Solidcam + Siemens NX Mold Basics & NX CAD (4 in 1)

Explore advanced sheet metal techniques, including flange length and angle control, datum distance adjustments, and sketch-based lightning cut-out creation.

Learn to create circular and polygon sheet metal patterns by selecting the feature and sketch, setting the center, count, and 36-degree angle, and adjusting sketches.

Learn sheet metal modeling by building a 2.6 mm thick part from a centered sketch, applying references, adding a five-unit radius, and a cutout to finish.

learn sheet metal design in nx by setting thickness to five, applying a radius of three, sketching an 80 by 45 wheel base, adding flanges, holes, cuts, and corner rounds.

This nx cad sheet metal exercise guides you through a 20 by 50 base with 1 mm thickness, applying precise bend radii, a flange, and holes to finalize the part.

Learn to model sheet metal patterns by building a flange-based base, adding cutouts, and creating circular hole patterns with counts of ten and twelve; compare sketch-first versus one-feature-at-a-time approaches.

Initialize the project, select material and shrinkage factor, and rename components to standardize names. Then define and center the work coordinate system on the product surface, and extrude the work.

Define regions, create a parting surface, and define core and cavity in Solidcam with NX mold basics. Apply guidelines to generate the parting surfaces and verify the core and cavity.

Build an injection mold in NX by selecting a mold base, adding a sprue bushing and locating ring, and configuring standard parts to ensure centered alignment.

Develop and finalize mold ejection system by designing ejector pins, selecting pin types and diameters, setting positions from the index, applying post concept design, and trimming with the booster process.

Create and pattern cooling channels for a mold, extend and define inputs and outputs, then apply a concept design with cooling circuit options such as water, air, or oil.

Learn to create a runner and gate system in NX mold basics using the view manager to isolate the core and cavity, select runner types, and set diameters and gate orientation.

Complete runner and gate system design from design fill to injection, ensuring connection from sprue to runner through gate to part. Verify diameter alignment with 3d rotation and sketches.

Export the bill of materials from the wizard, including part name, quantity, sizes, and supplier data to Excel, then create assembly drawings with isometric, section views, and a parts list.

Define the core and cavity, apply draft angles to vertical faces, and perform mold validation by setting regions, patching surfaces, and checking geometry in NX mold basics.

Demonstrate patch surface techniques to fill voids and define core and cavity in NX mold workflows, including setting coordinate systems, regions, and reference faces.

Master patch surface techniques in Solidcam and NX mold basics, from initializing a project and selecting faces to building swept and batch surfaces, dividing phases, and defining regions.

Define cavity and core regions, create parting lines and surfaces, and build the working mold surface in NX mold basics using mesh surfaces and guidelines for alignment.

Learn to create a family mold in Solidcam and NX, initializing the project, naming components, and configuring cavity layout with translate and center alignment.

Learn the NX interface and concept by starting new or opening parts, creating 2D sketches, and turning them into 3D features via extrude, revolve, and pattern in a parametric workflow.

Master the basics of nx sketching, create profiles and dimensions, then build features through extrudes, circles, rectangles, chamfers, and fillets to model parts.

Learn to create and adjust sketches in NX Sketch 2, using trim, extend, delete, move, offset, circle, polygon, and apply linear and circular patterns.

Explore nx sketching with dimensions and geometric constraints, including linear, radial, and angular measures, fixed-point connections, tangent, perpendicular, horizontal and vertical alignments, and concentric or equal-length constraints; learn constraint detection.

Practice sketching in nx by creating a centered rectangle 114 by 82, applying symmetric 10 by 10 chamfers, and adding arcs and circles to prepare for extrusion and revolve.

Learn to create 3d features in NX mold basics by sketching in 2d, extruding along a vector, and using subtract and multiple sketches to shape solid bodies.

Learn to create a solid part by sketching a profile, applying chamfer, placing circles for holes, converting lines to references, mirroring features, and using extrude to form the plate.

Sketch on the XY plane, define center and profile dimensions, then extrude or revolve to form the solid, trimming and adding holes with precise diameters.

Learn NX mold basics by applying edge blend, draft, shell, trim body, chamfer, and hole features in Solidcam and Siemens NX, including sketching and extrude/revolve workflows.

