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What’s new in NX 8.5Smarter decisions. Better products.
Answers for industry.
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Benefits• Moreproductiveproduct
development• Betterproductquality,faster
development,lowercosts• Faster,moreefficient
modeling• Bettercompliancewith
standardsandproductrequirements
• Moreclearlyunderstandfiniteelementmodelcontext
• Fasterdesign-analysisiterations
• Improveproductdurability• Speedsimulationtimeupto
25percent• FasterNCprogrammingand
machiningofparts• Saveoncuttingtoolcosts• Betterpartaccuracy
SummaryNX™8.5softwaredeliversnewcapabilitiesandmanycustomer-drivenenhancementstoexistingfeatures.Theseimprovementsreducethetimeittakestocreate,analyze,exchangeandannotateyourdata.NX8.5introducesnewsimulationcapabilitiesthataddnewoptimizationandmultiphysicssolutions,helpyouprepareandupdatemoreaccurateanalysismodelsfaster,andspeedsolutiontimeforstructural,thermalandflowanalysisbyasmuchas25percent.BoostyourpartmanufacturingproductivitywithnewcapabilitiesthataccelerateNCprogrammingandmachiningtimes,closethequalityinspectionloop,managetoolinglibrariesandconnecttheNCworkpackagedirectlytotheshopfloor.
NX 8.5 for design productivity
FundamentalsTheNX8.5userinterfaceprovidesyouwithasmanyorasfewoptionsasyouneed.See-throughpreviewhighlightsthefeaturebeingcreatedormodifiedbyde-emphasizingothergeometry.Newoptionsforthedisplayofsmoothedgesmakeiteasiertounderstandyourmodel,andmodelrotationiseasiertouseandmoreintuitive.Enhancedmeasurementoptionsmakeiteasiertoinvestigateamodelanddetermineclearances.
Newcontext-sensitivetoolbarsshowyoutheoptionsyouneedforthesituationyouareinandcanbefullycustomized.Thismeanslesstimehuntingforthecommandyouneed.
See-through preview makes it easier to see your geometry change.
Context-sensitive toolbars show you only what you need.
synchronoustechnologymakesiteasiertodo“whatif”designstudiessoyoucanexplorealloptionsandoptimizeyourdesign.
Freeform modelingFreeformmodelinginNX8.5hasimprovedgeometrycreation,analysisandvisualizationfeatures.Somecommandshavebeenenhancedwithnewlawtypes,givingyoumoretoolstocreatethecomplexgeometryyouneed.Youcanenhancethevisualdisplayofyourcurvegeometrybyhighlightingendpointsinseveraldifferentways.Newsurfaceandradiusanalysistoolshelpyouensurethatyourgeometrymeetsallnecessaryrequirements.Youcannowfitacurveorasurfacetoexistinggeometrysuchasfacetbodiesorpoints,whichisusefulforreverseengineering.
Data exchangeNX8.5buildsontheopenphilosophythatguidesSiemensPLMSoftwarewithtoolstoworkseamlesslywithothersystems,protectingyourdesigninvestment.WiththeimprovedJT™Exportinterface,it’seasiertocontrolhowyourinformationisexported.Youcansaveyourconfigurationtoafile,savingtimeonfuturejobs.NX
The face on the right has been labeled as a blend, the one on the left has not.
Creatinghelicalshapessuchasspringsorthreadshasbeenstreamlinedwithnewcommandswhichgiveyoufullcontroloverthepropertiesofthehelix.Theresultingshapesarefullyparametricandeasiertomodifythaninpreviousversions.
Youcannowadddrafttoamodelusinganintersectingsurfaceasthepartingline.Whilethishasbeenpossibleinthepast,thenewfunctionalitymakesthisactionsignificantlyfasterandmoreefficient,with40percentfewerfeaturesandonlyathirdasmanycommandsastheoldmethod.
