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Siemens NX 6 Surface-modeling
(Tutorial 2 – Mouse)
Surface-modeling
Solid-modeling
Assembly Design
Design with a Master Model
Design in Context
Tutorial 2A
- Import 2D outline drawing into Siemens NX 6
- Build 3D curves based on the imported drawing
- Build the upper surfaces of the mouse
Tutorial 2B
- Do the draft analysis to search any undercut portion on the upper surfaces
- Build the lower surfaces of the mouse
- Convert the surfaces into a solid (Master Model)
Tutorial 2C
- Build the parting surfaces based on the imported drawing
- Create components from the finished model
- Create a new part in the assembly (Design in Context)
- Modify a part design while looking at other parts (Design in Context)
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help or attend the software training.
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• File/New
• Select Model as Type
• Enter “master_model_a.prt” as file
name
• Select the path of the project folder
• Click ok
Tutorial 2A
• Double-click on the default Datum
coordinates system Double-click to edit
Tutorial 2A
To confirm that the size of the drawing is correct:-
• Double-click on the scale line of the drawing
• Check if the displayed length is 50mm; if not, we
need to enlarge or shrink the drawing into the
correct size
• Delete the scale line ( we don’t need it anymore)
Tutorial 2A
• Select all curves of Front View
• Select “Move Handles Only”
• Draft the handle to the midpoint of the line
• Deselect “move handles only”
• Enter x =0, y= -150, z=0
• Then rotate about x by 90deg (as shown )
• Click apply
Tutorial 2A
To Change all curve colors to Yellow:-
• Select all curves
• Right-click on a curve, select “edit display”
• Select “Yellow” as Color
• Click ok
Tutorial 2A
• Insert Datum/Datum plane
• Select xy plane
• Distance 50mm
• Click ok
• Insert/Sketch…
Mirrored point
• Select the offset plane
• Click ok
Draw a point here
• Draw a point as shown
• Mirror the point around y axis
• Draw a 3-point arc (start & end at the
existing points, middle at the origin)
• Drag the endpoint to make it longer
• (the arc should match the reference)
• Click icon “Finish Sketch”
Tutorial 2A
• Insert Datum/Datum plane
• Select xz plane
• Reverse Direction
• Distance 50mm
• Click ok
• Insert/Sketch…
• Select the offset plane
• Click ok
• Draw a point as shown
• Mirror the point around z axis
• Draw a 3-point arc (start & end at the
existing points, middle on the yellow arc)
• Drag on the curve to adjust radius
drag
• Drag an endpoint to make it longer
• Click icon “Finish Sketch”
drag
Tutorial 2A
To build a 3d curve by combined projection :-
Sketch.0
• Insert/ Curve from Curves/ Combined
Projection
• Select sketch.0 as curve.1
• Select sketch.1 as curve.2
• (projection direction = normal to curve) Sketch.1
• Click ok
Tutorial 2A
• Insert/Datum/Datum plane
• Select yz plane
• Switch to Top View
• Drag the plane onto the plane (we can drag
the green ball to make the plane bigger)
• (offset value = 30.5)
• Click ok
drag
• Insert/Sketch
• Select the offset plane, click ok
• Draw two arcs (tangent to each other)
• Click icon “Constraints”
• Select the end point and the absolute y axis
• Select “point on curve” (the endpoint is now
on y-axis)
• Adjust the shape & position of the arcs so that
they can match the yellow reference
• Click icon “finish sketch”
Tutorial 2A
To Create an extruded surface:-
• Insert/Design Feature/Extrude…
• Select the combined curve as Section
• Select +Z as the direction
• Enter 20 mm as distance
• Click ok
Tutorial 2A
To Create an extruded surface with Draft:-
• Insert/Design Feature/Extrude
• Select “Sketch.2” as Section
• Select +Z as the direction
• Enter 20 mm as distance
• Select “From Start Limit” as Draft
• Enter 5 deg as Angle
• Click ok
To Mirror a surface:-
• Insert/Associative Copy/Mirror Body
• Select this surface as body
• Select yz plane as mirror plane
• Click ok
result
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Tutorial 2A
• Insert/Detailed Feature/Face Blend
• Select surface as Chain1
• Select surface as Chain2
• (Both arrows should point inward; if not,
reverse it)
• Enter 5mm as Radius
• Select “Trim to all input faces”
• Click ok
result
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Tutorial 2A
• Hide Datum.3
• Insert/Sketch
• Select XZ plane, click ok
• Insert/ Curve from Curves/Offset from
curve
• Select the combined curve
• 3.5 mm as offset value
• Click ok
• (We can create an offset curve from any
entity that is out of the sketch.)
