dragthepointerrightwardsandclicktodefinethesecondpoint.

7. OntheProfiledialog,clickArc.8. Dragthemousetowardright,andthendownwards.9. Clicktodrawthearc.

10. Dragthemousetowardleftandclicktodefineahorizontalline.

11. OntheProfiledialog,clickArc.12. Dragthemousetowardleft,andthenupwards.13. Clickonthestartpointofthesketchtodrawthearc

14. ClosetheProfiledialog.15. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>More>MakeSymmetric.16. Selectthetwoarcsandclickontheverticalaxis.

17. ClickReset ontheMakeSymmetricdialog.18. Selectthehorizontallines,andthenclickonthehorizontalaxis.19. Adddimensionstothesketch.

20. ClickFinishSketchontheDirectSketchgroup.

21. Toconstructatubefeature,clickHome>Surface>More>Tube ontheribbon.22. Selectthesketch.23. OntheTubedialog,type-in1.5and0intheOuterDiameterandInnerDiameter

boxes,respectively.24. ClickOKtoconstructthetubefeature.

PatterningtheTubegeometry1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>PatternFeature.2. OnthePatternFeaturedialog,selectLayout>Linearandclickonthetubefeature.3. UnderthePatternDefinitionsection,selectDirection1>SpecifyVector.4. SelecttheX-axisvector.

5. UnderDirection1,selectSpacing>CountandPitch.6. Type-in6and12intheCountandPitchboxes,respectively.7. ExpandtheOrientationsectionandselectOrientation>CSYStoCSYS.8. UnderOrientation,selectSpecifyFromVectorCSYS>CSYSDialog .9. OntheCSYSdialog,selectType>Dynamic.10. AcceptthedefaultpositionoftheDynamicCSYSandclickOK.

11. OnthePatternFeaturedialog,underOrientation,selectSpecifyToCSYS>CSYSDialog.

12. RotatetheDynamicCSYSabouttheX-axis.Therotationangleis-90degrees.

13. ClickOK.14. OnthePatternFeaturedialog,underOrientation,checktheRepeatTransformation

option.15. ClickOKtomakepatternofthetube.


BooleanOperationsTypesofBooleanoperations.

Unite

Subtract

Intersect

Thesetoolscombine,subtract,orintersecttwobodies.ActivatethesetoolsfromtheCombinedrop-downontheFeaturegroup.

Unite:ThistoolcombinestheToolBodyandtheTargetBodyintoasinglebody.

Subtract:ThistoolsubtractstheToolbodyfromtheTargetbody.

Intersect:Thistoolkeepstheintersectingportionofthetoolandtargetbodies.

TUTORIAL6Inthistutorial,youwillconstructthemodelshowninfigure.

Constructingthefirstfeature1. Openanewpartfile.2. ConstructthefirstfeatureontheXYplane(extrudethesketchuptoadistanceof10

mm).

ConstructingtheSecondFeature1. Drawthesketchonthetopfaceofthefirstfeature.

2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Extrude.3. Selectthesketch.4. Type-in45intheEndbox.

5. UndertheBooleansection,selectBoolean>Unite.6. ClickOK.

Constructingthethirdfeature1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>DatumPlane.2. OntheDatumPlanedialog,selectType>AtDistance.3. Clickontheright-sidefaceofthemodelgeometry.4. Type-in50intheDistanceboxandclicktheReverseDirectioniconontheDatum

Planedialog.

5. ClickOK.6. Drawthesketchonthenewdatumplane.

7. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>Rib.8. Selectthesketch.9. OntheRibdialog,selectWalls>ParalleltoSectionPlane.10. UndertheWallssection,selectDistance>Symmetricandtype-in10inthe

Thicknessbox.11. CheckCombineRibwithTarget.12. ClickOK.

DrillingHoles

1. Todrillholes,clickHome>Feature>Hole ontheribbon.2. OntheHoledialog,selectType>DrillSizeHole.3. UndertheFormsandDimensionssection,selectSize>16.4. SelectDepthLimit>ThroughBody.5. Clickonthetopfaceofthemodel.

6. Clicktoplaceonemorepoint.7. ClickCloseontheSketchPointdialog.8. Adddimensionstodefinetheholelocation.

9. ClickFinishontheribbon.

10. ClickApplytocreatethehole.

11. Drillanotherholeonthefrontfaceofthesecondfeature.

AddingChamfers

1. Toaddachamfer,clickHome>Feature>Chamfer ontheribbon.2. OntheChamferdialog,selectCross-section>Asymmetric.

3. UndertheOffsetssection,type-in25and45intheDistance1andDistance2boxes.4. Clickonthecorneredgeofthefirstfeature.

5. ClickApplyaddthechamfer.

6. OntheChamferdialog,selectCrossSection>Symmetric.7. Type-in45intheDistancebox.8. Clickonthecorneredgeofthesecondfeature.

9. ClickOK.

10. Savethemodel.

EditParameters1. ClickontheDrilledholeandselectEditParametersfromtheShortcutstoolbar.

2. OntheHoledialog,selectType>GeneralHole.3. UndertheFormandDimensionssection,selectForm>Counterbored.4. SettheDimensionsofthecounterboredhole,asshown.

Youcanalsochangethelocationoftheholebydoubleclickingonthelocationdimensionsandchangingtheirvalues.

5. ClickOK.

ShowDimensions1. ClickonthebasefeatureandselectShowDimensionsfromtheShortcutstoolbar.

2. Doubleclickonthelineardimensionoftheextrudefeature.

3. OntheFeatureDimensiondialog,type-in20inthevalueboxandclickOK.4. RightclickandselectRefreshorpressF5.

EditingFeaturesbyDouble-clicking1. Double-clickonthechamfer.

5. OntheChamferdialog,type-in30intheDistance1boxandclickOK.

SupressFeatures1. ClickonthechamferfaceandselectSuppressontheShortcutstoolbar.

2. OnthePartNavigator,checktheChamferfeaturetounsuppressit.3. OnthePartNavigator,rightclickontheSketchonthebasefeatureandselectEdit

Parameters.4. OntheEditSketchDimensionsdialog,selectthe125dimensionandchangeitsname

toLength.

5. ClickApplyandOK.6. OntheTopBorderBar,clickMenu>Edit>Feature>SuppressbyExpression.7. SelectthepreviouslyunsuppressedchamferandclickApply.8. ClickShowExpressionsonthedialog.TheInformationwindowappearsshowingthe

chamferexpression.Thevalue1indicatesthatitiscurrentlyunsuppressed.9. ClosetheInformationwindow.10. Ontheribbon,clickTools>Utilities>Expression.11. OntheExpressionsdialog,selectListedExpressions>All.12. Scrolldownandselectp361(Chamfer(11)SuppressionStatus)fromthelisted

expressions.13. EnterChamfer_SuppressionintheNamebox.14. Enterif(Length=>125)(1)else(0)intheFormulabox.15. ClickOK.16. OnthePartNavigator,rightclickontheSketchonthebasefeatureandselectEdit

Parameters.17. OntheEditSketchDimensionsdialog,selectthe125dimensionandchangeitsvalue

to124.

18. ClickOK.Thechamferissuppressedasthelengthvalueislessthan125.

19. Closethefile.

TUTORIAL7Inthistutorial,youcreatethemodelshowninfigure.

Constructingthefirstfeature1. Openanewpartfile.2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Features>Extrude.3. ClickontheXYplane.4. Constructtwocirclesandadddimensionstothem.

5. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Curve>QuickTrim andtrimtheintersectingentities.

6. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Curve>Fillet andsettheRadiusvalueto10.7. Selecttheintersectingcornersofthecircles.

8. ClickFinishSketch.9. Extrudethesketchupto5mmdistance.

ConstructingtheExtrudedcut1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Extrude.2. Clickonthetopfaceofthemodel.3. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Curve>OffsetCurve .4. Clickonanyedgeofthetopface.5. OntheOffsetCurvedialog,settheDistancevalueto20.6. ClicktheReverseDirectionbutton.7. ClickOK.

8. ClickFinish.9. OntheExtrudedialog,clicktheReverseDirection buttonundertheDirection

section.10. ClickOK.

ConstructingtheExtrudedcut1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Extrude.2. Clickonthetopfaceofthemodelgeometry.3. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Curve>Polygon .4. OnthePolygondialog,type-in6intheNumberofSidesbox.5. SelectSize>CircumscribedRadius.6. SettheRadiusto4.7. SettheRotationto0.8. Clicktodefinethecenterpointofthepolygon.

