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NX10Tutorial
OnlineInstructor
©Copyright2015OnlineInstructor
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ContentsIntroductionScopeofthisBookChapter1:GettingStartedStartingNXUserInterfaceQuickAccessToolbarFileMenuRibbonRibbonGroupsandMore
GalleriesTopBorderBarMenuStatusbarResourceBarPartNavigatorRolesNavigatorTouchPanelTouchTabletDialogsMouseFunctionsLeftMousebutton(MB1)MiddleMousebutton(MB2)
RightMousebutton(MB3)ColorSettingsShortcutKeysChapter2:ModelingBasicsTUTORIAL1StartingaNewPartFileStartingaSketchAddingDimensionsConstructingtheBaseFeatureAddinganExtrudedFeatureAddingConstraintsand
DimensionstotheSketchAddingDimensionsTrimmingSketchEntitiesExtrudingtheSketchAddinganotherExtrudedFeatureSavingthePartTUTORIAL2OpenaNewPartFileSketchingaRevolveProfileConstructingtheRevolvedFeatureConstructingtheCutfeatureAddinganotherCutout
AddingEdgeblendSavingthePartTUTORIAL3OpeningaNewPartFileConstructingtheRevolvedFeatureCreatingCutfeatureSavingthePartTUTORIAL4ConstructingExtrudedfeatureApplyingDraftSavingthePart
Chapter3:ConstructingAssemblyTUTORIAL1CopyingthePartfilesintoanewfolderOpeningaNewAssemblyFileInsertingtheBaseComponentAddingthesecondcomponentCheckingtheDegreesofthe
FreedomFixingtheFlangeHidingtheFlangeAddingtheThirdComponentShowingtheHiddenFlangeHidingtheReferencePlanes,sketches,andConstraintsymbolsSavingtheAssemblyStartingtheMainassemblyAddingDisctotheAssemblyFixingtheDisctotheOrigin
PlacingtheSub-assemblyPlacingsecondinstanceoftheSub-assemblySavingtheAssemblyTUTORIAL2ProducingtheExplodedviewCreatingTracelinesChapter4:GeneratingDrawingsTUTORIAL1OpeningaNewDrawingFile
EditingtheDrawingSheetGeneratingtheBaseViewGeneratingtheSectionViewGeneratingtheDetailedViewSettingtheAnnotationPreferencesDimensioningtheDrawingViewsTUTORIAL2CreatingacustomtemplateAddingBordersandTitleBlock
OpeninganewdrawingfileusingthecustomtemplateGeneratingDrawingViewsAddingDimensionsTUTORIAL3CreatingtheassemblydrawingGeneratingtheExplodedViewGeneratingthePartlistGeneratingBalloonsChapter5:SketchingTUTORIAL1(Creating
Rectangles)Multi-SelectionGestureDrop-downTUTORIAL2(CreatingPolygons)TUTORIAL3(StudioSplines)TUTORIAL4(GeometricConstraints)AddingConstraintsAddingDimensionsTUTORIAL5(ResolvingOver-ConstrainedSketch)TUTORIAL6(Ellipses)
TUTORIAL7(Conics)TUTORIAL8(QuickExtend,QuickTrim,MakeCorner,andOffsetCurve)MakeCornerQuickTrimOffsetCurveTUTORIAL9FilletChamferMirrorCurveAddingDimensionsChapter6:
AdditionalModelingToolsTUTORIAL1ConstructingtheHelixAddingtheDatumPlaneConstructingtheSweepfeatureTUTORIAL2ConstructingtheGroovefeatureTUTORIAL3CreatingSectionsandGuidecurves
CreatinganothersectionConstructingthesweptfeatureConstructingtheExtrudedfeatureAddingtheEmbossfeatureAddingEdgeBlendShellingtheModelAddingThreadsTUTORIAL4ConstructingacylindricalshellAddingslotsConstructingtheLinear
patternConstructingtheCircularpatternTUTORIAL5ConstructingtheTubefeaturePatterningtheTubegeometryBooleanOperationsTUTORIAL6ConstructingthefirstfeatureConstructingtheSecondFeatureConstructingthethird
featureDrillingHolesAddingChamfersEditParametersShowDimensionsEditingFeaturesbyDouble-clickingSupressFeaturesTUTORIAL7ConstructingthefirstfeatureConstructingtheExtrudedcutConstructingtheExtrudedcut
MakingtheAlongPatternMeasuringtheMassPropertiesTUTORIAL8CreatingtheFirstFeatureCreatingtheExtrudedsurfaceTrimBodyVariableRadiusBlendCornerSetbacksCreatingaBossSplitBodyShellwithanAlternateThickness
OffsetFaceDeleteBodyScaleBodyExtractGeometryTUTORIAL9ReplaceFeaturesTUTORIAL10ApplyingDraftusingtheToPartingEdgesoptionTUTORIAL11TUTORIAL12TUTORIAL13Chapter7:
ExpressionsTUTORIAL1TUTORIAL2CreatingFamilyofPartsTUTORIAL3TUTORIAL4Chapter8:SheetMetalModelingTUTORIAL1OpeningaNewSheetmetalFileSettingtheParametersoftheSheetMetalpart
ConstructingtheTabFeatureAddingaflangeConstructingtheContourFlangeAddingtheClosedCornerAddingtheLouverMakingthePatternAlongcurveAddingtheBeadAddingtheDrawnCutoutAddingGussetsConstructingtheMirrorFeature
Chapter9:Top-DownAssemblyTUTORIAL1CreatingaNewAssemblyFileCreatingacomponentintheAssemblyCreatingtheSecondComponentoftheAssemblyCreatingthethirdComponentoftheAssemblyEditingtheLinkedPartsCreatingHoleSeries
AddingFastenerstotheassemblyTUTORIAL2TUTORIAL3CreatingtheDeformablePartAddingtheDeformableparttoanAssemblyChapter10:DimensionsandAnnotationsTUTORIAL1CreatingaViewwithCenter
MarksCreatingCenterlinesandCenterMarksEditingtheHatchPatternApplyingDimensionsAttachTexttoDimensionsPlacingtheDatumFeatureSymbolPlacingtheFeatureControlFramePlacingtheSurfaceTextureSymbolsChapter11:
SimulationHandsonTutorialTUTORIAL1PreparingtheIdealizedPartMeshingtheFEMfileApplyingLoadsandConstraintstotheSimulationfileSimulatingtheModel
Introduction
NX as a topic of learning isvast, and having a wide
scope.Itisoneoftheworld’smost advanced and highlyintegrated CAD/CAM/CAEproduct. NX delivers a greatvalue to enterprises of allsizes by covering the entirerange of productdevelopment.Itspeedsupthedesignprocessbysimplifyingcomplexproductdesigns.
This tutorial book provides asystematicapproachforusersto learn NX 10. It is aimed
for those with no previousexperience with NX.However, users of previousversionsofNXmayalsofindthis book useful for them tolearn the new enhancements.Theuserwillbeguidedfromstarting a NX 10 session toconstructing parts,assemblies, and drawings.Eachchapterhascomponentsexplained with the help ofvarious dialogs and screenimages.
ScopeofthisBook
ThisbookiswrittenforstudentsandengineerswhoareinterestedtolearnNX10fordesigningmechanicalcomponentsandassemblies,andthengeneratedrawings.
Thisbookprovidesasystematicapproachfor
learningNX10.ThetopicsincludeGettingStartedwithNX10,BasicPartModeling,ConstructingAssemblies,ConstructingDrawings,AdditionalModelingTools,andSheetMetalModeling.
Chapter1introducesNX10.Theuserinterface,terminology,mousefunctions,andshortcutkeysarediscussedinthischapter.
Chapter2takesyouthroughthecreationofyourfirstNXmodel.Youconstructsimpleparts.
Chapter3teachesyoutoconstructassemblies.ItexplainstheTop-downandBottom-upapproachesfordesigninganassembly.YouconstructanassemblyusingtheBottom-upapproach.
Chapter4teachesyouto
generatedrawingsofthemodelsconstructedintheearlierchapters.Youwillalsolearntogenerateexplodedviews,andpartlistofanassembly.Chapter5:Inthischapter,youwilllearnthetoolsneededtocreate2Dsketches.
Chapter6:Inthischapter,youwilllearnadditionalmodelingtoolstoconstruct
complexmodels.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.Youcanspecifystandardparametersbetweenthe
elementsofapart.Changingtheseparameterschangesthesizeandshapeofthepart.Forexample,seethedesignofthebodyofaflangebeforeandaftermodifyingtheparametersofitsfeatures
StartingNX1. ClicktheStartbutton
ontheWindows
taskbar.2. Clickthearrow
pointingdownward.3. ClickSiemensNX
10.0>NX10.0.4. ClicktheNewbutton.5. OntheNewdialog,
clickTemplates>Model.
6. ClicktheOKbutton
NoticetheseimportantfeaturesoftheNXwindow.
UserInterfaceVariouscomponentsoftheuserinterfacearediscussednext.QuickAccessToolbar
This is locatedat the top leftcorner of the window. Itconsists of the commonlyusedcommandssuchasSave,Undo, Redo, Copy, and soon.FileMenu
TheFileMenuappearswhenyou click on the File iconlocated at the top left cornerof the window. The FileMenu consists of a list ofself-explanatory menus. Youcan see a list of recentlyopened documents under theRecently Opened Partssection. You can also switchto different applications ofNX.
RibbonAribbonisasetoftools,whichareusedtoperformvariousoperations.Itisdividedintotabsandgroups.Varioustabsoftheribbonarediscussednext.HometabThis ribbon tab contains thetools such as New, Open,andHelp,andsoon.
HometabintheModeltemplateThis ribbon tab contains thetoolstoconstruct3Dfeatures.
ViewtabThis ribbon tab contains thetoolstomodifythedisplayofthemodelanduserinterface.
AnalysistabThis ribbon tab has the toolstomeasuretheobjects.Italsohastoolstoanalyzethedraft,curvature,andsurface.
HometabinSketchTaskenvironmentThis ribbon tab contains allthe sketch tools. It isavailable in a separateenvironment called SketchTask environment. TheSketch Task environment isactivatedwhenyouactivateaFeature modeling tool and
click on a planar face orDatumplane.
ToolstabThis ribbon tab contains thetools to create expressions,part families, movies,fasteners.
RendertabThis ribbon tab contains thetools to generatephotorealisticimages.
ApplicationtabThis ribbon tab contains thetools to start differentapplications such asAssemblies, Sheet Metal,Drafting,andsoon.
AssembliestabThis tabcontains the tools toconstruct an assembly. It isavailable in the Assemblytemplate.
DraftingenvironmentribbonIn theDraftingEnvironment,you can generateorthographicviewsofthe3Dmodel.Theribbontabsinthisenvironment contain tools togenerate2Ddrawings.
SheetMetalribbonThe tools in this ribbon areused to construct sheetmetalcomponents.
Sometabsarenotvisiblebydefault.Todisplayaparticulartab,right-clickon
theribbonandselectitfromthelistdisplayed.
YoucanalsoaddaribbontabbyopeningtheCustomizedialog.Clickthedownarrowlocatedatthebottomrightcorneroftheribbon,andselectCustomize.OntheCustomizedialog,clickondifferenttabandselect/deselecttheoptions.
RibbonGroupsandMoreGalleriesThetoolsonaribbonarearrangedinvariousgroupsdependingupontheiruse.EachgrouphasaMoreGallery,whichcontainadditionaltools.
Youcanaddmoretoolstoa
ribbongroupbyclickingthearrowlocatedatthebottomrightcornerofagroup.
TopBorderBarThisisavailablebelowtheribbon.Itconsistsofalltheoptionstofiltertheobjectsthatcanbeselectedfromthegraphicswindow.
MenuMenu is located on the TopBorder Bar. It consists ofvariousoptions (menu titles).
When you click on a menutitle, a drop-down appears.You can select the requiredoptionfromthisdrop-down.
StatusbarThisisavailablebelowthegraphicswindow.Itdisplaysthepromptsandtheactiontakenwhileusingthetools.
ResourceBarThisislocatedattheleftsideofthewindow.Itcontainsall
thenavigatorwindowssuchasAssemblyNavigator,ConstraintNavigator,PartNavigator,andsoon.
PartNavigatorContainsthelistofoperationscarriedwhileconstructingapart.
RolesNavigatorTheRolesNavigator(click
theRolestabontheResourceBar)containsalistofsystemdefaultandindustryspecificroles.Aroleisasetoftoolsandribbontabscustomizedforaspecificapplication.Forexample,theCAMExpressrolecanbeusedforperformingmanufacturingoperations.ThistextbookusestheDefaultrole.
TheTouchPanelandTouchTabletroleshelpyoutowork
withaMulti-touchscreen.TouchPanel
TouchTablet
Dialogs
When you execute anycommand in NX, the dialogrelated to it appears. Thedialog consists of variousoptions.Thefollowingfigureshowsvariouscomponentsofthedialog.
Thistextbookusesthedefaultoptionsinthedialog.Ifyouhavemadeanychangesonthedialog,clicktheResetbuttontodisplaythedefaultoptions.
MouseFunctionsVariousfunctionsofthemousebuttonsarediscussednext.
LeftMousebutton(MB1)Whenyoudouble-clicktheleftmousebutton(MB1)onanobject,thedialogrelatedtotheobjectappears.Usingthisdialog,youcanedittheparametersoftheobjects.
MiddleMousebutton(MB2)Clickthisbuttontoexecute
theOKcommand.
RightMousebutton(MB3)Clickthisbuttontodisplaytheshortcutmenu.
Theotherfunctionswithcombinationofthethreemousebuttonsaregivennext.
ColorSettingsTochangethebackgroundcolorofthewindow,click
View>Visualization>More>EditBackground;theEditBackgrounddialogappears.ClickthePlainoptiontochangethebackgroundtoplain.Clickonthecolorswatches;theColordialogappears.ChangethebackgroundcolorandclickOKtwice.
ShortcutKeys
CTRL+ZCTRL+YCTRL+SF5F1F6F7CTRL+M
CTRL+SHIFT+D
CTRL+SHIFT+M
CTRL+ALT+M
XCTRL+1CTRL+DCTRL+NCTRL+OCTRL+P
Chapter2:ModelingBasics
ThischaptertakesyouthroughthecreationofyourfirstNXmodel.Youconstructsimpleparts:
Inthischapter,youwill:
ConstructSketchesConstructabasefeatureAddanotherfeaturetoitConstructrevolvedfeaturesApplydraft
TUTORIAL1ThistutorialtakesyouthroughthecreationofyourfirstNXmodel.YouconstructtheDiscofanOldhamcoupling:
StartingaNewPartFile1. Tostartanewpart,
clicktheNew
buttononribbon;theNewdialogappears.
2. TheModeltemplateisthedefaultselection,soclickOK;anewmodelwindowappears.
StartingaSketch1. Tostartanewsketch,
clicktheSketchbuttonontheDirectSketchgroup;theCreateSketchdialogappears.
2. SelecttheXZplane.
3. ClicktheOKbutton
ontheCreateSketchdialog;thesketchstarts.
Thefirstfeatureisanextrudedfromasketchedcircularprofile.Youwillbeginbysketchingthecircle.
4. ClickCircle ontheDirectSketchgroup.
5. Movethepointertothesketchorigin,andthen
click.6. Dragthepointerand
clicktodrawacircle.
7. PressESCtoquitthetool.
AddingDimensionsInthissection,youwillspecifythesizeofthesketchedcirclebyaddingdimensions.
Note:Youmaynoticethatdimensionsareappliedautomatically.However,theydonotconstraintthesketch.
Asyouadddimensions,thesketchcanattainanyoneof
thefollowingthreestates:
FullyConstrainedsketch:Inafullyconstrainedsketch,thepositionsofalltheentitiesarefullydescribedbydimensionsorconstraintsorboth.Inafullyconstrainedsketch,alltheentitiesaredarkgreencolor.
UnderConstrainedsketch:Additionaldimensionsorconstraintsorbothareneeded
tocompletelydefinethegeometry.Inthisstate,youcandragthesketchelementstomodifythesketch.Anunderconstrainedsketchelementisinmarooncolor.
OverConstrainedsketch:Inthisstate,anobjecthasconflictingdimensionsorrelationsorboth.Anoverconstrainedsketchentityisgrey.Theoverconstrainingdimensionsareinredcolor.
1. Double-clickonthe
dimensiondisplayedonthesketch;theDimensioneditboxappears.
2. Tochangethedimensionto100mm,typeanewvalue,andthenpressEnter.
3. PressEsctoquittheDimensiontool.
Todisplaytheentirecircleat
afullsizeandtocenteritinthegraphicsarea,useoneofthefollowingmethods:
ClickFit onTopBorderBar.Ontheribbon,clickView>Orientation>Fit.
4. Ontheribbon,click
Home>DirectSketch
>FinishSketch .
