Siemens UG-NX 8.5 Training

• Navigate user interface
• Exercise coordinate system and move WCS (Dynamics)
• Perform solid modeling and use form features
• Work on shell features and layers
• Create edge blends and set load options
• Working with the Assembly Navigator
• Apply constraints and datum features
• Create sketches, trim and extend curves
• Explore a Master Model Assembly
• Create drawings, drafts, annotations, dimensions, notes and labels

1. Overview

• Intended Audience
• Course Objectives
• Prerequisites
• How to Use This Course
• Class Standards
• Part File Naming
• Seed Parts
• Colors
• Definitions of Terms

2. Getting Started

• Starting NX
• Gateway Application
• Cue/Status Line
• Windows File Dialogs
• Activity — Creating a New Part
• Opening Multiple Parts
• Activity — Opening an Existing Part
• Activity—Save Part As (Copying a Part)
• Activity—Closing Parts
• Exiting NX
• Summary

3. The NX User Interface

• Toolbars
• Customizing Toolbars
• Roles
• Activity — Working with Toolbars
• Activity — Working with Roles
• Mouse Navigation
• Mouse Pop-up Menu
• Graphics Window View Manipulation
• Selecting Objects
• Preview Selection and Quick Pick
• Activity — Manipulating Views
• Summary

4. Coordinate Systems

• Overview of Coordinate Systems
• Manipulating the WCS
• Move WCS (Dynamics)
• Origin Handle
• Axis Handles
• Rotation Handles
• Activity — Manipulating the WCS
• Summary

5. Introduction to Solid Modeling

• Primitives
• Block
• Activity — Creating a Block
• Cylinder
• Defining Vectors
• Activity — Creating a Cylinder
• Summary

6. Positional Form Features

• Creating Form Features
• Hole
• Boss
• Positioning Terminology
• Positioning Methods
• Activity—Positioning Holes and Bosses
• Slot
• Pocket
• Pad
• Additional Positioning Methods
• Parameter Entry Options
• Activity — Creating Pockets and Slots
• Groove
• Activity — Positioning a Groove
• Editing the Size and Location of Form Features
• Edit Positioning
• Error Messages
• Editing Features with the Part Navigator
• Activity—Editing Positional Form Features
• Additional Positioning Techniques
• Summary

7. Expressions

• Overview
• Creating and Editing Expressions
• Activity — Getting Familiar with Expressions
• Summary

8. Shell

• Shell Feature Overview
• Creating a Shell Feature
• Activity — Creating a Shell Feature
• Activity — Creating a Shell and Removing Multiple Faces
• Activity — Creating a Shell with an Alternate Thickness
• Summary

9. Edge Operations

• Overview
• Edge Blend
• Activity — Creating Edge Blends
• Chamfer
• Activity — Creating Chamfers
• Summary

10. Model Construction Query

• Visually Inspect the Part
• Layers
• Layer Categories
• Moving Objects Between Layers
• Part Navigator
• Information
• Distance
• Mass Properties
• Activity — Model Construction Query
• Summary

11. Introduction to Assemblies

• Definitions and Descriptions
• Introduction to Load Options
• Load Method
• Load States
• Load Failure
• Activity — Setting Load Options
• The Assembly Navigator
• Node Display
• Activity—Working with the Assembly Navigator
• Selecting Components in the Assembly Navigator
• Selecting Components in the Graphics Window
• Designing in Context
• Assembly Navigator Pop-Up Menu Options
• Activity—working with the Assembly Navigator (continued)
• Saving the Work Part
• Summary

12. Adding Components & Mating Conditions

• General Assembly Concepts.
• Assemblies Application
• Assemblies Pull-down Menu
• Assemblies Toolbar
• Adding Components to an Assembly
• Activity—Creating an Assembly
• Mating Conditions
• Mate Constraint
• Align Constraint
• Angle Constraint
• Parallel Constraint
• Perpendicular Constraint
• Center Constraint
• Distance Constraint
• Tangent Constraint
• The Mating Conditions Dialog
• Tree Listing
• Repositioning Components
• Activity—Mating the Nut Cracker Components
• Summary