9. Drawahorizontallineconnectingthecenterpointofthepolygonandtheorigin.10. ClickonthehorizontallineandselectConverttoReference.

11. Adddimensionstothesketch.

12. ClickFinish.13. Createthecutthroughoutthebody.

MakingtheAlongPattern1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>PatternFeature .2. Selectthepolygonalcuttodefinethefeaturetopattern.3. SelectLayout>Along.4. SelectPathMethod>Offset.5. OntheTopBorderBar,selectCurverule>TangentCurves.

6. ClickSelectPathandselecttheouteredgeofthetopface.

7. SelectSpacing>CountandSpan.

8. Type-in10intheCountbox.9. Type-in100inthe%SpanBybox.10. UndertheOrientationsection,setOrientationtoNormaltoPath.11. ClickOK.

MeasuringtheMassProperties

1. Ontheribbon,clickAnalysis>Measure>More>MeasureBodies2. Selectthegeometry.Noticethevolumeofthegeometry.Youcanselectadifferent

propertyfromthedrop-downtoseeitsvalue.

YoucanalsochecktheShowInformationWindowoptionundertheResultsDisplaysectiontodisplaythemasspropertiesintheInformationwindow.

3. ClickCancelontheMeasureBodiesdialog.4. OntheTopBorderBar,clickMenu>Edit>Feature>SolidDensity .5. OntheAssignSolidDensitydialog,selectUnits>Lbs–Inches.6. Type0.45intheSolidDensitybox.7. SelectthegeometryandclickOK.8. Ontheribbon,clickAnalysis>Measure>More>MeasureBodies .9. Selectthegeometryandnoticetheupdatedmassproperties.10. ClickCancel.11. Ontheribbon,clickTools>Utilities>More>AssignMaterials .

12. Selectthegeometry.13. SelectIron_MalleablefromtheMaterialssection.14. ClickInspectMaterial fromtheMaterialssection.TheIsotropicMaterialdialog

appearsshowingvariouspropertiesofthematerial.YoucanviewtheMechanical,Strength,Durability,Formabilityandotherpropertiesbyclickingoneachofthem.

15. ClosetheIsotropicMaterialdialogandclickOK.16. UsetheMeasureBodiestooltoseetheMassPropertiesofthegeometry.17. Saveandclosethefile.

TUTORIAL8Inthistutorial,youcreateaplasticcasing.

CreatingtheFirstFeature1. Openanewpartfile.2. CreateasketchontheXYPlane,asshowninfigure.

3. ClickFinishSketch .4. ClicktheFeature>Extrudeontheribbon.5. SettheDistanceto30.6. ExpandtheDraftsectionandselectDraft>FromStartLimit.7. SettheAngleto2deg.8. ClickOK.

CreatingtheExtrudedsurface1. ClickFeature>ExtrudeontheribbonandselecttheYZPlane.2. Createasketch,asshown.NotethatthereshouldaTangentconstraintbetweenthearc

andtheinclinededgeofthegeometry.

3. ClickFinish.4. Onthedialog,undertheLimitssection,selectStart>SymmetricValue.5. Type-in50intheDistanceboxandclickOK.

TrimBody1. Ontheribbon,clickExtrude>TrimBody .

Now,youneedtoselectthetargetbody.

2. Selectthesolidbody.

Next,youneedtoselectthetoolbody.

3. SelectToolOption>FaceorPlane.4. ClickSelectFaceorPlaneandselecttheextrudedsurface.5. Makesurethatthearrowpointstowardsfront.Youcandouble-clickonittoreverseits

direction.6. ClickOKtotrimthesolid.

7. HidetheextrudedsurfacebyclickingonitandselectingHide.

VariableRadiusBlend

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>EdgeBlend .2. Selecttheedgebetweenthetopandcurvedfaces.

3. ExpandtheVariableRadiusPointssectionandclickSpecifyNewLocation.4. Selectthethreepointsontheedge,asshown.

5. UndertheVariableRadiusPointssection,expandtheListsection.6. Selecttheradiuspointsone-by-oneandchangetheradiusvalues,asshown.

7. ClickOKtocreatethevariableradiusblend.

CornerSetbacks

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>EdgeBlend .2. SettheRadius1to53. Selecttheedgesofthegeometry,asshown.

4. ExpandtheCornerSetbacksectionandclickSpecifyEndPoint.5. Selectthevertexpoint,asshown.

6. UndertheCornerSetbacksection,expandtheListsection.7. Selectthesetbackpointsone-by-oneandchangethesetbackvalues,asshown.Youcan

alsochangethesetbackvaluesonthehandleattachedtothecorner.

8. UndertheEdgeBlendsection,clickSelectEdge.9. Selecttheedges,asshown.

10. UndertheCornerSetbacksection,clickSpecifyEndPoint.11. Selectthevertexpoint,asshown.

12. Changethesetbackvaluesonthehandleattachedtothecorner.

13. ClickOK.

CreatingaBoss

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>DesignFeatures>Boss .2. OntheBossdialog,type-in20and30intheDiameterandHeightboxes,respectively.3. ClickonthetopfaceofthegeometryandclickOK.4. OnthePositioningdialog,clicktheHorizontal icon.5. Selecttheedge,asshown.

6. Selectthecircularedgeonthetopface,asshown.

7. SelecttheArcCenterbutton.8. Type-in30inthevalueboxandclickApply.9. ClickthePerpendicular iconandselecttheYZplane.10. Type-in20invalueboxandclickOK.

SplitBody1. Createashellfeaturebyremovingthebottomface.

NoticethattheBossfeatureisalsoshelled.Toavoidthis,youneedtoseparatethebossfeaturefromtheotherbody.

2. OnthePartNavigator,rightclickontheShellfeatureandselectDelete.3. Ontheribbon,clickFeature>More>Trim>SplitBody .4. Selectthemodeltodefinethetargetbody.5. SelectToolOption>NewPlane.6. UndertheToolsection,clickSpecifyPlane.7. SelectthetopfaceofthegeometryandclickOK.

ShellwithanAlternateThickness1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Shell .2. Selectthebottomfaceofthegeometry.3. UndertheThicknesssection,type-in2intheThicknessbox.4. ExpandtheAlternateThicknesssectionandclickSelectFace.5. Selectthecylindricalface,asshown.6. UndertheAlternateThicknesssection,type-in4intheThicknessbox.

7. ClickOK.

OffsetFace1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>Offset/Scale>OffsetFace .2. Selectthefaceofthegeometry,asshown.

3. Dragthearrowhandledownward,andreleasewhentheoffsetvalueissetto20.

4. ClickOK.

DeleteBody

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>Trim>DeleteBody .2. SelectthebossfeatureandclickOK.3. Savethefile.

ScaleBody

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>Offset/Scale>ScaleBody .2. OntheScaleBodydialog,selectType>Uniform.3. Selectthegeometry.4. UndertheScalePointsection,clickSpecifyPoint.5. Selectthecenterpointofthecircularedge,asshown.

6. Type-in1.05intheUniformbox.8. ExpandthePreviewsectionandclickShowResult.

7. ClicktheUndoResult.8. SelectType>General.9. UndertheScaleFactorsection,type-in1.2,1.5,and0.8intheXDirection,Y

Direction,andZDirectionboxes,respectively.10. ClickShowResult.

11. ClickUndoResult.12. SelectType>Axisymmetric.13. UndertheScalePointsection,clickSpecifyVector.14. SelecttheZaxisfromthetriad.15. ClickSpecifyAxisThrough-pointandselectthecenterpointthecircularedge,as

shown.16. UndertheScaleFactorsection,type-in2intheAlongAxisbox.17. ClickShowResult.

18. ClickCancel.

ExtractGeometry1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>AssociateCopy>ExtractGeometry

.2. OntheExtractGeometrydialog,selectType>CompositeCurve.3. Selecttheedgesofthegeometry,asshown.

4. ClickOK.5. OnthePartNavigator,rightclickontheCompositeCurveandselectHideParents.

Thegeometryishidden.

6. RightclickontheCompositeCurveandselectShowParents.7. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>AssociateCopy>ExtractGeometry

.8. OntheExtractGeometrydialog,selectType>Face.9. SelectthetopfaceofthegeometryandclickOK.10. RightclickontheextractedfaceandselectHideParents.

11. RightclickontheextractedfaceandselectShowParents.12. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>AssociateCopy>ExtractGeometry

.13. SelectType>RegionofFaces.14. Selecttheinnerhorizontalfaceoftheshellfeature.

