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NX Mach Series Industrial Design
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Features• Providestoolsforcreating,
modifyingandanalyzingfreeformandaestheticallypleasingsurfacesandshapes
• Allowsforconceptualmodelsaswellasforproducingpreciselydefinedsurfaces,includingClassAsurfaces
• Supportsthedesigner’sneedtocontrolsurfacecurvatureandsurfacetransitions
• Facilitatesmathematicallywell-definedandcontrolledmanufacturabledesignsolutions
• Providesdynamicdisplaysofchanges
• Deliverseasytousefunctionalityforsophisticateddesigns
• Providescomprehensivetoolkitfordesignvisualization
SummaryNX™MachSeriesIndustrialDesignsoftwareisadiverseandcomprehensivesetoftoolsthatspanstheproductdevelopmentprocessfromconcepttoproductionsurfacing,includingClassAsurfaces.NXMachSeriesIndustrialDesigncreatesafinishedproduct,notjustasurfacemodel.
TheNXMachSeriesIndustrialDesignsuiteoffersadvancedsurfacedesigntools,analysistoolsandhigh-endvisualizationcapabilitiesspecificallytailoredtotheneedsofindustrialandautomotivedesigners,aswellasautomotivestylists.Thesetoolsincludeallofthebasicoptionsfortheinitialconceptstages,suchasthecreationandvisualizationofproposeddesigns,aswellasadditionaltoolsfortheproductionofprimaryandsecondarysurfaces.NXMachSeriesIndustrialDesigncombinessurfaceandsolidmodelingtoolsandputspowerfultraditionalengineeringtoolsonthedesigner’sdesk.
BecauseofitslevelofintegrationwiththeentireNXMachSeriesofproducts,NXMachSeriesIndustrialDesignuserscantakefulladvantageofmodeling,assemblies,simulation,manufacturingandproductdatamanagementfunctionality.Thecombinedstrengthofalloftheseproductsdeliversthemostcompleteindustrialdesignandadvancedsurfacingsolutionavailabletoday.
Free form modelingNXMachSeriesIndustrialDesignfacilitatesthecreationofcurvesandsurfacesthataremathematicallyprecisebyusingtoolsthateliminatethecomplexityinherentintheresults.TheNXMachSeriesIndustrialDesignsuiteletsuserscreateClass-Asurfacesandprovidessurface-to-surfacecontinuitycontrolsthataresuitableforthemostdemandingrequirements,includingautomotiveandconsumerproductdesign,guaranteeingmanufacturability.
Basic free form modelingThiscomplex-shapemodelingapplicationsupportsthecreationofcomplexsurfaceandsolidmodels.Basicfreeformmodelingcapabilitiesinclude:• Createsolidsfromsheets• Basicsweepingalongcurves• Proportionallydevelopedshapesusing1,2and3railmethods• Lofting–ruled,curvemesh,loftedshapesusingstandardconicmethods,
andmeshesofpointsandcurves
includesanextensivesetoftoolsforanalyzingandvisualizingtheshapeofresultingsurfaces.Advancedsurfaceanalysisfunctionsincludeadeviationgauge,sectionanalysis,adjacentedgeanalysis,draftanalysisandgridsectionanalysis–allimportantcapabilitiesforvalidatingsurfacesemployedindesigns.
Dynamic and photorealistic renderingProvidesuserswithrenderingtoolstocommunicatedesignsclearlyandtocreateaccurateimagesthatcanbeusedthroughoutthedesignandmanufacturingprocesses.Userscanaccuratelyvisualizedesignstoreducecostsandshortendesigncycles,andtospecifyreal-worldmaterialsthatwillbeusedwhentheirproductsaremanufactured.
Solid and feature-based modelingThisgeneralmodelingcapabilitysupportsthecreationof2Dand3Dwireframemodels,sweptandrevolvedbodies,Booleanoperationsandbasicassociativeediting.Feature-basedmodelingsupportsthecreationandassociativeeditingofstandarddesignfeaturessuchasholes,slotsandpockets.Itletsusershollowoutsolidmodelsandcreatethinwalledobjects.Afeaturecanbelocatedrelativetoanyotherfeatureorobjectandcanbeinstancedtoestablishassociativesetsoffeatures.
NX Mach Series Industrial Design includes surface textures, lighting effects, and advanced rendering for photorealistic image creation.
• Approximatedoffsettingofcomplexareas
• Surfaceshapingviapoleandcontrolpointmanipulation
• Surfaceredefinitionviaboundary,degreeandstiffnesscontrols
• Associative,globalmodeldeformation–altersurfacestoexploredesignalternatives
• Modifysurfacestoaccountforeffectsofspringbackandmetalforming
• Simplifymodelsbycombiningseveralsurfacesintoasinglesurface
• Extendandenlargesheetbodies• Isoparametrictrimanddivide• Abstractmodelingforfiniteelement
analysisusingmid-surface
Free form shape designEnablesdesignerstocreateconceptualsurfacesforquicklycapturinginitialdesignintent,aswellascreatingandeditingcurvesdirectlyonsurfaces.IthasdirectsurfacemodelingcapabilitiesthatmaintainassociativesurfaceboundarycontrolsrangingfromG0toG3.Styledsweepsassociativelysweepprofilecurvesalongmultipleguides,andadvancedsurfacetrimmingcreatescutsurfacesindependentoforiginalsurfaces.
