Exercise 17.2 Using the Extended Text Entry function The Extended Text Entry function allows you to semi-automatically build expressions without having to remember the exact required syntax. For example, let us build the expression that says X=5 if A=10 and B=12 else X=4. First we will need to create a new part file and call it [...]
Sheet Metal for Paper?!
NX7.5 Sheet Metal took a little getting used to after using straight beak sheet metal for years. However, I was sold very quickly when I began using the tabs, flanges and especially things like the bend and the contour flange command. The first thing I was delighted by was the preview capability and the fact [...]
“Living the American Dream” A New Consumer Product is Born
By Stephen M. Samuel, PE 2012 PLM World Users Conference Design Visionaries Overview Design Engineering (80%) Custom NX and Teamcenter Implementation and Training NX Books (NX2 Advanced, NX3, NX4, NX5, NX6, NX7.5, & Nastran) Teamcenter & Solid Edge Sharpener Tool Vots This speech is dedicated to those who go out on a limb. For without [...]
A New Born Consumer Product is Taking Off
A New Born Consumer Product is Taking Off- See it at the 2012 PLM World The American dream is replete with folks who had a vision and through the strength of their personality and perseverance, triumphed against all odds. Enabling people to charge their iPads, iPods, Droids and game controllers without the use of wall [...]
NX8 Three Face Entity Blend
The three entity fillet is a blend technique that is used in situations where the radius of a surface can only be defined by the three faces that the surface is based on. A classic example is the edge of a drinking glass. No one wants to drink from a glass with sharp edges. So [...]
NX8 Pram Assembly Sheet Metal
Shows how to quickly create a pram boat using sheet metal features. What’s a Pram? A pram is a boat that has a flat bottom. Some would say that a swamp boat, like the ones that are used to hunt alligators is an example of a pram only much larger. Many people build prams out [...]
NX8 Sheet Metal Enclosure
The model of a sheet metal enclosure is very easy to create if you use traditional modeling commands such as block or extrude, then you use the convert command. The convert command enables all the contours that you easily made in conventional modeling to become tables and flanges that can be un-bent and plotted out [...]