15. Selectthethinplanarfacetodefinetheboundary.

16. UndertheRegionOptionssection,checktheTraverseInteriorEdgesoption.17. ExpandthePreviewsectionandclickPreviewRegion.

18. ClickFinishedPreview.19. UnchecktheTraverseInteriorEdgesoption.20. ClickPreviewRegion.

21. ClickOK.22. Closethefile.

TUTORIAL9

Inthistutorial,youwilllearntheReorder

Feature,andReplaceFeaturetools.

1. DownloadandopentheTutorial9file.

Noticethattheedgeblendisappliedonlyontheoutsideedgesofthegeometry.

2. InthePartNavigator,clicktheEdgeBlend,dragit,andplaceabovetheShell.

Theedgeblendisappliedtotheinneredgesoftheshellfeature,automatically.

ReplaceFeatures1. InthePartNavigator,rightclickontheExtrudefeatureandselectMakeCurrent

Feature.2. DownloadtheTutorial9-Replacement.3. ClickFile>Import>Part.4. OntheImportPartdialog,unchecktheCreateNamedGroupoption,leavethe

defaultsettings,andclickOK.5. BrowsetothelocationoftheTutorial9-Replacementpartanddouble-clickonit.6. OnthePointdialog,leavetheX,Y,andZvaluesto0andclickOK.

7. ClickCancel.8. InthePartNavigator,rightclickontheShellfeatureandselectMakeCurrent

Feature.9. InthePartNavigator,rightclickonthefirstExtrudefeatureandselectReplace.10. OntheReplaceFeaturedialog,clickSelectFeatureundertheReplacementFeature

section.11. Selecttheimportedgeometry.12. ClicktheNext buttonintheMappingsection.Thebackedgeoftheextrudefeature

ishighlighted.

13. Selectthecorrespondingedgeonthereplacementfeature.

14. Likewise,selectthecorrespondingreferencesonthereplacementfeature,andthenclickOK.


TUTORIAL10Inthistutorial,youwilllearntodividefaces,andapplydraftusingtheToPartingEdgesoption.

1. DownloadandopentheTutorial10fileandopenit.

2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>DivideFace .3. Selecttheoutercylindricalfaceofthegeometry.4. ClickSelectObjectundertheDividingObjectssection.5. Selectthedatumplane.6. LeavetheProjectionDirectiontoNormaltoFace.7. ClickOK.Thecylindricalfaceisdividedintotwoparts.

ApplyingDraftusingtheToPartingEdgesoption1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Draft .2. OntheDraftdialog,selectType>ToPartingEdges.3. ClickSelectPlaneundertheStationaryPlanesection.4. Selectanypointonthepartingedge.

5. Selectthepartingedgeandenter10intheAngle1box.

6. ClickOK.7. Saveandclosethefile.

TUTORIAL11Inthistutorial,youwilllearntoapplydraftusingtheFromPlaneorSurfaceoption.


2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Draft .3. OntheDraftdialog,selectType>FromPlaneorSurface.4. SelecttheZ-axisfromtriadtodefinethedraftingdirection.5. UndertheDraftReferencessection,selectDraftMethod>PartingFace.6. ClickSelectStationaryPartingFaceundertheDraftReferencessection.7. Selectthepartingsurface.

8. ClickSelectFaceundertheFacestoDraftsection.9. OntheTopBorderBar,settheFaceRuletoTangentFaces.10. Selectanyoneofthetangentiallyconnectedfaces.

11. Type10intheAngle1box.12. ChecktheDraftBothSidesoptionundertheDraftReferencessection.13. UnchecktheSymmetricAngleoptionundertheFacestoDraftsection.14. Type15intheBelowAngle1box.

15. ClickOK.16. ClickonthepartingsurfaceandselectHide.


TUTORIAL12Inthistutorial,youwilllearntoapplydraftusingtheTangenttoFacesoption.


2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Draft .3. OntheDraftdialog,selectType>TangenttoFaces.

4. SelecttheZ-axisfromtriadtodefinethedraftingdirection.5. Selectthecylindricalface.Thefacesconnectedtangentiallytothecylindricalfaceare

drafted

6. Type10intheAngle1boxandclickOK.


TUTORIAL13Inthistutorial,youwilllearntocreateFeaturegroups.


2. OntheTopBorderBar,clickMenu>Format>Group>FeatureGroup .3. TypeRib_with_blendsintheFeatureGroupName.4. PresstheCtrlkeyandselectRib(3)andEdgeBlend(4)fromtheFeaturesinPart

list.5. ClicktheAdd icontoaddthemtotheFeaturesinGrouplist.

6. ClickOK.ThefeaturegroupappearsinthePartNavigator.7. UnchecktheFeatureGroupoptioninthePartNavigator.TheFeaturegroupis

suppressed.8. ChecktheFeatureGroupoptiontounsuppressit.9. Saveandclosethefile.

Chapter7:Expressions


UseProgramGeneratedExpressionsCreateyourownExpressionsCreateFamilyofPartsCreateexpressionsbymeasuringelementsExportandImportExpressions

TUTORIAL1Inthistutorial,youwillmodifythebasicexpressionswhichareautomaticallycreatedbyNX.

1. StartanewfileintheModelingenvironment.2. ActivatetheDirectSketchmodeontheXYplane.3. Createthesketch,asshown.

Noticetheexpressionsthatareappliedtothedimensions.

4. ClickFinishSketchontheribbon.5. ClickOrientViewDrop-down>IsometricontheTopBorderBar(or)presstheEnd

key.6. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Extrude.7. OntheExtrudedialog,setthevaluesintheLimitssection,asgivenbelow:

Start:Value

Distance:0

End:Value

Distance:15

8. ExpandtheOffsetsectionandsetthevalues,asgivenbelow:

Offset:Symmetric

End:5

9. ClickOK.

10. Ontheribbon,clickTools>Utilities>Expression .11. OntheExpressionsdialog,selectListedExpressions>All.Alltheexpressionsinthe

filearedisplayed.12. SelecttheExtrudefeaturefromthegraphicswindowtoonlydisplayitsexpressions.13. Selectp6(Extrude(2)StartOffset)fromtheexpressionssheet.

14. Type3intheFormulaboxandclickAcceptEdit .15. ClickOKtoupdatethemodel.

16. SelecttheExtrudefeaturefromthePartNavigator.17. ExpandtheDetailssectiononthePartNavigator.18. Double-clickontheStartLimitvalueandtype10.Themodelisupdated,asshown.

19. Saveandclosethepartfile.

TUTORIAL2Inthistutorial,youwillcreateexpressionstodrivetheparametersofabolt.

1. Startanewpartfile.2. ActivatetheExtrudecommandandselecttheYZplane.3. Createacircleof20mmdiameter.

4. ClickFinish.5. Extrudethesketchupto80mmdistance.

6. ActivatetheExtrudecommandandselecttherightendfaceofthecylinder.7. Createahexagon,asshown.

8. ClickFinish.9. Extrudethesketchupto10mmdistance.

10. Ontheribbon,clickTools>Utilities>Expression .11. OntheExpressionsdialog,selectListedExpressions>All.12. Selectp7(Extrude(1)DiameterDimensiononArc1).13. TypeDiameterintheNameboxandclickAcceptEdit .14. Selectp18(Extrude(2)ParallelDimensionbetweenLine1andPoint2).15. TypeDiameterintheFormulaboxandclickAcceptEdit.16. Selectp9(Extrude(2)EndLimit).17. Type0.75*DiameterintheFormulaboxandclickAcceptEdit.18. ClickOKtoupdatethemodel.

19. SelecttheExtrude(1)featurefromthePartNavigator.20. ExpandtheDetailssectiononthePartNavigator.21. Double-clickontheDiametervalueandtype10.Themodelisupdated,asshown.

22. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>DesignFeature>Thread .23. OntheThreaddialog,settheTypetoDetailed.24. Selectthecylindricalfaceofthegeometry.25. ClickOKtocreatethethread.

26. PressCtrl+EtoopentheExpressionsdialog.27. SelecttheThreadsfeaturefromthePartNavigatorandnoticealltheexpressions

relatedtoit.28. Selectp19(Threads(3)MajorDiameter).29. TypeDintheNamebox.30. TypeDiameterintheFormulaboxtomakethemajordiametervalueequaltothe

diameterofthecylinder.31. ClickAcceptEdit.32. Selectp22(Threads(3)Pitch).33. TypePitchintheNameboxandclickAcceptEdit .34. Selectp20(Threads(3)MinorDiameter).35. TypeD2andD-1.08*PitchintheNameandFormulaboxes,respectively.36. ClickAcceptEdit.37. Selectp23(Threads(3)Length).38. TypeLengthand2*DintheNameandFormulaboxes,respectively.39. ClickAcceptEditandOK.Themodelisupdated,asshown.