Synchronous modelingNX8.5isthefifthreleaseofNXwithsynchronoustechnology,anditcontinuestobeenhancedandrefinedwithnewfunctionality.Theexistingcommandsarenowmorecapableandmoreintuitivetouse.Youcannowlabelfacesasblends,addingintelligencetohistory-freedataandmakingiteasiertogettheresultsyouwantwhenyouusesynchronousmodelingtomodifythegeometry.Newoptionsgiveyougreatercontrolofyourgeometryasyoumodifyit,meaningyouaremorelikelytogettheresultyouwantthefirsttime.Synchronoustechnologycannowalertyouwhenthechangesyouareattemptingwillcausepotentialerrorssothatyoucanadaptaccordinglyandspendlesstimerepairingyourdata.Theflexibilityof
Helix creation is easier and more powerful.
What’s new in NX 8.5
SketchingSketchinginNX8.5hasbeenstreamlined.Thecoordinatesystemdisplayinsketcheshasbeensimplifiedtomakeitclearer,andsketchcoordinatesystemsnowhaveuniquenamestomakethemeasiertoselect.Youalsohaveincreasedflexibilitywhenplacingconstraints,streamliningthesketchingprocessandreducingdevelopmenttime.
Feature-based modelingNX8.5deliversmanyusabilityenhancementsandnewcapabilitiesinfeature-basedmodeling.Youcanuseopenprofilestocreatefeatures,whichauto-maticallyextendtothesurroundinggeometrytocreateaclosedfeature.Youcannowembossabodywithanotherbody,whichisusefulforcreatingdiesorensuringsufficientclearancebetweentwoparts.
Thereisanewwaytocreateunionsbetweentwosolidorsheetbodies.Youcanselectwhichregionsyouwanttokeeporremove,allowingyoutocreateyourdesiredgeometrywithabout30percentfewercommandsand25percentfewerfeatures.
You can select which part of a body you want to keep.
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VisualizationNX8.5deliversimprovedvisualizationtoolsthatmakeiteasiertounderstandyourmodelsandgenerateaestheticallycorrectrenderingsofthem.Anewbackgroundenvironmentmapsapanoramicimageontoahemisphericaldome,soasyoupanaroundyourmodel,itappearstobeinrealisticenvironmentfromanyangle,makingvisualizationmorerealisticanduseful.
NX 8.5 for tooling design productivity
ToolingdesigninNX8.5hasbeenenhancedtooptimizetheoverallmoldanddiedesignprocessandtoimproveproductivitybyeliminatingmanymanualmodelingsteps.
Mold designPartingsurfacedesignmethodologieshavebeenimprovedtomakethedesignprocessmoreefficient.Creatingandmodifyingcoolingchannelsiseasierandmoreintuitive.InjectionflowanalysisfunctionsarenowintegratedintoNX,permittingthe
Visualization tools enable you to make attractive, realistic images.
solidmodelintoasheetmetalpart.Withthisandothertoolsyoucanquicklygeneratearobust,re-usablesheetmetalpartfromastandardsolidmodel,reducingdesigntime.
Re-useTheNXReuseLibrary,acommonrepositoryforallofyourre-usablegeometry,hasbeenenhancedforNX8.5.YounowhavetheoptionofchangingdeformableparametersonapartwhenyoudragitfromtheReuseLibrary,givingyoumorecontrol.Whenyouaddacomponenttoanassembly,younowhavetheoptionofviewingthecomponentinapreviewwindowtoverifythatitmeetsyourneedsbeforeyouplaceit.Youalsohavetheoptiontoaddmultipleoccurrencesofacomponentatthesametime.Thisisespeciallyefficientforstandardpartsthatareusedinmanyplacesatonce,likefasteners.
ValidationCheck-Matehasbeenenhancedwithnewcheckersthatmakeiteasiertoinvestigateyourdataandfindissuesbeforetheycauseproblemsdowntheroad.Thismakesyoumoreproductiveandensuresqualitymodels.
Beads and dimples can now be added after bends.
nowreadsmoredatafromJTfiles,makingtheresultingNXfileeasiertounderstandanddiagnose,whichmeansyouspendmoretimeusingyourdataandlesstimetryingtodecipherit.AnewwizardmakesiteasiertoexportdatatotheDXForDWGformatsbystreamliningtheprocessandimprovingcontroloverexportoptionswithanimproveduserinterface.