13. Datum Features

• Datum Feature Overview
• Datum Planes
• Creating Relative Datum Planes
• Common Datum Plane Types
• Activity—Creating Relative Datum Planes
• Selecting and Using Datum Planes
• Activity—Cylindrical Faces and Datum Planes
• Activity — Creating a Feature on a Relative Datum Plane
• Activity—Creating a Hole Corner to Corner
• Datum Axis
• Datum Axis Types
• Editing Datum Axes
• Activity—Constraining Locations using Datums
• Datum CSYS
• Summary

14. Sketching

• Sketching Overview
• Sketches and the Part Navigator
• Sketch Visibility
• Creating a New Sketch
• The Active Sketch
• Sketch Creation Steps
• Activity — Sketch Creation
• Sketch Curves
• Activity — Using the Sketch Profile Tool
• Creating Fillets
• Trimming and Extending Curves
• Activity — Creating Fillets
• Activity—Using Quick Trimand Quick Extend
• Sketch Points
• Dimensional Constraints
• Activity—Adding Dimensional Constraints
• Editing Dimensions
• Activity — Editing Sketch Dimensions
• Geometric Constraints
• Show/Remove Constraints
• Constraint Conditions
• Activity — Adding Constraints
• Activity — Constraining a Profile
• Activity — Sketching and Constraining a Gasket
• Convert To/From Reference
• Activity—Constraint Conditions

15. Swept Features and Boolean Operations

• Types of Swept Features
• Extrude
• Activity — Starting the Draglink
• Boolean Operations
• Start and End Limit Options
• Extrude with Offset
• Extrude with Draft
• Activity—Extruding with Offsets
• Selection Intent
• Activity — Extruding Using Selection Intent
• Sweep Along Guide
• Activity—Sweeping Along an Open Guide String
• Activity — Sweeping Along a Closed Guide String
• Revolve
• Activity—Creating Revolved Features
• Activity — Adding a Revolved Feature to the Draglink
• Activity — Extruding to a Face
• Summary

16. Editing the Model

• Accessing the Options to Edit Features
• Part Navigator
• Deleting Features
• Update Failures
• Activity — Edit and Delete Features
• Activity — Using the Update Tool
• Activity—Reordering Features with the Part Navigator
• Delaying Model Updates
• Move Feature
• Reattaching a Feature
• Activity—Re-attaching and Moving Features
• Summary

17. Instance Arrays

• Instance Feature
• Rectangular Instance Array
• Circular Instance Array
• Activity — Rectangular Instance Array
• Activity — Circular Instance Array
• Activity (Optional) — Associativity of the Rotation Axis
• Summary

18. The Master Model

• The Assembly Modeler
• Master Model Example
• Activity—Exploring a Master Model Assembly
• Activity — Creating a Non-Master Part
• Summary

19. Introduction to Drafting

• Working with Drawings
• Creating New Drawing Sheets
• Opening a Drawing
• Editing a Drawing
• Deleting a Drawing
• Activity — Creating New Drawing Sheets
• Activity—Opening and Editing Drawing Sheets
• Drawing Monochrome Display
• View Preferences
• Hidden Lines
• Smooth Edges
• Virtual Intersections
• Adding a Base View
• View Creation Options Bar
• Adding Projected Views
• Editing Existing Views
• Removing Views From a Drawing
• Activity—Adding Views to a Drawing
• Utility Symbols
• Creating a Linear Centerline
• Activity—Creating a Linear Centerline
• Manually Creating a Cylindrical Centerline
• Activity—Creating a Cylindrical Centerline
• Dimensions
• Annotation Preferences
• Dimension Preferences and Placement
• Appended Text
• Tolerances
• Text Orientation and Text Arrow Placement
• Editing an Existing Dimension
• Activity — Creating Dimensions
• Text Creation
• Creating Notes
• Activity — Creating Notes and Labels
• The Annotation Editor
• Editing Notes
• Activity — Creating More Notes
• Master Model Drawing Guidelines
• Summary

20. Expression Operators

• Overview
• Operators
• Precedence and Associativity
• Legacy Unit Conversion
• Built-in Functions

21. Point Constructor Options

• Overview
• Methods to Specify a Point
• WCS and Absolute Coordinates
• Offset

22. Customer Defaults

• Overview
• Customer Defaults
• Customer Defaults Levels
• Setting Customer Defaults
• USER, GROUP, and SITE directories
• Managing Your Changes
• Updating to a New Release of NX