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Taylor Anderson NX Videos
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Brief Videos about NX (the flagship CAD product from Siemens) from Taylor Anderson. These will mostly be brief Tutorials, Tips and Tricks, How-To, and answers to frequently asked questions about NX parametric part and assembly modeling, including template model creation and usage.
NX Clearance Analysis [NX2406]
Another great video from my friend Rick Hebert, this one dives into the set of available tools for clearance analysis or interference analysis in NX -- from simple manual checking to automated mass analysis of large assemblies. Rick also shows how to do an automatic double-check that clearance analysis has been run, using Check-Mate. These are powerful tools for preemptively finding the kinds of errors that can result in assembly problems after manufacturing, and easily fixing them in your digital model!
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Can your CAD system solve a Rubik's Cube?
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My friend Rick Hebert at Siemens asked me to share this really fun video. He's built a functional Rubik's Cube in NX (using a Product Template) and wired in a publicly available solver as well, using the NX Open API. Beyond the obvious fun, this is a great demonstration of the ability to embed useful behaviors in an NX parametric model, and a great demonstration of the ability to incorporate ex...
NX Assembly Mass Properties: Measuring MOI about Alternate Axes [NX 2406]
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I got a great question today about how to use the NX Mass Properties Management tools to examine/estimate/extract the Moment of Inertia of a set of rotating parts in an assembly. This simple example walks through how to use either the Centroidal MoI numbers or the WCS (Work Coordinate System) MoI numbers to extract this value. In this example you'll see that both methods work great for arriving...
NX Assembly Mass Properties: Variable Mass for NX Deformable Components [NX 2406]
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With the June 2024 release of NX, the author of a Deformable Component can now specify whether it should be considered as a classic Deformable Component with fixed mass, or as “stock” material with variable mass! This video walks through the original historical intent for NX Deformable Components (they were originally envisioned as a way to model parts that are manufactured in a specific shape,...
NX Template Authoring: Dual-input schemes for Expressions [NX 2406]
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From time to time in NX Template Studio Author, it's useful to allow users to choose between more than one input style for a specific expression. With the June 2024 release of NX, you can now add multiple widgets to control the same expression in different ways, and these will automatically stay synchronized. This can be useful in the context of simple/advanced or beginner/advanced dialog desig...
NX Deformable Components: Utility for Modernizing your Deformable Components [NX 2406]
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With the June 2024 release of NX, we've added a simple utility for moving Deformable Components forward from the older UDF-based definitions to the Feature Template based definitions, enabling powerful new configuration, including modern NX Block-based selection widgets for resolving geometric inputs!
NX Template Authoring: Adding F1 Help to your Templates [NX 2406]
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With the June 2024 release of NX, we've added an easy way to add help documentation to your templates. This enables end users of NX Templates to use the familiar F1 help gesture and the question mark at the top of the Template dialog to launch your custom help. Because Feature Templates, Product Templates, and Deformable Components are all authored in the same Template Studio Author tool these ...
NX Measure: Three New Measurement Types [NX 2406]
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The NX Measure command is architected to allow us to add new measurement types relatively easily, and the June 2024 release of NX continues the trend of adding a few useful new measurement types! The new Inscribed Circle measurement is very useful for applications involving parallel roller systems like printing applications, or other sheet materials that are rolled or unrolled at assembly time....
NX Feature Templates: Converting UDFs with Legacy Positioning Dimensions [NX 2406]
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Migrating UDFs to Feature Templates is easier than ever with new support for legacy RPO dimensions. If your older UDFs contain RPO dimensions, Template Studio Author can now recognize these and optionally allow you to add an extra button to your Feature Template dialog to allow editing and redefinition of these dimensions!
NX Deformable Components: New Authoring in Template Studio Author [NX 2406]
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With the June 2024 release of NX, Deformable Components are now authored using the Template Studio Author environment, just like Product Templates and Feature Templates. Deformable Components have also been enhanced in some key ways, including the ability to edit the deformation definition, the ability to use Deformable Components authored using any units, and of course new modern and configura...
NX Feature Templates: Using a Label to show a Warning Message [NX 2206]
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I got a great question today about whether we could create a Label in a Product Template dialog that would conditionally display a warning message when a particular input is not incorrect. We of course have a variety of automatic checkers built into NX that can display NX Alert messages, but with a little bit of creativity we can certainly do this inside the dialog in a Label as well. This exam...
NX Template Authoring: Scale Limits driven by Expression [NX 2312]
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We've had several requests to allow NX Expressions (model parameters) to drive the LIMITS of sliders and spinners in Product Template (and Feature Template) user dialogs. We've enabled this in the December 2023 release of NX! Check out this interesting new dynamic behavior in this video, and please let us know about the interesting ways you end up using this new capability!