40. SelecttheExtrude(1)featurefromthePartNavigator.41. ExpandtheDetailssectiononthePartNavigator.42. Double-clickontheDiametervalueandtype20.Themodelisupdated,asshown.

43. SelecttheThreadsfeaturefromthePartNavigatorandchangethePitchvalueintheDetailssectionto2.5.Thepitchandminordiameterofthethreadsareupdated.

Insteadofupdatingthepitchanddiametervaluesmanually,youcanuseaspreadsheettochangeallthevalues.

CreatingFamilyofParts

1. Ontheribbon,clickTools>Utilities>Spreadsheet .TheWorksheetinModelingisopened.

2. IntheWorksheetenvironment,clickADD-INS>ExtractExprontheribbon.Theexpressionsareaddedtothespreadsheet.

3. CopythecontentsofcolumnBintocolumnCandD.

4. TypeM20x2.5,M10x1.25,andM6x0.75inthefirstrowsofcolumnsB,C,andD,respectively.

5. ClickinthesecondrowofthecolumnBandchangeitsexpressionto=EXPRVAL(“Diameter”)

6. Likewise,changetheexpressionsofDvaluesincolumnsCandDto=Diameter.7. Editthevaluesofthehighlightedrows,asshown.

8. DragthepointeracrosstheA2andD13cells.

9. ClickADD-INS>DefineExprRngontheribbon.10. ClickADD-INS>Options>NXPreferences.11. UnchecktheUseFixedUpdateRangeoptionandclickOK.12. SelectthecontentsofthecolumnD.

13. ClickADD-INS>UpdateNXPart.14. Saveandclosethespreadsheet.Thepartisupdated.

15. Ontheribbon,clickTools>Utilities>Spreadsheet .16. SelectthecontentsofthecolumnC.17. ClickADD-INS>UpdateNXPart.18. Saveandclosethespreadsheet.Thepartisupdated.

19. Likewise,selectthecontentsofthecolumnBandclickUpdateNXPart.20. Inthespreadsheet,enterthelocationandpartname(forexample:

C:\Users\Public\Documents\M20x2.5)atthebottomoftheB,C,andDcolumns.ThepartnamesshouldbeM20x2.5,M10x1.25,andM6x0.75.

21. DragthepointeracrosstheA2andD14cells.

22. ClickADD-INS>DefineFmlyRngontheribbon.Theselecteddatawillbeusedtocreatethepartfamily.

23. ClickADD-INS>BuildFamilyontheribbon.24. ClosethespreadsheetandclickDiscard.Thepartfamilyiscreatedinthespecified

folder.

25. Closethepartfile.

TUTORIAL31. DownloadtheTutorial3fileoftheExpressionschapterandopenit.

2. Ontheribbon,clickTools>Utilities>Expressions.3. OntheExpressionsdialog,selectListedExpressions>Named.4. TypeThicknessintheNamebox.5. ClicktheMeasureDistance icononthedialog.6. OntheMeasureDistancedialog,selectType>Length.7. Selecttheedgeofthegeometry,asshown.

8. ClickOK.9. ClickAcceptEdit.10. ClickOK.11. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Shell.12. Selectthehorizontalface,asshown.

13. Clickthedown-arrowonThicknesshandleandselectFormula.

14. OntheExpressionsdialog,typeThicknessintheFormulaboxandclickAcceptEdit.15. ClickOKontheExpressionsandShelldialogs.16. ClickonthesecondextrudedfeatureandselectShowDimensions.17. Double-clickonthelineardimensionandchangeitsvalueto10.

18. ClickOKontheFeatureDimensiondialog.19. PressF5onyourkeyboard.

TUTORIAL41. DownloadtheTutorial4fileoftheExpressionschapterandopenit.

2. Ontheribbon,clickTools>Utilities>Expressions.3. OntheExpressionsdialog,selectListedExpressions>All.4. OntheExpressiondialog,clicktheExportExpressionstoFile .5. Browsetoalocationtosavethefile.6. SettheExportOptionstoWorkPart.7. TypeTutorial_4intheFilenameboxandclickOK.Theexpressionsofthemodelare

exportedtoatextfile.8. OpentheTutorial_4.expfileinNotepadoranytexteditor.9. Modifytheexpressionsinthetextfileandsaveit.

10. SwitchtoNXapplicationwindow.11. OntheExpressionsdialog,clicktheImportExpressionsfromFile icon.12. GotothelocationofTutorial_4.expfileanddouble-clickonit.13. ClickOKontheExpressionsdialog.


Chapter8:SheetMetalModeling

ThisChapterwillshowyouto:

ConstructTabfeatureConstructFlangeContourFlangeClosedcornersLouversBeadsDrawnCut-outsGussetsFlatPattern

TUTORIAL1Inthistutorial,youconstructthesheetmetalmodelshowninfigure.

OpeningaNewSheetmetalFile1. Toopenanewsheetmetalfile,clickHome>Newontheribbon.2. OntheNewdialog,clickNXSheetMetal.3. ClickOK.

TheNXSheetMetalribbonappears,asshownbelow.

SettingtheParametersoftheSheetMetalpart1. Tosettheparameters,clickFile>Preferences>SheetMetal

OntheNXSheetMetalPreferencesdialog,,youcansetthepreferencesofthesheetmetalpartsuchasthickness,bendradius,reliefdepth,widthandsoon.Inthistutorial,youwillconstructthesheetmetalpartwiththedefaultpreferences.ClickOKonthedialog.

ConstructingtheTabFeature

1. Toconstructthebasefeature,clickHome>Basic>Tab ontheribbon.2. SelecttheXYplane.3. Constructthesketch,asshown.

4. ClickFinish.5. ClickOKtoconstructthetabfeature.

Addingaflange

1. Toaddtheflange,clickHome>Bend>Flange ontheribbon.2. Selecttheedgeonthetopface.

3. SetLengthto100.4. ClickOKtoaddtheflange.

ConstructingtheContourFlange

1. Toconstructthecontourflange,clickHome>Bend>ContourFlange ontheribbon.

2. OntheContourFlangedialog,clicktheSketchSection icon.3. OntheTopBorderBar,selectCurveRule>SingleCurve.4. Clicktheedgeontheleftsideofthetopface.

5. OntheCreateSketchdialog,underthePlaneLocationsection,type-in100inthe%ArcLengthbox.

6. UnderthePlaneOrientationsection,selectReversePlaneNormal.

7. ClickOK.8. Drawthesketch,asshown.

9. ClickFinish.10. OntheContourFlangedialog,undertheWidthsection,selectWidthOption>To

End.

11. Clickonthearrowattachedtothesketch.

12. ClickOKtoconstructthecontourflange.

AddingtheClosedCorner

1. Toaddtheclosedcorner,clickHome>Corner>ClosedCorner .2. Selectthetwobendsformingthecorner.

3. OntheClosedCornerdialog,undertheCornerPropertiessection,selectTreatment>Open.

4. ClickOKtoaddtheopencorner.

YoucanalsoapplycornertreatmentusingtheoptionsintheTreatmentsdrop-down.Thedifferenttypesofthecornertreatmentsaregivennext.

AddingtheLouver

1. Toaddthelouver,clickHome>Punch>Louver ontheribbon.2. Selectthefrontfaceoftheflange.

3. Constructthesketch,asshowninfigure.

4. ClickFinish.5. OntheLouverdialog,selectLouverShape>Formed.6. Type-in5intheDepthboxandclicktheReverseDirectioniconbelowit.7. Type-in10intheWidthboxandclicktheReverseDirectioniconbelowit.8. ClickOKtoaddthelouver.

MakingthePatternAlongcurve

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>PatternFeature .2. Selectthelouverfeature.3. OntheLouverdialog,underPatternDefinitionsection,selectLayout>Along.4. UnderDirection1section,clickSelectPath.5. OntheTopBorderBar,selectCurveRule>SingleCurve.6. Selecttheverticaledgeoftheflangefeature.