Routed systems designRoutinginNX8.5makesitfasterandeasiertocreatethegeometryyouneed.Newcapabilitiesallowyoutomirrorroutingobjectstocreatesymmetricroutingnetworks,savingtimeandensuringconsistency.Therearenewoptionsforcreatingandnavigatingrunswhichmakeiteasierandfastertoensurecompliance.It’seasertofindandreplacecomponentswiththesamespecifications,savingtimeandensuringthatrequire-mentsaremet.
Sheet metal designSheetmetaldesignhasbeenthroroghlyenhancedinNX8.5.Youcannowcreatedimplefeaturesbeforeorafterbends,orputbendsacrossexistingfeatures,andeverythingadaptscorrectly.NXpatternfeaturefunctionalityhasbeenextendedtosheetmetalin8.5,savingtimewhencreatingmultiplefeatures.Younowhavemoreoptionstohelpyoucreatebendregions,makingiteasiertocreatecompliantgeometryinfewersteps.Thereisnowawizardwithcleanupandconversionoptionstohelpyouconverta
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weldsymbols,includingtheabilitytochangetheweldstandardwithouthavingtoresetthewholedraftingstandardinyourNXsession.Thenewfunctionletsyoucontrolthesizeofyourweldsymbolsmoreeasily.Allofthesechangesaredesignedtomakeyouworkfasterandsmarterwhencreatingstandards-compliantdrawings.
Product and manufacturing informationProductandmanufacturinginformation(PMI),whichembedscriticalmanufac-turingandotherinformationdirectlyinyour3Dgeometry,hasbeenenhancedforNX8.5.ThePMIuserinterfacehasbeensimplifiedandsomecommandshavebeenrenamedandmovedtomakethemmoreintuitivetouse.YounowhavegreatercontroloverwhichPMIisdisplayedinwhichplaces,helpingtocleanupandmanageyourPMI.WhentryingtofindthePMIassociatedwithselectedgeometry,younowhavethechoiceofviewingitinapermanentortemporaryview.Whenextractinggeometryfromabody,younowhavetheoptionofextractingPMIdataalongwithit,reducingreworkandhelpingcreatesmartermodels.
PMI is easier to understand and manage in NX 8.5.
DraftingDraftinginNX8.5hasbeencomprehen-sivelyenhancedinresponsetocustomerinput.Youcannowcreatelightweightdrawingviewswhichimproveperformanceandreducesystemresourceusage.Thedraftinguserinterfacehasalsobeensimplifiedtocleanuptheinterfaceandmakeiteasiertofindthecommandsyouneed.
Theviewcreationwizardhasbeenenhancedwithnewcommandsandoptionsdesignedtooptimizeperformancewithlargeassemblydrawings.Anewoptiongivesyoutheabilitytopermanentlyalignaviewwithotherviews,givingyougreatercontrol.
Younowhavetheoptionofhavingyourassociativecustomsymbolsupdateautomaticallywhenthemasteryoucreatedthemfromchanges,helpingensurethatyoursymbolsremainuptodate.Newoptionsgiveyougreatercontroloverthelinkingandpositioningofcustomsymbols.Youalsohavemorecontrolover
Lightweight views save system resources.
usertoperformmoreflowanalysisinsideNX.ThestandardpartsmanagementtoolhasbeenimprovedtoprovideconsistentuserinteractionbyusingtheNXReuseLibraryframework.Manynewcapabilitiesintheelectrodedesignprocesshavebeenintroducedtoimproveuserproductivity.
Progressive die designAvarietyofimprovementshavebeenmadetosupportthemorecomplexun-formingdesignworkflows.Processsupportforpartswithzerobendradius,bendswithcomplexfeaturessuchasGusset,ribs,etc.arenowpossible.Improvedengineeringdiedesign(transferandcompounddies)processsupportsmanyaspectsofdiedesignmoreefficiently.
Stamping die designNX8.5deliversnewcapabilitiestoperformmoreaccuratetrimanglechecksforcomplexparts.Supportisalsoaddedforthecomplexdrawdiepunchdesignprocessthateliminatesmanymanualmodelingprocesses.Plusnewblanknestingcapabilitiesperformthenestingoperationsinanintegratedenvironment.
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understandwhereyoumightneedtoeditnodelocationsforconnectionstotherestoftheassembly.