5. Tochangetheviewtoisometric,clickOrientViewDrop-down>IsometricontheTopBorderBar.
YoucanusethebuttonsontheOrientViewDrop-downontheTopBorderBartosetthevieworientationofthe
sketch,part,orassembly.
ConstructingtheBaseFeatureThefirstfeatureinanypartiscalledthebasefeature.Youconstructthisfeaturebyextrudingthesketchedcircle.1. Ontheribbon,Home
>Feature>Extrude;theExtrude
dialogappears.2. Clickonthesketch.3. Type-in10intheEnd
boxattachedtothepreview.
4. Toseehowthemodelwouldlookifyouhaveextrudedthesketchintheoppositedirection,clickReverseDirection buttonintheDirectionsection.Again,clickonittoextrudethesketchin
thefrontdirection.5. EnsurethatBodyType
inSettingsgroupissettoSolid.
6. ClickOKtoconstructtheextrusion.
Noticethenewfeature,Extrude,inthePartNavigator.
Tomagnifyamodelorchangeitsorientationinthegraphicsarea,youcanusetheOrientationtoolsontheViewtab.
ClickFittodisplaythepartfullsizeinthecurrentwindow.
ClickZoom ,andthendragthepointertodrawarectangle;theareainthe
rectanglezoomstofillthewindow.
ClickZoomIn/Out ,andthendragthepointer.Draggingupzoomsout;draggingdownzoomsin.NotethatthiscommandisavailableontheMoregallery.
Clickavertex,anedge,orafeature,andthenclickFit
ViewtoSelection ;theselecteditemzoomstofillthewindow.
Todisplaythepartindifferentmodes,clickthebuttonsintheStylegroupontheViewtab.
ThedefaultdisplaymodeforpartsandassembliesisShadedwithEdges.You
maychangethedisplaymodewheneveryouwant.
AddinganExtrudedFeatureToconstructadditionalfeaturesonthepart,youneedtosketchonthemodelfacesorplanes,andthenconvertthemintofeatures.1. ClickStatic
Wireframe onthe
Viewtab.2. ClickSketchonthe
DirectSketchgroup.3. Clickonthefrontface
oftheparttoselectit,andthenclickOK.
4. ClickDirectsketch>MoreCurve>Project
Curve ontheribbon;theProjectCurvedialogappears.
5. Clickonthecircularedge.
6. ClickOKontheProjectCurvedialog;thecircularedgeprojectsontothesketchplane.
7. ClickLine onthe
DirectSketchgroup.8. Clickonthecircleto
specifythefirstpointoftheline.
9. Movethepointer
towardsright.10. Clickonthecircle;a
lineisdrawn.
11. Drawanotherlineabovethepreviousline.
AddingConstraintsandDimensionstotheSketchToestablishthelocationand
sizeofthesketch,youhavetoaddthenecessaryconstraintsanddimensions.1. Selectthelower
horizontalline.2. OntheShortcuts
toolbar,clickHorizontal .
3. Ontheribbon,clickDirectSketch>Moregallery>SketchConstrains>Make
Symmetric .4. Selectthefirstand
secondlines.5. SelecttheX-axisasthe
centerline;thetwolinesbecomesymmetricabouttheX-axis.
6. ClickCloseontheMakeSymmetricdialog.
AddingDimensions
7. Double-clickonthedimensiondisplayedinthesketch.
8. Type-in12intheboxdisplayed.
9. ClickCloseonthedialog.
TrimmingSketchEntities1. ClickTrimRecipe
Curve ontheDirectSketchgroup.
2. Clickontheprojectedelement.
3. Clickonthetwohorizontallines.
4. OntheTrimRecipeCurvedialog,clickDiscardundertheRegionsection.
5. ClickOKtotrimtheprojectedelements.
6. ClickFinishSketchontheDirectSketchgroup.
7. Tochangetheviewtoisometric,clickView>Orientation>
Isometric.
ExtrudingtheSketch1. Clickonthesketch,
andthenclickExtrudeontheShortcutstoolbar;theExtrudedialogappears.
2. Type-in10intheEndboxattachedtothepreview.
3. ClickOKtoconstructtheextrusion.
4. Tohidethesketch,clickView>Showand
Hide .5. OntheShowandHide
dialog,clickHideintheSketchesrow;thesketchesarehidden.
AddinganotherExtrudedFeature
1. Drawasketchonthebackfaceofthebasefeature(UsetheProfilecommandtocreatethelines,andthenprojecttheoutercircularedge.UsetheTrimRecipeCurvecommandtotrimtheprojectedcurve).
YoucanusetheRotatebuttonfromtheViewtabtorotatethemodel.
2. Extrudethesketchup
to10mmthickness.
Tomovethepartview,clickView>Orientation>Pan,thendragtheparttomoveitaroundinthegraphicsarea.3. ClickView>Style>
ShadedwithEdgesontheribbon.
SavingthePart1. ClickSave onthe
QuickAccessToolbar;theName
Partsdialogappears.2. Type-inDiscinthe
NameboxandclicktheFolderbutton.
3. BrowsetotheNX10/C2folderandthenclicktheOKbuttontwice.
Note:*.prtisthefileextensionforallthefilesconstructedintheModeling,Assembly,andDraftingenvironmentsof
NX.
TUTORIAL2Inthistutorial,youconstructaflangebyperformingthefollowing:
ConstructingarevolvedfeatureConstructingacutfeaturesAddingfillets
OpenaNewPartFile1. Toopenanewpart,
clickFile>Newontheribbon;theNewdialogappears.
2. TheModelisthedefaultselection,soclickOK;anewmodelwindowappears.
SketchingaRevolveProfileYouconstructthebase
featureoftheflangebyrevolvingaprofilearoundacenterline.1. ClicktheSketch
buttonontheDirectSketchgroup.
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-axistomake
themcollinear.
11. ClickRapidDimension ontheDirectSketchgroup.
12. SelecttheX-axisand
Line6;adimensionappears.
13. Placethedimensionandtype-in15inthedimensionbox.
14. PressEnterkey.15. SelecttheX-axisand
Line4;adimensionappears.
16. Setthedimensionto30.
17. SelecttheX-axisandLine2;adimensionappears.
18. Setthedimensionto50mm.
19. CreateadimensionbetweentheY-axisandLine3.
20. Setthedimensionto20mm.
21. Createadimensionof50mmbetweenY-axisandLine5.
22. ClosetheRapidDimensiondialog.
23. ClickFinishSketchon
theDirectSketchgroup.
24. Tochangetheviewtoisometric,click
IsometricontheViewtab.
ConstructingtheRevolvedFeature1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>Extrude>Revolve;theRevolvedialogappears.
2. Clickonthesketch.3. ClickonSpecify
VectorintheAxisgroup;avectortriadappears.
4. ClickontheY-axisofthetriad.
5. Clickontheoriginpoint;thepreviewoftherevolvedfeatureappears.
6. Type-in360intheEndboxattachedtothepreview.
7. ClickOKtoconstructtherevolvedfeature.
ConstructingtheCutfeature1. ClickExtrudeonthe
Featuregroup.2. Rotatethemodel
geometryandclickthebackfaceofthepart;thesketchstarts.
3. Constructasketch,asshowninfigure(UsetheProfilecommandtocreatethelines,andthenprojecttheoutercircularedge.UsetheTrimRecipeCurvecommandtotrimtheprojectedcurve).
4. ClickFinishontheSketchgroup.
5. Enter10intheEndboxattachedtothe
preview.6. ClickReverse
Direction intheDirectionsection.
7. SelectSubtractintheBooleansection.
8. ClickOKtoconstructthecutfeature.
AddinganotherCut-out1. Drawasketchonthe
frontfaceofthemodel
geometry(UsetheProfilecommandtocreatethelines,andthenprojecttheinnercircularedge.UsetheTrimRecipeCurvecommandtotrimtheprojectedcurve.Also,adddimensions).
2. Finishthesketch.3. ClickExtrudeonthe
Featuregroup.4. Clickonthesketch.5. OntheExtrudedialog,
selectEnd>Through
AllundertheLimitssection.
6. ClickReverseDirectionintheDirectionsection.
7. SelectSubtractintheBooleangroup.
8. ClickOKtoconstructthecut-outfeature.
9. Tochangetheviewtoisometric,clickIsometricontheViewtab.
AddingEdgeblend1. ClickHome>Feature
>EdgeBlend ;theEdgeBlenddialogappears.
2. ClickontheinnercircularedgeandsetRadius1to5.
3. ClickOKtoaddtheblend.
SavingthePart1. ClickFile>Save>
Save;theNameParts
dialogappears.2. TypeFlangeandclick
theFolderbutton.3. BrowsetoNX10/C2
folderandthenclickOKbuttontwice.
4. ClickFile>Close>AllParts.
TUTORIAL3Inthistutorial,youconstructaShaftbyperformingthefollowing:
ConstructingarevolvedfeatureConstructingacutfeature
OpeningaNewPartFile1. Toopenanewpart,
clicktheNewbuttonontheStandardgroup.
2. SelecttheModeltemplateandclickOK;anewmodelwindowappears.
ConstructingtheRevolvedFeature1. ClickExtrude>
RevolveontheFeaturegroup.
2. ClicktheSketchSelection iconundertheSectionsectionof
theRevolvedialog.3. ClickontheYZplane
toselectit,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. Constructasketchon
thefrontfaceofthemodelgeometry(UsetheProfilecommandtocreatethelines,andthenprojectthecircularedge.UsetheTrimRecipeCurvecommandtotrimthe
projectedcurve.Also,adddimensions).
2. Finishthesketch.3. ClickExtrudeonthe
Featuregroup.
4. Clickonthesketch.5. Type-in55intheEnd
box.6. ClickReverse
DirectionintheDirectionsection.
7. SelectSubtractintheBooleangroup.
8. ClickOKtoconstructthecutfeature.
SavingthePart1. ClickFile>Save>
Save;theNamePartsdialogappears.
2. TypeShaftinthe
NameboxandclickFolderbutton.
3. BrowsetoNX10/C2folderandthenclickOKbuttontwice.
4. ClickFile>Close>AllParts.
TUTORIAL4Inthistutorial,youconstructaKeybyperformingthefollowing:
ConstructingaBlockApplyingdraft
ConstructingExtrudedfeature1. Openanewpartfile.2. Ontheribbon,click
Home>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 onthe
Featuregroup.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
Inthischapter,youwill:
AddComponentstoanassemblyApplyconstraintsbetweencomponentsProduceexplodedviewoftheassembly
TUTORIAL1Thistutorialtakesyouthroughthecreationofyourfirstassembly.YouconstructtheOldhamcouplingassembly:
CopyingthePartfilesintoanewfolder1. Createafoldernamed
Oldham_Couplingat
thelocationNX10/C3.2. Copyallthepartfiles
constructedinthepreviouschaptertothisfolder.
OpeningaNewAssemblyFile1. Toopenanew
assembly,clickFile>New;theNewdialogappears.
2. ClickAssemblyintheTemplategroup.
3. ClickOK;anewassemblywindowappears.Inaddition,theAddComponentdialogappears.
InsertingtheBaseComponent1. Toinsertthebase
component,clickOpen buttoninthe
PartsectionoftheAddComponentdialog.
2. BrowsetothelocationNX10/C3/Oldham_Couplinganddouble-clickonFlange.prt.
3. OntheAddComponentdialog,selectPositioning>AbsoluteOrigininthePlacementsection.
4. UndertheSettings
section,selectReferenceSet>EntirePart.
5. ClickOKtoplacetheFlangeattheorigin.
Therearetwowaysofconstructinganyassemblymodel.
Top-DownApproachBottom-UpApproach
Top-DownApproach
Youopentheassemblyfile,andthenconstructcomponentsfilesinit.Bottom-UpApproachYouconstructthecomponentsfirst,andthenaddthemtotheassemblyfile.Inthistutorial,youconstructtheassemblyusingthisapproach.Addingthesecond
component1. Toinsertthesecond
component,clickAssemblies>Component>Addontheribbon;theAddComponentdialogappears.
2. OntheAddComponentdialog,clickOpenbuttoninthePartsection.
3. BrowsetothelocationNX10/C3/Oldham_Couplinganddouble-clickonShaft.prt.
4. UnderthePlacementsection,selectPositioning>ByConstraints.
5. UndertheSettingssection,selectReferenceSet>EntirePart.
6. ClickOKontheAdd
Componentdialog;theAssemblyConstraintsdialogappears.
Afteraddingthecomponentstotheassemblyenvironment,youhavetoapplyconstraintsbetweenthem.Byapplyingconstraints,youestablishrelationshipsbetweencomponents.Youcanapplythefollowingtypesofconstraintsbetween
components.
TouchAlign:Usingthisconstraint,youcanmaketwofacescoplanartoeachother.NotethatifyousettheOrientationtoAlign,thefaceswillpointinthesamedirection.Youcanalsoalignthecenterlinesofthecylindricalfaces.
Concentric:Thisconstraintmakesthecentersofcircularedgescoincident.Inaddition,thecircularedgeswillbeonthesameplane.
Distance:Thisconstraintprovidesanoffsetdistancebetweentwoobjects.
Fix:Thisconstraintfixes
acomponentatitscurrentposition.
Parallel:Thisconstraintmakestwoobjectsparalleltoeachother.
Perpendicular:Thisconstraintmakestwoobjectsperpendiculartoeachother.
Fit:Thisconstraint
bringstwocylindricalfacestogether.Notethattheyshouldhavethesameradius.
Bond:Thisconstraintmakestheselectedcomponentsrigidsothattheymovetogether.
Center:Thisconstraintpositionstheselectedcomponentatacenterplane
betweentwocomponents.
Angle:Appliesanglebetweentwocomponents.
Align/Lock:Alignstheaxesoftwocylindricalfacesandlockstherotation.7. OntheAssembly
Constraintsdialog,
selectType>TouchAlign.
8. UndertheGeometrytoConstrainsection,selectOrientation>InferCenter/Axis.
9. OntheAssemblyConstraintsdialog,uncheckthePreviewComponentinMainWindowoption.
10. ClickonthecylindricalfaceoftheShaft.
11. Clickonany
cylindricalfaceoftheFlange.
12. UndertheGeometrytoConstrainsection,selectOrientation>
Align.13. Clickonthefrontface
oftheshaft.
14. Rotatetheflangeandclickontheslotfaceasshowninfigure.
15. ClickontheYZplane
oftheShaft.
16. ClickontheXYplaneoftheFlange.
17. ClickOKtoassemblethecomponents.
CheckingtheDegreesoftheFreedom
1. Tocheckthedegreesoffreedomofacomponent,clickAssemblies>ComponentPosition>ShowDegreesofFreedom .
2. ClickontheFlangetodisplaythedegreesoffreedom.
YouwillnoticethattheFlangehassixdegreesoffreedom.
FixingtheFlange1. Tofixtheflange,click
Assemblies>ComponentPosition>AssemblyConstraints ontheribbon.
2. OntheAssemblyConstraintsdialog,clickType>Fix.
3. ClickontheFlange,andthenclickOK.
4. Ontheribbon,click
View>Orientation>More>Refresh .
5. Toviewthedegreesoffreedom,clickShowDegreesofFreedomontheComponentPositiongroupandselecttheFlangeandShaft.
Youwillnoticethattherearefullyconstrained.
HidingtheFlange1. TohidetheFlange,
clickonitandselectHidefromthecontextualtoolbar.
AddingtheThirdComponent1. ClickAdd onthe
Componentgroup.2. OntheAdd
Componentdialog,
clicktheOpenbutton.3. Double-clickonthe
Key.prt.4. ClickOK.5. OntheAssembly
Constraintsdialog,selectType>TouchAlign.
6. UndertheGeometrytoConstraintssection,selectOrientation>Align.
7. ClickonthefrontfaceoftheKeyandfront
faceoftheShaft.
8. ClickontheXYplaneoftheKey.
9. Clickonthefaceontheshaftasshowninfigure.
10. UndertheGeometryto
Constrainsection,selectOrientation>Touch.
11. ClickonthesidefaceoftheKeyandselect
thefaceonshaftasshowninfigure.
6. ClickOK.ShowingtheHiddenFlange1. Toshowthehidden
flange,clickView>Visibility>ShowAll
ontheribbon.
HidingtheReferencePlanes,sketches,andConstraintsymbols1. Tohidethereference
planes,sketches,andconstraintsymbols,clickView>Visibility>ShowandHideontheribbon.
2. OntheShowandHidedialog,clickthehideiconsintheSketches,Datums,and
AssemblyConstraintsrows.
3. ClickCloseonthe
dialog.
SavingtheAssembly1. ClickFile>Save>
Save;theNamePartsdialogappears.