NX Feature Templates: Automating Placement at Multiple Points [NX 2312]
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With the December 2023 release of NX, we added a cool ability for Feature Templates that use a point for positioning. Template authors can use an optional new setting to allow Feature Templates to be automatically placed at multiple points at the same time, rather than needing to select each location individually. As you'll see, this includes some automatic recognition of each individual target...
NX Feature Templates: New Options for Resolving Geometric References [NX 2312]
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With the December 2023 release of NX, we give creators of Feature Templates a new option to help guide consumers to more effectively choose geometry that will correctly drive your Feature Template. In particular, the new options allow the author to choose whether Selection Intent Rules will be reused exactly, or whether end users can Redefine these on the fly. Similarly, authors can choose whet...
NX Measure: New Associative XYZ Components for Distance Measurements [NX 2312]
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In the December 2023 release of NX, we added the ability to create associative measurement results for the X, Y and Z components of Distance measurements. These were previously displayed, but could not be saved as an associative expression. (A quick note for the interested student... You might recognize that these components are actually the exact same results as if we had performed a "Minimum ...
NX Assembly Mass Properties Management: Automatic Support for Assembly Cut Operations [NX 1872]
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NX Assembly Mass Properties Management: Automatic Support for Assembly Cut Operations [NX 1872]
NX Assembly Mass Properties Management Overview (from Realize Live 2022)
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NX Assembly Mass Properties Management Overview (from Realize Live 2022)
NX Measure: Measuring relative to an alternate coordinate system [NX 12.0.1]
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NX Measure: Measuring relative to an alternate coordinate system [NX 12.0.1]
NX Expressions: Simple Requirement Checks on a Measure
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NX Expressions: Simple Requirement Checks on a Measure
NX Feature Templates: Using Points and Hole Features [NX 2206]
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NX Feature Templates: Using Points and Hole Features [NX 2206]
NX Measure: Fast Multiple Measurements with Input Reselection [NX 2206]
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NX Measure: Fast Multiple Measurements with Input Reselection [NX 2206]
NX Template Authoring: Image Tooltips for Option Menus [NX 11] and [NX 2212]
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NX Template Authoring: Image Tooltips for Option Menus [NX 11] and [NX 2212]
NX Template Authoring: Swapping Dialog Images [NX 2212]
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NX Template Authoring: Swapping Dialog Images [NX 2212]
NX Assembly Mass Properties: Alternate ways to remove duplicate mass from WAVE links
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NX Assembly Mass Properties: Alternate ways to remove duplicate mass from WAVE links
NX Product Templates: Adding a User Interface to a Drawing [NX 2306]
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NX Product Templates: Adding a User Interface to a Drawing [NX 2306]
NX Assembly Mass Properties: New precision options and a new Center of Mass property [NX 2306]
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NX Assembly Mass Properties: New precision options and a new Center of Mass property [NX 2306]
NX Measure: Measuring to extended arcs... Will my swinging object collide? [NX 2306]
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NX Measure: Measuring to extended arcs... Will my swinging object collide? [NX 2306]
NX Feature Templates: Using a Parameter Table with new data types [NX 2306]
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NX Feature Templates: Using a Parameter Table with new data types [NX 2306]
NX Product Templates: Reusing Feature Templates within Product Templates [NX 2306]
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NX Product Templates: Reusing Feature Templates within Product Templates [NX 2306]
NX Product Templates: "Fit Screen" Visual Rule for NX Template Authoring [NX 2306]
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NX Product Templates: "Fit Screen" Visual Rule for NX Template Authoring [NX 2306]
Great job Rick
can we add drafting drawing to our feature template author
As per usual, a great video that really shows a great technique in a hands on way.
Great Tutorial, very clear and simplified, thanks!
Can I have a template be placed on the center of a face all the time without input from the user, and maybe a vector for rotation?
Thank you very much for your videos! I founded the answer that i needed!
Great video!! Where have you been all my life Taylor?!?! I am trying to replicate what you have done on NX 2306 so I created coordinate system -> point->text and when i go to pattern Feature, select CS, point and text, go to "Pattern increments" the only object listed in the top section is "Pattern" .....but no coordinate system, point or text like in your example. Why could be the reason? Thank you for your help and best regards.
Hi Taylor I am facing a difficult with replacing component in Drafting and I even opened a question in DISW forum(Siemens) nobody there replied. Could you please try to help me with that? Thanks in advance.
Its me again. 😅 have a doubt! You have added two feature templates to your model first. And then pulled them into product template. Can we directly pull a feature template from library through product template ui? Because now to dynamically add more feature templates i need to keep adding them to the part and then add to pts. What if my count feature templates changes. Currently u have 2. What if i want 3 or 5 or 1. Is it possible to do that without adding them before hand to the part?