ThenewFEmodelincontextcapabilitysupportsmanynewworkflows,includingthefollowing:• WithanassemblyFEMdisplayed,makea
componentFEMtheworkparttocreateoreditmeshes,cleanupormodifypolygongeometry,ormodifiyphysicalandmaterialproperties.
• WithanassemblyFEMdisplayed,makeasubassemblyFEMtheworkparttoresolvelabelconflictsoreditconnectionmeshes.
An assembly FEM of a disk brake assembly. 1: The assembly FEM is both the displayed and the work part. 2: The disk is the work part. 3: The brake pad is the work part. 4: The caliper is the work part.
NX 8.5 for simulation productivity
Whetherdevelopingracecarcomponentsfornextweek’srace,orthestructureforthenext-generationsubmarinethatwilllaunchfiveyearslater,alldevelopmentteamsfacetimeconstraintsthatarecostlywhendesignsfailandschedulesaren’tmet.NXforSimulationisamodernsimulationenvironmentthatcanhelpdevelopmentteamsengineertheirproductsrightthefirsttime.Withthe8.5release,NXCAEintroducesover240newcapabilitiesinareassuchassimulationmodeling,structural,thermal,flow,motion,multiphysicsandoptimizationanalyses.
Simulation modelingFE model in context NXCAE8.5expandsuponitsuniquedistributedCAEenvironmentforbuildinganalysismodelassembliesbyallowingyoutoeditasingleFEcomponentmodelinthecontextoftheoverallassembly.InNXCAE8.5,youcannowsettheworkpartindependentlyofthedisplayedpart,whichallowsyoutoseeandreferencetherestoftheFEassemblywhileeditingjusttheFEcomponentmodel.Inpreviousreleases,ifyouwantedtogenerateameshoreditanexistingmesh,youwouldfirstneedtochangethedisplayedparttotheFEMfilecontainingthegeometry.SoyouwouldhaveonlyseentheFEcomponentdisplayedonthescreen,whichcouldmakeitdifficultto
NX DraftingPlusNXDraftingPlusdeliversenhanced2DdesigncapabilityinsideNX,andonitsthirdrelease,continuestoaddfunction-ality.YoucannowcreateDrawingBooklets,whicharemultipledrawingfilescombinedintoastructurethatallowsyoutogrouptogetherthedrawingsneededtodefineanassemblyorstudy.Sincethefilesinthebookletaremanagedasasingleunit,it’seasiertomanagethem;andtheimpactonsystemresourcesisreduced,makingthewholesystemfaster.
Itisnowpossibletoeasilymovedrawingobjectsfromoneviewtoanotherwhilemaintainingtheirassociativityandproperscale,orientationandstyle.Youcannowsmashadrawingview,meaningtheobjectsinthatviewarenolongerassociatedwiththeviewitself.Thisgivesyoumoreflexibilityinplacingyourobjectsina2Ddesignenvironment.
Assembly
Drawing...Drawing CDrawing BDrawing ADrawing(intro sheets)
Part A Part...Part CPart B
Drawing booklet
Drawing bookets help you organize your drawings.
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• Anewabilitytocreatefacepairsbasedontheratioofthicknesstofacesizeisparticularlyhelpfulformodelswithhighlyvariablethicknessvalues.
Solver-specific element quality checksTheelementqualitycommandnowcanevaluatethequalityofelementsinyourmodelbaseduponthespecificqualitycriteriaemployedbythesolveryouareusing.ThismeansNXCAEcanhighlightelementqualityissuesbeforeyouexportyourinputdatafileandrunthesolver,whichsavesyoutimeandeliminatesthefrustrationoffindingqualityissuesatsolvetime.Solver-specificqualitychecksaresupportedforthefollowingsolverenvironments:• NXNastran®• MSCNastran• Abaqus
Illustration of “rolling ball” algorithm where the software uses the diameter of a ball at a given location as the thickness of the part at that location.
• Fewermeshmatingconditionsandstitchedgerecipesarerecreatedandreplayed.
• Fewermeshesaredeletedandrecreated.