2. Type-inFlange_subassemblyintheNameboxandclicktheFolderbutton.
3. BrowsetoNX10/C3/Oldham_CouplingfolderandthenclickOKbuttontwice.
4. ClickFile>Close>AllParts.
StartingtheMainassembly1. ClickFile>Newon
theribbon.2. OntheNewdialog,
clicktheAssemblytemplate.
3. Type-inMain_assemblyintheNameboxandclick
Folderbutton.4. BrowsetoNX10/C3/
Oldham_CouplingfolderandthenclickOKbuttontwice;theAddComponentdialogappears.
AddingDisctotheAssembly1. ClicktheOpenbutton.2. Double-clickon
Disc.prt.
3. UnderthePlacementsection,selectPositioning>AbsoluteOrigin.
4. SetReferenceSettoModel.
5. ClickOKtoplacetheDiscattheorigin.
FixingtheDisctotheOrigin1. ClickAssemblies>
Component>
AssemblyConstraintsontheribbon;theAssemblyConstraintsdialogappears.
2. OntheAssemblyConstraintsdialog,selectType>Fix.
3. SelecttheDiscandclickOK.
PlacingtheSub-assembly1. ClicktheAdd
buttononthe
Componentgroup.2. ClicktheOpenbutton.3. Double-clickon
Flange_subassembly.prt4. OntheAdd
Componentdialog,selectPositioning>ByConstraints.
5. ClickOK;theAssemblyConstraintsdialogappears.
6. SetTypetoTouchAlign
7. SetOrientationto
Touch.8. Clickonthefaceofthe
Flangeasshowninfigure.
9. Clickonthefaceofthe
Discasshowninfigure.
10. SetTypetoConcentric.
11. ClickonthecircularoftheFlange.
12. Clickonthecircular
edgeoftheDisc.
13. ClickOKtoassemblethesubassembly.
PlacingsecondinstanceoftheSub-
assembly1. Insertanotherinstance
oftheFlangesubassembly.
2. ApplytheTouchAlignandConcentricconstraints.NotethatyouhavetoclicktheReverseLastConstraintbuttonwhileapplyingtheConcentricconstraint.
SavingtheAssembly1. ClickSaveonthe
QuickAccessToolbar,orclickFile>Save.
TUTORIAL2Inthistutorial,youproducetheexplodedviewoftheassemblycreatedintheprevioustutorial.
ProducingtheExplodedview1. Toproducethe
explodedview,clickExplodedViews>
NewExplosion ;theNewExplosiondialogappears.
2. Type-inOldham_ExplosionintheNamebox.
3. ClickOK.4. OntheAssembly
Navigator,clicktherightmousebuttononFlange_subassemblyx2.
5. SelectUnpack.6. Deselectthe
Flange_subassemblyinstances.
7. ClickExplodedViews>EditExplosionontheribbon;theEdit
Explosiondialogappears.
8. SelectFlange_subassemblyfromtheAssemblyNavigator.
9. ClickMoveObjects
onthedialog;thedynamictriadappearsontheflangesubassembly.
10. ClicktheSnapHandlestoWCSbuttonontheEdit
Explosiondialog;thedynamictriadsnapstoWCS.
11. ClicktheY-Handleon
thedynamictriad.
12. Enter-100intheDistancebox.
13. ClickOKtoexplodetheflangesubassembly.
14. ClickEditExplosionbuttononthe
ExplodedViews
group.15. ClickSelectObjects
ontheEditExplosiondialog.
16. RotatethemodelandselecttheKeyfromtheassembly.
17. ClickMoveObjectsonthedialog.
18. ClickSnapHandlestoWCS button.
19. ClicktheY-Handleonthedynamictriad.
20. Enter80intheDistancebox.
21. ClickOKtoexplodetheKey.
22. ActivatetheEditExplosiondialog.
23. ExplodetheshaftinY-directionuptothedistanceof-80mm.
24. Likewise,explodethe
otherflangesubassemblyandits
partsintheoppositedirection.Theexplosiondistancesaresame.
CreatingTracelines
1. Tocreatetracelines,clickExplodedViews>Tracelines ontheribbon;theTracelinesdialogappears.
2. ClickonthecenterpointoftheFlange.
3. OntheTracelines
dialog,selectEndObject>Point.
4. Clickonthecenterpointofthecircularedgeoftheshaft.
5. ClickOKtocreatethe
traceline.
6. ClicktheTracelinesbuttononthe
ExplodedViewsgroup.
7. UndertheStartsection,selectInferred>EndPoint .
8. Selecttheedgeonthekeywayoftheshaft.
9. Double-clickonthe
arrowdisplayedontheedgetoreversethedirection.
10. UndertheEndsection,selectInferred>EndPoint.
11. Clickontheedgeonthekey.
12. Double-clickonthe
arrowtoreversethedirection.
13. ClickOKtocreatethe
traceline.14. Createtracelines
betweentheotherparts.15. Changetheviewto
WireframewithHiddenEdges.
16. ClickSaveontheQuickAccessToolbar,orclickFile>Save.
Chapter4:GeneratingDrawings
Inthischapter,yougeneratedrawingsofthepartsandassemblyfrompreviouschapters.
Inthischapter,youwill:
OpenandeditadrawingtemplateInsertstandardviewsofapartmodelAddmodelandreferenceannotationsAddanotherdrawingsheetInsertexplodedviewoftheassemblyInsertabillof
materialsoftheassemblyApplyballoonstotheassembly
TUTORIAL1Inthistutorial,youwillgeneratedrawingsofpartsconstructedinpreviouschapters.
OpeningaNewDrawingFile1. StartNX10.2. Toopenanew
drawing,clicktheNewbuttonontheStandardgroup,orclickFile>New.
3. OntheNewdialog,selecttheDrawingtab.
4. ClickA3-Sizeinthe
Templatesection.5. ClickOK;anew
drawingwindowappears.Inaddition,thePopulateTitleBlockdialogappears.
6. Selecttheindividuallabelsandtype-intheirvalues.
7. ClicktheClosebuttononthisdialog.
EditingtheDrawing
Sheet1. Toeditthedrawing
sheet,clickHome>NewSheet>EditSheet ontheribbon;theSheetdialogappears.
2. ExpandtheSettingssectionandsetUnitstoMillimeters.
3. SettheProjectiontypeto3rdAngleProjection .
4. ClickOKontheSheetdialog.
GeneratingtheBaseView1. Togeneratethebase
view,clickBaseViewontheViewgroup;
theBaseViewmessageboxappears.
2. ClickYesonthemessagebox;thePart
Namedialogappears.3. Browsetothelocation
NX10/C3/Oldham_Couplinganddouble-clickonFlange.prt;theBaseViewdialogappears.
Inaddition,theviewappearsalongwiththepointer.4. UndertheModelView
section,selectModelViewtoUse>Front.
5. Placetheviewasshowninfigure;theProjectedViewdialogappears.
6. ClickClosetoclosethedialog.
GeneratingtheSectionView1. Togenerateasection
view,clickHome>
View>SectionViewontheribbon;the
SectionViewdialogappears.
2. Clickonthebaseview;thesectionlineappears.
3. Clickonthecenterpointofthebaseview.
4. Dragthepointertowardrightandclicktopositionthesectionview.
Generatingthe
DetailedViewNow,youneedtogeneratethedetailedviewofthekeywaythatappearsonthefrontview.1. Togeneratethe
detailedview,clickDetailView buttonontheViewgroup.
2. OntheDetailViewdialog,selectType>Circular.
3. Specifythecenterpointandboundarypointofthedetailviewasshown.
4. UndertheScalesection,selectScale>2:1.
5. Positionthedetailviewbelowthebaseview.
SettingtheAnnotationPreferences1. Tosettheannotation
preferences,clickFile>Preferences>Drafting;theDraftingPreferencesdialogappears.
2. Onthedialog,type-in
OrientationandLocationintheFindboxandpressEnter.
3. SettheOrientationvaluetoHorizontaltext.
4. Onthedialog,select
Dimension>Text>Unitfromthetree.
5. SettheDecimalDelimitervalueto.Period.
6. Onthedialog,select
Dimension>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.
DimensioningtheDrawingViews1. Toadddimensions,
clickHome>Dimension>RapidDimension ontheribbon.
2. Onthesectionview,clickthehorizontallinelocatedatthetop.
3. Dragthepointerupandclicktopositionthedimension.
4. Clickontheendsofthesectionview,asshown.
5. Dragthepointerupandclicktopositionthedimension.
6. Addanotherlinear
dimensiontothesectionview.
7. Onthesectionview,clickonthearclocateatthebottom.
8. Dragthepointerdownwardandclickto
positiontheradialdimension.
9. OntheRapid
Dimensiondialog,undertheMeasurementsection,selectMethod>Cylindrical.
10. Clickontheendsofthe
sectionview,asshown.
11. Dragthepointerrightwardsandclicktopositionthedimension.
12. Createtheotherdimensionsonthe
sectionview,asshown.
13. Createtheradial
dimensiononthefrontview,asshown.
14. Rightclickontheradialdimensionand
selectEdit .15. Createthedimensions
onthedetailview,asshown.
SavingtheDrawing1. OntheQuickAccess
Toolbar,clickSave;theNamePartsdialog
appears.2. Type-inFlange
DrawingintheNameboxandclickFolderbutton.
3. BrowsetoNX10/C3folderandthenclickOKbuttontwice
4. Closethedrawing.
TUTORIAL2Inthistutorial,yougeneratethedrawingoftheDiscconstructedinChapter1.
Creatingacustomtemplate1. ClosetheNX9
applicationwindow.2. ClickStart>Apps>
SiemensNX10.0.3. RightclickontheNX
10.0iconandselect
Runasadministrator.4. ClickOKonthe
messagebox.5. Ontheribbon,clickthe
Newbutton.6. OntheNewdialog,
double-clickontheModeltemplate.
7. Ontheribbon,clickApplications>Design
>Drafting .8. OntheSheetdialog,
selectStandardSize.
9. SetSizetoA3–297x420.
10. SetScaleto1:1.11. UndertheSettings
section,setUnitstoMillimeters.
12. Select3rdAngleProjectionanduncheckAlwaysStartDrawingViewCommand.
13. ClickOKtoopenablanksheet.
AddingBordersandTitleBlock1. Ontheribbon,click
DraftingTools>DrawingFormat>BordersandZonesontheribbon.
2. OntheBordersandZonesdialog,leavethedefaultsettingsandclickOK.
3. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Table>TabularNote .
4. OntheTabularNotedialog,underthe
Originsection,expandtheAlignmentsectionandselectAnchor>BottomRight.
5. UndertheTableSizesection,setNumberofColumnsto3andNumberofRowsto2.
6. Type-in50inColumnWidthbox.
7. Clickonthebottomrightcornerofthesheetborder.
8. ClickCloseontheTabularNotedialog.
9. Clickontheleftverticallineofthetabularnote.
10. Presstheleftmousebuttonanddragtoward
right.11. Releasetheleftmouse
buttonwhencolumnwidthischangedto35.
12. Likewise,changethewidthofthesecondandthirdcolumns.
13. Clickinsidethesecondcellofthetoprow.
14. Presstheleftmousebuttonanddragtothethirdcell.
15. ClicktherightmousebuttonandselectMergeCells.
16. Changetheheightof
thetoprow.
17. ClickYesonthe
messagebox.18. Clicktherightmouse
buttoninthesecondcellofthetoprow.SelectSettings.
19. OntheSettingsdialog,selectPrefix/Suffixfromthetree.
20. Type-inTitle:inthe
Prefixbox.21. ClickClose.
22. Likewise,addprefixes
toothercells.
23. Clicktherightmousebuttoninthefirstcellofthetoprow.
24. ClickImport>Image.25. Selectyourcompany
logoimageandclickOK.
26. Ontheribbon,clickDraftingTools>DrawingFormat>DefineTitleBlock .
27. Clickonthetable,andthenclickOK.
28. Ontheribbon,clickDraftingTools>DrawingFormat>
MarkasTemplate .29. Onthedialog,select
MarkasTemplateandUpdatePAXFile.
30. UnderthePAXFileSettingssection,type-inCustomTemplateinthePresentationNamebox.
31. SelectTemplateType>ReferenceExistingPart.
32. ClicktheBrowse
icon.33. GotoC:\ProgramFiles\Siemens\NX10.0\LOCALIZATION\prc\english\startup34. Click
ugs_drawing_templates35. ClickOK.36. OntheInput
Validationbox,clickYes.
37. ClickOKtwice.38. Ontheribbon,click
DraftingTools>
TrackDrawingChanges>Create
SnapshotData .39. ClickOKonthe
messagebox.40. Saveandclosethefile.Openinganewdrawingfileusingthecustomtemplate1. Ontheribbon,click
theNewbutton.
2. OntheNewdialog,undertheDrawingtab,selectRelationship>ReferenceExistingPart.
3. UndertheTemplatessection,selectCustomTemplate.
4. UndertheParttocreateadrawingofsection,clicktheBrowse button.
5. OntheSelectmaster
partdialog,clickOpen .
6. GotothelocationofDisc.prtanddouble-clickonit.
7. ClickOKtwice.8. OnthePopulateTitle
Blockdialog,type-invalues,asshown.
9. ClickClose.
GeneratingDrawingViews
1. 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. Clicktodefinethe
centeroftheviews,asshown.
AddingDimensions1. Addcenterlinesand
dimensionstothedrawing.
2. Saveandclosethedrawingfile.
TUTORIAL3Inthistutorial,youwillgeneratethedrawingofOldhamcouplingassemblycreatedinthepreviouschapter.
Creatingtheassemblydrawing1. Openthe
Main_assembly.prtfile.
2. ClickApplications>
Design>Drafting.3. OntheSheetdialog,
selectStandardSize.4. SetSizetoA3-297x
420.5. SetScaleto1:2.6. UndertheSettings
section,checkAlwaysStartViewCreation.
7. SelectBaseViewcommand.
8. ClickOK.9. OntheBaseView
dialog,underthe
ModelViewsection,selectModelViewtoUse>Isometric.
10. UndertheScalesection,selectScale>1:2.
11. Clickontheleftsideofthedrawingsheet.
12. ClickCloseontheProjectedViewdialog.
GeneratingtheExplodedView1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>View>BaseView.
2. OntheBaseViewdialog,selectModelViewtoUse>Trimetric.
3. Clickontherightsideofthedrawingsheet.
4. ClickClose.
GeneratingthePartlist1. Togenerateapartlist,
clickHome>Table>
PartList ontheribbon.
2. Placethepartlistatthetop-rightcorner.
GeneratingBalloons1. Togenerateballoons,
clickHome>Table>AutoBalloon onribbon.
2. Selectthepartlist.3. ClickOK.
4. OnthePartListAuto-Balloondialog,selectTrimetric@2.
5. ClickOKtogenerate
balloons.
6. Saveandclosethefile.
Chapter5:SketchingInthischapter,youwilllearnthesketchingtools.Youwilllearntocreate:
RectanglesPolygonsResolvingSketchGeometricConstraints
StudioSplinesEllipsesCirclesArcsTrimFilletsandChamfers
TUTORIAL1(CreatingRectangles)A rectangle is a four-sidedobject. You can create arectangle by just specifyingits two diagonal corners.
However, there are variousmethodstocreatearectangle.Thesemethods are explainednext.
1. Ontheribbon,clickDirectSketch>SketchandselecttheFrontplane.
2. Ontheribbon,clickDirect
Sketch>Rectangle .
3. Selecttheoriginpointtodefinethefirstcorner.
4. Move the pointerandclicktodefinethesecondcorner.
YoucanalsotypetheWidthand Height values to createtherectangle.
5. OntheRectangletoolbar,clickthe3
Points icon
undertheRectangleMethodsection.Thisoptioncreatesaslantedrectangle.
6. Selecttwopointstodefinethewidthandinclinationangleoftherectangle.
7. Selectthethirdpointtodefineitsheight.
8. OntheRectangletoolbar,clickthe
FromCentericonundertheRectangleMethodsection.
9. Clicktodefinethecenterpointoftherectangle.
10. Movethepointerandclicktodefinethemidpointof
oneside.Also,theinclinationangleisdefined.
11. Movethepointerandclicktodefinethecornerpoint.
12. ClickClose on
theRectangletoolbar.
Multi-SelectionGestureDrop-downThisdrop-downisavailable
ontheTopBorderBarandhasoptionstoselectmultipleobjects.TheRectangleoptionhelpsyoutoselectmultipleelementsbydraggingarectanglecoveringthem.TheLassooptionhelpsyoutoselectmultipleelementsbydraggingthepointeraroundthem.1. OntheTopBorder
Bar,selectLasso
fromtheMulti-SelectionGestureDrop-down.
2. OntheTopBorderBar,SelectionScopetoWithinActiveSketchOnly.
3. Pressandholdtheleftmousebuttonanddrag
thepointercoveringalltherectangles.
