UG-NX

The Sketcher Environment
Starting NX
Starting a New Document in NX Invoking
Different NX Environments
Creating Three Fixed Datum Planes (XC-YC, YC-ZC, XC-ZC)
Displaying the WCS (Work Coordinate System)
Invoking the Sketcher Environment

Sketching Tools

• Drawing Sketches Using the Profile Tool
• Using Help Lines to Locate Points
• Drawing Individual Lines
• Drawing Arcs
• Drawing Circles
• Drawing Rectangles

Placing Points

• Drawing Ellipses or Elliptical Arcs
• Drawing Conics
• Drawing Studio Splines
• Filleting Sketched Entities

The Drawing Display Tools

• Fitting Entities in the Current Display
• Zooming to an Area
• Dynamic Zooming
• Panning Drawings
• Fitting View to Selection
• Restoring the Original Orientation of the Sketching Plane

Setting Selection Filters in the Sketcher Environment

• Selecting Objects
• Deselecting Objects
• Using Snap Points Options While Sketching
• Deleting Sketched Entities
• Exiting the Sketcher Environment

Constraining Sketches
Concept of Constrained Sketches

• Under-Constrain
• Fully-Constrain
• Over-Constrain

Degree of Freedom Arrows

Geometric Constraints

• Applying Additional Constraints Individually
• Applying Automatic Constraints to a Sketch
• Controlling Inferred Constraints Settings
• Showing All Constraints in a Sketch
• Turning off the Display of All Constraints in a Sketch
• Showing/Removing Constraints
• Converting a Sketch Entity into a ReferenceEntity

Dimensional Constraints

• Applying Horizontal Dimensions
• Applying Vertical Dimensions
• Applying Parallel Dimensions
• Applying Perpendicular Dimensions
• Applying Angular Dimensions
• Applying Diameter Dimensions
• Applying Radius Dimensions
• Applying Perimeter Dimensions
• Applying Dimensions by Using the Inferred Dimensions Tool
• Editing the Dimension Value and Other Parameters
• Animating a Fully Constrained Sketch

Measuring the Distance Value between a Objects in a Sketch

• Measuring the Distance between Two Objects in a Sketch
• Measuring the Projected Distance between Two Objects
• Measuring the Screen Distance between Two Objects
• Measuring the Length of an Arc or a Line
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Measuring the Angle between Entities

• Measuring the Angle Value Using the By Objects Option
• Measuring the Angle Value Using the By 3 Points Option
• Measuring the Angle Value Using the By Screen Points Option

SKETCHES

• Editing Sketches
• Trimming Sketched Entities
• Extending Sketched Entities
• Creating a Corner between Sketched Entities
• Mirroring Sketched Entities
• Copying, Moving, and Rotating Sketched Entities
• Transforming Sketched Entities
• Editing Sketched Entities by Dragging
• Exiting the Sketcher Environment
• Changing the View of the Sketch
• Creating Base Features by Extruding
• Extrude Dialog Box Options
• Creating Solid Revolved Bodies
• Hiding Entities
• Showing Hidden Entities
• Hiding All Entities Using a Single Tool
• Rotating the View of a Model in 3D Space
• Setting Display Modes

SYSTEM

Additional Sketching and Reference Planes

Types of Datum Planes

• Creating Three Fixed (Principle) Datum Planes
• Creating Relative Datum Planes
• Creating Datum Coordinate Systems
• Creating Fixed and Relative Datum

Axes Other Extrusion Options

• Specifying the Boolean Operation
• Specifying Other Extrusion Termination

Options Projecting External Elements

Advanced Modeling Tools

• Creating Simple Holes
• Creating Counter bore Holes
• Creating Countersink Holes

Creating Holes by using the Hole Tool

• Creating General Holes
• Creating Drill Size Hole
• Creating Screw Clearance Hole
• Creating Threaded Hole
• Creating Hole Series

Creating Grooves

• Creating Rectangular Grooves
• Creating Ball End Grooves
• Creating U Grooves

Creating Slots

• Creating Rectangular Slots
• Creating Ball-End Slots
• Creating U-Slots
• Creating T-Slots
• Creating Dove-Tail Slots

Creating Chamfers

• Creating a Chamfer Feature Using the Symmetric Method
• Creating a Chamfer Feature Using the Asymmetric Method
• Creating a Chamfer Feature Using the Offset and Angle Method
• Creating an Edge Blend

Advanced Modeling Tools

Instance Feature Tool

• Creating Rectangular Arrays Using the Instance Feature Tool
• Creating Circular Arrays Using the Instance Feature Tool
• Using the Pattern Face Option of the Instance Feature Tool

Mirror Feature Tool
Mirror Body Tool
Sweeping Sketches along the Guide Curves
Creating Swept Features
Creating Tubes or
Cables Creating Threads
Creating Symbolic Threads
Creating Detailed Threads
Creating Shell Features
Shelling the Entire Solid Body

Editing Features

• Editing a Hole Feature
• Editing the Positioning of a Hole Feature
• Editing the Positioning of a Groove Feature
• Editing the Positioning of a Slot Feature
• Editing the Parameters of Features
• Editing the Parameters of Features with Rollback
• Editing Sketches of the Sketch-based Features
• Reordering Features