Thesechangesspeedtheupdateprocess,reducepotentialmanualreworkandcansaveyousignificanttimewhenworkingwithlargemodels.
Mid-surface productivity enhancementsAnumberofenhancementshavebeenmadetothemid-surfacingcapabilitiesinNXCAE8.5.Thesechangescanprovideabetterresultonthefirstpass,andultimatelyallowyoutomid-surfaceyourpartuptofivetimesfaster.Someofthenewenhancementstothemid-surfacecommandinclude:• Theprogressivepairingoptionusesa
new“rollingball”thicknesscalculationalgorithmwhichprovidesmoregranularthicknessinformationthroughoutabody.Thisnewalgorithmcalculatesmoreaccuratethicknessdataforbothconstantandvariablethicknessparts.Thisresultsinmoreaccuratefacepairsandyouspendlesstimeeditingthedataaftermid-surfacegeneration.
• Automaticpairingnowavailablefortangent-continuouspartshelpsyoureducemanualworkonsurfacesthataretangentwithinaspecifiedangle.
• Withasimulationdisplayed,makethecomponentFEMtheworkparttomodifymeshesorpolygongeometryinthecontextofappliedloadsandboundaryconditions.
• WithaFEMdisplayed,maketheidealizedparttheworkparttocreateormodifygeometryinthecontextofthemesh.
FEmodelincontextsignificantlyspeedsthemodelingprocessbecauseeachoftheseworkflowshelpengineersmaketherightmodelingdecisionsintherightcontextoftheproblemtobesolved.
Faster FE model updates NXCAE8.5includesimprovementsthatspeedtheoverallupdateprocessfortheFEmodelwhenthedesignchanges.Specifically,theseimprovementsaredesignedtominimizetheamountofpolygongeometrythatisaffectedwhentherearechangestotheunderlyingCADgeometry.
Now,duringthepolygongeometryupdateprocess:• Fewerpolygonfacesaredeletedand
recreated.• Manualmodificationsthatyoumaketo
thepolygongeometryarenowpreserved.
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designgeometryandotherparameters.Thisisusefulfortradeoffstudiesandtodetermineoptimumoperatingconditionsforaproduct.Forinstanceyoumayneedtominimizethetemperatureofacriticalcomponentwithinanelectronicdevicethroughvariationofairflowpatterns.Onewaytoreducethetemperaturemaybetooptimizetheairflowrateintothedevice,whichyoucanthensetasthedesignvariable.NXCAEwillthenautomaticallyadjusttheflowrate,updatethemodelandsolve,andevaluatetheresultingtemperatureatthecomponent.NXCAEthenautomaticallyiteratesthisprocessuntilthedesiredobjectiveisachieved–leavingyouwiththeoptimalflowrateandtemperatureinafractionoftimeitwouldtakeusingconventionalmeans.
Minimizing critical component temperature by optimizing flowrate.
Geometry optimization in NX Thermal and NX FlowNXCAE8.5introducesgeometryoptimizationwithintheNXThermalandNXFlowproducts.Geometryoptimizationletsyoudrivethedesigntowardanoptimalsolutionbyvarying
Left: Original design with high stress concentra-tion. Right: New design after shape optimization.
Overlay of new design and old design to show how dimensions have changed.
• Ansys(Note:TheAnsyssolver-specificchecksinNXareconsistentwiththequalitychecksinthestandardAnsyssolver.TheyarenotconsistentwiththequalitychecksusedbytheAnsysWorkbenchplatform.)
• LS-Dyna
Engineering optimizationNX Shape OptimizationNXShapeOptimizationisanewNXCAEproductintroducedinthisrelease.NXShapeOptimizationhelpsengineerssuggestspecificdetailedimprovementstoanexistingdesignwhenonlyminorchangesandimprovementsarepermittedduetodesignconstraints.Inthesecases,engineersaretypicallylookingtominimizestressconcentrations,ortomaximizeselectednaturalfrequencies,whicharefactorsthatcanextendproductlifeanddurability.Toachievetheobjective,eachdesignnodeisdisplacedwiththeobjectiveofreducingthelocalstresses.Inthehigh-stressedarea,thedesignnodesaredisplacedoutwardandthestructuregrows;inthelow-stressedarea,thedesignnodesaredisplacedinwardandthestructureshrinks.TheresultingnodelocationscanbecommunicatedtothedesignteamintheformofanSTLfile,whichallowsdesignerstovisuallyunderstandhowtoupdatethegeometry.