4. PressDeletetoerasetherectangles.
5. ClickOK.
TUTORIAL2(CreatingPolygons)APolygonisashapehavingmanysidesrangingfrom3to513.InNX,youcancreateregularpolygonshavingsideswithequallength.Followthestepsgivennexttocreateapolygon.1. ActivatetheDirect
Sketchmode.2. Ontheribbon,click
DirectSketch>Polygon .
3. OnthePolygondialog,type8intheNumberofSidesboxundertheSidessection.
4. UndertheSizesection,selectSize>InscribedRadius.Thisoptioncreatesapolygonwithitssidestouchinganimaginarycircle.Youcanalsoselectthe
CircumscribedRadiusoptiontocreateapolygonwithitsverticestouchinganimaginarycircle.
5. Clicktodefinethecenterofthepolygon.
6. Type0intheRotationbox.
7. Movethepointerandnoticethattherotationofthepolygonisconstrained.
8. Type50intheRadiusboxandpressEnter.
9. ClickCloseonthedialogtodeactivatethetool.
Circleby3Points1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>DirectSketch>Circle
2. OntheCircletoolbar,clickCircleby3Points iconundertheCircleMethodsection.
3. Clickontheverticesofthepolygon.Acircleiscreatedpassing
throughthevertices.
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. UndertheOrientation
section,selectBasepoint>BottomCenter.
7. SettheReferenceDirectiontoVertical.
8. ClickontheAnglehandle(SphericalDot)oftheDynamicCoordinateSystem,andenter180intheAnglebox.
9. ExpandtheImageSettingssectionandsettheOverallTranslucencyto50.
10. ClickOK.
11. ActivatetheSketchmodeontheXZPlane.
12. OntheRibbon,clickDirectSketch>MoreCurve>StudioSpline
.13. OntheStudioSpline
dialog,selectType>ThroughPoints.
14. Selectthefivepoints,asshown.
15. Selectthethreepoints,asshown.
16. Likewise,selectotherpoints,asshown.
17. UndertheParameterizationsection,settheDegreevalueto2,andchecktheClosedoption.
18. ClickOK.
19. ClickYesontheContinuousAutoDimensioningmessagebox.Theautodimensionsarenotcreated.
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. Clickontheimageand
selectHide.
29. ClickFinishSketch.TUTORIAL4(GeometricConstraints)1. ActivatetheDirect
Sketchmode.2. Ontheribbon,click
Home>DirectSketch>Profile .
3. Selectthesketchorigin.
4. Movethepointertowardsrighthorizontallyandclick.
5. Movethepointerupverticallyandclick.
6. Movethepointertowardleftandclick.
NoticethattheHorizontalandVerticalconstraintsarecreated,automatically.
7. Movethepointerup
verticallyandclick.8. OntheProfiletoolbar,
clicktheArc icon.9. Movethepointertothe
endpointofthepreviousline,andthenmoveittowardleft.Anarcnormaltothelineappears.
10. Movethepointertotheendpointofthepreviousline,movetowardup,andleft.Noticethatanarc
tangenttothepreviousline.
11. Clicktocreateatangentarc.
12. MovethepointerdownwardandnoticetheTangentconstraint.
13. Clickwhenadotted
lineappearsfromthehorizontalline.
14. Movethepointertowardleftandclickwhenadottedlineappearsfromthesketchorigin.
15. Movethepointerdownwardandclickthesketchorigin.
16. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Circle.
17. Selectthecenterofthe
tangentarc,movethepointeroutward,andclick.Aconcentricconstraintiscreatedbetweenthecircleandthearc.
18. Placethepointeronthe
midpointoftheleftverticalline,andmovethepointer.
19. Clickwhenahorizontaldottedlineappears.
20. Movethepointerand
clicktocreateacircle.21. Likewise,create
anothercircle.22. PressEsc.
AddingConstraintsGeometricConstraintsareusedtocontroltheshapeofasketchbyestablishingrelationshipsbetweenthesketchelements.YoucanaddrelationsusingtheGeometricConstraintstool.1. Selecttheline
connectedtothetangentarc,andclickVerticalfromthe
Shortcutstoolbar.Theverticalconstraintisappliedtotheline.
2. Selectthelower
verticallines.3. ClicktheEqual
Length icononthe
Shortcutstoolbartomakethelinesequal.
4. PressEsc.5. Selectthetwo
horizontallines,asshown.
6. ClicktheEqualLength iconontheShortcutstoolbartomakethelinesequal.
7. PressEsc.8. Selecttheothertwo
verticallinesandclick
theEqualLengthicontomakethemequal.
9. PressEsc.10. Selectthetwocircles
locatedatthebottom.11. ClicktheEqual
Radius iconontheShortcutstoolbar.
12. Selectthecenterpointofthecircleandthelefttheverticalline.
13. ClicktheMidpointicononthedialog.Themidpointoftheverticallineandthecenterpointofthecirclebecomecollinear.
14. Likewise,maketheothercirclecollinear
withthemidpointoftherightverticalline.
AddingDimensions1. Double-clickonthe
dimensionofthelowerrightverticalline,type30andpressEnter.
2. Likewise,changethedimensionoftheupperverticallineto35.
3. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch
>RapidDimension.4. Selectthelower
horizontalline,movethepointer,andclicktopositionthedimension.
5. Type40andpressEnter.
6. Likewise,addotherdimensionstothesketchtoconstrainitfully.
TUTORIAL5(ResolvingOver-
ConstrainedSketch)1. ActivatetheDirect
Sketchmodeandcreatethesketch,asshown.
2. Ontheribbon,click
Home>DirectSketch>RapidDimension.
3. Selectthearcandpositionthedimension.TheUpdateSketchmessageboxappearsshowingthatthesketchisoverconstrained.
4. ClickOKandpressEsc.Theoverconstrainedsketchobjectsappearingreycolorandtheover-
constrainingdimensionsandconstraintsappearsinred.
5. Selectthelineardimension,asshownandclickDelete.
6. ClickOKontheDeleteDimensionsmessagebox.Now,thesketchisfullyconstrained.
TUTORIAL6(Ellipses)Ellipsesarealsonon-uniformcurves,buttheyhavearegularshape.Theyareactuallysplinescreatedinregularclosedshapes.1. ActivatetheDirect
Sketchmode.2. Ontheribbon,click
Home>DirectSketch
>MoreCurves>Ellipse .
3. Pickapointinthegraphicswindowtodefinethelocationoftheellipse.
4. Type40and20intheMajorRadiusandMinorRadiusboxesontheEllipsedialog.Youcanalsousethearrowhandlestochangethemajorand
minorradiusvalues.
5. Type30intheAnglebox.YoucanalsousetheAnglehandletorotatetheellipse.ClickOK.
Notethattheellipseisnotconstrainedfully.Followthestepsgivennexttofully-constraintheellipse.6. Ontheribbon,click
Home>DirectSketch
>Line .7. Selectcenterpointof
theellipse.8. Selectapointonthe
ellipse.9. Likewise,create
anotherline.
10. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>More>GeometricConstraints .
11. ClickOKonthemessagebox.
12. OntheGeometricConstraintsdialog,clicktheParalleliconundertheConstraintssection.
13. Selectthelineandellipse,asshown.
14. OntheGeometricConstraintsdialog,clickthePerpendicular iconundertheConstraints
section.15. Selectthetwolinesto
makethemperpendiculartoeachother.
16. ClosetheGeometricConstraintsdialog.
17. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>RapidDimension.
18. Selectthemajoraxisline,movethepointer
inthedirectionperpendiculartotheline,andclicktopositionthedimension.
19. Type40andpressEnter.
20. Likewise,dimensiontheminoraxisline.
21. SelecttheMajoraxislineandtheX-axis.
22. Movethepointerandclick.
23. Type30andpressEnter.
24. ClosetheRapidDimensiondialog.
25. ClickonthemajoraxislineandselectConverttoReference.
26. Likewise,converttheotherlinetoreference.
27. Double-clickontheellipseandrotateitusingtheAnglehandle.
28. ClickOKandnoticethattheellipsereturns
toitposition.TUTORIAL7(Conics)1. ActivatetheDirect
Sketchmode.2. Createatriangleusing
thePolygontool.
3. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>MoreCurve>
Conic .4. Selectthestartandend
limits,andcontrol
point,asshown.
5. SettheRhoValueto0.25.
6. ExpandthePreview
sectionandclickShowResult.
7. ClickUndoResultonthedialog.
8. SettheRhoValueto
0.75andclickShowResult.
9. ClickOK.
TUTORIAL8(QuickExtend,QuickTrim,MakeCorner,andOffsetCurve)TheQuickExtendtoolissimilartotheQuickTrimtoolbutitsuseisoppositeoftheQuickTrimtool.Thistoolisusedtoextendlines,arcsandotheropenentitiestoconnecttootherobjects.
1. Createasketchasshownbelow.
2. ClickHome>DirectSketch>QuickExtend ontheribbon.
3. Selectthehorizontalopenline.Thiswillextendthelineuptoarc.
4. Likewise,extendthe
otherelements,asshown.
5. ClosetheQuickExtenddialog.
MakeCorner
1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Make
Corner .2. Clickontheending
portionofthearc.3. Clickonthestarting
portionofthehorizontalline.
4. ClosetheMakeCornerdialog.
QuickTrim1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>DirectSketch>QuickTrim
.
2. Selectthehorizontalline.
3. ClosetheQuickTrimdialog.
OffsetCurveTheOffsetCurvetoolcreatesparallelcopiesoflines,circles,arcsandsoon.1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>DirectSketch>MoreCurve>OffsetCurve .
2. Selectanentityandnoticethatalltheconnectedentitiesare
selected.3. Type-inavalueinthe
DistanceboxontheOffsetCurvedialog(or)dragthearrowthatappearsontheoffsetcurve.
4. ClickReverseDirection icontoreversetheoffsetside.
5. ClickOK.
TUTORIAL9ThistutorialteachesyoutouseFillet,Chamfer,andMirrorCurvetools.Fillet
TheFillettoolconvertsthesharpcornersintoroundcorners.1. Drawthelinesas
shownbelow.
2. ClickHome>DirectSketch>Fillet ontheribbon.
3. Clickonthecorner,asshown.
4. Movethepointerandclicktodefinetheradius.Youcanalsotypetheradiusvalue.
5. OntheFillettoolbar,clicktheDeleteThirdCurve icon.
6. Selecttherightandleftverticallines.
7. Movethepointerandselectthehorizontalconnectingthetwoverticallines.
ChamferTheChamfertoolreplacesthesharpcornerswithanangledline.ThistoolissimilartotheFillettool,
exceptthatanangledlineisplacedatthecornersinsteadofaround.1. ClickHome>Direct
Sketch>ChamferontheRibbon.
2. OntheChamferdialog,selectChamfer>Symmetric.
3. Clickonthecorner,asshown.
4. Type-inavalueintheDistanceboxandpressEnter.
5. Closethedialog.
MirrorCurveTheMirrorCurvetool
createsamirrorimageofobjects.Youcancreatesymmetricalsketchesusingthistool.1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>DirectSketch>Mirror
Curve2. Dragaselectionlasso
coveringallthesketchentities.
3. OntheMirrorCurvedialog,clickSelectCenterlineandselecttheX-axis.
4. ClickOKtomirrortheselectedentities.
5. OntheRibbon,clickHome>DirectSketch
>Arc .6. Selectthestartandend
pointsofthearc,asshown.
7. MovethepointerrightwardsandclickwhentheTangentglyphappears.
8. ClosetheArctoolbar.AddingDimensions
1. Double-clickontheradialdimension,asshown.
2. Type15andpressEnter.
3. OntheRibbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>RapidDimension
.4. Selecttheleftmost
verticallineandthecenterpointofthearc,asshown.
5. Type125andpressEnter.
6. Selectthefillet,type5andpressEnter.
7. Likewise,createother
dimensions,asshown.
8. Zoomtothetopportionofthesketch,selectthepoints,and
pressDelete.
9. ClickFinishSketch.
Chapter6:AdditionalModelingTools
Inthischapter,youwill:
ConstructaSweep
featureConstructaSweptfeaturealongguidecurvesCreateHolesAddGroovesandSlotsMakePatternFeaturesConstructTubefeaturesConstructInstanceGeometryApplyBoolean
operationsAddchamfers
TUTORIAL1Inthistutorial,youwillconstructahelicalspringusingtheHelixandSweepalongGuidetools.
Constructingthe
Helix1. OpenaNXfileusing
theModeltemplate.2. Toconstructahelix,
clickCurve>Curve>Helix ontheribbon.
3. OntheHelixdialog,selectType>AlongVector.
4. Specifythesettingsin
theSizesection,asgivennext.
5. Specifythesettingsin
thePitchsection,asgivennext.
6. Specifythesettingsin
theLengthsection,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. Leavethedefault
valuesandclickOK.ConstructingtheSweepfeature1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>DirectSketch>Sketch.
2. Selecttheplanecreatednormaltothehelix.
3. ExpandtheSketchOriginsectionandclickSpecifyPoint.
4. Selecttheendpointof
thehelixtodefinethesketchorigin.
5. ClickOK.6. Drawcircleof4mm
diameter.
7. Right-clickandselect
FinishSketch .8. OnTopBorderBar,
clicktheOrientView>Isometric.
9. Toconstructasweepfeature,clickSurface>More>Sweep
alongGuide ontheribbon.
10. Selectthecircletodefinethesectioncurve.
11. UndertheGuidesection,clickSelectCurve.
12. Selectthehelix.13. Leavethedefault
settingsandclickOKtoconstructthesweepfeature.
14. ClickontheplaneandselectHide.
Also,hidethesketch.
15. Saveandclosethefile.
TUTORIAL2Inthistutorial,youconstructapulleywheelusingtheRevolveandGroovetools.
1. OpenafileintheModelingEnvironment.
2. ConstructthesketchontheYZplane,asshowninfigure.
3. Finishthesketch.4. Constructtherevolved
feature.
ConstructingtheGroovefeature1. Toconstructagroove
feature,clickHome>Feature>More>DesignFeature>Groove ontheribbon.
NoteSometoolsdonotappearontheribbon.Todisplaytherequiredtools,selectthemfromthemenu,asshowninfigure.
2. OntheGroovedialog,clicktheUGroovebutton.
3. Selecttheoutercylindricalfaceoftherevolvedfeature.
4. Specifythevalueson
theUGroovedialog,
asshowninfigure.
5. ClickOK;thePosition
Groovedialogappears.6. Clickonthecylindrical
edgesofthemodelandgroovepreview,asshown.
7. Enter7.5onthe
CreateExpressiondialog.
8. ClickOKtoaddthe
groove.
9. ClickCancel.10. Saveandclosethe
model.
TUTORIAL3Inthistutorial,youconstructashampoobottleusingtheSwept,Extrude,andThreadtools.
CreatingSectionsandGuidecurves
Toconstructasweptfeature,youneedtocreatesectionsandguidecurves.1. Openafileinthe
ModelingEnvironment.
2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Sketch.
3. SelecttheXYplane.4. OntheCreateSketch
dialog,clickOKtostartthesketch.
5. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Ellipse .
6. Selecttheoriginpointofthecoordinatesystem.
7. SpecifyMajorRadiusas50mm.
8. SpecifyMinorRadiusas20mm.
9. SpecifyAngleas0.10. Leavethedefault
settingsandclickOK.
11. ClickFinishSketch.12. Changetheorientation
toIsometric.13. Ontheribbon,click
Home>DirectSketch>Sketch.
14. SelecttheXZplane.
15. ClickOK.16. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Directsketch>StudioSpline .
17. OntheStudioSplinedialog,selectType>ThroughPoints.
18. Drawasplinesimilarlytotheoneshowninfigure.
Ensurethatthefirstpointofthesplinecoincideswiththeprevioussketch.
16. ClickOK.17. Applydimensiontothe
spline,asshowninfigure.
18. Ontheribbon,click
Home>DirectSketch>MirrorCurve .
19. Selectthespline.20. OntheMirrorCurve
dialog,clickSelectCenterlineandthenselecttheverticalaxisofthesketch.
21. ClickOK.
22. ClickFinishSketch.23. Changetheview
orientationtoIsometric.
Creatinganothersection1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>DatumPlane.
2. OntheDatumPlanedialog,selectType>AtDistance.
3. SelecttheXYplanefromthecoordinatesystem.
4. Type-in225intheDistancebox.
5. ClickOK.
6. Startasketchonthenewdatumplane.
7. Drawacircleof40mmdiameter.
8. ClickFinishSketch.9. Changetheviewto
Isometric.
Constructingthesweptfeature1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Surface>Swept .
2. Selectthecircleandclickthemiddlemousebutton.
3. Selecttheellipse.
Ensurethatthearrowsonthe
circleandtheellipsepointtowardssamedirection.UsetheReverseDirectionbuttonintheSectionssectiontoreversethedirectionofarrows.8. ClickSelectCurvein
theGuides(3maximum)section.