7. UndertheDirection1section,selectSpacing>CountandSpan.8. SetCountto3.9. Set%SpanByas60.10. Makesurethatthearrowpointsdownwards.Youcandouble-clickonittoreverseits

direction.11. ClickOKtoconstructthepatternalongcurve.

AddingtheBead

1. Toaddthebead,clickHome>Punch>Bead ontheribbon.

2. Selectthetopfaceofthetabfeature.

3. Drawalineanddimensionit.

4. ClickFinishontheribbon.5. UndertheBeadPropertiessection,selectCrossSection>Circular.6. SetDepthto4andclicktheReverseDirectioniconbelowit7. SetRadiusto4.8. SelectEndCondition>Formed.9. ClickOKtoaddthebead.

AddingtheDrawnCutout

1. Toaddthedrawncutout,clickHome>Punch>DrawnCutout ontheribbon.2. Selectthefaceofthecontourflange.

3. Drawacircleanddimensionit.

4. ClickFinishontheribbon.5. SetDepthto10.6. SetSideAngleto5.7. SelectSideWalls>MaterialOutside.8. ExpandtheDrawnCutoutdialogandunchecktheRoundSectionCornersoption

undertheRoundingsection.9. SetDieRadiusto3.10. ClickOKtoaddthedrawncutout.

AddingGussets

1. Toaddgussets,clickHome>Punch>Gusset ontheribbon.2. Clickonthebendfaceofthecontourflange.3. OntheGussetdialog,selectType>AutomaticProfile.4. UndertheLocationsection,selectYC fromthedrop-down.5. UndertheShapesection,setDepthto12.6. SelectForm>Round.7. SetWidthto10.8. SetSideAngleto2.9. SetPunchRadiusandDieRadiusto2.10. ClickOKtoaddgussets.

ConstructingtheMirrorFeature

1. Toconstructthemirrorfeature,clickHome>Feature>More>MirrorFeatureontheribbon.

2. UnderthePartNavigator,presstheCtrlkey,andthenselectthecontourflange,closedcorner,beadfeature,andgusset.

3. UndertheMirrorPlanesection,clickSelectPlane.4. SelecttheYZplane.

5. ClickOKtoconstructthemirrorfeature.

MakingtheFlatPattern

1. Tomaketheflatpattern,clickHome>FlatPattern>FlatPattern ontheribbon.2. Clickonthetopfaceofthetabfeature.

3. UnchecktheMovetoAbsoluteCSYSoption.4. ClickOKtomaketheflatpattern.5. OntheSheetMetalmessage,clickOK.6. Toviewtheflatpattern,clickView>Orientation>More>ViewLayout>New

Layout ontheribbon.7. OntheNewLayoutdialog,selectFLAT-PATTERN#1andclickOK.

8. Toviewthe3Dmodel,clickView>Orientation>More>NewLayoutontheribbon.

9. OntheNewLayoutdialog,selectIsometricandclickOK.


Chapter9:Top-DownAssembly

Inthischapter,youwilllearnto

Createatop-downassemblyInsertfastenersCreateSequencesCreateDeformablePartsandassemblethem

TUTORIAL1Inthistutorial,youwillcreatethemodelshowninfigure.Youusetop-downassemblyapproachtocreatethismodel.

CreatingaNewAssemblyFile1. ClicktheNewiconontheQuickAccessToolbar,selecttheAssemblytemplate,and

clicktheBrowseiconlocatednexttotheNamebox.2. Createanewfolderandopenit.3. TypeTutorial1intheFileNamebox.4. ClickOKtwice.5. ClickCancelontheAddComponentdialog.

CreatingacomponentintheAssemblyInatop-downassemblyapproach,youcreatecomponentsofanassemblydirectlyintheassemblybyusingtheCreateNewtool.

1. Ontheribbon,clickAssemblies>Component>CreateNew .2. SelecttheModeltemplate,typeBaseintheNamebox,andclickOK.3. ClickOKontheCreateNewComponentdialog.4. ClicktheAssemblyNavigatortabontheResourceBar.5. Double-clickontheBasecomponent.Thepartmodeisactivated.

6. ClickHome>SketchontheribbonandselecttheXYplanefromDatumCoordinateSystemandclickOK.

7. Createthesketchasshownbelow.

2. ClickFinishSketch.3. ClickHome>Feature>ExtrudeontheRibbonandextrudethesketchupto40mm.

4. Createacylinderof50mmdiameterand95mmlengthonthetopface.

5. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Features>Hole.6. OntheHoledialog,selectType>GeneralHole.7. IntheFormandDimensionssection,settheparameters,asshown.

Form:Counterbored

C-BoreDiameter:30

C-BoreDepth:12

Diameter:25

DepthLimit:ThroughBody

8. Selectthecenterpointofthetopcircularedge.9. ClickOK.

10. Ontheribbon,clicktheAssemblies>ContextControl>WorkonAssembly.

CreatingtheSecondComponentoftheAssembly

1.Ontheribbon,clickAssemblies>Component>CreateNew .

2.SelecttheModeltemplate,typeFlangeintheNamebox,andclickOK.

3.ClickOKontheCreateNewComponentdialog.

4.IntheAssemblyNavigator,double-clickontheFlangetoactivatetheWorkpartmode.

5.ClickHome>DirectSketch>SketchontheRibbon.

6.OntheTopBorderBar,settheSelectionScopetoEntireAssembly.

7.SelecttopfaceoftheBase.

8.ClickOK.

9.Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>ProjectCurve .

10.OntheTopBorderBar,clicktheCreateInterpartLink icon.

11.SelectthecircularedgeoftheBase.

12.ClickOKtwice.

13.Drawacircleof120mmdiameter.

14.ClickFinishSketch.

15.ActivatetheExtrudetoolandextrudethesketchupto40.

16.ClickthePartNavigatortabontheResourceBarandnoticetheLinkedComponentCurve(1).

17.IntheAssemblyNavigator,double-clickonTutorial1toswitchtotheassemblymode.

CreatingthethirdComponentoftheAssembly

1. Ontheribbon,clickAssemblies>Component>CreateNew .2. SelecttheModeltemplate,typeHeadScrewintheNamebox,andclickOKtwice.3. IntheAssemblyNavigator,rightclickonHeadScrewandselectMakeWorkPart.4. StartasketchontheXZPlane.

5. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>MoreCurve>IntersectionCurve .6. OntheTopBorderBar,clicktheCreateInterpartLink icon.7. OntheTopBorderBar,settheSelectionScopetoEntireAssembly.8. Rotatetheviewandselectthefaces,asshown.

9. ClickOK.10. RightclickandselectOrientViewtoSketch.11. Drawtheotherlines,asshown.

12. ClickFinishSketch.13. ActivatetheRevolvetoolandrevolvethesketch.

14. ActivatetheChamfertoolandchamfertheedges,asshowninfigure.

15. ActivatetheEdgeBlendtoolandroundtheedges,asshowninfigure.

16. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Assemblies>WorkonAssembly.

EditingtheLinkedParts1.RightclickontheBaseandselecttheMakeWorkPart.

2.SelectthefaceoftheBase,asshown.

3.ClickShowDimensionsontheShortcutstoolbar.

4.ChangetheDiameterdimensionto60andLineardimensionto80.

5.ActivatetheAssemblymodeandnoticethatthelinkedpartsarealsomodified.

17. Ontheribbon,clickAssemblies>General>InterpartLinkBrowser .TheInterpartLinksBrowserdialoghastwosections:PartsandInterpartLinksinSelectedParts.

YoucaneditalinkbyselectingitandclickingtheEdit icon.YoucanalsousetheBreakLink icontoremovethelink.

18. ClosetheInterpartLinkBrowserdialog.

CreatingHoleSeriesAholeseriesiscreatedthroughdifferentpartsoftheassembly.

1.Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Hole.

2.SelectthetopfaceoftheFlange.

3.SelectType>HoleSeries.

4.PositiontheholeusingtheReferenceline,asshown.

5.ClickFinish.

UndertheSpecificationsection,noticethethreetabs:Start,Middle,andEnd.Theyareusedtosettheholeparametersforthethreebodiesthroughwhichtheholepasses.Forthisexample,youarerequiredtoonlysettheStartandEndparameters.

6.UndertheSpecificationssection,clicktheStarttabandsettheparameters,asshown.

Form:Simple

ScrewType:GeneralScrewClearance

ScrewSize:M12

Fit:Normal(H13)

7.ClicktheEndtabandsettheparameters,asshown.

Form:Threaded

DepthType:Full

Handedness:RightHanded

DepthLimit:ThroughBody

8.ClickOK.

