NX Design Brochure - Siemens PLM Software - #8

NX is an industry-proven system that provides world-class capabilities for all aspects of the design process. NX tools have a breadth of capability and depth of function that are the direct result of decades of experience in providing practical and productive

mechanical design solutions.

Creating detailed drawings can be a tedious, time-consuming process. NX streamlines and simplifies the production of engineering

drawings with drag-and-drop drawing templates, simplified view creation with interactive preview and multiple options for model

display representation. NX drafting tools support all major national

and international standards for engineering drawings.

Siemens has led the development of standards for 3D model annotation, such as the ASMEYI4.4I and ISO TCI0.As a result, NX

includes advanced tools for creating a 3D product definition that

includes reference geometry, driving and annotation dimensions, GD&T

symbols, tolerances, finishes and other product and manufacturing

information directly on the model.With these tools NX promotes drawingless design processes using an enriched product definition

embodied in the digital solid model.

NX includes intelligent tools for designing and managing sheet metal components based on knowledge of material properties and fabrication processes.This includes a suite of tailored modeling

features and utilities that incorporate material and process specifications. Designers can develop components using commands

that reflect fabrication steps - including bends, flanges, cutouts and

other formable features. NX automatically applies defaults and standard values to create sheet metal parts that embody industry

best practices or company standards. For example, bend radii values

may be fixed within a certain range for a given material thickness

based on known manufacturing quality issues.

Folded and unfolded views of sheet metal components can be used in the 3D design and in downstream 2D documentation and manufacturing. Unlike other sheet metal design tools, NX enables full interaction of other parametric modeling operations with sheet metal features within the context of a single part.

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