9. Selectthefirstguidecurveandclickthemiddlemousebutton.
10. Selectthesecondguide
curve.11. ClickOKtoconstruct
thesweptfeature.
ConstructingtheExtrudedfeature1. Clickonthecircleon
thetopofthesweepfeature.
2. ClickExtrudeonthecontextualtoolbar.
3. OntheExtrudedialog,undertheBooleansection,selectBoolean>Unite.
4. Extrudethecircleupto25mm.
AddingtheEmbossfeature1. OntheFeaturegroup,
clicktheDatumPlane
button.2. OntheDatumPlane
dialog,selectType>AtDistance.
3. SelecttheXZplanefromthecoordinatesystem.
4. Enter50intheDistancebox.
5. ClickReverseDirectiontocreatetheplane,asshown.ClickOK.
6. Createasketchonthe
planeasshownin
figure.Themajorandminorradiusesoftheellipseare50and20,respectively.
6. ClickFinishSketch.7. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>More>DesignFeature>Emboss .
8. Selectthesketch.9. OntheEmbossdialog,
underFacetoEmboss,clickSelectFace.
10. Selectthesweptfeature.
11. UndertheEndCapsection,specifythesettings,asgivenin
figure.
12. LeavethedefaultsettingsandclickOKtoaddtheembossedfeature.
AddingEdgeBlend1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>
EdgeBlend.2. Clickonthebottom
andtopedgesofthesweptfeature.
3. SetRadius1to5mm.
4. ClickApplytoaddtheblend.
5. SetRadius1to1mm.
6. SelecttheedgesoftheembossfeatureandclickOK.
ShellingtheModel1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>Shell .
2. OntheShelldialog,selectType>RemoveFaces,thenShell.
3. SetThicknessto2mm.
4. Selectthetopfaceofthecylindricalfeature.
5. ClickOKtoshellthe
geometry.
AddingThreads1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>More>Thread .
2. OntheThreaddialog,setThreadTypetoDetailed.
3. Selectthecylindricalface.
4. SetPitchto8mm.5. Leavetheotherdefault
settingsandclickOKtoaddthethread.
6. Savethemodelandcloseit.
TUTORIAL4Inthistutorial,youconstructapatternedcylindricalshell.
Constructingacylindricalshell1. Startanewfileusing
theModeltemplate.2. Ontheribbon,click
Home>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. Selectthetopand
bottomfacesofthecylindricalfeature.
10. ClickOKtoshellthegeometry.
Addingslots1. Ontheribbon,click
Feature>More>DesignFeature>Slot
.2. OntheSlotdialog,
selectRectanglethenclickOK.
3. ClickontheYZplane.
4. ClickFlipDefault
Side.5. SelectZ-axisfromthe
DatumCoordinateSystem.
6. OntheRectangularSlotdialog,type-in8,3,and30intheLength,WidthandDepthboxes,respectively.
7. ClickOK.ThePositioningdialogappears.Inaddition,theslottoolappears.8. OnthePositioning
dialog,clickthe
Horizontal button.9. Selectthecircularedge
ofthecylindricalfeature.
10. OntheSetArc
Positiondialog,clickArcCenteronthedialog.
11. Selectthecircularedgeontheslottool.
12. OntheSetArc
Positiondialog,clickArcCenter.
13. Enter-8mminthedialog.
14. ClickOKtwicetoaddtheslotfeature.
15. ClickCancel.
ConstructingtheLinearpattern1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>PatternFeature .
2. OnthePatternFeaturedialog,selectLayout>Linear .
3. Selecttheslotfeature.4. UnderthePattern
Definitionsection,selectDirection1>SpecifyVector.
5. SelecttheZ-axisvector.
6. SelectSpacing>CountandPitch.
7. Type-in6intheCountbox.
8. Enter16inthePitchDistancebox.
9. ClickOKtomakethelinearpattern.
Constructingthe
Circularpattern1. Ontheribbon,click
Feature>PatternFeature .
2. OnthePatternFeaturedialog,selectLayout>Circular.
3. PressCtrlkeyandthenselectthelinearpatternandtheslotfeaturefromthePartNavigator.
4. UnderthePatternDefinitionsection,selectRotationAxis>SpecifyVector.
5. SelecttheZ-axisvector.
Now,youhavetospecifythepointthroughwhichtherotationaxispasses.
6. Clickonthecircularedgeofthecylindricalfeature(toselectthecenterpointofthecylinder).
7. SelectSpacing>CountandSpan.
8. Type-in12inthe
Countbox.9. Type-in360inthe
SpanAnglebox.10. ClickOKtomakethe
circularpattern.
11. Saveandclosethe
model.
TUTORIAL5Inthistutorial,youwillconstructachain.
ConstructingtheTubefeature
1. OpenanewfileusingtheModeltemplate.
2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>Sketch.
3. SelecttheXZplane.4. Ontheribbon,click
Home>DirectSketch>Profile.
5. Clickonthescreentodefinethefirstpoint.
6. Dragthepointerrightwardsandclicktodefinethesecond
point.
7. OntheProfiledialog,clickArc.
8. Dragthemousetowardright,andthendownwards.
9. Clicktodrawthearc.
10. Dragthemousetowardleftandclicktodefineahorizontalline.
11. OntheProfiledialog,clickArc.
12. Dragthemousetowardleft,andthenupwards.
13. Clickonthestartpointofthesketchtodraw
thearc
14. ClosetheProfiledialog.
15. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>More>MakeSymmetric.
16. Selectthetwoarcsand
clickontheverticalaxis.
17. ClickReset ontheMakeSymmetricdialog.
18. Selectthehorizontallines,andthenclickonthehorizontalaxis.
19. Adddimensionstothesketch.
20. ClickFinishSketchontheDirectSketchgroup.
21. Toconstructatubefeature,clickHome>
Surface>More>Tube ontheribbon.
22. Selectthesketch.23. OntheTubedialog,
type-in1.5and0intheOuterDiameterandInnerDiameterboxes,respectively.
24. ClickOKtoconstructthetubefeature.
PatterningtheTubegeometry1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>PatternFeature.
2. OnthePattern
Featuredialog,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. AcceptthedefaultpositionoftheDynamicCSYSand
clickOK.
11. OnthePatternFeaturedialog,underOrientation,selectSpecifyToCSYS>
CSYSDialog.12. RotatetheDynamic
CSYSabouttheX-axis.Therotationangleis-90degrees.
13. ClickOK.14. OnthePattern
Featuredialog,underOrientation,checktheRepeat
Transformationoption.
15. ClickOKtomakepatternofthetube.
16. Saveandclosethefile.
BooleanOperationsTypesofBooleanoperations.
UniteSubtractIntersectThesetoolscombine,subtract,orintersecttwobodies.ActivatethesetoolsfromtheCombinedrop-downontheFeaturegroup.
Unite:ThistoolcombinestheToolBodyandtheTargetBodyintoasinglebody.
Subtract:ThistoolsubtractstheToolbodyfromtheTargetbody.
Intersect:Thistoolkeepstheintersectingportionofthetoolandtargetbodies.
TUTORIAL6Inthistutorial,youwillconstructthemodelshowninfigure.
Constructingthefirstfeature1. Openanewpartfile.2. Constructthefirst
featureontheXYplane(extrudethesketchuptoadistanceof10mm).
ConstructingtheSecondFeature1. Drawthesketchonthe
topfaceofthefirstfeature.
2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Extrude.
3. Selectthesketch.
4. Type-in45intheEndbox.
5. UndertheBoolean
section,selectBoolean>Unite.
6. ClickOK.
Constructingthethirdfeature1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>DatumPlane.
2. OntheDatumPlanedialog,selectType>AtDistance.
3. Clickontheright-sidefaceofthemodelgeometry.
4. Type-in50intheDistanceboxandclicktheReverseDirectioniconontheDatumPlanedialog.
5. ClickOK.6. Drawthesketchonthe
newdatumplane.
7. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>Rib.
8. Selectthesketch.9. OntheRibdialog,
selectWalls>ParalleltoSectionPlane.
10. UndertheWallssection,selectDistance>Symmetricandtype-in10intheThicknessbox.
11. CheckCombineRibwithTarget.
12. ClickOK.
DrillingHoles1. Todrillholes,click
Home>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.
AddingChamfers1. 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. Clickonthecorner
edgeofthesecondfeature.
9. ClickOK.
10. Savethemodel.EditParameters1. ClickontheDrilled
holeandselectEditParametersfromthe
Shortcutstoolbar.
2. OntheHoledialog,selectType>GeneralHole.
3. UndertheFormandDimensionssection,
selectForm>Counterbored.
4. SettheDimensionsofthecounterboredhole,asshown.
Youcanalsochangethelocationoftheholebydoubleclickingonthelocationdimensionsandchangingtheirvalues.
5. ClickOK.
ShowDimensions1. Clickonthebase
featureandselectShowDimensionsfromtheShortcutstoolbar.
2. Doubleclickonthe
lineardimensionoftheextrudefeature.
3. OntheFeatureDimensiondialog,type-in20inthevalueboxandclickOK.
4. RightclickandselectRefreshorpressF5.
EditingFeaturesbyDouble-clicking1. Double-clickonthe
chamfer.
5. OntheChamferdialog,type-in30intheDistance1boxandclickOK.
SupressFeatures1. Clickonthechamfer
faceandselectSuppressontheShortcutstoolbar.
2. OnthePartNavigator,checktheChamferfeaturetounsuppressit.
3. OnthePartNavigator,rightclickonthe
SketchonthebasefeatureandselectEditParameters.
4. OntheEditSketchDimensionsdialog,selectthe125dimensionandchangeitsnametoLength.
5. ClickApplyandOK.6. OntheTopBorder
Bar,clickMenu>Edit>Feature>SuppressbyExpression.
7. SelectthepreviouslyunsuppressedchamferandclickApply.
8. ClickShowExpressionsonthedialog.TheInformationwindowappearsshowingthechamferexpression.Thevalue1indicates
thatitiscurrentlyunsuppressed.
9. ClosetheInformationwindow.
10. Ontheribbon,clickTools>Utilities>Expression.
11. OntheExpressionsdialog,selectListedExpressions>All.
12. Scrolldownandselectp361(Chamfer(11)SuppressionStatus)fromthelisted
expressions.13. Enter
Chamfer_SuppressionintheNamebox.
14. Enterif(Length=>125)(1)else(0)intheFormulabox.
15. ClickOK.16. OnthePartNavigator,
rightclickontheSketchonthebasefeatureandselectEditParameters.
17. OntheEditSketch
Dimensionsdialog,selectthe125dimensionandchangeitsvalueto124.
18. ClickOK.Thechamfer
issuppressedasthelengthvalueislessthan125.
19. Closethefile.TUTORIAL7Inthistutorial,youcreatethemodelshowninfigure.
Constructingthefirstfeature1. Openanewpartfile.2. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Features>
Extrude.3. ClickontheXYplane.4. Constructtwocircles
andadddimensionstothem.
5. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Curve>
QuickTrim andtrimtheintersectingentities.
6. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Curve>Fillet andsettheRadiusvalueto10.
7. Selecttheintersectingcornersofthecircles.
8. ClickFinishSketch.9. Extrudethesketchup
to5mmdistance.
ConstructingtheExtrudedcut1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>Extrude.
2. Clickonthetopfaceofthemodel.
3. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Curve>OffsetCurve .
4. Clickonanyedgeofthetopface.
5. OntheOffsetCurvedialog,settheDistancevalueto20.
6. ClicktheReverseDirectionbutton.
7. ClickOK.
8. ClickFinish.9. OntheExtrudedialog,
clicktheReverseDirection buttonundertheDirectionsection.
10. ClickOK.
ConstructingtheExtrudedcut1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>Extrude.
2. Clickonthetopfaceof
themodelgeometry.3. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Curve>Polygon .
4. OnthePolygondialog,type-in6intheNumberofSidesbox.
5. SelectSize>CircumscribedRadius.
6. SettheRadiusto4.7. SettheRotationto0.8. Clicktodefinethe
centerpointofthepolygon.
9. Drawahorizontallineconnectingthecenterpointofthepolygon
andtheorigin.10. Clickonthehorizontal
lineandselectConverttoReference.
11. Adddimensionstothe
sketch.
12. ClickFinish.13. Createthecut
throughoutthebody.
MakingtheAlongPattern1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>PatternFeature .
2. Selectthepolygonalcuttodefinethefeaturetopattern.
3. SelectLayout>Along.
4. SelectPathMethod>Offset.
5. OntheTopBorderBar,selectCurverule>TangentCurves.
6. ClickSelectPathand
selecttheouteredgeofthetopface.
7. SelectSpacing>
CountandSpan.8. Type-in10inthe
Countbox.9. Type-in100inthe%
SpanBybox.
10. UndertheOrientationsection,setOrientationtoNormaltoPath.
11. ClickOK.
MeasuringtheMassProperties1. Ontheribbon,click
Analysis>Measure>More>MeasureBodies
2. Selectthegeometry.Noticethevolumeofthegeometry.Youcanselectadifferentpropertyfromthedrop-downtoseeitsvalue.
YoucanalsochecktheShowInformationWindowoptionundertheResultsDisplaysectiontodisplaythemasspropertiesintheInformationwindow.
3. ClickCancelonthe
MeasureBodiesdialog.
4. OntheTopBorderBar,clickMenu>Edit>Feature>SolidDensity .
5. OntheAssignSolidDensitydialog,selectUnits>Lbs–Inches.
6. Type0.45intheSolidDensitybox.
7. SelectthegeometryandclickOK.
8. Ontheribbon,clickAnalysis>Measure>More>MeasureBodies .
9. Selectthegeometryandnoticetheupdated
massproperties.10. ClickCancel.11. Ontheribbon,click
Tools>Utilities>More>AssignMaterials .
12. Selectthegeometry.13. SelectIron_Malleable
fromtheMaterialssection.
14. ClickInspectMaterialfromtheMaterials
section.TheIsotropic
Materialdialogappearsshowingvariouspropertiesofthematerial.YoucanviewtheMechanical,Strength,Durability,Formabilityandotherpropertiesbyclickingoneachofthem.
15. ClosetheIsotropicMaterialdialogandclickOK.
16. UsetheMeasureBodiestooltoseethe
MassPropertiesofthegeometry.
17. Saveandclosethefile.TUTORIAL8Inthistutorial,youcreateaplasticcasing.
CreatingtheFirstFeature1. Openanewpartfile.
2. CreateasketchontheXYPlane,asshowninfigure.
3. ClickFinishSketch.
4. ClicktheFeature>Extrudeontheribbon.
5. SettheDistanceto30.6. ExpandtheDraft
sectionandselectDraft>FromStartLimit.
7. SettheAngleto2deg.8. ClickOK.
CreatingtheExtrudedsurface
1. ClickFeature>
ExtrudeontheribbonandselecttheYZPlane.
2. Createasketch,asshown.NotethatthereshouldaTangentconstraintbetweenthearcandtheinclinededge
ofthegeometry.
3. ClickFinish.4. Onthe
dialog,undertheLimitssection,selectStart>
SymmetricValue.
5. Type-in50intheDistanceboxandclickOK.
TrimBody1. Ontheribbon,click
Extrude>TrimBody.
Now,youneedtoselectthetargetbody.2. Selectthesolidbody.
Next,youneedtoselectthetoolbody.3. SelectToolOption>
FaceorPlane.4. ClickSelectFaceor
Planeandselecttheextrudedsurface.
5. Makesurethatthearrowpointstowardsfront.Youcandouble-clickonittoreverseitsdirection.
6. ClickOKtotrimthesolid.
7. HidetheextrudedsurfacebyclickingonitandselectingHide.
VariableRadius
Blend1. Onthe
ribbon,clickHome>Feature>EdgeBlend
.2. Selectthe
edgebetweenthetopandcurvedfaces.
3. ExpandtheVariableRadiusPointssectionandclickSpecifyNew
Location.4. Selectthe
threepointsontheedge,asshown.
5. UndertheVariableRadiusPointssection,
expandtheListsection.
6. Selecttheradiuspointsone-by-oneandchangetheradiusvalues,asshown.
7. ClickOKto
createthevariable
radiusblend.
CornerSetbacks1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>EdgeBlend .
2. SettheRadius1to5
3. Selecttheedgesofthegeometry,asshown.
4. ExpandtheCornerSetbacksectionandclickSpecifyEnd
Point.5. Selectthevertexpoint,
asshown.
6. UndertheCornerSetbacksection,expandtheList
section.7. Selectthesetback
pointsone-by-oneandchangethesetbackvalues,asshown.Youcanalsochangethesetbackvaluesonthehandleattachedtothecorner.
8. UndertheEdgeBlend
section,clickSelectEdge.
9. Selecttheedges,asshown.
10. UndertheCorner
Setbacksection,clickSpecifyEndPoint.