• Click icon “Finish Sketch”
Tutorial 2A
To create a sketch mating with an external sketch:-
• Insert/Sketch
• Select yz plane
• Draw two arcs as shown (tangent to each
other)
• Draw a horizontal line starting from the
connecting point , then make either one
tangent to it; Convert the line to a reference
line
Offset curve
• Adjust the shape & position of the arcs so that Coincided
they can match the yellow reference (just drag with y axis
on curves or points)
• Click icon “finish sketch”
Tutorial 2A
• Insert/Datum/Datum plane
• Select XZ plane
• Select the endpoint
• Select “Associative”
• Click ok
• Insert/Sketch
• Select the offset plane, click ok
• Draw a point as shown
• Mirror the point around Z axis
• Draw a 3-point arc (start & end at the two
points, middle at the point )
• Drag on the curve to adjust radius
• Drag the endpoint to make it longer
• Click icon “Finish Sketch”
Tutorial 2A
To Create a Swept surface ( 1section & 2
guides):-
• Insert/Sweep/Swept
• Select “Single Curve” on selection filter
• Select Curve as Section
• Select Curve as Guide 1
• Click “Add new set”
• Select Curve as Guide 2
• Click ok
• Insert/Trim/Trim-and-Extend
• Select “Make Corner” as type
• Select a surface as Target
• Select the other surface as Tool
• Reverse arrows so that the result is as
shown
• Click ok
Tutorial 2A
• Insert/Trim/Trim body
• Select the surface as Target
• Select Plane as Tool
• (arrow should point backward; if not,
reverse it)
• Click ok
• Insert/Detail-Feature/Edge Blend
• Select an edge (all tangent edges are
selected automatically; selection filter =
tangent curves)
7mm
Tutorial 2A
• Draw one horizontal line at point
(Insert/Curve/Line , select “associative”)
• Draw one vertical line at point
• Insert/ Curve-from-Curves/Bridge
• Select horizontal line as start object
• Select vertical line as end object
• Select G1 (tangent) as start
• Select G1 (tangent) as end
• Select “Associative”
Tutorial 2A
• Insert/Curve-from-Curves/Mirror
• Select the bridge curve as Curve
• Select YZ plane as Mirror Plane Sketch.6
• Click ok
• Insert/Curve-from-Curves/Mirror
• Select Sketch.3 as curve
• Select YZ plane as mirror plane
• Click ok
• Hide Sketch.6
• Insert/Mesh Surface/Through-Curve-Mesh
• Select Primary Curve 1 &2
• Select Cross Curve 1 , 2 & 3
• (Refer to next page)
• Select “G1 tangent” as first primary
continuity, select the surface
• Click ok
2 Primary Curves
Tutorial 2A
Primary curve1
Selection filter = Tangent curves
Select an edge of Primary curve1
Add New Set
3 Cross Curves
File/Save
Tutorial 2A
To Check if the whole skin can meet the required shape…
• File/ Save
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Tutorial 2B
• Insert/Sketch
• Select Plane.1 , click ok
• Draw a vertical line, then mirror it
• Draw two arcs (tangent to lines)
• Click icon “finish sketch”
• Insert/Trim/Trimmed-Sheet
• Select the surface as Target
• Select the last sketch as Boundary Object
• “Normal to Curve Plane”
• Click ok
Tutorial 2B
• Insert/Mesh Surface/Sections…
• Select “Two Point Radius” as Type
• Select Start guide
• Select End guide
• Select Spine curve
• Law type = Constant
• Value = 5mm
• Click ok
Tutorial 2B
• Insert/ Combine Bodies/ Sew
• Select the biggest surface as Target
• Select other surfaces as Tool
• Click ok
• Analysis/Shape/Draft
• Change draft angle to 3 deg
• An error is found (not enough 3 deg)
Tutorial 2B
We are going to build a lower skin…
• Insert/Design Feature/Extrude
• Select the curve
• Enter -20mm as End Limit distance
• Click ok
• Insert/Design Feature/Draft
• Select “From edges” as type
• Select +z as Draw Direction
• Select the top edge
• Orient View to Right View
drag
• Drag the draft angle to 10 deg (to match
the Yellow reference)
• Click ok
Tutorial 2B
• Insert/Flange Surface/Law Extension
• Select the sketch as base profile
• Select –Z as reference vector
• Length law = constant, 30mm
• Select “Linear” as Angle Law type end
Tutorial 2B
• Insert/Detail Feature/Face Blend
• Select surface as Chain1
• Select surface as Chain2
• (Both arrows should point inward; if not,
reverse it)
• Enter 4.5mm as Radius
• Select “Trim to all input faces”
• Click ok
Tutorial 2B
• Insert/Curve/Line
• Select the origin as start point
• Select any point on x-axis
• Enter -50mm as start limit
• Enter 50 mm as end limit
• Click ok
• Insert/Design Feature/Extrude
• Select the line as section
• Select y as direction
• Drag the handle to define the length,
longer than the model
• Click ok
• Insert/Combine Bodies/Sew
• Select all surfaces, except the last extruded
surface
• Click ok
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Tutorial 2B
• Insert/Trim/Trim-and-Extend
• Select “Make Corner” as type
• Select Target surface
• Select Tool surface
• Reverse arrows so that the result is as
shown
• Click ok
Tutorial 2B
To find out the surface gaps that lead to the
failure of surface-to-solid conversion:-
• Insert/Offset-Scale/Sheets-to-Solid-assistant
• Enter 0mm as First Offset & Second Offset
• Select the surface
• Click Apply
• Select “Show Sheet Boundary” (two gaps are
found)
• Click Cancel
Tutorial 2B
• Insert/ Design Feature/Edge Blend
• Select the edge
• Enter 1mm as radius
• Click ok
• Insert/Offset-Scale/Shell
• Select “Shell all Faces” as type
• Select the solid
• (arrow should point inward)
• Enter 2.5mm as thickness
• Click ok
• File/Save
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Tutorial 2C
We’ve built the overall shape of the mouse. Now, we
are going to create parting surfaces, and then split
the master model into separate components.
