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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.


Save;theNamePartsdialogappears.

2. TypeShaftinthe

NameboxandclickFolderbutton.

3. BrowsetoNX10/C2folderandthenclickOKbuttontwice.


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.



2. TypeKeyintheNameboxandclickFolderbutton.

3. BrowsetoNX10/C2folderandthenclickOKbuttontwice.


Chapter3:ConstructingAssembly


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.


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>


2. Type-inFlange_subassemblyintheNameboxandclicktheFolderbutton.

3. BrowsetoNX10/C3/Oldham_CouplingfolderandthenclickOKbuttontwice.


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.


arrowdisplayedontheedgetoreversethedirection.

10. UndertheEndsection,selectInferred>EndPoint.

11. Clickontheedgeonthekey.


arrowtoreversethedirection.

13. ClickOKtocreatethe

traceline.14. Createtracelines

betweentheotherparts.15. Changetheviewto

WireframewithHiddenEdges.

16. ClickSaveontheQuickAccessToolbar,orclickFile>Save.

Chapter4:GeneratingDrawings

Inthischapter,yougeneratedrawingsofthepartsandassemblyfrompreviouschapters.


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.


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


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.


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


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.


20. Likewise,dimensiontheminoraxisline.

21. SelecttheMajoraxislineandtheX-axis.

22. Movethepointerandclick.


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.


3. OntheRibbon,clickHome>DirectSketch>RapidDimension

.4. Selecttheleftmost

verticallineandthecenterpointofthearc,asshown.


6. Selectthefillet,type5andpressEnter.

7. Likewise,createother

dimensions,asshown.

8. Zoomtothetopportionofthesketch,selectthepoints,and

pressDelete.

9. ClickFinishSketch.

Chapter6:AdditionalModelingTools


ConstructaSweep

featureConstructaSweptfeaturealongguidecurvesCreateHolesAddGroovesandSlotsMakePatternFeaturesConstructTubefeaturesConstructInstanceGeometryApplyBoolean

operationsAddchamfers

TUTORIAL1Inthistutorial,youwillconstructahelicalspringusingtheHelixandSweepalongGuidetools.

Constructingthe

Helix1. OpenaNXfileusing

theModeltemplate.2. Toconstructahelix,

clickCurve>Curve>Helix ontheribbon.

3. OntheHelixdialog,selectType>AlongVector.

4. Specifythesettingsin

theSizesection,asgivennext.


thePitchsection,asgivennext.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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


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



Home>Feature>Draft .

3. OntheDraftdialog,selectType>TangenttoFaces.

4. SelecttheZ-axisfromtriadtodefinethedraftingdirection.

5. Selectthecylindricalface.Thefacesconnectedtangentiallytothecylindricalfacearedrafted

6. Type10intheAngle1boxandclickOK.

7. Saveandclosethefile.TUTORIAL13Inthistutorial,youwilllearntocreateFeaturegroups.

1. Downloadandopen


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


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.


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 .


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


Home>LoadsandConstraints>ConstraintType>Fixed .

14. Selectthebackfaceofthegeometryandclick

OK.

SimulatingtheModelNow,youneedtocheckwhetherthesimulationmodelissetupproperly.


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.


Results>Animation>Play .Themodelissimulatedinthegraphicswindow.

14. ClickStop ontheAnimationgroup.

15. OnthePostProcessingNavigator,expandSolution1>Structural>Displacement–Nodal.

16. Double-clickonZ.The

resultwillappear.


Results>Context>ReturntoHome .


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