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Thermal and flow analysisMultithreading to achieve faster thermal computationsMultithreadingtakesadvantageofmulticoreandmulti-processorhardwaretospeedupthethermalcomputations.ThenewmultithreadingoptioninNXThermalismostusefulforradiation-dominatedmodels.Fortransientruns,dependingonoutputintervals,runtimecanbereducedbyuptoabout25percent(using4cores).
New fully coupled scheme for parallel flow solverNXCAE8.5introducesafullycoupledschemefortheparallelflowsolverinNXFlow,whichhelpstosolvelargemodelsfaster.Thisfullycoupledpressure-velocityschemeisnowusedbydefaultandisbettersuitedforsolvingsteady-statemodelsortransientmodelsusinglargertimesteps.Inthepreviousrelease,thefractionalstepschemewastheonlyschemeusedbytheparallelflowsolver,butismoresuitablefortransientmodelswithsmalltimesteps.
MultiphysicsDurability analysis based on flexible body motion simulation resultsYoucannoweasilyperformadurabilityanalysisonacomponentthatwassimulatedasaflexiblebodyinamotionanalysis.InNX,youcanseamlesslymovefromCADassemblytoamotionstudyusingaflexiblebody,andthenusetheresultsofthe
edgesofaxisymmetricelements.Edge-to-edgelinearcontactcanbeusedinsolutionsforlinearstatics,normalmodes,bucklingandmodalfrequencyandtransientresponse.
Bolt preloads on solid elements for NX NastranNXNastran8.5addsanewcapabilitysupportedbyNXCAE8.5toallowmoredetailedrepresentationofbolts,includingcontactbetweenholeandbolt,whichgivesyoumoreaccurateresults.
Import Fibersim HDF5 files in NX Laminate CompositesFibersim™softwareisnowamemberoftheSiemensPLMproductfamily,andsoNXCAEisabletostrengthenitsintegrationwithFibersim.InNXCAE8.5,youcandirectlyimportFibersimply-basedlayupsfromaFibersimHDF5(*.h5)fileintoNXLaminateComposites.Inpreviousreleases,youcouldonlyimportlayupsfromaFibersimXMLfile.ImportingtheHDF5filegivesyoumoreinformationforeachplythanisavailableintheXMLfile,suchas:• Thestartingpointofthedraping• Thedirectionofthedraping• Theorientationangle
Model bolt preloading on solid elements such as for the bolts mounting this manifold assembly.
Structural analysisEdge-to-edge glue and contact support for NX NastranNXNastranisaleaderinstructuralanalysissolutionsandisattheforefrontofdevelopingnewconnectiontypesthatallowengineerstobuildtheirmodelsfaster.NXNastran8.5introducesnewglueandcontactconnectionswhicharealsosupportedwithintheNXCAE8.5release.
Newedge-to-edgegluingisasimpleandeffectivemethodtojoindissimilarshellmeshes.Glueconnections,betweentheedgesofshellelementsinthesameplane,simplifythemodelingprocessfortheengineerwithoutcompromisingaccuracyofthestructuralanalysis.
Similarly,NXCAE8.5supportsthenewedge-to-edgecontactcapabilitiesinNXNastran8.5todefinecontactconditionsbetweenselectedpolygonorelement
Edge-to-edge glue allows easy connection between two dissimilar shell meshes along an edge.
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NX 8.5 for manufacturing productivity
NX8.5boostspartmanufacturingproductivityinthemachinery,turbomachinery,aerospace,medical,andmoldanddieindustries.Savetimeprogrammingandmachiningpartswithnewmachiningoperations,moretoolpathcontrolandeasierwaystoautomateprogramming.ClosethequalityloopbycreatingCMMinspectionprogramsandanalyzingresultsalldirectlywithinNX.SaveontoolingcostsandusetherightdatafromNCprogrammingthroughtomachiningwithnewtoollibraryandCAMdatamanagementcapabilities.