11. Selectthevertexpoint,asshown.
12. Changethesetback
valuesonthehandleattachedtothecorner.
13. ClickOK.CreatingaBoss1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>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 iconandselecttheYZ
plane.10. Type-in20invaluebox
andclickOK.
SplitBody1. Createashellfeature
byremovingthebottomface.
NoticethattheBossfeatureisalsoshelled.Toavoidthis,youneedtoseparatethebossfeaturefromtheotherbody.
2. OnthePartNavigator,rightclickontheShellfeatureandselectDelete.
3. Ontheribbon,clickFeature>More>Trim>SplitBody .
4. Selectthemodeltodefinethetargetbody.
5. SelectToolOption>NewPlane.
6. UndertheToolsection,clickSpecify
Plane.7. Selectthetopfaceof
thegeometryandclickOK.
Shellwithan
AlternateThickness1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>Shell .
2. Selectthebottomfaceofthegeometry.
3. UndertheThicknesssection,type-in2intheThicknessbox.
4. ExpandtheAlternateThicknesssectionandclickSelectFace.
5. Selectthecylindrical
face,asshown.6. UndertheAlternate
Thicknesssection,type-in4intheThicknessbox.
7. ClickOK.
OffsetFace1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>More>Offset/Scale>
OffsetFace .2. Selectthefaceofthe
geometry,asshown.
3. Dragthearrowhandledownward,andrelease
whentheoffsetvalueissetto20.
4. ClickOK.DeleteBody
1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>Trim>DeleteBody .
2. SelectthebossfeatureandclickOK.
3. Savethefile.ScaleBody1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>More>Offset/Scale>ScaleBody .
2. OntheScaleBodydialog,selectType>Uniform.
3. Selectthegeometry.4. UndertheScalePoint
section,clickSpecifyPoint.
5. Selectthecenterpointofthecircularedge,asshown.
6. Type-in1.05intheUniformbox.
8. ExpandthePreviewsectionand
clickShowResult.
7. ClicktheUndoResult.8. SelectType>
General.9. UndertheScale
Factorsection,type-in1.2,1.5,and0.8intheXDirection,YDirection,andZDirectionboxes,respectively.
10. ClickShowResult.
11. ClickUndoResult.12. SelectType>
Axisymmetric.13. UndertheScalePoint
section,clickSpecifyVector.
14. SelecttheZaxisfromthetriad.
15. ClickSpecifyAxisThrough-pointandselectthecenterpointthecircularedge,asshown.
16. UndertheScaleFactorsection,type-in2intheAlongAxisbox.
17. ClickShowResult.
18. ClickCancel.ExtractGeometry1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>
More>AssociateCopy>ExtractGeometry .
2. OntheExtractGeometrydialog,selectType>CompositeCurve.
3. Selecttheedgesofthegeometry,asshown.
4. ClickOK.5. OnthePartNavigator,
rightclickontheCompositeCurveandselectHideParents.Thegeometryis
hidden.
6. Rightclickonthe
CompositeCurveandselectShowParents.
7. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>AssociateCopy>ExtractGeometry .
8. OntheExtractGeometrydialog,selectType>Face.
9. SelectthetopfaceofthegeometryandclickOK.
10. RightclickontheextractedfaceandselectHideParents.
11. Rightclickonthe
extractedfaceandselectShowParents.
12. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>More>AssociateCopy>ExtractGeometry .
13. SelectType>RegionofFaces.
14. Selecttheinnerhorizontalfaceoftheshellfeature.
15. Selectthethinplanarfacetodefinetheboundary.
16. UndertheRegionOptionssection,checktheTraverseInteriorEdgesoption.
17. ExpandthePreview
sectionandclickPreviewRegion.
18. ClickFinishedPreview.
19. UnchecktheTraverseInteriorEdgesoption.
20. ClickPreviewRegion.
21. ClickOK.22. Closethefile.TUTORIAL9Inthistutorial,youwilllearn
theReorderFeature,andReplaceFeaturetools.1. Downloadandopen
theTutorial9file.
Noticethattheedgeblendisappliedonlyontheoutsideedgesofthegeometry.2. InthePartNavigator,
clicktheEdgeBlend,dragit,andplaceabovetheShell.
Theedgeblendisappliedtotheinneredgesoftheshellfeature,automatically.
ReplaceFeatures1. InthePartNavigator,
rightclickontheExtrudefeatureandselectMakeCurrentFeature.
2. DownloadtheTutorial
9-Replacement.3. ClickFile>Import>
Part.4. OntheImportPart
dialog,unchecktheCreateNamedGroupoption,leavethedefaultsettings,andclickOK.
5. BrowsetothelocationoftheTutorial9-Replacementpartanddouble-clickonit.
6. OnthePointdialog,
leavetheX,Y,andZvaluesto0andclickOK.
7. ClickCancel.8. InthePartNavigator,
rightclickontheShellfeatureandselectMakeCurrentFeature.
9. InthePartNavigator,rightclickonthefirstExtrudefeatureandselectReplace.
10. OntheReplaceFeaturedialog,clickSelectFeatureundertheReplacementFeaturesection.
11. Selecttheimportedgeometry.
12. ClicktheNextbuttonintheMapping
section.Thebackedgeoftheextrudefeatureishighlighted.
13. Selectthe
correspondingedgeonthereplacementfeature.
14. Likewise,selectthecorrespondingreferencesonthereplacementfeature,andthenclickOK.
15. Saveandclosethefile.
TUTORIAL10Inthistutorial,youwilllearntodividefaces,andapplydraftusingtheToPartingEdgesoption.
1. Downloadandopen
theTutorial10fileandopenit.
2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>
More>DivideFace.
3. Selecttheoutercylindricalfaceofthegeometry.
4. ClickSelectObjectundertheDividingObjectssection.
5. Selectthedatumplane.6. LeavetheProjection
DirectiontoNormaltoFace.
7. ClickOK.The
cylindricalfaceisdividedintotwoparts.
ApplyingDraftusingtheToPartingEdgesoption
1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Draft .
2. OntheDraftdialog,selectType>ToPartingEdges.
3. ClickSelectPlaneundertheStationaryPlanesection.
4. Selectanypointonthepartingedge.
5. Selectthepartingedgeandenter10intheAngle1box.
6. ClickOK.7. Saveandclosethefile.TUTORIAL11
Inthistutorial,youwilllearntoapplydraftusingtheFromPlaneorSurfaceoption.1. Downloadandopen
theTutorial11fileandopenit.
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. Selectanyoneofthe
tangentiallyconnectedfaces.
11. Type10intheAngle1box.
12. ChecktheDraftBothSidesoptionunderthe
DraftReferencessection.
13. UnchecktheSymmetricAngleoptionundertheFacestoDraftsection.
14. Type15intheBelowAngle1box.
15. ClickOK.
16. ClickonthepartingsurfaceandselectHide.
17. Saveandclosethefile.TUTORIAL12Inthistutorial,youwilllearn
toapplydraftusingtheTangenttoFacesoption.1. Downloadandopen
theTutorial12fileandopenit.
2. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>Draft .
3. OntheDraftdialog,selectType>TangenttoFaces.
4. SelecttheZ-axisfromtriadtodefinethedraftingdirection.
5. Selectthecylindricalface.Thefacesconnectedtangentiallytothecylindricalfacearedrafted
6. Type10intheAngle1boxandclickOK.
7. Saveandclosethefile.TUTORIAL13Inthistutorial,youwilllearntocreateFeaturegroups.
1. Downloadandopen
theTutorial13fileandopenit.
2. OntheTopBorder
Bar,clickMenu>Format>Group>FeatureGroup .
3. TypeRib_with_blendsintheFeatureGroupName.
4. PresstheCtrlkeyandselectRib(3)andEdgeBlend(4)fromtheFeaturesinPartlist.
5. ClicktheAdd icontoaddthemtotheFeaturesinGrouplist.
6. ClickOK.ThefeaturegroupappearsinthePartNavigator.
7. UnchecktheFeatureGroupoptioninthePartNavigator.TheFeaturegroupissuppressed.
8. ChecktheFeatureGroupoptionto
unsuppressit.9. Saveandclosethefile.
Chapter7:Expressions
Inthischapter,youwill:
UseProgramGeneratedExpressionsCreateyourown
ExpressionsCreateFamilyofPartsCreateexpressionsbymeasuringelementsExportandImportExpressions
TUTORIAL1Inthistutorial,youwillmodifythebasicexpressionswhichareautomaticallycreatedbyNX.
1. Startanewfileinthe
Modelingenvironment.
2. ActivatetheDirectSketchmodeontheXYplane.
3. Createthesketch,asshown.
Noticetheexpressionsthatareappliedtothedimensions.4. ClickFinishSketchon
theribbon.
5. ClickOrientViewDrop-down>IsometricontheTopBorderBar(or)presstheEndkey.
6. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Feature>Extrude.
7. OntheExtrudedialog,setthevaluesintheLimitssection,asgivenbelow:
Start:Value
Distance:0End:ValueDistance:158. ExpandtheOffset
sectionandsetthevalues,asgivenbelow:
Offset:SymmetricEnd:59. ClickOK.
10. Ontheribbon,click
Tools>Utilities>Expression .
11. OntheExpressionsdialog,selectListedExpressions>All.Alltheexpressionsinthe
filearedisplayed.12. SelecttheExtrude
featurefromthegraphicswindowtoonlydisplayitsexpressions.
13. Selectp6(Extrude(2)StartOffset)fromtheexpressionssheet.
14. Type3intheFormula
boxandclickAcceptEdit .
15. ClickOKtoupdatethemodel.
16. SelecttheExtrudefeaturefromthePartNavigator.
17. ExpandtheDetails
sectiononthePartNavigator.
18. Double-clickontheStartLimitvalueandtype10.Themodelisupdated,asshown.
19. Saveandclosethepart
file.TUTORIAL2Inthistutorial,youwillcreateexpressionstodrivetheparametersofabolt.1. Startanewpartfile.2. ActivatetheExtrude
commandandselecttheYZplane.
3. Createacircleof20mmdiameter.
4. ClickFinish.5. Extrudethesketchup
to80mmdistance.
6. ActivatetheExtrudecommandandselecttherightendfaceofthecylinder.
7. Createahexagon,asshown.
8. ClickFinish.9. Extrudethesketchup
to10mmdistance.
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*Diameterin
theFormulaboxandclickAcceptEdit.
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. SelecttheThreads
featurefromthePartNavigatorandnoticealltheexpressionsrelatedtoit.
28. Selectp19(Threads(3)MajorDiameter).
29. TypeDintheNamebox.
30. TypeDiameterintheFormulaboxtomakethemajordiametervalueequaltothediameterofthecylinder.
31. ClickAcceptEdit.32. Selectp22(Threads
(3)Pitch).33. TypePitchinthe
NameboxandclickAcceptEdit .
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-clickonthe
Diametervalueandtype20.Themodelisupdated,asshown.
43. SelecttheThreadsfeaturefromthePartNavigatorandchangethePitchvalueinthe
Detailssectionto2.5.Thepitchandminordiameterofthethreadsareupdated.
Insteadofupdatingthepitchanddiametervaluesmanually,youcanusea
spreadsheettochangeallthevalues.CreatingFamilyofParts1. Ontheribbon,click
Tools>Utilities>Spreadsheet .TheWorksheetinModelingisopened.
2. IntheWorksheetenvironment,click
ADD-INS>ExtractExprontheribbon.Theexpressionsareaddedtothespreadsheet.
3. CopythecontentsofcolumnBintocolumnCandD.
4. TypeM20x2.5,
M10x1.25,andM6x0.75inthefirstrowsofcolumnsB,C,andD,respectively.
5. ClickinthesecondrowofthecolumnBandchangeitsexpressionto=EXPRVAL("Diameter")
6. Likewise,changethe
expressionsofDvaluesincolumnsCandDto=Diameter.
7. Editthevaluesofthehighlightedrows,asshown.
8. Dragthepointeracross
theA2andD13cells.
9. ClickADD-INS>
DefineExprRngontheribbon.
10. ClickADD-INS>
Options>NXPreferences.
11. UnchecktheUseFixedUpdateRangeoptionandclickOK.
12. SelectthecontentsofthecolumnD.
13. ClickADD-INS>
UpdateNXPart.14. Saveandclosethe
spreadsheet.Thepartisupdated.
15. Ontheribbon,clickTools>Utilities>Spreadsheet .
16. SelectthecontentsofthecolumnC.
17. ClickADD-INS>UpdateNXPart.
18. Saveandclosethe
spreadsheet.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>BuildFamilyonthe
ribbon.24. Closethespreadsheet
andclickDiscard.Thepartfamilyiscreatedinthespecifiedfolder.
25. Closethepartfile.
TUTORIAL31. DownloadtheTutorial
3fileoftheExpressionschapterandopenit.
2. Ontheribbon,clickTools>Utilities>Expressions.
3. OntheExpressions
dialog,selectListedExpressions>Named.
4. TypeThicknessintheNamebox.
5. ClicktheMeasureDistance icononthedialog.
6. OntheMeasureDistancedialog,selectType>Length.
7. Selecttheedgeofthegeometry,asshown.
8. ClickOK.9. ClickAcceptEdit.10. ClickOK.11. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>
Shell.12. Selectthehorizontal
face,asshown.
13. Clickthedown-arrowonThicknesshandle
andselectFormula.
14. OntheExpressions
dialog,typeThicknessintheFormulabox
andclickAcceptEdit.15. ClickOKonthe
ExpressionsandShelldialogs.
16. ClickonthesecondextrudedfeatureandselectShowDimensions.
17. Double-clickonthelineardimensionandchangeitsvalueto10.
18. ClickOKontheFeatureDimensiondialog.
19. PressF5onyourkeyboard.
TUTORIAL41. DownloadtheTutorial
4fileoftheExpressionschapterandopenit.
2. Ontheribbon,clickTools>Utilities>Expressions.
3. OntheExpressionsdialog,selectListedExpressions>All.
4. OntheExpressiondialog,clicktheExportExpressionstoFile .
5. Browsetoalocationtosavethefile.
6. SettheExportOptionstoWorkPart.
7. TypeTutorial_4inthe
FilenameboxandclickOK.Theexpressionsofthemodelareexportedtoatextfile.
8. OpentheTutorial_4.expfileinNotepadoranytexteditor.
9. Modifytheexpressionsinthetextfileandsaveit.
10. SwitchtoNXapplicationwindow.
11. OntheExpressionsdialog,clicktheImportExpressionsfromFile icon.
12. GotothelocationofTutorial_4.expfileand
double-clickonit.13. ClickOKonthe
Expressionsdialog.
14. Saveandclosethefile.
Chapter8:SheetMetalModeling
ThisChapterwillshowyouto:
ConstructTabfeature
ConstructFlangeContourFlangeClosedcornersLouversBeadsDrawnCut-outsGussetsFlatPattern
TUTORIAL1Inthistutorial,youconstructthesheetmetalmodelshowninfigure.
OpeningaNewSheetmetalFile1. Toopenanewsheet
metalfile,clickHome>Newontheribbon.
2. OntheNewdialog,clickNXSheetMetal.
3. ClickOK.
TheNXSheetMetalribbonappears,asshownbelow.
SettingtheParametersoftheSheetMetalpart1. Tosettheparameters,
clickFile>
Preferences>SheetMetal
OntheNXSheetMetalPreferencesdialog,,youcansetthepreferencesofthesheetmetalpartsuchasthickness,bendradius,reliefdepth,widthandsoon.Inthistutorial,youwillconstructthesheetmetalpartwiththedefaultpreferences.ClickOKonthedialog.
ConstructingtheTabFeature1. Toconstructthebase
feature,clickHome>Basic>Tab ontheribbon.
2. SelecttheXYplane.3. Constructthesketch,
asshown.
4. ClickFinish.5. ClickOKtoconstruct
thetabfeature.
Addingaflange1. Toaddtheflange,
clickHome>Bend>Flange ontheribbon.
2. Selecttheedgeonthetopface.
3. SetLengthto100.4. ClickOKtoaddthe
flange.
ConstructingtheContourFlange1. Toconstructthe
contourflange,clickHome>Bend>
ContourFlange ontheribbon.
2. OntheContourFlangedialog,clicktheSketchSectionicon.
3. OntheTopBorderBar,selectCurveRule>SingleCurve.
4. Clicktheedgeontheleftsideofthetopface.
5. OntheCreateSketch
dialog,underthePlaneLocationsection,type-in100inthe%Arc
Lengthbox.6. UnderthePlane
Orientationsection,selectReversePlaneNormal.
7. ClickOK.8. Drawthesketch,as
shown.
9. ClickFinish.
10. OntheContourFlangedialog,undertheWidthsection,selectWidthOption>ToEnd.
11. Clickonthearrowattachedtothesketch.
12. ClickOKtoconstructthecontourflange.
AddingtheClosedCorner1. Toaddtheclosed
corner,clickHome>Corner>ClosedCorner .