9.Likewise,createthreemoreseriesholes.

AddingFastenerstotheassembly

1. Ontheribbon,clickTools>ReuseLibrary>FastenerAssembly .2. OntheFastenerAssemblydialog,selectType>Hole.3. Selectanyoneoftheholes.4. ClicktheAddFastenerAssembly icon.5. SettheConfigurationNametoAM-HexBolt/Stacks.

6. UndertheFastenerConfigurationsection,clicktheRemoveiconnexttoPlainWasher,Regular,AMunderTopStacks.

7. ClickOK.8. OntheConfigurationsection,clicktheProperties iconnexttoHexBolt,AM.9. OntheEditReusableComponentdialog,setthe(L)Lengthvalueto100.Also,

noticetheparametersofthehexboltintheDetailssection.Theyarereadonly.10. ClickOK.11. ExpandtheSettingssectionandchecktheCreateConstraintsAutomaticallyoption.12. IntheConfigurationsection,rightclickonAM-HexBoltStacksandselectSave

Configuration.13. TypeFastener1intheNameboxandclickOK.14. ClickOKtoaddthefastenerassembly.

15. Likewise,createaddfastenerstootherholes.

16. Savetheassemblyandallitsparts.

TUTORIAL2

Inthistutorial,youcreateasequenceoftheassembly.

1. DownloadtheTutorial2filesofChapter9.2. OpentheTutorial_2assemblyfile.

3. Ontheribbon,clickAssemblies>General>Sequence .4. Ontheribbon,clickHome>AssemblySequence>New .5. OntheResourceBar,clicktheSequenceNavigator tabandselectSequence_1.6. ExpandtheDetailssectionoftheSequenceNavigatorandchangetheNametoHub

Puller.7. IntheDetailssection,double-clickintheValuecolumnoftheDisplaySplitScreen

row.Thegraphicswindowissplitintotwoparts.8. Dragaselectionboxaroundtheassemblydisplayedontherightside.9. Ontheribbon,clickHome>SequenceSteps>Disassemble .Thedisassemble

eventsaredisplayedunderthePreassembledfolderoftheSequenceNavigator.

10. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Playback>PlayBackwards .Noticethatthepartsareassembledbackinarandomsequence.

11. IntheSequenceNavigator,presstheCtrlkeyandselectalltheeventsunderthePreassembledfolder.

12. RightclickandselectDelete.13. SelectthetwoinstancesofPart_4andclicktheDisassembleTogether icononthe

ribbon.14. SelecttheSequenceGroup1fromtheSequenceNavigatorandchangeitsNameto

Pins.15. SelectthePart_3andclicktheDisassembleiconontheribbon.16. Likewise,disassembletheotherinstanceofPart_3,Part_2,andParte_1.17. Ontheribbon,clicktheRecordCameraPosition icon.18. IntheSequenceNavigator,selectthePinseventandchangetheTotalDurationvalue

intheDetailssectionto2.19. Likewise,changetheTotalDurationvaluesofothereventsto2.

20. OnthePlaybackgroupofribbon,changethePlaybackSpeedto10.21. OnthePlaybackgroup,clicktheExporttoMovie icon.22. TypeHuPullerassemblyintheFilenameboxandOK.Themovieoftheassembly

sequenceisrecorded.23. ClickOKontheExporttoMoviemessage.24. ClickFinish.25. Openandplaythevideo.26. Closealltheparts.

TUTORIAL3Inthistutorial,youcreateadeformablepartandaddittoanassembly.

CreatingtheDeformablePart1. DownloadtheTutorial3filesofChapter9.2. OpentheDeformable_part.prtfile.

3. OntheTopBorderBar,clickMenu>Tools>DefineDeformablePart.4. LeavethedefaultNamevalueandclickNext.5. SelectallfeaturesfromtheFeaturesinPartlistandclickAddFeature .6. ClickNext.7. SelectPitch=15fromtheAvailableExpressionslistandclickAddExpression .8. TypePitchintheboxbelowtheDeformableInputExpressionslist.9. SettheExpressionRulestoByNumberRange.10. Type8and15intheMinimumandMaximumboxes.11. ClickNextandFinish.12. Saveandclosethefile.

AddingtheDeformableparttoanAssembly1. OpentheTutorial3assemblyfile.

2. Ontheribbon,clickAssemblies>Component>Add.3. ClicktheOpeniconontheAddComponentdialog.4. GotothelocationoftheDeformable_part.prtfileanddouble-clickonit.5. SetPositioningtoByConstraints.6. SelectReferenceset>EntirePart.7. ClickOK.8. OntheAddConstraintsdialog,selectType>TouchAlign.9. SelectOrientation>Touch.10. Selectthebottomflatfaceofthedeformablepart.

11. Selecttheflatfaceoftheplate,asshown.

12. Selectthetopflatfaceofthedeformablepart.

13. Selecttheflatfaceoftheupperplate,asshown.

14. SelectOrientation>InferCenter/Axis.15. SelecttheZ-axisofthedeformablepart.

16. Selecttheselectcircularedgeoftheplate.

17. ClickOK.18. ChangethePitchvalueontheDeformable_partdialogto10bydraggingtheslider.19. ClickOK.

20. OntheResourceBar,clickthePartNavigatortab.21. RightclickontheDeformable_partfeatureandselectEditParameters.22. Dragtheslidertochangethepitchvalueto15.23. ClickOK.Theassemblyisupdated.

24. Saveandclosethefiles.

Chapter10:DimensionsandAnnotations

Inthischapter,youwilllearnto

CreateCenterlinesandCenterMarksEditHatchPatternApplyDimensionsPlaceDatumFeaturePlaceFeaturecontrolframePlaceSurfaceFinishsymbol

TUTORIAL1Inthistutorial,youcreatethedrawingshownbelow.

1. DownloadtheAdapterPlatefileofChapter10.

2. StartNX10andclicktheNewiconontheribbon.3. ClicktheDrawingtab,selectRelationship>ReferenceExistingPart.4. SelecttheA4template.5. ClicktheBrowseiconundertheParttocreateadrawingof.6. ClickOpenontheSelectmasterpart.7. GotothelocationoftheAdapterPlatefileanddouble-clickonit.8. ClickOKontheSelectmasterpartandNewdialogs.9. TypevaluesonthePopulateTitleBlockdialogandclickClose.

CreatingaViewwithCenterMarks

1. ClicktheResetbuttonontheViewCreationWizard.

2. ClicktheNextbuttonontheViewCreationWizard.3. OntheOptionspage,leavetheShowCenterlinesoptionselected.4. ClickNext.5. SelectFrontviewandclickFinish.

6. SelecttheviewandpressDelete.7. Ontheribbon,clickHome>View>BaseView.8. OntheBaseViewdialog,expandtheSettingssectionandclicktheSettings icon.9. OntheSettingsdialog,clickGeneralfromthetree.10. OntheGeneralpage,unchecktheCreatewithCenterlinesoptionandclickOK.11. SelectModelViewtoUse>Front.12. SettheScalevalueto2:1.13. Clickonthedrawingpage,asshown.

14. ClosetheProjectedViewdialog.15. ClickHome>View>SectionViewontheRibbon.16. Selectthecenterpointofthefrontview.17. Placethesectionviewontherightside.18. ClickClose.

CreatingCenterlinesandCenterMarks

1. ClickHome>Annotation>CenterMark>BoltCircleCenterline ontheRibbon.

2. OntheBoltCircleCenterlinedialog,selectType>Through3orMorePoints.3. LeavetheFullCircleoptionchecked.4. Selectthecounterboreholepattern.5. DragthearrowthatappearsonthecenterlinetochangeitsExtensionlength.

6. ClickOK.7. ClickHome>Annotation>Centerlinedrop-down>CircularCenterline onthe

Ribbon.8. OntheCircularCenterlinedialog,unchecktheFullCircleoption.9. Selectthecenterpointsofthearcs,asshown.

10. ClickOK.11. ClickHome>Annotation>Centerlinedrop-down>2DCenterline onthe

Ribbon.12. Onthe2DCenterlinedialog,selectType>ByPoints.13. OntheTopBorderBar,activatetheControlPointandIntersectionicons,and

deactivatetheArcCentericon.

