NX 2 Automotive Interior Trim Training

• A complete acquaintance on plastic part design
• Understand Mold Design for Automotive Parts
• Learn to implement intelligence on Surface Creation Using Strings
• Learn the use of Thin-Walled Bodies
• Develop an understanding on Editing Unparametric Sheet Bodies
• Understand what Plastic Part Assemblies are?
• Get an idea about Automotive Interior Trim

1. Automotive Interior Trim

• Automotive Interior Trim Diploma Introduction
• Automotive Interior Trim Overview
• Styled Parts in Automotive Interior Trim
• Assemblies and Parametric Linking

2. Injection Molding (AIT)

• Injection Molding Introduction
• Injection Molding
• Mold Halves
• Wall Thickness
• Draft
• Flow
• Undercuts
• Openings
• Materials
• Material Selection
• Plastic Part Design CAD Process

3. Common Features (AIT)

• Common Features Introduction
• Ribs
• Snaps
• Living Hinges

4. Mold Design for Automotive Parts (AIT)

• Mold Design for Automotive Parts Introduction
• Mold Design for Automotive Parts Overview
• Designing Parts for Strength
• Designing Parts for Temperature
• Plastic Parts and Chemicals

5. Secondary Operations (AIT)

• Secondary Operations Introduction
• Machining
• Shielding
• Coating
• Decorating

6. Preparing the Model (AIT)

• Preparing the Model Introduction
• Tool Considerations
• Scaling a Body
• Translation File Types
• Translating the Data
• Translators
• Translating Files
• Importing IGES, STEP, DXF and DWG Files
• Exporting IGES, STEP, DXF and DWG Files
• Heal Geometry
• Solid Creation

7. Draft (AIT)

• Draft Introduction
• Part Draft using Taper
• Taper
• Taper Creation – Faces
• Taper Creation - From Edges
• True Draft Taper
• Taper Creation - Tangent to Faces
• Taper Creation - Split Line
• Taper Editing
• Body Taper

8. Thin-Walled Bodies (AIT)

• Thin-Walled Bodies Introduction
• Thin-walled Bodies
• Hollow
• Hollow Creation – Face
• Hollow Creation – Region
• Hollow Creation – Body
• Hollow Editing
• Offset Face Creation
• Offset Face Editing
• Bosses and Cores

9. User Defined Features (AIT)

• User -Defined Features Introduction
• User Defined Features Overview
• User Defined Features – Advantages
• User Defined Feature - Configuring Libraries
• User Defined Feature - Creating Features with the Wizard
• Screw Boss UDF Creation
• User Defined Features – Inserting
• User Defined Features – Editing
• User Defined Features – Redefining
• Snap
• Screw Boss UDF Attach

10. Parting Lines (AIT)

• Parting Lines Introduction
• Parting Lines
• Offset
• Offset Curve Editing
• Project
• Project Points and Curves Editing
• Combined Projection
• Combined Projection Editing
• Intersect
• Intersection Curve Editing
• Section
• Removing Associative Curve Parameters
• Subdivide Face

11. Surface Creation Using Strings (AIT)

• Surface Creation Using Strings Introduction
• Free Form Features
• Section String Selection
• Bounded Planes Creation
• Bounded Planes Editing
• Alignment Methods
• Simple Construction Method
• Through Curve Bodies Creation
• Through Curve Bodies Editing
• Through Curve Mesh Bodies
• Through Curve Mesh Bodies Creation
• Through Curve Mesh Bodies Editing
• Swept Bodies Creation Using One Guide String
• Swept Bodies Creation Using Multiple Guide Strings
• Swept Feature Editing
• Automotive Keyfob Task

12. Free Form Best Practices (AIT)

• Free Form Best Practices Introduction
• Free Form Feature Considerations
• Avoiding Problems in Free Form Features
• How to Fix Imperfect Faces Bodies
• Finding the Balance

13. Offset Surface Operations (AIT)

• Offset Surface Operations Introduction
• Offset Free Form Feature
• Offset Surface Editing

14. Feature Operations (AIT)

• Feature Operations Introduction
• Feature Operations
• Extract
• Extracting Associative Curves
• Extracting Faces
• Extracting a Region
• Extracting a Body
• Extract Feature Editing
• Trim Body
• Trim Body Editing
• Sewing Best Practices
• Sew
• Patch

15. Evaluating Plastic Parts (AIT)

• Evaluating Plastic Parts Introduction
• Evaluating Tools
• Object Information
• Point Information
• Distance Between Objects
• Angle Between Objects
• Minimum Radius
• Part Information
• Face Analysis – Slope
• Deviation Analysis
• Examine Geometry
• How to Fix Imperfect Faces Bodies
• Hollow Problems

16. Face and Soft Blends (AIT)

• Faces and Soft Blends Introduction
• Blend Creation – Face
• Blend Editing – Face
• Face Blend Edit
• Blend Creation – Soft
• Blend Editing – Soft

17. Editing Unparametric Sheet Bodies (AIT)

• Editing Unparametric Sheet Bodies Introduction
• Isoparametric Trim Divide
• Degree
• Stiffness
• Change Edge
• Boundary
• Reverse Normal
• Base Plate

18. Plastic Part Assemblies (AIT)

Plastic Part Assemblies Introduction

• Plastic Part Assemblies
• Press Fits
• Snaps
• Snap Design
• Fasteners
• Bonding
• Ultrasonic Welding
• Other Welding Techniques
• Staking

19. Appendix (AIT)

• Appendix Introduction
• Glossary
• Common Materials
• Design Rules
• Resources