2. Selectthetwobendsformingthecorner.
3. OntheClosedCornerdialog,undertheCornerPropertiessection,selectTreatment>Open.
4. ClickOKtoaddtheopencorner.
YoucanalsoapplycornertreatmentusingtheoptionsintheTreatmentsdrop-down.Thedifferenttypesofthecornertreatmentsaregivennext.
AddingtheLouver1. Toaddthelouver,
clickHome>Punch>Louver ontheribbon.
2. Selectthefrontfaceof
theflange.
3. Constructthesketch,asshowninfigure.
4. ClickFinish.5. OntheLouverdialog,
selectLouverShape>Formed.
6. Type-in5intheDepth
boxandclicktheReverseDirectioniconbelowit.
7. Type-in10intheWidthboxandclicktheReverseDirectioniconbelowit.
8. ClickOKtoaddthelouver.
MakingthePatternAlongcurve1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Feature>
PatternFeature .2. Selectthelouver
feature.3. OntheLouverdialog,
underPatternDefinitionsection,selectLayout>Along.
4. UnderDirection1section,clickSelectPath.
5. OntheTopBorderBar,selectCurveRule>SingleCurve.
6. Selecttheverticaledgeoftheflangefeature.
7. UndertheDirection1section,selectSpacing
>CountandSpan.8. SetCountto3.9. Set%SpanByas60.10. Makesurethatthe
arrowpointsdownwards.Youcandouble-clickonittoreverseitsdirection.
11. ClickOKtoconstructthepatternalongcurve.
AddingtheBead1. Toaddthebead,click
Home>Punch>
Bead onthe
ribbon.2. Selectthetopfaceof
thetabfeature.
3. Drawalineanddimensionit.
4. ClickFinishontheribbon.
5. UndertheBeadPropertiessection,selectCrossSection>Circular.
6. SetDepthto4andclicktheReverseDirectioniconbelowit
7. SetRadiusto4.8. SelectEndCondition
>Formed.9. ClickOKtoaddthe
bead.
AddingtheDrawnCutout1. Toaddthedrawn
cutout,clickHome>Punch>DrawnCutout ontheribbon.
2. Selectthefaceofthecontourflange.
3. Drawacircleand
dimensionit.
4. ClickFinishonthe
ribbon.5. SetDepthto10.6. SetSideAngleto5.
7. SelectSideWalls>MaterialOutside.
8. ExpandtheDrawnCutoutdialogandunchecktheRoundSectionCornersoptionundertheRoundingsection.
9. SetDieRadiusto3.10. ClickOKtoaddthe
drawncutout.
AddingGussets1. Toaddgussets,click
Home>Punch>
Gusset ontheribbon.
2. Clickonthebendfaceofthecontourflange.
3. OntheGussetdialog,selectType>AutomaticProfile.
4. UndertheLocationsection,selectYCfromthedrop-down.
5. UndertheShapesection,setDepthto12.
6. SelectForm>Round.7. SetWidthto10.8. SetSideAngleto2.9. SetPunchRadiusand
DieRadiusto2.10. ClickOKtoadd
gussets.
ConstructingtheMirrorFeature1. Toconstructthemirror
feature,clickHome>
Feature>More>MirrorFeatureontheribbon.
2. UnderthePartNavigator,presstheCtrlkey,andthenselectthecontourflange,closedcorner,beadfeature,andgusset.
3. UndertheMirrorPlanesection,clickSelectPlane.
4. SelecttheYZplane.
5. ClickOKtoconstructthemirrorfeature.
MakingtheFlat
Pattern1. Tomaketheflat
pattern,clickHome>FlatPattern>FlatPattern ontheribbon.
2. Clickonthetopfaceofthetabfeature.
3. UnchecktheMovetoAbsoluteCSYSoption.
4. ClickOKtomakethe
flatpattern.5. OntheSheetMetal
message,clickOK.6. Toviewtheflat
pattern,clickView>Orientation>More>ViewLayout>NewLayout ontheribbon.
7. OntheNewLayoutdialog,selectFLAT-PATTERN#1andclickOK.
8. Toviewthe3Dmodel,
clickView>Orientation>More>NewLayoutonthe
ribbon.9. OntheNewLayout
dialog,selectIsometricandclickOK.
10. Saveandclosethefile.
Chapter9:Top-DownAssemblyInthischapter,youwilllearnto
Createatop-downassembly
InsertfastenersCreateSequencesCreateDeformablePartsandassemblethem
TUTORIAL1Inthistutorial,youwillcreatethemodelshowninfigure.Youusetop-downassemblyapproachtocreatethismodel.
CreatingaNewAssemblyFile
1. ClicktheNewiconon
theQuickAccessToolbar,selecttheAssemblytemplate,andclicktheBrowseiconlocatednexttotheNamebox.
2. Createanewfolderandopenit.
3. TypeTutorial1intheFileNamebox.
4. ClickOKtwice.
5. ClickCancelontheAddComponentdialog.
CreatingacomponentintheAssembly
Inatop-downassemblyapproach,youcreatecomponentsofanassemblydirectlyintheassemblybyusingtheCreateNewtool.1. Ontheribbon,click
Assemblies>Component>Create
New .2. SelecttheModel
template,typeBaseintheNamebox,and
clickOK.3. ClickOKonthe
CreateNewComponentdialog.
4. ClicktheAssemblyNavigatortabontheResourceBar.
5. Double-clickontheBasecomponent.Thepartmodeisactivated.
6. ClickHome>Sketch
ontheribbonandselecttheXYplanefromDatumCoordinateSystemandclickOK.
7. Createthesketchasshownbelow.
2. ClickFinishSketch.3. ClickHome>Feature
>ExtrudeontheRibbonandextrudethesketchupto40mm.
4. Createacylinderof50
mmdiameterand95mmlengthonthetopface.
5. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Features>Hole.
6. OntheHoledialog,selectType>General
Hole.7. IntheFormand
Dimensionssection,settheparameters,asshown.
Form:CounterboredC-BoreDiameter:30C-BoreDepth:12Diameter:25DepthLimit:ThroughBody8. Selectthecenterpoint
ofthetopcircularedge.
9. ClickOK.
10. Ontheribbon,clickthe
Assemblies>Context
Control>WorkonAssembly.
CreatingtheSecondComponentoftheAssembly1.Ontheribbon,clickAssemblies>Component>
CreateNew .2.SelecttheModeltemplate,typeFlangeintheNamebox,andclickOK.
3.ClickOKontheCreateNewComponentdialog.4.IntheAssemblyNavigator,double-clickontheFlangetoactivatetheWorkpartmode.5.ClickHome>DirectSketch>SketchontheRibbon.6.OntheTopBorderBar,settheSelectionScopetoEntireAssembly.7.Selecttopfaceofthe
Base.
8.ClickOK.9.Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>
ProjectCurve .
10.OntheTopBorderBar,clicktheCreateInterpartLink icon.11.SelectthecircularedgeoftheBase.
12.ClickOKtwice.13.Drawacircleof120mmdiameter.
14.ClickFinishSketch.15.ActivatetheExtrude
toolandextrudethesketchupto40.
16.ClickthePartNavigatortabontheResourceBarandnoticethe
LinkedComponentCurve(1).17.IntheAssemblyNavigator,double-clickonTutorial1toswitchtotheassemblymode.CreatingthethirdComponentoftheAssembly1. Ontheribbon,click
Assemblies>Component>Create
New .2. SelecttheModel
template,typeHeadScrewintheNamebox,andclickOKtwice.
3. IntheAssemblyNavigator,rightclickonHeadScrewandselectMakeWorkPart.
4. StartasketchontheXZPlane.
5. Ontheribbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>MoreCurve>IntersectionCurve.
6. OntheTopBorderBar,clicktheCreateInterpartLinkicon.
7. OntheTopBorderBar,settheSelectionScopetoEntireAssembly.
8. Rotatetheviewandselectthefaces,asshown.
9. ClickOK.10. Rightclickandselect
OrientViewtoSketch.
11. Drawtheotherlines,asshown.
12. ClickFinishSketch.
13. ActivatetheRevolvetoolandrevolvethesketch.
14. ActivatetheChamfer
toolandchamfertheedges,asshowninfigure.
15. ActivatetheEdge
Blendtoolandroundtheedges,asshownin
figure.
16. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Assemblies>WorkonAssembly.
EditingtheLinked
Parts1.RightclickontheBaseandselecttheMakeWorkPart.2.SelectthefaceoftheBase,asshown.3.ClickShowDimensionsontheShortcutstoolbar.
4.ChangetheDiameterdimensionto60andLineardimensionto80.5.ActivatetheAssembly
modeandnoticethatthelinkedpartsarealsomodified.
17. Ontheribbon,clickAssemblies>General
>InterpartLinkBrowser .TheInterpartLinksBrowserdialoghastwosections:PartsandInterpartLinksinSelectedParts.
YoucaneditalinkbyselectingitandclickingtheEdit icon.YoucanalsousetheBreakLink icontoremovethelink.
18. ClosetheInterpart
LinkBrowserdialog.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:GeneralScrewClearanceScrewSize:M12Fit:Normal(H13)7.ClicktheEndtabandsettheparameters,asshown.Form:ThreadedDepthType:FullHandedness:RightHandedDepthLimit:ThroughBody
8.ClickOK.9.Likewise,createthreemoreseriesholes.
AddingFastenersto
theassembly1. Ontheribbon,click
Tools>ReuseLibrary>FastenerAssembly .
2. OntheFastenerAssemblydialog,selectType>Hole.
3. Selectanyoneoftheholes.
4. ClicktheAddFastenerAssembly
icon.
5. SettheConfigurationNametoAM-HexBolt/Stacks.
6. UndertheFastenerConfigurationsection,clicktheRemoveiconnexttoPlainWasher,Regular,AMunderTopStacks.
7. ClickOK.8. OntheConfiguration
section,clicktheProperties iconnexttoHexBolt,AM.
9. OntheEditReusableComponentdialog,setthe(L)Lengthvalue
to100.Also,noticetheparametersofthehexboltintheDetailssection.Theyarereadonly.
10. ClickOK.11. ExpandtheSettings
sectionandchecktheCreateConstraintsAutomaticallyoption.
12. IntheConfigurationsection,rightclickonAM-HexBoltStacksandselectSave
Configuration.13. TypeFastener1inthe
NameboxandclickOK.
14. ClickOKtoaddthefastenerassembly.
15. Likewise,createaddfastenerstootherholes.
16. Savetheassemblyand
allitsparts.
TUTORIAL2Inthistutorial,youcreateasequenceoftheassembly.1. DownloadtheTutorial
2filesofChapter9.2. OpentheTutorial_2
assemblyfile.
3. Ontheribbon,clickAssemblies>General>Sequence .
4. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Assembly
Sequence>New .5. OntheResourceBar,
clicktheSequenceNavigator tabandselectSequence_1.
6. ExpandtheDetailssectionoftheSequenceNavigatorandchangetheNametoHubPuller.
7. IntheDetailssection,double-clickintheValuecolumnofthe
DisplaySplitScreenrow.Thegraphicswindowissplitintotwoparts.
8. Dragaselectionboxaroundtheassemblydisplayedontherightside.
9. Ontheribbon,clickHome>SequenceSteps>Disassemble
.Thedisassembleeventsaredisplayed
underthePreassembledfolderoftheSequenceNavigator.
10. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Playback>PlayBackwards .Noticethatthepartsareassembledbackina
randomsequence.11. IntheSequence
Navigator,presstheCtrlkeyandselectalltheeventsunderthePreassembledfolder.
12. RightclickandselectDelete.
13. SelectthetwoinstancesofPart_4andclicktheDisassembleTogether
iconontheribbon.14. SelecttheSequence
Group1fromtheSequenceNavigatorandchangeitsNametoPins.
15. SelectthePart_3andclicktheDisassembleiconontheribbon.
16. Likewise,disassembletheotherinstanceofPart_3,Part_2,andParte_1.
17. Ontheribbon,clicktheRecordCamera
Position icon.18. IntheSequence
Navigator,selectthePinseventandchangetheTotalDurationvalueintheDetailssectionto2.
19. Likewise,changetheTotalDurationvaluesofothereventsto2.
20. OnthePlaybackgroupofribbon,changethePlaybackSpeedto10.
21. OnthePlaybackgroup,clicktheExporttoMovie icon.
22. TypeHuPullerassemblyintheFilenameboxandOK.Themovieoftheassemblysequenceisrecorded.
23. ClickOKontheExporttoMoviemessage.
24. ClickFinish.25. Openandplaythe
video.26. Closealltheparts.TUTORIAL3Inthistutorial,youcreateadeformablepartandaddittoanassembly.CreatingtheDeformablePart1. DownloadtheTutorial
3filesofChapter9.2. Openthe
Deformable_part.prtfile.
3. OntheTopBorderBar,clickMenu>
Tools>DefineDeformablePart.
4. LeavethedefaultNamevalueandclickNext.
5. SelectallfeaturesfromtheFeaturesinPartlistandclickAddFeature .
6. ClickNext.7. SelectPitch=15from
theAvailableExpressionslistandclickAddExpression
.8. TypePitchinthebox
belowtheDeformableInputExpressionslist.
9. SettheExpressionRulestoByNumberRange.
10. Type8and15intheMinimumandMaximumboxes.
11. ClickNextandFinish.12. Saveandclosethefile.
AddingtheDeformableparttoanAssembly1. OpentheTutorial3
assemblyfile.
2. Ontheribbon,clickAssemblies>Component>Add.
3. ClicktheOpeniconontheAddComponent
dialog.4. Gotothelocationof
theDeformable_part.prtfileanddouble-clickonit.
5. SetPositioningtoByConstraints.
6. SelectReferenceset>EntirePart.
7. ClickOK.8. OntheAdd
Constraintsdialog,selectType>Touch
Align.9. SelectOrientation>
Touch.10. Selectthebottomflat
faceofthedeformablepart.
11. Selecttheflatfaceof
theplate,asshown.
12. Selectthetopflatfaceofthedeformablepart.
13. Selecttheflatfaceof
theupperplate,asshown.
14. SelectOrientation>
InferCenter/Axis.15. SelecttheZ-axisofthe
deformablepart.
16. Selecttheselect
circularedgeoftheplate.
17. ClickOK.18. ChangethePitchvalue
ontheDeformable_partdialogto10by
draggingtheslider.19. ClickOK.
20. OntheResourceBar,clickthePartNavigatortab.
21. Rightclickonthe
Deformable_partfeatureandselectEditParameters.
22. Dragtheslidertochangethepitchvalueto15.
23. ClickOK.Theassemblyisupdated.
24. Saveandclosethefiles.
Chapter10:Dimensions
andAnnotations
Inthischapter,youwilllearnto
CreateCenterlinesandCenterMarksEditHatchPatternApplyDimensionsPlaceDatumFeaturePlaceFeaturecontrolframePlaceSurfaceFinishsymbol
TUTORIAL1
Inthistutorial,youcreatethedrawingshownbelow.
1. Download
theAdapterPlatefileofChapter10.
2. StartNX10andclicktheNewiconontheribbon.
3. ClicktheDrawingtab,selectRelationship>Reference
ExistingPart.
4. SelecttheA4template.
5. ClicktheBrowseiconundertheParttocreateadrawingof.
6. ClickOpenontheSelectmasterpart.
7. Gotothe
locationoftheAdapterPlatefileanddouble-clickonit.
8. ClickOKontheSelectmasterpartandNewdialogs.
9. TypevaluesonthePopulateTitleBlock
dialogandclickClose.
CreatingaViewwithCenterMarks1. ClicktheResetbutton
ontheViewCreationWizard.
2. ClicktheNextbuttonontheViewCreationWizard.
3. OntheOptionspage,leavetheShowCenterlinesoptionselected.
4. ClickNext.5. SelectFrontviewand
clickFinish.
6. SelecttheviewandpressDelete.
7. Ontheribbon,clickHome>View>BaseView.
8. OntheBaseView
dialog,expandtheSettingssectionandclicktheSettingsicon.
9. OntheSettingsdialog,clickGeneralfromthetree.
10. OntheGeneralpage,unchecktheCreatewithCenterlinesoptionandclickOK.
11. SelectModelViewtoUse>Front.
12. SettheScalevalueto2:1.
13. Clickonthedrawingpage,asshown.
14. ClosetheProjected
Viewdialog.15. ClickHome>View>
SectionViewontheRibbon.
16. Selectthecenterpointofthefrontview.
17. Placethesectionviewontherightside.
18. ClickClose.
CreatingCenterlinesandCenterMarks1. ClickHome>
Annotation>CenterMark>BoltCircle
Centerline ontheRibbon.
