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Advanced NX4 Modeling, Assemblies and Sheet Metal Techniques

byStephen Samuel

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May Unigraphics User Group Meeting Year 2006

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Overview of speechNX4 has some goodies that enable faster more efficient design.

RolesDeformable partsWeldingAssembly cutsNX sheet metal

Ask any question at any time

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Roles

• Roles are a way of limiting the menus

• Be careful when you first experience the software. You may not see the menus that you are looking for.

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O-ring design with deformable part

• Create an o-ring file with deformable part and references

• Create the assembly

• Create a part with the curve in it representing the center line of the o-ring

• Bring in the component and the deformable o-ring file

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Advanced expression has o-ring design function and many others

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Link the parameters of the sketch to the o-ring formulas

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Notice the multitude of expression choices

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“Ug_oRingRadialGrooveDiaBore” returns a groove diameter from other parameters.

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Groove diameter is created with the a different function.

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Finished product

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Object Parameters Filter (Expressions)

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Open referenced parts (Expressions)

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Select the interpart expression and NX will open the part.

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Welding menu

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Fillet Weld Function

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Assemble components and weld.

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Insert an auto weld symbol

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Assembly level cut

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Create a sketch on an wave linked face

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Extrude the sketch and subtract form both bodies

The holes only exists in the assembly

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Improved NX Sheet metal

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