14. Selectthepointsontheslot,asshown.

15. Dragthearrowtoreducethelengthofthecenterline.

16. ClickApply.17. Likewise,createcenterlinesonotherslots,asshown.

18. ClickHome>Annotation>Centerlinedrop-down>AutomaticCenterline ontheRibbon.

19. SelectthefrontviewandclickOK.

EditingtheHatchPattern1. Double-clickonthehatchpatternofthesectionview.TheCrosshatchdialogappears.2. OntheCrosshatchdialog,expandtheSettingssectionandnoticeoptionstomodify

thehatchpattern.

YoucanselecttherequiredhatchpatternfromthePatterndrop-down.Youcanadjustthedistance,angle,color,width,boundarycurvetolerance.

YoucanalsoselectadifferentsetofhatchpatternsfromtheCrosshatchDefinitiondrop-down.

3. ClickOK.

ApplyingDimensions1. OntheTopBorderBar,clickMenu>Tools>DraftingStandard.2. OntheLoadDraftingStandarddialog,selectStandard>ASME.3. ClickOK.4. ClickHome>Dimension>RapidDimensionontheRibbon.5. OntheRapidDimensiondialog,undertheMeasurementsection,selectMethod>

Vertical.6. Selectthehorizontaledgeandtheouterarcofthefrontview.7. Movethepointertowardleftandclick.

8. OntheRapidDimensiondialog,selectMethod>Radial.9. Createradialdimensionsbyselectingthecircularcenterlines,outerarc,andslotarc.

10. OntheRapidDimensiondialog,selectMethod>Diametral.11. Selectthecounterboreholeandpositionthediameterdimension,asshown.

12. OntheRapidDimensiondialog,selectMethod>Angular.13. Selectthe2Dcenterlinesoftheslotandpositiontheangulardimension,asshown.

14. Likewise,createanotherangulardimension,asshown.

15. OntheRapidDimensiondialog,undertheMeasurementsection,selectMethod>Cylindrical.

16. Zoomtothesectionviewandselecttheendpoints,asshown.17. Movethepointerrightandpositionthedimension.

18. Selectthehorizontaledgesoftheholeandpositionthedimension,asshown.

19. Createanothercylindricaldimensionforthecounterborehole.20. ClickHome>Dimension>LinearDimension ontheRibbon.21. Selecttheverticesofthesectionview,asshown.

22. Movethepointerupandplacethepointer.23. OntheLinearDimensiondialog,expandtheDimensionSetsectionandselect

Method>Chain.24. Selectthevertexofthesectionview,asshown.

25. ClickCloseonthedialog.26. Dragthedimension6towardleft.

AttachTexttoDimensions1. Zoomtothefrontviewanddouble-clickondiameter3.2. ClicktheArrowOutDiameter onthepalette.3. ClicktheEditAppendedText icon.4. OntheAppendedTextdialog,selectTextLocation>Above.5. Typethetextintheboxavailableonthedialog.Also,usethediametersymbol

availableintheSymbolsection.

6. SelectTextLocation>Before.7. ClicktheInsertCounterbore iconintheSymbolssection.8. SelectTextLocation>After.9. ClicktheInsertDepthiconintheSymbolssectionandtype1.10. ClickCloseonthedialog.11. Dragthedimension,asshown.

12. Likewise,attachtexttotheradiusdimensionoftheslot.

13. Double-clickontheradiusdimension.14. Clickonthesquaredotattachedtothearrow.15. SelecttheOutoptionfromthehandle.

16. Likewise,changethearrowdirectionoftheotherradialdimensions.

17. Doublethecounterboredimension.18. Onthepalette,selectBilateralTolerancefromtheTolerancedrop-down.19. Type+0.1and-0.1inthetolerancesboxes.

20. ClickClose.

PlacingtheDatumFeatureSymbol

1. ClickHome>Annotation>DatumFeatureSymbol ontheRibbon.2. OntheDatumFeatureSymboldialog,expandtheLeadersectionandclickSelect

TerminatingObject.3. Selecttheextensionlineofthedimension,asshownbelow.

4. Movethecursordownwardandclick.5. OntheDatumFeatureSymboldialog,typeBintheLetterboxundertheDatum

Identifiersection.6. ClickSelectTerminatingObjectandselecttheverticaledgeofthesectionview,as

shown.7. Movethepointertowardsrightandclick.8. ClickClose.

PlacingtheFeatureControlFrame1. ClickHome>Annotation>FeatureControlFrameontheRibbon.2. Onthedialog,selectCircularRunoutfromtheCharacteristicdrop-down.3. Type-in0.02intheTolerancebox.4. SelectAfromthePrimaryDatumReferencedrop-down.

5. Placethepointeronthecounterborediameterdimension.6. Clickwhenadashedrectangleappears.

7. Onthedialog,selectParallelismfromtheCharacteristicdrop-down.8. Type-in0.02intheTolerancebox.9. SelectBfromthePrimaryDatumReferencedrop-down.9. ExpandtheLeadersection,andclickSelectTerminatingObject.10. SelectanedgeparalleltotheDatumB.11. ClickSelectTerminatingObjectandselectanotheredgewhichisparalleltothe

DatumB.

10. ClickClose.

PlacingtheSurfaceTextureSymbols1. ClickHome>Annotation>SurfaceFinishSymbol ontheRibbon.2. SettheRoughness(a)valueto63onthedialog.3. Clickontheinnercylindricalfaceofthehole,asshownbelow.

4. ClickClose.5. Saveandclosethefile.

Chapter11:SimulationHandsonTutorial

TUTORIAL1Inthistutorial,youperformFiniteElementAnalysisonapart.

1. DownloadtheTutorial1partfileofChapter11,andopenit.

2. Ontheribbon,clickApplication>SimulationAdvanced .3. OntheSimulationNavigator,selectTutorial1.prt.

4. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Context>NewFEMandSimulation .5. LeavetheCreateIdealizedPartoptionchecked.Noticethethreefiletypes(FEM,

Simulation,andIdealized):Tutorial1_fem1.fem,Tutorial1_sim1.sim,Tutorial1_fem1_i.prtdisplayedonthedialog.Notethatthreefilesarecreatedinadditiontothemainpartfile.

6. UndertheSolverEnvironmentsectionselectSolver>NXNASTRAN.7. SelectAnalysisType>Structural.8. ClickOK.9. LeavethedefaultoptionsontheSolutiondialogandclickOK.

OntheSimulationNavigator,noticetheStatusoftheSimulationandFEMfiles.

10. ExpandtheSimulationFileViewsection,rightclickonTutorial1_sim1,andclickSave.Thesimulationtoolsaredisplayedontheribbon.

PreparingtheIdealizedPart1. HidetheSimulationFileViewsection.2. OntheSimulationNavigator,expandtheTutorial1_fem1.femnode,rightclickon

Tutorial1_fem1_i.prt,andclickMakeDisplayedPart(or)clickView>Window>Tutorial1_fem1_i.prtontheribbon.

3. ClickOKontheIdealizedPartWarningmessagebox.NoticetheStatusoftheidealizedpart.

4. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Start>Promote .5. SelectthegeometryfromthegraphicswindowandclickOK.Theprogramestablishes

anassociativelinkbetweentheidealizedpartandthemainpartfile.

Now,youneedtopreparetheidealizedpartbyremovingsomefeaturessuchasholesandblends.

6. Ontheribbon,clickHome>SynchronousModeling>DeleteFace .7. OntheDeleteFacedialog,selectType>Hole,andunchecktheSelectHolesbySize

option.8. Selectthecylindricalfaceofthecounterbore,asshown.

9. Selecttheothercounterboreholes,asshown.

10. ClickApplytodeletethecounterboreholes.11. OntheDeleteFacedialog,selectType>Blend.12. SelecttheedgeblendsofthegeometryandclickOK.

13. ClickSaveontheQuickAccessToolbar.Now,youneedtoswitchtoFEMfile.

MeshingtheFEMfile

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Context>ChangeDisplayedPart .2. SelectTutorial1_fem1.femandclickOK.TheInformationwindowappearsshowing

theCAEPolygonUpdateLog.3. ClosetheInformationwindow.Also,noticetheStatusoftheTutorial1_fem1.fem

fileontheSimulationNavigator.4. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Properties>MeshCollector .5. OntheMeshCollectordialog,selectElementFamily>3D.6. ClicktheCreatePhysicalProperties icon.7. OnthePSOLIDdialog,typeCantileverintheNamebox.8. ClicktheChooseMaterial icon.9. OntheMaterialListdialog,selectSteelfromtheMaterialsectionandclickOK.10. ClickOKonthePSOLIDandMeshCollectordialogs.11. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Mesh>3DTetrahedral .12. Selectthegeometryfromthegraphicswindow.13. Onthe3DTetrahedralMeshdialog,selectType>CETRA(10).Youcanalsosetthe

elementtypetoCETRA(4).14. SettheElementSizeto3.15. ExpandtheDestinationCollectorsection,unchecktheAutomaticCreationoption,

andmakesurethattheMeshCollectorissettoSolid(1).16. ClickOKtogeneratethemesh.

