Siemens NX 1899 - Advanced Part Training

Learn to apply draft with the Extrude tool, exploring From Start Limit and From Section options, angle control, per-face values, inward or outward draft, and symmetry choices.

Activate the extrude tool and apply the offset option to create single-side, two-sided, or symmetric offsets with independent start and end values, plus draft, until next, or until selected limits.

Learn to use open profile smart value in extrude to create a solid from an open curve with boolean unite or subtract, inferred target body, and start 0 end 1.5.

Use advanced options in the revolve tool to convert profiles into solids with open profile smart volume, then apply boolean subtract and offset to achieve a 2 mm thick solid.

Apply a hole series to a three-body part using the hole tool, configuring start, middle, and end components and a circular sketch pattern of eight counterbored holes.

Create a block primitive feature in Siemens NX 1899 using origin and edge length, two points and height, or two diagonal points, then apply dimensions and use the boolean subtract.

Create a cylindrical solid with the cylinder tool, specifying axis, diameter, height, and vector, then subtract it from the body and add another using arc and height.

Master creating a cone in Siemens NX 1899 using the cone tool, exploring diameter and height, diameter and half angle, and two coaxial arcs to adjust base, top, and height.

Create a sphere with the sphere tool from the home tab by defining the center point and diameter, and use the cylinder tool to define an axis without sketching.

Create a rib in NX with the rib tool. Select target body and sketch, set wall orientation (perpendicular or parallel to the section plane), define thickness and draft.

Learn to create symbolic or detailed threads on a solid body in Siemens NX, define the surface and pitch, and compare fast representation with realistic helical threads.

Learn to create outer and inner grooves on a solid body with Siemens NX groove tool, using rectangular, ball end, and U groove types, and control diameter, width, and position.

Use the emboss tool to create organic shapes in Siemens NX by selecting connected curves and faces, adjusting emboss direction, end cap, offset, translate, and draft options.

Explore how to use the wrap geometry tool to simplify a solid body in busy assemblies, and adjust associative or non-associative, close gaps, and no offset for a clean result.

Create a bounding body with the Bounding Body tool, choosing block or cylinder. Select shapes or surfaces, then adjust x, y, z and enable non-aligned minimum body.

Create a solid body in NX using the swept tool by defining multiple sections and guide curves, producing complex solid forms from sections and guides.

Learn to control section location and interpolation in the swept tool, using anywhere along guides or ends of guides, align guide directions, and choose linear, cubic, or blend transitions.

activate the swept tool, use the alignment option for two sections, and control points by parameter, arc length, and by point to remove twist and achieve smooth cubic interpolation.

Learn to apply the scaling method in the Swept tool, setting sections and guides, adjusting blending and area law, and using multi-guide control for linear and cubic distributions.

Learn to control the swept feature using three guide curves by activating the tool, specifying sections and guide curves, adjusting directions, and applying constant and lateral scaling.

Master the orientation method to create a swept feature in Siemens NX 1899 by selecting a section and guide curves, and compare fixed, preserve shape, and face normals options.

Create a tube for quick routing in electrical or pipe design with the surface tab tube tool; set outer diameter 10, inner diameter 8, choose tangent path and single segment.

Master the variable radius edge blend in Siemens NX by activating the tool, selecting an edge, and defining multiple radius points with arc length percentages.

Learn to use the corner setback option in the edge blend tool: activate from the home tab, specify at least three edges with 5 mm, and control setbacks 1–3 independently.

Learn to create partial edge blends in Siemens NX 1899 using the Edge Blend tool, with arc length or stop-short-of-corner controls and length limits via plane, face, or edge.

Master the overflow option inside the edge blend tool in Siemens NX 1899 to create one smooth surface by rolling along edges, trimming blends, and rolling across the smooth edge.

Explore overflow in edge blend tool options, including roll over and trim blends, overlap settings, and edge exclusion or inclusion with feature edges to create clean, controlled blends.

Explore the face blend tool in NX 1899 to create smooth transitions on solid bodies, using two- or three-face blends, width and radius methods, and trim options for multi-body surfaces.

Activate the chamfer tool, create a 6 mm symmetric partial chamfer on edge with a point limit and 25% arc length, then add a second set on a circular edge.

Activate the draft tool to create drafts on faces by selecting face type, draw direction, and stationary face method on the XY plane, then apply multi-draft sets.

Learn to create various face draft types in Siemens NX using the draft tool, including stationary and parting face methods, with options to draft both sides and preview results.

Create a face type edge draft with active draft tool by selecting an edge, setting an angle, and building a variable draft along edge with points and arc length positions.

Learn to create tangent to face drafts with the draft tool in NX, selecting tangent faces and maintaining tangent relations while adjusting draw direction.

Create a parting edge draft using draft tool by splitting the face to create a middle edge, then set parting line with two lines at 35 degrees and enable multi-draft.