I professional user in inventor, but i don't know whay when i watch nx feature video idont understand any thing, any useful technic...
Can you Please tell me what is the diameter of outer circle.
Love this Video, Thanks Taylor🙏
Thanks for uploading the video. I wrote this over Thanksgiving break the first year of Covid. It was definitely a lot of fun! I modeled as much as I could in NX, then augmented the rest with NX Open code. In reality, it was pretty easy 🙂
Could you make some videos about the basics of NX Open?
If you launch NX and go into the on-line docs you can search for "Getting Started with NX Open". You will see a really nice PDF to get you started. I have pointed lots of people to it, and they are able to become proficient quickly. It is way better than a TH-cam video.
Great Video! Thanks for sharing it.
Can these images be linked from within embed manager?
thank you Taylor, very good information
Hello Taylor, again a very usefull video! Can I ask a question that is a bit off topic here? I have made a PTS part with 2 varables, for example width and heigth. In this example the width can be a range of values, and the heigth has a list of choises, but is depending on the assembly it is put in. When adding this PTS part multiple times to an assembly (clone) it wouls be very intresting if the heigth value can automatically be controlled bij an expression in the assembly. Is this possible without connecting the heigth value to the expression for every PTS part manually? In other words, I want to automatically 'pull' the expression value from an assembly to a PTS part.
Hi, This method isn't working for me. When I click the measure tool, the additional buttons on the menu-top-right don't appear. Please advise.
Thanks for posting! Very helpful to me.
Hello Mr Anderson, this video helpes me out a ton, thanks for that. I got two further questions for you. 1) I noticed, that I cannot use all Attributes and Expressions of the Part Family to refine the selection. What are the restriction on that? 2) I it possible to reuse other product templates, where I can fill the dialog values based on expressions?
Such techniques are so powerful it is something that I cant find in other high-end Softwares. Great typ Taylor congrats from Brazil.
Is there a tool as it were PTS but to be used in sketch? 2D Reuse Library does not offer User Interface as PTS does. Thanks in advance.
Very nice demo. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
I created a template that has some dimensions shown in readtext only field but for some unkown reason this dimensions show more zeros than the value is show in expressions editor, so in Expressions editor it is so 12.5 but in the template it is 12.500000...do you know how can I change it?
@Stocjon1985: Great question. We've noticed this as well, and we're adding a specific control for the number of displayed decimal places in both ReadOnly and Label widgets in an upcoming release of NX. Thanks for asking!
@@taylorandersonnxvideos Tks for replying.
Hello. First of all, this videos are so benefical. I need to ask you something sir. How can I add picture like a Mold Wizard informations. I need to see dimensions and I need to change in this picture. How can I add and manage ? Thank you for your videos. I like it so much.
If I understand your question correctly, it sounds like you're wanting to add an image to your dialog? You can use the "Label" widget in Template Studio Author to do this. This video shows some examples of this and shows the ability to swap this image dynamically if needed. th-cam.com/video/olMebCktZHM/w-d-xo.html Does this help?
Sir your every videos are incredible Thaaks a lot to share such aladin ka chiraag
Thank you so much!
Very nice video as per usual. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Stephen!
Great tutorial. I was also interested in how this O'ring was designed in NX in order to behaviour like that. Thanks.
This other video should be helpful in this regard: th-cam.com/video/PmMAkMBxjmc/w-d-xo.html The key is choosing the centerline curve as the desired "input" for the deformation. Deformable Components can have either geometric or numerical inputs that guide their deformation. Does this help?
Hello... it's so Great sharing...🎀🤩👍👌
Thank you!
Hello sir, how to calculate PCD of that patterned hole wrt wcs
I think you're asking about the Pattern Circle Diameter? In newer versions of NX (starting with NX 2406) you could directly measure the pattern circle diameter using three points. In older versions, creating a circle using three points first, and then measuring the circle would likely be the fastest way. Does that help?
@@taylorandersonnxvideos thank you for the reply sir, yes it works in newer version.....
Thanks for this! How do you associate these to requirements that you create in Teamcenter?
On the Teamcenter side, you'll first link the Requirements to the NX Item Revision. With this link in place, NX will find the Requirements when you open the part in NX, and automatically display them in the Requirements Validation tool in NX. You can then create the checkers in NX that relate the specific measurement expression to the requirement. Does that make sense?
Is it possible to block the OK and the Apply buttons when test==false, so the user can't create the part when some parameter is wrong?
Great question! Most of the parameter entry widgets have the ability to add limits (upper and/or lower) to each input. If one of these limits is exceeded, the OK and APPLY buttons will automatically be disabled, and warning messages about the out-of-range inputs will be displayed. Does that make sense?
Best teacher of NX in YT.
You're very kind! Thank you!
Hi Taylor, is it possible to implement full hole capabilities - in my case the hole table with all the defined differend hole types and values - in feature template?
