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Advanced NX4 Modeling, Assemblies and Sheet Metal Techniques
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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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