YoucaneditorremovethemeshfromtheSimulationNavigator.

17. Expandthe3DCollectornodeintheSimulationNavigatorandnoticethemeshproperties.

18. ClickSaveontheQuickAccessToolbar.

ApplyingLoadsandConstraintstotheSimulationfile

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Context>ChangeDisplayedPart .2. SelectTutorial1_sim1.simandclickOK.3. OntheSimulationNavigator,expandtheTutorial1_fem1nodeanduncheckthe3D

Collectorsnode.ThemeshisturnedOFF.4. Ontheribbon,clickHome>LoadsandConstraints>LoadType>Force .5. Selecttheholes,asshown.

6. UndertheMagnitudesection,type2000intheForcebox.7. UndertheDirectionsection,clickSpecifyVectorandselecttheZ-axisfromthetriad.8. ClicktheReverseDirection button.9. ClickOKtoapplytheForceload.10. OntheSimulationNavigator,expandtheLoadContainernode,rightclickonForce

1,andselectEditDisplay.11. OntheBoundaryConditionDisplaydialog,dragtheScaleslidertoreducethesize

oftheloadarrows.12. ClickOK.

13. Ontheribbon,clickHome>LoadsandConstraints>ConstraintType>Fixed .14. SelectthebackfaceofthegeometryandclickOK.

SimulatingtheModelNow,youneedtocheckwhetherthesimulationmodelissetupproperly.

1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>ChecksandInformation>More>ModelSetup .2. LeavealltheoptionschecksontheModelSetupdialogandclickOK.

TheprogramchecksforanyerrorsduringthemodelsetupanddisplaysthemintheInformationwindow.Also,theSolution-BasedErrorsSummarydisplaysthefollowinginformation.

Solution-BasedErrorsSummary

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IterativeSolverOption

Morethan80percentoftheelementsinthismodelare3Delements.

ItisthereforerecommendedthatyouturnONtheElementIterativeSolverinthe“Edit

Solution”dialog.

3. ClosetheInformationwindow.4. OntheSimulationNavigator,rightclickonSolution1nodeandselectEdit.5. OntheSolutiondialog,checktheElementIterativeSolveroption,andclickOK.6. ClickSaveontheQuickAccessToolbar.

7. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Solution>Solve .8. ClickOKontheSolvedialog.9. ClosetheInformationwindow,SolutionMonitor,andclickCancelontheAnalysis

JobMonitordialog.10. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Context>ChangeDisplayPart>OpenResults .11. OnthePostProcessingNavigator,gotoSolution1>Structural>Stress-Element-

Nodal.12. Double-clickonVon-Mises.Theresultwillappear.

13. Ontheribbon,clickResults>Animation>Play .Themodelissimulatedinthegraphicswindow.

14. ClickStop ontheAnimationgroup.15. OnthePostProcessingNavigator,expandSolution1>Structural>Displacement–

Nodal.16. Double-clickonZ.Theresultwillappear.

17. Ontheribbon,clickResults>Context>ReturntoHome .18. ClickFile>Close>AllParts.19. ClickYesSaveandClose.20. ClickYes.

Index

2DCenterline,114

3DTetrahedral,121

Add,25

AddComponent,110

AddFastenerAssembly,108

Align,26

Align/Lock,26

Angle,26

Arc,47

ArrowOutDiameter,117

Assembly,25

AssemblyConstraints,27

AssignMaterials,77

AutoBalloon,42

AutomaticCenterline,114

BaseView,36,42

Bead,100

Block,22

BoltCircleCenterline,113

Bond,26

Boolean,20,62

BordersandZones,40

Boss,80

Bottom-UpApproach,25

BreakLink,107

BuildFamily,92

Center,26

Chain,116

Chamfer,54,72

Circle,13,48

Circleby3Points,45

Circular,66

CircularCenterline,114

ClosedCorner,98

ComponentPosition,27

Concentric,26,30

Conic,52

ContourFlange,97

ConverttoReference,51

CreateInterpartLink,105

CreateNew,104

CreatePhysicalProperties,121

CreateSnapshotData,41

Customizedialog,5

Cylinder,64

Cylindrical,38

DatumFeatureSymbol,118

DatumPlane,58

DefineDeformablePart,109

DefineExprRng,91

DefineFmlyRng,92

DefineTitleBlock,41

DeleteBody,82

DeleteFace,120

DeleteThirdCurve,54

Detailssection,88

DisassembleTogether,109

DisplayedPart,121,122

Distance,26

DivideFace,85

Draft,22

Drafting,39

DraftingPreferences,37

DraftingStandard,115

DrawnCutout,100

EdgeBlend,20,63,78

EditAppendedText,117

EditBackground,11

EditExplosion,31

EditParameters,72

EditSheet,35

Ellipse,50,60

Emboss,63

EqualLength,49

EqualRadius,49

ExportExpressionstoFile,93

Expression,88

ExtractExpr,90

ExtractGeometry,82

Extrude,14

FastenerAssembly,108

FeatureBased,1

FeatureControlFrame,118

FeatureGroup,87

FEMandSimulation,120

FileMenu,3

Fillet,54

Fit,14,26

FitViewtoSelection,15

Fix,26,27

Flange,96

FlatPattern,102

Force,122

FromPlaneorSurface,86

FullyConstrained,14

GeometricConstraints,18,51

Groove,59

Gusset,101

Helix,57

Hole,70

HoleSeries,107

Import,84

ImportExpressionsfromFile,93

InferCenter/Axis,26

InsertCounterbore,117

InterpartLinkBrowser,107

Intersect,69

IntersectionCurve,106

Line,16,51

Linear,66

LinearDimension,116

Louver,99

MakeCorner,53

MakeCurrentFeature,84

MakeSymmetric,16

MarkasTemplate,41

MeasureBodies,76

MeasureDistance,92

Menu,7

MeshCollector,121

Midpoint,49

MirrorCurve,55,61

MirrorFeature,101

ModelSetup,122

MoreGallery,6

New,18

NewExplosion,31

NewLayout,102

OffsetCurve,53,75

OffsetFace,81

OpenResults,123

OrientViewDrop-down,14

OrientViewtoSketch,106

OverConstrained,14

Pan,18

Parallel,26,51

parametric,1

PartList,42

PartNavigator,7

PatternAlongcurve,99

PatternFeature,66

Perpendicular,26,51

Polygon,45,52,75

Profile,18,47

ProjectCurve,16,105

Projectiontype,36

Promote,120

QuickExtend,52,53

QuickTrim,52,53,74

RapidDimension,19

RasterImage,45

Rectangle,21,44

Refresh,27

ReplaceFeature,84

ResourceBar,7

ReturntoHome,123

Revolve,19,21

Rib,70

Ribbon,3

RolesNavigator,8

Rotate,18

Save,18

ScaleBody,82

SectionView,36

Sequence,108

ShadedwithEdges,18

SheetMetalPreferences,96

Shell,64

Shortcutstoolbar,17

ShowAll,28

ShowandHide,17

ShowCenterlines,113

ShowDegreesofFreedom,27

ShowDimensions,73

SimulationAdvanced,120

Sketch,13

Slot,65

SnapHandlestoWCS,31

SolidDensity,77

Solve,122

SplitBody,81

Spreadsheet,90

StaticWireframe,16

Statusbar,7

Structural,120

StudioSpline,46,60

Subtract,69

Suppress,73

SuppressbyExpression,74

SurfaceFinishSymbol,119

SweepalongGuide,58

Swept,61

Tab,96

TabularNote,40

Thread,64

ThroughPoint,58

ToPartingEdges,85

TopBorderBar,7

Top-DownApproach,25

TouchAlign,26

TouchPanel,8

TouchTablet,8

Tracelines,32

TrimBody,78

TrimRecipeCurve,17

Tube,68

UnderConstrained,14

Unite,69

UpdateNXPart,91

UseFixedUpdateRange,91

View,15

ViewCreationWizard,41

WireframewithHiddenEdges,33

WithinActiveSketchOnly,45

Zoom,15

ZoomIn/Out,15