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Dedication Preface Chapter 1: Introduction to NX 8.5

Introduction to NX 8.5 System Requirements Getting Started with NX Important Terms and Denitions Understanding the Functions of the Mouse Buttons Toolbars Hot Keys Color Scheme Dialog Boxes in NX Selecting Objects Deselecting Objects Selecting Objects Using the QuickPick Dialog Box Self-Evaluation Test

Chapter 2: Drawing Sketches for Solid Models

The Sketch task Environment Starting NX 8.5 Starting a New Document in NX 8.5 Invoking Different NX Environments Creating Three Fixed Datum Planes (XC-YC, YC-ZC, XC-ZC) Displaying the WCS (Work Coordinate System) Creating Sketches Creating Sketches in the Sketch task Environment Creating Sketches in the Modeling Environment Sketching Tools Drawing Sketches Using the Prole 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 2-2 2-2 2-4 2-7 2-7 2-8 2-9 2-9 2-15 2-15 2-15 2-19 2-19 2-19 2-21 2-22 2-24 2-28 2-30 2-31

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Filleting Sketched Entities The Drawing Display Tools Fitting Entities in the Current Display Zooming an Area Dynamic Zooming Panning Drawings Fitting View to Selection Restoring the Original Orientation of the Sketching Plane Setting Selection Filters in the Sketch task Environment Selecting Objects Deselecting Objects Using Snap Points Options While Sketching Deleting Sketched Entities Exiting the Sketch task Environment Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Chapter 3: Adding Geometric and Dimensional Constraints to Sketches

Constraining Sketches Concept of Constrained Sketches Under-Constrain Fully-Constrain Over-Constrain Degree of Freedom Arrows Dimensioning Sketches Locking the Automatically Applied Dimensions of the Sketch 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 Objects in a Sketch Measuring the Distance between Two Objects in a Sketch Measuring the Projected Distance between Two Objects 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-4 3-5 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-8 3-9 3-10 3-10 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 3-15

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Chapter 4: Editing, Extruding, and Revolving Sketches

Editing Sketches Trimming Sketched Entities Extending Sketched Entities Creating a Corner between Sketched Entities Offsetting Sketched Entities Mirroring Sketched Entities Creating Linear Sketch Pattern Creating Circular Sketch Pattern Copying, Moving, and Rotating Sketched Entities Transforming Sketched Entities Editing Sketched Entities by Dragging Exiting the Sketch task 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 4-2 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-7 4-8 4-9 4-10 4-15 4-19 4-20 4-20 4-20 4-21 4-28 4-33 4-34 4-34 4-35 4-36

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Measuring the Screen Distance between Two Objects Measuring the Length of an Arc or a Line 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 Geometric Constraints Applying Additional Constraints Individually Applying Symmetry constraint Applying Automatic Constraints to a Sketch Controlling Inferred Constraints Settings Showing All Constraints in a Sketch Showing/Removing Constraints Converting a Sketch Entity or Dimension into a Reference Entity or Reference Dimension Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2

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Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Chapter 5: Working with Datum Planes, Coordinate Systems, and Datum Axes
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 Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 5-2 5-3 5-3 5-3 5-9 5-13 5-17 5-17 5-19 5-21 5-23 5-28 5-32 5-36 5-37 5-38 5-38 5-39

Chapter 6: Advanced Modeling Tools-I

Advanced Modeling Tools 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 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-7 6-8 6-10 6-11 6-12 6-12 6-15 6-17 6-19

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Chapter 7: Advanced Modeling Tools-II

Advanced Modeling Tools Pattern Feature Tool Creating Linear Pattern Creating Circular Pattern Creating Polygon Pattern Creating Spiral Pattern Creating a Pattern Along a Curve Creating Reference Pattern Creating a Fill Pattern Mirror Feature 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 Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Tutorial 4 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2 7-2 7-2 7-2 7-8 7-11 7-13 7-14 7-17 7-17 7-20 7-21 7-23 7-26 7-27 7-28 7-31 7-32 7-33 7-34 7-37 7-40 7-45 7-51 7-52 7-53 7-53

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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 Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3

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Chapter 8: Editing Features and Advanced Modeling Tools-III