Machining productivityNXCAMdeliversthenextlevelofNCprogrammingproductivitywithspecializedindustry-specificcapabilities.
NX CAM for machinery Volume-based2.5Dmillingprovidesaveryfastandintuitivemethodofprogrammingprismaticparts.Simplyselectfacessuchaswallsandfloorswithinonthe3Dpartmodeltodefinethemachinedvolumes.Aninstantvisualpreviewprovidesfastandeasyvalidationoftheplannedmachiningoperation.Programmingcanbe5to10timesfaster.Thesystemcontinuouslykeepstrackofuncutmaterialandminimizesair-cutting,reducingmachiningtimeupto10percent.
Motion analysisSuppress/unsuppress motion objectsAnewfeatureinNXMotionSimulationallowsyoutosuppressindividualmotionobjectsandtheirdependentobjectsfrombeingincludedintheactivesolution.Forexample,youcansuppressalinktoremoveitfromthesolution.Thatlink’sdependentjointsandanyotherdependentobjects–suchassprings,markers,bushings,etc.–willalsobesuppressed.Thissavestimesothatyoucanquicklysimulatedesignalternativeswithouthavingtophysicallydeleteorrecreateobjectsinyourmotionsimulation.Ifyouthenunsuppressoneofthedependentobjects,thatobject’sparentobjectwillalsobeunsuppressed.
Suppress motion objects from motion simulation model for quick debugging or evaluation of alternative ideas.
motionstudytokickoffadurabilityprocessonthecomponentinquestion.Basedonthedurabilityresults,youcouldevenusethenewNXShapeOptimizationmoduleintroducedinthisreleasetosmoothoutareasofconcerninthegeometrythatwouldhelpextendproductlife.
Durability results based on a flexible body motion simulation of motorcycle suspension bracket.
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Mold and die ValleyrestmillingisenhancedwithnewhybridZ-levelandprojectedpatternsthatidentify,sortandprioritizethevalleystofindthebestcuttingmotions.Bycombiningsteepandnonsteepcuttingapproachesintoasinglepattern,youcaneasilycleanoutvalleyswithvariousorientationsandachieveasmoothfinish.
Tool library TheenhancedNXCAMtoolinglibrarysupportsabroaderdefinitionoftoolsthatincludestoolingdevicesandholders.Italsoincludescontextinformationforfastermachinesimulationsetupssuchaspocketassignments,mountingpointsandvisualpreviews.
ThenewManufacturingResourceLibrary(MRL)isusedtomanagetoolingvendorcatalogsandpreferredtoolassemblies,aswellasyourcustomresources.TheMRLstoresandclassifiesitscontentin
Cutting directions are optimized for the best finish.
incrementalrough/finishoperationsbetweenthinbladestomaintainrigidityandimprovefinishquality.
Aerospace and medicalSwarforflankmillingwiththenewcontactpointcontrolreducespassesandproducesabettersurfacefinishoncomplexpartsthatrequire5-axisstrategiesthatcutwiththesideoftheendmill.Bypositioningthetooltippastthecontactpoint,morematerialcanberemovedperpassleavingsmallercuspsandextendingtoollife.
New finish patterns allow incremental finishing for thin blades.
5-axis flank milling options make smaller cusps.
Multi-stagemachiningprocessesalsotrackthein-processworkpieceforgreaterefficiency.Updatedblankmodelsareautomaticallymaintainedforeachstation.
Advancesinfeature-basedmachiningautomatethesortingofmachiningoperationsacrossmultiplesetupsforfaster,easierprogramming.
Turbomachinery milling Newroughingoperationoptionsimprovemachiningefficiencyforturbinesandmultibladedparts.Byaddingdepthstoslottingmotions,roughingoperationscanbeassignedhigherfeedratesordeeperdepths.Additionalfinishingoptionsprovideswarf(flank)millingandalsoallow
Volume-based 2.5D milling speeds programming for machinery.
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Data managementCAMDataManagementhelpstoeliminatethedelaysandcoststhatcomewithbaddata.TheintroductionoftheManufacturingResourceLibrary(MRL)andtheManufacturingResourceLibraryConnectforNXproductsmakebigadvancesinbuildingandmakingavailablecompleteandaccuratetooldata.