Tutorial 2C
• Make Layer 41 visible
• Insert/Sweep/ Swept
• Select Section curve
• Select Guide curve guide
• Select “Anywhere along guide” as section
location section
• Click ok
• Insert/Design Feature/Extrude
• Select the two surface edges
• Select +z value as direction
• Enter 3 mm as start limit, -10mm as end limit
• Click ok
Tutorial 2C
• Insert/Trim/Trim-and-Extend
• Select “By Distance” as type
• Select the surface edges
• Enter 10mm as extension
• Click ok
Tutorial 2C
• Insert/Trim/Trim-and-Extend
• Select the surface edge
• Enter 20mm as extension
• Click ok
• Insert/Combine Bodies/Sew
• Select the two surfaces
• Click ok
• Insert/Trim/Trim-and-Extend
• Select “Make Corner” as type
• Select Target surface
• Select Tool surface
• Reverse arrows so that the result is as
shown
• Click ok
result
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Tutorial 2C
• Insert/Sketch
• Select Datum plane1 on tree,
• click ok
• Draw a symmetrical arc as shown
• Click icon “finish sketch”
• Insert/Design Feature/Extrude
• Select the sketch
• Reverse Direction
• Enter 80mm as distance , click ok.
Tutorial 2C
• Show the Solid
• Format/Layer settings
• Make layer 41 (curves) invisible
• Make layer 61 (datums) invisible
• File/New/Assembly
• Enter “Mouse_assembly_a.prt” as file
name; in the same project folder
• Click ok
• Select “master_model_a.prt” on the list
• Select “Absolute Origin” as Positioning
Tutorial 2C
We are going to split the Master Model into
separate parts (part files)…
Tutorial 2C
To Create Upper Body:-
• Assemblies/Components/Create New
Component
• Select “model” as type
• Enter “upper_body_a.prt” as filename
• Click ok, click ok
Tutorial 2C
To Create Right Button:-
• Do 3 Trims
• Move all surfaces to Layer 11
Tutorial 2C
To Create Left Button:-
• Double-click mouse_assembly
• Hide other component
• Show mastermodel
• Do 3 Trims
• Move all surfaces to Layer 11
Tutorial 2C
To Create Middle Button:-
• Double-click mouse_assembly
• Hide other component
• Show mastermodel
• Do 2 trims
• Move all surfaces to Layer 11
Tutorial 2C
To Create Lower Body:-
• Double-click mouse_assembly
• Hide other component
• Show mastermodel
Tutorial 2C
To Create a Wheel (New Part):-
• Double-click mouse_assembly
• Show all components, except mastermodel
• Double-click wheel_a
• Insert/Sketch
• Select yz plane (zoom in to view), click ok
• Draw a circle at origin (dia 20mm )
• Click “finish sketch”
• Insert/Design feature/Extrude
• Select the sketch
• Enter 3mm as start, -3mm as end
• Click ok
Tutorial 2C
• Double-click mouse_assembly
• Assemblies/Components/Move
component
• Select Wheel model
• Click “specify orientation” on the
command menu
• Drag the wheel to the correct position
• Insert/Sketch
• Select xy plane
• Draw a profile slightly bigger than the
wheel
• Click icon “finish sketch”
• Insert/Design Feature/Extrude
• Select the sketch
• Select “symmetric value” as limits
• Enter 100mm
• Select “Subtract”, select the solid
• Click ok
• File/Save all
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Tutorial 2C
• Click tab page “System materials” on the
left Drag & drop
• Apply material texture one by one (just
drag and drop)
• Upperbody, leftbutton & rightbutton
(aluminium)
• Middle button & wheel (plastic black)
• Lowerbody (plastic shiny resin red)
• View/Perspective
• View/Visualization/High-Quality-Image
• Click icon “basic scene editor”
• Deselect “Use Image based lighting”
• Start Shade, then save it as tif
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