Editing Features Editing 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 Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 8-2 8-2 8-2 8-3 8-3 8-3 8-3 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-5 8-9 8-12 8-15 8-19 8-27 8-34 8-35 8-36 8-37 8-38

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Chapter 9: Assembly Modeling-I

The Assembly Environment Invoking the Assembly Environment Invoking the Assembly Environment Using 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 Mirroring a Component in an Assembly Modifying a Component in the Assembly File Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 9-2 9-2 9-2 9-3 9-3 9-4 9-4 9-7 9-7 9-17 9-17 9-20 9-21 9-25 9-28 9-29 9-42 9-55 9-56 9-56

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Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4

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 Using the Simple Interference Tool Checking Interference and Clearance Using the Check Clearance Analysis Checking Interference Using the Assembly Clearance Method Checking Interference and Clearance, and Analyzing Cross-sections of Components Using the View Section Tool Creating Exploded Views of an Assembly Exploding Views Automatically Exploding Views Manually Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Tutorial 4 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1

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Chapter 11: Surface Modeling

Introduction to Surface Modeling Invoking the Shape Studio 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 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 11-2 11-2 11-3 11-3 11-4 11-6 11-8 11-10 11-10 11-12 11-13 11-15 11-18 11-22 11-26 11-27 11-28 11-30 11-33

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Creating Surfaces Using the Styled Sweep Tool Sewing Individual Surfaces into a Single Surface Adding Thickness to a Surface Adding Drafts Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Chapter 12: Advanced Surface Modeling

Creating Curves from Bodies Creating Intersection Curves Creating Section Curves Creating Extract Curves Creating Isoparametric Curves Projecting Curves Advanced Surface Modeling Tools Creating Dart Features Creating Emboss Body on a Sheet or Solid Body Creating Face Blend Features Creating Soft Blend Features Creating Bridge Features Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2 12-2 12-2 12-3 12-8 12-10 12-12 12-15 12-15 12-17 12-18 12-23 12-26 12-27 12-38 12-47 12-59 12-59 12-60 12-61

Chapter 13: Generating, Editing, and Dimensioning the Drawing Views

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 13-2 13-2 13-2 13-3 13-6 13-6 13-6 13-6 13-7 13-7 13-7 13-7

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Half-Section View Revolved Section View Break-Out Section View Broken View Generating Drawing Views Generating Views Using the View Creation Wizard Tool 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 Views 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 Modifying 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 Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Chapter 14: Synchronous Modeling

Introduction Move Face Pull Face Offset Region 14-2 14-2 14-5 14-7

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Replace Face Resize Blend Reorder Blend Resize Chamfer Label Chamfer Label Notch Blend Resize Face Delete Face Copy Face Cut Face Paste Face Mirror Face Pattern Face Make Coplanar Make Coaxial Make Tangent Make Symmetric Make Parallel Make Perpendicular Make Fixed Make Offset Show Related Face Linear Dimension Angular Dimension Radial Dimension Shell Body Shell Face Change Shell Thickness Group Face Edit Cross Section in History Free Mode Edit Cross Section in History Mode Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Chapter 15: Sheet Metal Design

The Sheet Metal Module Setting the Sheet Metal Part Properties Creating the Base feature Adding Flanges to a Sheet Metal Part Creating Contour Flanges 15-2 15-4 15-7 15-8 15-15

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Creating Lofted Flanges Adding a Jog to the Sheet Bending the Sheet Metal Part Unbending the Sheet Metal Part Rebending the Sheet Metal Part Filleting or Chamfering Corners Closing the Corners of a Sheet Metal Part Creating Dimples in a Sheet Metal Part Creating Louvers in a Sheet Metal Part Creating Drawn Cutouts in a Sheet Metal Part Creating Beads in a Sheet Metal Part Adding Gussets to a Sheet Metal part Adding Hems Creating a Sheet Metal Part using Solid body Converting a Solid Part Into a Sheet Metal Part Ripping the Corners of a Solid Part Creating the Flat Pattern of a Sheet Metal Part Creating the Flat Pattern Creating the Flat Solid Exporting a Flat Pattern Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2