
Introduction of Siemens NX
Siemens NX software is a flexible and powerful integrated solution that helps you deliver better products faster and more efficiently. NX delivers the next generation of design, simulation, and manufacturing solutions that enable companies to realize the value of the digital twin.
Scope of Course Siemens NX
Siemens NX CAD is being daily used for 3D Design & Drafting. It has simple User Interface & Multiple commands. It is user friendly. Very important 3D Modeling commands. It Supports 3D Modeling, Mold wizard, Sheet Metal, 2D Drafting, Assembly, Progressive Die tools, etc. It supports multiple export formats like, .x_t, iges, step, sldprt , etc.
It has simple commands for 3D Modeling
Its User interface is very simple
It is user friendly & supports team PLM
Career Prospects / Job Roles after Siemens NX
Siemens NX is widely used in the industry to improve design quality through greater accuracy and reduce design errors. Students well versed in Siemens NX are placed in industries such as:
NX Designer
Course Demo
Session : 1
INTRODUCTION TO NX-CAD
Introduction to Unigraphics NX , About NX Gateway, Getting Started
NX Graphical User Interface:
Title bar, Menu bar, Toolbar, Radial toolbar
Selection bar, Cue and status line
Resource bar, Navigators, HD3D tools
Integrated browser, Palettes, Roles, Full screen
View
Orientation- trimetric, isometric, View commands
Rotate ,Pan, Zoom in/out, Quick pick, Quick pick, categories
Coordinate system
Absolute coordinate system, WCS, Absolute coordinate, Work coordinate system.
View triad, Multiple graphics window, Information window
Keyboard accelerators, Dialog box
File management:
Creating new files and about templates, Opening files, Saving files
Session: 2 & 3
SKETCH CREATION & EDITING TOOLS
Creating Sketches:
Profile, Line, Arc, Circle, Fillet, Chamfer, Rectangle,
Polygon, Studio Spline, Fit spline, Ellipse, Conic.
Editing sketches:
Quick trim, Quick extend, Make corner, Offset curve,
Pattern curve, Mirror curve, Intersection point, Derived lines
Constraints:
Geometric constraints, Auto constraint, Inferred constraint
Dimensional constraints, Auto dimension, Continuous auto dimension
Animate dimension
Session 4 & 5
PART MODELING FEATURES - I
Basic terminologies:
Feature, Body, Solid body, Sheet, Face, Section curves, Guide curves
Feature modeling concepts
About Datum CSYS and Datum Planes, Changing units in NX
Creating Extrude features
Creating Revolve features
Revolve sketch about an axis
Creating Datum Features:
Datum Plane
Datum axis
Datum CSYS
Datum Point
Session 6 & 7
Creating Sweep Features
Blend Features
Applying Chamfer
Session 8 & 9
Hole:
General hole
Drill size holes
Screw clearance holes
Threaded holes
Boss
Pocket: Cylindrical, Rectangular, General
Pad: Rectangular, General
Slot: Rectangular, Ball end, U-Slot, T-Slot, Dove tail
Groove: Rectangular, Ball end, U-groove
Draft:
From plane
From edges
Tangent to faces
To parting edges
Draw direction
Variable draft points
Session 10 & 11
Instance feature: Rectangular array, Circular array, Pattern face
Mirror feature, Mirror body
Boolean commands
Session 12 & 13
Assembly Constraints
Angle, Bond, Center, Concentric, Distance, Fit, Parallel, Perpendicular, Touch align
Fix, Align/ Lock, Bond
Creating component arrays
Linear array, Circular array, Feature instance array
Assembly Modeling
Moving a component
Creating exploded views
Session 14 & 15
Introduction to drawing
Inserting new sheets, Editing sheets
Setting up standards, Knowing Graphical User Interface of drafting
NX drafting methods
Creating drafting views
Base view
Drawing view
Projected view
Orthographic view
Auxiliary view
Detail view
Section view
Simple section, Stepped section
Adding dimensions
Inferred Dimension
Horizontal Dimension, Vertical Dimension
Parallel Dimension, Perpendicular dimension, Angular dimension
Cylindrical Dimension, Hole dimension, Diameter Dimension
Chamfer Dimension, Radius or Radius of Curvature Dimension,
Radius to Centre
Session 16 & 17
Surface Modeling commands
Creating extrude surface
Creating revolved surface
Creating ruled surface
Surface using curves
Surface by Through curves
Surface by Through curve mesh
Creating Studio surface
Surface from Section Surface
Surface creation by N-Sided surface
Session 18 & 19
Sheet metal Design
About NX Sheet Metal Preferences
Creating base feature
Tab
Creating Bend feature
Attaching flange, Attaching Contour flange, Creating Lofted flange
Inserting Hem flange
Apply Bend, unbend, rebend
Apply Jog, Creating Sheet metal from solid
Corner definition