NX Design Simulation – Lesson 1

Lesson 1 – Introduction   Tags: NX CAE, Design Simulation, FEA, basic, introduction In this introduction lesson for NX Design Simulation, we’ll have a general look at the application, and show you a best-practice workflow. By working like this, you can make sure that you take smarter design choices for your design, as well as being prepared for any changes that might come your way through associative geometry...

NX Realize Shape – Lesson 5

  Course overview Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Tool in depth – Transform Cage –   Lesson 5 -Importing OBJ Wavefront files Models can be downloaded at www.turbosquid.com Tags: Realize Shape, obj wavefront, transform quicktip In this fifth and final lesson in the NX Realize Shape course, we’ll look at how we can import and manipulate geometry from the OBJ Wavefront format. We’ll have a look at the following: 00:15 – Introduction 01:15 – Importing a coarse mesh (head) 01:55 – Transform filtering tips (falloff object) 03:15 – Importing a multibody subdivision model (chair) 03:40 – Making an assembly of the subdivision...

NX Realize Shape – Lesson 4

  Course overview Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Tool in depth – Transform Cage – Lesson 4 -Design Configurations  DOWNLOAD THE PART FOR THIS TUTORIAL (NX10 only) Tags: Realize Shape, Handheld Vacuum, Product Design, Design Configurations In a product design process, it’s important being able to quickly generate multiple design configurations in order to make sure you find the the design which adds a company identity and aesthetic appeal. In this tutorial, we’ll have a look at how you can achieve this by utilizing NX assembly functionality. The model used as a basis for this tutorial can be downloaded via the link on top. In detail, we will cover the following: 00:09 – Introduction 00:42 – Setting up the foundation 01:09 – Pattern Component 01:37 – Make parts unique 02:33 – Working in assembly context 03:34 – Working isolated with a configuration 04:00 – Modeling technique recommendation 05:30 – Effective cage face selection 06:10 – Speed modeling 07:10 –...

NX Realize Shape – Lesson 3

  Course overview Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Tool in depth – Transform Cage – Lesson 3 – Road Bike Frame Concept  DOWNLOAD THE PART FOR THIS TUTORIAL (NX10 only) Tags: Realize Shape, Road Bike, Tube, Set Weight, Fill, Bridge Face In the third lesson we’ll finish a road bike frame design by looking at the following topics: 01:12 – Defining Cage Polylines 01:41 – Tube Cage 01:52 – Fill Command 02:19 – Bridge Face explained 03:26 – Making a hole using Bridge Face 03:50 – Bridge Face example 04:10 – Wrap up 04:27 – Speed modeling 05:25 – End...