Learn to create drafts with the draft body tool in NX, using edge or face methods, define parting line and stationary edges, and set positive or negative draft.

Activate draft body tool from the Home tab, specify edge type and a parting object. Explore match types such as none or from edges; use isocline or tangent to face.

Learn to use the Siemens NX pattern feature to create a linear pattern of an extrude with custom spacing, using direction 1 and per-instance spacing.

Explore the linear pattern in Siemens NX with pattern increment and instance point controls to customize end values, directions, and positions, including multi-dimension control and spreadsheet-based adjustments.

Learn to use the boundary definition option in the pattern feature to control linear layouts, set direction counts and pitch, adjust margins, and exclude areas with curve boundaries.

Explore advanced options for the circular pattern feature in Siemens NX, including setting rotation axis, angular and radiate directions, counts, span angle, radius spacing, and spreadsheet-based instance control.

Create a spiral type pattern with the pattern feature tool from the home tab, set plane normal and a z-axis reference vector, and preview with adjustable turns and radial pitch.

Create an along type pattern feature using the pattern tool, setting a tangent curve path, count and span, and preview orientation changes with the curve direction.

Create a general type pattern by selecting at least one feature, setting from location to point, and patterning across multiple points with a preview and instance point control.

Learn to create a reference type pattern in Siemens NX using the pattern tool, select a base instance, and apply holes and chamfers across instances with a show result preview.

Learn to create a helix pattern using the Siemens NX 1899 pattern feature tool, defining layout, axis, vector, and helix size with count, pitch, and turn for a preview.

Explore orientation options in the pattern feature, including circular and linear patterns, follow pattern, same as input, CSYS to CSYS, and follow face for curved surfaces.

Explore the pattern method options in Siemens NX 1899, comparing simple and variational patterns, and learn to use reusable references and settings to control linear patterns with external references.

Learn how to configure pattern feature settings in nx 1899, choosing simple or variational methods, and manage outputs with pattern feature, copy feature, and expression options.

Explore the differences between pattern face, pattern feature, and pattern geometry, including when to use each, their copy options, and how to select faces, features, or geometry to create patterns.

Learn to pattern a solid body in NX using the pattern feature and pattern geometry tools, with vector, spacing, count, and preview, then compare methods to choose the right tool.

Learn to create mirrors of features, faces, or bodies in Siemens NX 1899 using the mirror feature, mirror face, and mirror geometry tools, including selection, planes, and previews.

Learn to use the extract geometry tool to pull points, datums, faces, and bodies from a 3d model, with region and boundary faces to speed precise extractions.

Learn to use the Extract Geometry tool in Siemens NX with settings for associative options, fix at current timestamp, and hole-free extraction, including region faces, interior edges, and visibility controls.

Learn to isolate a specific object of a feature using the Isolate Object of Feature tool, selecting a proximity object and adjusting the datum plane to switch between multiple outputs.

Learn to unite multiple bodies with the unite tool, define regions to keep or remove, and manage target versus tooling regions for clear results.

Use the subtract tool to subtract one body from another, select the target and tool bodies, show the result, and enable keep target to preserve a copy of target body.

Activate the Intersect tool from the Home tab, specify the target and tool bodies, and use their common region to create a complex 3D body in NX.

Emboss a 3d body inside another with the embossed body tool in NX, specifying target and tool bodies, adjusting clearance and thickness for sheet or solid bodies.

Learn to trim solid bodies in NX using existing face, existing plane, or new plane with the trim body tool, applying and reversing directions as needed.

Learn to split solid bodies using the split body tool in Siemens NX, selecting faces or planes as tools to create multiple new bodies.

Split a face with the divide face tool by defining a targeted area via sketch or project curve, using along vector or normal to plane directions.

Use the split command to create multiple solid bodies, then delete the selected bodies with the delete body tool in Siemens NX, and refine by rollback if needed.

Use the scale body tool to resize solids uniformly, axisymmetrically, or non-uniformly from the home tab, with Show Preview and precise scale points.

Use the offset face tool to move single or tangent faces in NX, set a 1 mm offset, apply or remove material, and handle valid selections to avoid errors.

Learn to use the Feature Replay tool in Siemens NX to suppress or unsuppress features by timestamp, view step-by-step playback, and manually apply feature sequences.

Learn to renew features to the latest NX version using the Renew Feature tool, applying updates by selecting each feature and pressing apply, until all features are current.

Activate the feature dimension tool to display and edit specific dimensions in the 3D environment, display as PMI, change color, and modify values without reactivating the feature.

Learn to control suppression and unsuppression of features like extrude and edge blend with the suppress by expression tool in nx, using create for each and create shared expressions.

Remove parameters from a solid body using the remove parameters tool in the home tab, edit group, and more, after activating the edit group and confirming the warning.

Learn to use the feature browser in Siemens NX 1899 to browse and review features, dependent expressions, and child features, identify dependencies, and manage complex model relationships.