Thanks, Michael! Yes, this should certainly be doable using a Parameter Table today. In fact, Parameter Tables and Feature Templates are a perfect combination for things like this. This video shows the ability to use Parameter Tables with a wide variety of expression types: th-cam.com/video/DhXEdZUI8bA/w-d-xo.html Does this help?
Hi Taylor, the title of this video is "NX Feature Template ..." but you are showing PTS-Studio. Do we have same function in Feature-Template Author?
Hi, Michael! Yes, because we're using the common Template Studio Author environment now, this technique works the same for Product Templates, Feature Templates, and Deformable Components. :-)
Thanks for providing the solution in such a explanatory and easy to understand way sir. Thank you so much 🙏🙏
My pleasure! Thanks for the feedback!
A great video form an even greater person!
Heh heh... You're kind, Stephen! Thank you!
Hello! Taylor Anderson !What is the quality expression of the part? What can I do to change the size of the part with manually entered mass values?
@hualiang178 -- Great question. The mass of the body is generally an *output* from a body, rather than an input, so getting from a mass input to an appropriate "size" is going to either involve: 1) a quick expression calculation (if the shape is canonical and we can easily invert the volume equation) 2) a set of pre-determined known values (like the first half of this video), or 3) an iterative approach to "finding" the right size that produces the desired mass. For this non-canonical shape, I used the third method in the second half of this video. As described, starting at about 1:55 in the video, I have a small optimization (Goal Seek, really) iterating on a size parameter to find the size that produces the desired mass. The "how to" details are in the last third of this video. Does that make sense?
Hello! Taylor Anderson !Can you provide me with your project to learn more about how you did it
Feel free to email me privately... First Name "dot" Last Name at Siemens.com. :-) I'm happy to share this model!
Hello Anderson Can you put video on setting color using feature template visual rule
Thanks! That's a great idea. I'll put that one on my list. :-)
if i want to import a new table from file how to do that please explain.
In the "Actions" group on the Parameter Tables dialog, you can use the "New Table from File" option to start a new table using an Excel spreadsheet or CSV file. The easiest way to understand the required format is to manually create a small Parameter Table and export it. (MB3 on the name of the Parameter Table after you've created it, and choose "Export".) Does that help?
This new function is very good. In the past we had to use wave geometry link in order to get something similar.
Assembly Cut is certainly a useful feature!
Im completely lost with expressions and your video as well. Im trying to do a variational pattern varying the size of an extrude (through a dimensioned check). What do you think I need to do to accomplish this. Do I need to learn expressions?
You'll definitely need to understand Expressions, but the key will be the Pattern Increment described in this video. Best of luck!
In this example, it is possible to have a single replaceable component that can be mounted to a different slot depending on the component selection made on the product template. (i.e. if component_1 is selected it gets mounted to slot A, if component_2 it goes to slot B). I could use suppression by expression, but i was wondering if i could use visual rules instead for a cleaner execution.
Interesting question! We don't have the ability to directly specify alternate assembly constraints, but if the different mounting positions were spaced along a similar direction, you could certainly have one of the assembly constraints be a Distance constraint that could vary based on the selected component (and thus in your example, modify the position the swapped component into slot A or B based on a different distance value.) I suppose this could work for angular constraints as well, now that I think about it. Again, thanks for an interesting question!
Hi sir your are the one of the best teacher which teaches a unique command many chapters on your channel is only one content on TH-cam thanks a lot sir 🙏
Thank you! You're very kind!
Well, I don't even have the pattern increment option when I try to create the pattern feature... NX 1926. Some help here would be great! How to enable the pattern increment if possible...
You may be looking at the Pattern Feature dialog in the "Less" state. Look for a tiny arrow pointing downward at the bottom center of the dialog, just above the OK, APPLY, and CANCEL buttons. This should expand the dialog downward and reveal some extra options for you. Alternately, the "gear" icon in the upper left corner of the dialog should similarly have a "Pattern Feature (More)" option that will similarly reveal more options. Does that help?
Hi Taylor. Wonderful tutorial! I'm trying to combine multiple csv-defined foils into 1 propeller blade. I've tried with a "Through Curves"-node, but it doesn't allow me to select multiple csv-generated cruves. Any ideas?
Hi! One option would be to set up a CSV file selector for each of your curves. Would that make sense in your application?
do you need a specific license for this? if yes how is it called?
@emanuelemarano8661-- Great question! No need for any new licenses here... If you already have User Defined Features (UDFs), we use that exact same license for Feature Templates. :-)
Wow! The fact that I can convert my old UDFs to Feature Templates is awesome. I can't wait to get started. I was afraid I was going to have to re-create everything.
Thanks, Rick! Glad you noticed that we're trying to make this super-easy!