Manufacturing Resource Library ThenewManufacturingResourceLibrary(MRL)isusedtomanagetoolingvendorcatalogsandpreferredtoolassemblies,aswellasyourcustomresources.TheMRLstoresandclassifiesitscontentinTeamcenter,SiemensPLMSoftware’scomprehensivesystemformanagingproductlifecyclemanagement(PLM)dataandprocesses,withafullrangeofsearchfunctionsandgraphicaldisplayssoyoucaneasilyfindandaccessyourtools.FromNXCAM,youcansearchthelibrary,findthetoolsyouneed,andpullaccurate3DmodelsoftheselectedcuttingtoolsrightintoyourCAMprogrammingsession.
Tool definitions include solid models ready for NC simulation.
CMMmeasurementsarereadbackintoNXas.meaor.dmlfiles.Theyarecomparedtothemeasureddatums,includingtheassociatedtolerancesaccordingtoANSIY14.5,ASMEY14.5orISO1011standards.Measurementsaredisplayedintheoperationnavigatorasalistandlinkedtothegraphicaldisplayforeachmeasure-ment.Best-fitanalysisandverificationhelpilluminatethepossiblecausesoftolerancefailureandassistindecisionmakingthatwillimprovecomponentquality.
NX CMM inspection programming CMMinspectionprogrammersworkdirectlyintheNX3DenvironmentandusethePMIinformation,GD&Tappliedrighttothesolid,togenerateprogramsquickly.NX8.5deliverstimesavingupdates,suchasnewtransitionsmethodsthatfindkeyinterferencesandautomaticallyresolvethem.Scansarepreviewedwithprobeorientationstomakesurethedesiredresultsareachieved.Morecomplexscanscanspanmultiplefeatures.
5 axis scanning with NX 8.5 CMM Inspection Programming.
Teamcenter,withafullrangeofsearchfunctionsandgraphicaldisplayssoyoucaneasilyfindandaccessyourtools.FromNXCAM,youcansearchthelibrary,findthetoolsyouneed,andpullinaccurate3DmodelsoftheselectedcuttingtoolsrightintoyourCAMprogrammingsession.
CMM inspection programming and results analysisMaximizetheefficiencyofyourcompletequalityinspectionprocesswiththeenhancedofflineprogrammingandnewinspectionresultsanalysiscapabilitiesinNX.
NX CMM data analysis Userscanquicklyseeandevaluatetheir“as-built”measure-mentsinthegraphicalNXenvironment,rightnexttothe“asdesigned”modelsthatdrivetheCMMinspectionprograms.Puttingthemeasurementresultsintocontexthelpsmanufacturersfindthemosteffectiveapproachestoachievequalityimprovements.
Powerful new tool library capabilities available for NX 8.5.
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WithShopFloorConnect,machineoperatorscandirectlyaccessproductionreleaseddata.Usingjobnumbersorworkpackageidentifiers,operatorscanlocatethecorrectdatafilesneededforproduction,includingCNCprograms,toollists,setupsheetsanddrawings.WhenCNCprogramsarecreated,modifiedoroptimizedbytheproductionteam,theycanbesavedandmaintainedasnewdataorrevisionstoexistingdata.
Shop floor personnel can directly access the data they need.
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Manufacturing Resource Library Connect for NX Alightweightweb-basedinterfaceconnectsevendisconnectedNCprogrammerstotherichtoolingdataoftheMRL.NCprogrammerscanbrowse,searchandselecttoolingassembliesfromtheMRL.Ofcourse,thisincludesthesolidassemblyrepresentationsthatthenfurtherimprovethesimulationoftheNCoperation.
Shop Floor Connect for Teamcenter ShopFloorConnectforTeamcenterdeliversCNCprogramfilesdirectlytomachinecontrollers.MorethanjustatraditionalDNCsystem,theconnectiontothecentralizedTeamcenterdatabaseensuresthatmanufacturingdataissecureandthemanufacturingplan-to-productionprocessiscontrolled.Itavoidsdataduplicationandmanagesrevisionstomakesurethecorrectmanufacturingdataisusedontheshopfloor.
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