2. OntheBoltCircleCenterlinedialog,selectType>Through3orMorePoints.
3. LeavetheFullCircleoptionchecked.
4. Selectthecounterboreholepattern.
5. Dragthearrowthatappearsonthe
centerlinetochangeitsExtensionlength.
6. ClickOK.7. ClickHome>
Annotation>Centerlinedrop-
down>CircularCenterline ontheRibbon.
8. OntheCircularCenterlinedialog,unchecktheFullCircleoption.
9. Selectthecenterpointsofthearcs,asshown.
10. ClickOK.11. ClickHome>
Annotation>Centerlinedrop-down>2DCenterline
ontheRibbon.12. Onthe2DCenterline
dialog,selectType>ByPoints.
13. OntheTopBorderBar,activatetheControlPointandIntersectionicons,anddeactivatetheArcCentericon.
14. Selectthepointsontheslot,asshown.
15. Dragthearrowto
reducethelengthofthe
centerline.
16. ClickApply.17. Likewise,create
centerlinesonotherslots,asshown.
18. ClickHome>Annotation>Centerlinedrop-down>AutomaticCenterline onthe
Ribbon.19. Selectthefrontview
andclickOK.
EditingtheHatch
Pattern1. Double-clickonthe
hatchpatternofthesectionview.TheCrosshatchdialogappears.
2. OntheCrosshatchdialog,expandtheSettingssectionandnoticeoptionstomodifythehatchpattern.
YoucanselecttherequiredhatchpatternfromthePatterndrop-down.Youcanadjustthedistance,angle,color,width,boundarycurvetolerance.YoucanalsoselectadifferentsetofhatchpatternsfromtheCrosshatchDefinitiondrop-down.3. ClickOK.
ApplyingDimensions1. OntheTopBorder
Bar,clickMenu>Tools>DraftingStandard.
2. OntheLoadDraftingStandarddialog,selectStandard>ASME.
3. ClickOK.4. ClickHome>
Dimension>RapidDimensiononthe
Ribbon.5. OntheRapid
Dimensiondialog,undertheMeasurementsection,selectMethod>Vertical.
6. Selectthehorizontaledgeandtheouterarcofthefrontview.
7. Movethepointertowardleftandclick.
8. OntheRapid
Dimensiondialog,selectMethod>
Radial.9. Createradial
dimensionsbyselectingthecircularcenterlines,outerarc,andslotarc.
10. OntheRapidDimensiondialog,selectMethod>
Diametral.11. Selectthecounterbore
holeandpositionthediameterdimension,asshown.
12. OntheRapid
Dimensiondialog,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. Movethepointerup
andplacethepointer.23. OntheLinear
Dimensiondialog,expandtheDimension
SetsectionandselectMethod>Chain.
24. Selectthevertexofthesectionview,asshown.
25. ClickCloseonthe
dialog.26. Dragthedimension6
towardleft.
AttachTexttoDimensions1. Zoomtothefrontview
anddouble-clickondiameter3.
2. ClicktheArrowOutDiameter onthepalette.
3. ClicktheEditAppendedTexticon.
4. OntheAppendedTextdialog,selectTextLocation>Above.
5. Typethetextinthe
boxavailableonthedialog.Also,usethediametersymbolavailableintheSymbolsection.
6. SelectTextLocation
>Before.
7. ClicktheInsertCounterbore iconintheSymbolssection.
8. SelectTextLocation>After.
9. ClicktheInsertDepthiconintheSymbolssectionandtype1.
10. ClickCloseonthedialog.
11. Dragthedimension,asshown.
12. Likewise,attachtextto
theradiusdimensionoftheslot.
13. Double-clickontheradiusdimension.
14. Clickonthesquaredotattachedtothearrow.
15. SelecttheOutoptionfromthehandle.
16. Likewise,changethe
arrowdirectionoftheotherradialdimensions.
17. Doublethecounterboredimension.
18. Onthepalette,selectBilateralTolerance
fromtheTolerancedrop-down.
19. Type+0.1and-0.1inthetolerancesboxes.
20. ClickClose.
PlacingtheDatum
FeatureSymbol1. ClickHome>
Annotation>DatumFeatureSymbol ontheRibbon.
2. OntheDatumFeatureSymboldialog,expandtheLeadersectionandclickSelectTerminatingObject.
3. Selecttheextensionlineofthedimension,asshownbelow.
4. Movethecursor
downwardandclick.
5. OntheDatumFeatureSymboldialog,typeBintheLetterboxundertheDatumIdentifiersection.
6. ClickSelectTerminatingObjectandselecttheverticaledgeofthesectionview,asshown.
7. Movethepointertowardsrightandclick.
8. ClickClose.
PlacingtheFeatureControlFrame1. ClickHome>
Annotation>FeatureControlFrameontheRibbon.
2. Onthedialog,selectCircularRunoutfromtheCharacteristicdrop-down.
3. Type-in0.02intheTolerancebox.
4. SelectAfromthePrimaryDatumReferencedrop-down.
5. Placethepointeronthe
counterborediameterdimension.
6. Clickwhenadashed
rectangleappears.
7. Onthedialog,selectParallelismfromtheCharacteristicdrop-down.
8. Type-in0.02intheTolerancebox.
9. SelectBfromthePrimaryDatum
Referencedrop-down.9. ExpandtheLeader
section,andclickSelectTerminatingObject.
10. SelectanedgeparalleltotheDatumB.
11. ClickSelectTerminatingObjectandselectanotheredgewhichisparalleltotheDatumB.
10. ClickClose.
PlacingtheSurfaceTextureSymbols1. ClickHome>
Annotation>SurfaceFinishSymbol ontheRibbon.
2. SettheRoughness(a)valueto63onthedialog.
3. Clickontheinnercylindricalfaceofthehole,asshownbelow.
4. ClickClose.5. Saveandclosethefile.
Chapter11:SimulationHandsonTutorialTUTORIAL1Inthistutorial,youperformFiniteElementAnalysisona
part.1. DownloadtheTutorial
1partfileofChapter11,andopenit.
2. Ontheribbon,clickApplication>SimulationAdvanced
.3. OntheSimulation
Navigator,selectTutorial1.prt.
4. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Context>NewFEMandSimulation .
5. LeavetheCreateIdealizedPartoptionchecked.Noticethethreefiletypes(FEM,Simulation,and
Idealized):Tutorial1_fem1.fem,Tutorial1_sim1.sim,Tutorial1_fem1_i.prtdisplayedonthedialog.Notethatthreefilesarecreatedinadditiontothemainpartfile.
6. UndertheSolverEnvironmentsectionselectSolver>NXNASTRAN.
7. SelectAnalysisType
>Structural.8. ClickOK.9. Leavethedefault
optionsontheSolutiondialogandclickOK.
OntheSimulationNavigator,noticetheStatusoftheSimulationandFEMfiles.
10. ExpandtheSimulation
FileViewsection,rightclickonTutorial1_sim1,andclickSave.Thesimulationtoolsaredisplayedontheribbon.
PreparingtheIdealizedPart1. HidetheSimulation
FileViewsection.2. OntheSimulation
Navigator,expandthe
Tutorial1_fem1.femnode,rightclickonTutorial1_fem1_i.prt,andclickMakeDisplayedPart(or)clickView>Window>Tutorial1_fem1_i.prtontheribbon.
3. ClickOKontheIdealizedPartWarningmessagebox.NoticetheStatusoftheidealizedpart.
4. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Start>Promote .
5. SelectthegeometryfromthegraphicswindowandclickOK.Theprogramestablishesan
associativelinkbetweentheidealizedpartandthemainpartfile.
Now,youneedtopreparetheidealizedpartbyremovingsomefeaturessuchasholesandblends.6. Ontheribbon,click
Home>SynchronousModeling>Delete
Face .7. OntheDeleteFace
dialog,selectType>Hole,andunchecktheSelectHolesbySizeoption.
8. Selectthecylindricalfaceofthecounterbore,asshown.
9. Selecttheother
counterboreholes,asshown.
10. ClickApplytodelete
thecounterboreholes.11. OntheDeleteFace
dialog,selectType>Blend.
12. SelecttheedgeblendsofthegeometryandclickOK.
13. ClickSaveontheQuickAccessToolbar.Now,youneedto
switchtoFEMfile.MeshingtheFEMfile1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Context>ChangeDisplayedPart .
2. SelectTutorial1_fem1.femandclickOK.TheInformationwindowappearsshowingtheCAEPolygonUpdateLog.
3. ClosetheInformationwindow.Also,noticetheStatusoftheTutorial1_fem1.femfileontheSimulationNavigator.
4. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Properties>MeshCollector .
5. OntheMeshCollectordialog,selectElementFamily>3D.
6. ClicktheCreate
PhysicalPropertiesicon.
7. OnthePSOLIDdialog,typeCantileverintheNamebox.
8. ClicktheChooseMaterial icon.
9. OntheMaterialListdialog,selectSteelfromtheMaterialsectionandclickOK.
10. ClickOKonthePSOLIDandMesh
Collectordialogs.11. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Mesh>3DTetrahedral .
12. Selectthegeometryfromthegraphicswindow.
13. Onthe3DTetrahedralMeshdialog,selectType>CETRA(10).YoucanalsosettheelementtypetoCETRA(4).
14. SettheElementSizeto3.
15. ExpandtheDestinationCollectorsection,unchecktheAutomaticCreationoption,andmakesurethattheMeshCollectorissettoSolid(1).
16. ClickOKtogeneratethemesh.
YoucaneditorremovethemeshfromtheSimulation
Navigator.17. Expandthe3D
CollectornodeintheSimulationNavigatorandnoticethemeshproperties.
18. ClickSaveonthe
QuickAccessToolbar.ApplyingLoadsandConstraintstotheSimulationfile1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Context>ChangeDisplayedPart .
2. SelectTutorial1
_sim1.simandclickOK.
3. OntheSimulationNavigator,expandtheTutorial1_fem1nodeanduncheckthe3DCollectorsnode.ThemeshisturnedOFF.
4. Ontheribbon,clickHome>LoadsandConstraints>LoadType>Force .
5. Selecttheholes,asshown.
6. UndertheMagnitudesection,type2000intheForcebox.
7. UndertheDirectionsection,clickSpecify
VectorandselecttheZ-axisfromthetriad.
8. ClicktheReverseDirection button.
9. ClickOKtoapplytheForceload.
10. OntheSimulationNavigator,expandtheLoadContainernode,rightclickonForce1,andselectEditDisplay.
11. OntheBoundaryConditionDisplay
dialog,dragtheScaleslidertoreducethesizeoftheloadarrows.
12. ClickOK.
13. Ontheribbon,click
Home>LoadsandConstraints>ConstraintType>Fixed .
14. Selectthebackfaceofthegeometryandclick
OK.
SimulatingtheModelNow,youneedtocheckwhetherthesimulationmodelissetupproperly.
1. Ontheribbon,click
Home>ChecksandInformation>More
>ModelSetup .2. Leavealltheoptions
checksontheModelSetupdialogandclickOK.
Theprogramchecksforanyerrorsduringthemodelsetupanddisplaystheminthe
Informationwindow.Also,theSolution-BasedErrorsSummarydisplaysthefollowinginformation.Solution-BasedErrorsSummary-----------------------------IterativeSolverOptionMorethan80percentoftheelementsinthismodelare3Delements.Itisthereforerecommended
thatyouturnONtheElementIterativeSolverinthe"EditSolution"dialog.3. ClosetheInformation
window.4. OntheSimulation
Navigator,rightclickonSolution1nodeandselectEdit.
5. OntheSolutiondialog,checktheElementIterativeSolveroption,and
clickOK.6. ClickSaveonthe
QuickAccessToolbar.7. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Solution>Solve .
8. ClickOKontheSolvedialog.
9. ClosetheInformationwindow,SolutionMonitor,andclickCancelontheAnalysisJobMonitor
dialog.10. Ontheribbon,click
Home>Context>ChangeDisplayPart>OpenResults .
11. OnthePostProcessingNavigator,gotoSolution1>Structural>Stress-Element-Nodal.
12. Double-clickonVon-Mises.Theresultwillappear.
13. Ontheribbon,click
Results>Animation>Play .Themodelissimulatedinthegraphicswindow.
14. ClickStop ontheAnimationgroup.
15. OnthePostProcessingNavigator,expandSolution1>Structural>Displacement–Nodal.
16. Double-clickonZ.The
resultwillappear.
17. Ontheribbon,click
Results>Context>ReturntoHome .
18. ClickFile>Close>AllParts.
19. ClickYesSaveandClose.
20. ClickYes.
Index2DCenterline,1143DTetrahedral,121Add,25AddComponent,110AddFastenerAssembly,108Align,26Align/Lock,26Angle,26
Arc,47ArrowOutDiameter,117Assembly,25AssemblyConstraints,27AssignMaterials,77AutoBalloon,42AutomaticCenterline,114BaseView,36,42Bead,100Block,22BoltCircleCenterline,113Bond,26Boolean,20,62BordersandZones,40
Boss,80Bottom-UpApproach,25BreakLink,107BuildFamily,92Center,26Chain,116Chamfer,54,72Circle,13,48Circleby3Points,45Circular,66CircularCenterline,114ClosedCorner,98ComponentPosition,27Concentric,26,30
Conic,52ContourFlange,97ConverttoReference,51CreateInterpartLink,105CreateNew,104CreatePhysicalProperties,121CreateSnapshotData,41Customizedialog,5Cylinder,64Cylindrical,38DatumFeatureSymbol,118DatumPlane,58
DefineDeformablePart,109DefineExprRng,91DefineFmlyRng,92DefineTitleBlock,41DeleteBody,82DeleteFace,120DeleteThirdCurve,54Detailssection,88DisassembleTogether,109DisplayedPart,121,122Distance,26DivideFace,85Draft,22
Drafting,39DraftingPreferences,37DraftingStandard,115DrawnCutout,100EdgeBlend,20,63,78EditAppendedText,117EditBackground,11EditExplosion,31EditParameters,72EditSheet,35Ellipse,50,60Emboss,63EqualLength,49EqualRadius,49
ExportExpressionstoFile,93Expression,88ExtractExpr,90ExtractGeometry,82Extrude,14FastenerAssembly,108FeatureBased,1FeatureControlFrame,118FeatureGroup,87FEMandSimulation,120FileMenu,3Fillet,54Fit,14,26
FitViewtoSelection,15Fix,26,27Flange,96FlatPattern,102Force,122FromPlaneorSurface,86FullyConstrained,14GeometricConstraints,18,51Groove,59Gusset,101Helix,57Hole,70HoleSeries,107
Import,84ImportExpressionsfromFile,93InferCenter/Axis,26InsertCounterbore,117InterpartLinkBrowser,107Intersect,69IntersectionCurve,106Line,16,51Linear,66LinearDimension,116Louver,99MakeCorner,53MakeCurrentFeature,84
MakeSymmetric,16MarkasTemplate,41MeasureBodies,76MeasureDistance,92Menu,7MeshCollector,121Midpoint,49MirrorCurve,55,61MirrorFeature,101ModelSetup,122MoreGallery,6New,18NewExplosion,31NewLayout,102
OffsetCurve,53,75OffsetFace,81OpenResults,123OrientViewDrop-down,14OrientViewtoSketch,106OverConstrained,14Pan,18Parallel,26,51parametric,1PartList,42PartNavigator,7PatternAlongcurve,99PatternFeature,66
Perpendicular,26,51Polygon,45,52,75Profile,18,47ProjectCurve,16,105Projectiontype,36Promote,120QuickExtend,52,53QuickTrim,52,53,74RapidDimension,19RasterImage,45Rectangle,21,44Refresh,27ReplaceFeature,84ResourceBar,7
ReturntoHome,123Revolve,19,21Rib,70Ribbon,3RolesNavigator,8Rotate,18Save,18ScaleBody,82SectionView,36Sequence,108ShadedwithEdges,18SheetMetalPreferences,96Shell,64Shortcutstoolbar,17
ShowAll,28ShowandHide,17ShowCenterlines,113ShowDegreesofFreedom,27ShowDimensions,73SimulationAdvanced,120Sketch,13Slot,65SnapHandlestoWCS,31SolidDensity,77Solve,122SplitBody,81Spreadsheet,90
StaticWireframe,16Statusbar,7Structural,120StudioSpline,46,60Subtract,69Suppress,73SuppressbyExpression,74SurfaceFinishSymbol,119SweepalongGuide,58Swept,61Tab,96TabularNote,40Thread,64ThroughPoint,58
ToPartingEdges,85TopBorderBar,7Top-DownApproach,25TouchAlign,26TouchPanel,8TouchTablet,8Tracelines,32TrimBody,78TrimRecipeCurve,17Tube,68UnderConstrained,14Unite,69UpdateNXPart,91UseFixedUpdateRange,
91View,15ViewCreationWizard,41WireframewithHiddenEdges,33WithinActiveSketchOnly,45Zoom,15ZoomIn/Out,15
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