Practice NX exercise 1 modeling by sketching on a plane, creating circles and lines, applying tangents and offsets, then extruding and subtracting to build the final product.

Explore trim options in Solidcam and NX, including split body, trim sheet, extend sheet, divide faces, and delete body, with practical workflows for trimming and extending features.

Explore practical how-to for offset face and offset surface operations, use variable offset and thicken to create solids, apply bounding body and scale body, and simplify geometry for manufacturing.

Learn to create offset curves on faces and in solids, project curves onto surfaces, and use derived and trim sheet techniques to shape molds in Solidcam and NX CAD.

Explore creating intersection curves between surfaces, iso-parametric curves, helices and tubes, and building swept and bridge curves with guides and sections in NX mold basics.

Explore isoparametric curves, combined projection, and curves on surfaces in NX mold basics, create surface curves, set u and v directions, and apply spline closed and trim sheet techniques.

Extract iso line curves and virtual curves from solid models using center line and rotation axis options, then use insert and extract curve tools to generate curves in multiple directions.

Sketch a 5 by 5 inch base, extrude to 1 inch, then create a 3.5 by 3.5 inch feature with 2.5 inch offsets, and subtract to finalize the mold geometry.

Perform a practical solid model using base sketch 8 by 6, extrude, center lines, arcs and radii, and create holes with subtractive operations in NX CAD.

Master synchronous modeling for fast, easy part edits in nx mold basics and nx cad, using move face, offset region, replace face, delete face, pull, blend, chamfer, and linear dimensions.

Learn how to create a surface through a mesh of curves by linking sections and guides in orthogonal directions, using sketches, points, splines, and cross curves to define the shape.

Explore studio surface and fill surface features in NX, creating complex surfaces between multiple sections and guides, using sketches, project and trim and fill surface techniques.

Learn to create n-sided surfaces from sketches and curves, use trim and boundary, and close surfaces between cavity and mold in the mold wizard.

Learn to create surfaces in NX CAD using four point and through point methods, including fill surface and field surface from sketches and splines.

Perform an assembly exercise by constraining and aligning components, centering parts, and applying touch and center relations to create a multi-part model, including a bracket and hinge pattern.

Open the base, add multiple parts, and apply center, distance, and alignment constraints to assemble components, rotate and move parts, and finalize the shaft and related pieces.

Learn to edit the drafting title block, adjust the view layer, modify the title block table, and add logos with text formatting and fields like drawn by.

Learn finishing operation steps in Solidcam, continuing from roughing, selecting tools and radii, adjusting step down and step over, and simulating to verify and generate post operations.

Learn solidcam 2.5 d operations including pocket, face, slot, drilling and profile, with practical setup of coordinate systems, stock detection, and common contour and hatch toolpath strategies.

Set up the part coordinate system and stock, run a contour roughing operation with automatic passes, compare contour to hedge and use restructuring as semi-finish.

Explore solidcam 3-axis roughing operations, including setting the coordinate system and defining stock. Compare roughing and finishing approaches, with zigzag and helix ramping, boundaries, and offsets for multi-pass finishing.

Explore Solidcam finish operations and master linear machining and radial operations, including toolpaths, step over and step down, tangent extensions, and angle settings for precise 3-axis finishing.

Explore spiral machining and offset boundary cutting in solidcam 3-axis finishing, setting center points, min and max radii, and boundary-driven path options for precise tool paths.

This lecture covers setting up Solidcam 3-axis finishing operations (morphed machining), including coordinate system and stock definition, boundary selection, tool choice, simulation, and g-code generation.

Learn boundary machining in solidcam 3-axis finishing, defining a boundary, choosing manual or automatic options, and simulating the path. Apply wrist machining as a semi-finished step after the finish operation.

Explore solidcam 3axis finishing operations, comparing 3d constant step over for horizontal and vertical stepover, setting up tool passes from stock through roughing to finish.

Define the coordinate system and stock, select the 3d model, and set up a roughing operation with gauge check to generate collision-free toolpaths by avoiding specified surfaces.

Set up the coordinate system and cylinder stock, then perform turning operations—facing, outer and inner turning, grooving, drilling, and internal turning—using geometry selection and tool library.

Learn to set up a mill-turn part by defining stock and target, then execute facing, turning, groove, and drilling operations with tool angles, levels, and safety considerations.