Advanced Modeling Tools

• Creating Boss Features
• Creating Pocket Features
• Creating Pad Features
• Creating Drafts

• The Assembly Environment 
• Invoking the Assembly Environment 
• Invoking the Assembly Environment Using the Assembly
• Template from the New Dialog Box
• Invoking the Assembly Environment in the Current Part
• File Types of Assembly Design Approaches
• Creating Bottom-up Assemblies 
• Placing Components in the Assembly Environment
• Changing the Reference Set of a Component
• Applying Assembly Constraints to Components
• Points to Remember while Assembling Components
• Creating a Component Array in an Assembly
• Replacing a Component in an Assembly
• Moving a Component in an Assembly
• Repositioning a Component in an Assembly 
• Mirroring a Component in an Assembly
• Modifying a Component in the Assembly File 

•  The Top-down Assembly Design Approach 
• Creating Components Using the Top-down Assembly Design Approach
• Creating Subassemblies
• Editing Assembly Constraints
• Modifying the Assembly Constraints
• Checking the Interference between the Components of an
• Assembly Checking Interference and Clearance
• Using the Check Clearance Analysis 
• Checking Interference Using the Assembly Clearance Method
• Checking Interference and Clearance
• Analyzing Crosssections of Components Using the View Section Tool
• Creating Exploded Views of an Assembly 
• Exploding Views Automatically
• Exploding Views Manually 

• Surface Modeling Invoking the Sheet
• Modeling Environment
• Creating an Extruded Surface Creating a Revolved Surface
• Creating a Ruled Surface 
• Creating a Surface Using the Through Curves Tool
• Creating a Surface Using the Through Curve Mesh Tool
• Creating a Surface Using the Four Point Surface Tool
• Creating a Swoop Surface
• Creating the Planar Surfaces from 2D Sketches and
• Edges of Solid or Surface
• Creating a Transition Surface Using the Transition Tool
• Creating an N-Sided Surface Creating a Silhouette
• Flange Surface 
• Extending a Surface Using the Law Extension Tool 
• Creating a Surface Offset Using the Offset Surface Tool 
• Trimming and Extending a Surface Using the Trim and Extend Tool 
• Trimming a Sheet by Using the Trimmed Sheet Tool 
• Creating a Surface Using the Studio Surface Tool 
• Creating a Surface between Two Walls Using the Styled Blend Tool
• Creating Surfaces Using the Styled Sweep Tool
• Sewing Individual Surfaces into a Single Surface
• Adding Thickness to a Surface 

• Creating Curves from Bodies 
• Creating Intersection Curves
• Creating Section Curves
• Creating Extract Curves 
• Advanced Surface Modeling Tools
• Creating Dart Features Creating
• Emboss Sheet Features Creating
• Face Blend Features Creating
• Soft Blend Features Creating
• Fillet Features Creating Bridge
• Features 

• The Drafting Environment 
• Invoking the Drafting Environment
• Invoking the Drafting Environment Using the Drawing
• Template from the New Dialog Box
• Invoking the Drafting Environment in the Current Part File
• Editing the Drawing Sheet Parameters in the Drafting Environment 
• Invoking the Drafting Tools
• Types of Drawing Views in NX 
• Base View 
• Projected View 
• Detail View 
• Section View 
• Auxiliary View 
• Half-Section View 
• Revolved Section View 
• Break-Out Section View 
• Broken View 
• Generating Drawing Views 
• Generating the Base View 
• Generating the Orthographic Drawing Views Using the Projected View Tool
• Generating the Detail View Using the Detail View Tool Generating Section
• Views Using the Section View Tool 
• Generating the Half Section View Using the Half Section View Tool
• Generating the Revolved Section View Generating the Break-Out
• Section View
• Generating the Broken View 
• Manipulating the Drawing View 
• Aligning the Drawing Views Using the Align View
• Tool View Boundary
• Displaying the Model Using the Display Sheet Tool 
• Inserting a Drawing Sheet Using the New Sheet Tool
• Modifying the Properties of a Generated Drawing View the Scale Value of the Drawing View
• Adding Dimensions to the Drawing Views 
• Retrieving Dimensions from the Model 
• Adding Dimensions to the Drawing View 
• Generating Exploded Views of an Assembly 
• Creating Parts List and Associative Balloons
• Creating a Parts List for an Assembly 
• Creating Associative Balloons 
• Creating a Tabular Note (Title Block) 
• Adding Multiline Text to a Drawing Sheet 
• Printing Tools 
• Print 
• Plot 

• Move Face Pull Face Offset
• Region Replace
• Face Resize
• Blend Resize
• Face Delete
• Face Copy
• Face Cut Face
• Paste Face
• Mirror Face
• Pattern Face
• Resize Chamfer
• Label Chamfer
• Make Coplanar
• Make Coaxial
• Make Tangent
• Make Symmetric
• Make Parallel 
• Make Perpendicular
• Make Fixed 
• Show Related Face
• Linear Dimension 
• Angular Dimension 
• Radial Dimension 
• Shell Body
• Shell Face 
• Change Shell Thickness 
• Group Face 
• Cross Section