Advanced surface analysisIntegraltotheabilitytocreateormodifycurvesandsurfacesistheabilitytodynamicallyanalyzetheeffectsofuserinput.NXMachSeriesIndustrialDesign
NX Mach Series Industrial Design includes specialized tools for creating organic, styled shapes in precision geometry, using hand sketches as a foundation for modeling.
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• Specialsurfacecreation–surfaceextensionandn-sided,boundedplane,offset
• Surfacemanipulationtools:surfaceextensionandsurfacenormalcontrol
• Body-basedtrimming• Surfacetrimmingusingcurves
Advanced free form modelingExtendscapabilitiestoofferthetypesofsurfacecreationandmanipulationtechniquesoftenusedwhencreatingcomplex,organicformsintheconceptualdesignstageofproductdevelopment.Anexamplewouldbethedirectsurfacemanipulationtoolsthatprovidereal-timegraphicalfeedback.Alsoincludedisasuiteofanalysistoolsthatassistintheanalyticalandvisualevaluationofsurfacequality.Advancedfreeformmodelingcapabilitiesinclude:• Guidedassistancewhengenerating
solidsfromsheets• Advancedfilletingcapabilities–circular
and/orconic(constant,linear,S-shaped,variableradius)
• Advancedsurfacecreationtools–blend,bridgeandtransitionsurfacecreationfromexternaldata–throughpoints,frompoles,frompointclouds
• General-usedesignandmanufacturingsweeps,andflanges–geometriclawextension,silhouetteflange,ribbonbuilder,sectionalsweep
Advanced surface design tools include direct pole manipulation, surface continuity controls, and reflectivity analysis aids.
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Straight brake sheet metalThissolids-basedapplicationisfocusedondesignformanufacturingofsheetmetalparts.Userscancreatesheetmetalcomponentmodelsusingfeature-baseddesigntoolsfortabs,flangesandothertypicalfeatures.Theycandefineformingtablesandbendsequencetables,andreformthesolidmodeltakingintoaccountmaterialdeformationproperties.Thesheetmetaltoolsgenerateaccurateflatpatterndatafordownstreamapplicationsfromsolids,sheetsandwireframegeometry.
Product validationTheNXMachSeriesIndustrialDesignsuitevalidatesproductdesignswithaqualityassurancecheckingutility.Theproductvalidationcapabilitiesevaluateparts,assembliesanddrawingstocheckthat:
• Filesarecomplianttocorporatestandardsandbestpractices
• Modelsareparametricallycorrect• Modelqualityproblemsdonotoccur(for
example,mismatchededges,tinygapsinfacesandnonmanifoldconditions)
• Assembliesarecomplete
Theproductvalidationcapabilitiesallowfordifferentlevelsofchecking.Forexample,acompanycanusetheresultsofachecktodetermineproductqualitymetrics.Byusingproductvalidation,userscanreducedesignreworktimebydetectingandeliminatingqualityissuesduringthedesignstageintheproductlifecycle.
Optimization WizardHelpscustomersunderstandwhichdesignparametersarereallykeytotheirdesignobjectives.Usersidentifycandidatevariabledesignparametersandadesigngoal.Thewizardthenappliessensitivityandfilteringtoolstogetherwithengineeringconstraintstoidentifythemorecriticaldesignparametersandthenoptimizethem.Thestep-by-stepWizardprovidesdesignengineerswithamethod
Componentfilteringtechniquesallowuserstoquicklyidentifyandloadthecomponentsofrelevancetotheircurrenttask,avoidingunnecessarydelaysandscreencluttercausedbyloadingirrelevantcomponents.
Advancedassemblymodelingalsoprovidesextraflexibilitywithfacetedrepresen-tationstofurtherimprovetheperformanceandmemoryefficiencyofloadinglargeassemblies.Assemblyenvelopingtechniquesenabletheusertorepresentmajorsubassembliesassimplifiedabstractionstofurtherreduceassemblyloadtimesandavoidthedisplayofunwantedorproprietaryinteriordetail.
Thesophisticatedclearanceanalysisandweightmanagementtoolsprovidedinadvancedassembliesarealsooptimizedforanalyzingpotentialproblemswithfit,clearanceandmassproperties.
Rapid prototypingNXcanautomaticallyoutput/exportmodeldatainfacetedSTLformatusedwithrapidprototypingtechnologies,suchasstereolithographyandfuseddeposition.Thiscapabilityreducesturnaroundtimeregardlessofthespecificrapidprototypingtechnologyemployed.
User-defined features (UDFs)User-definedfeaturesprovideaninteractivemeanstocaptureandstorefamiliesofpartsforeasyretrievalandediting.Theyletuserstakeanexistingassociativesolidmodel,createdusingstandardNXmodelingtoolsandestablishrelationshipsbetweenparameters,definefeaturevariables,setdefaultvaluesanddecidethegeneralformthefeaturewilltakewhenstarted.ExistingUDFsresideinalibrarythatcanbeaccessedbyanyoneusingNXfeaturemodelingtools.
Assembly modeling
Assembly designThiscapabilitysupports“top-down”and“bottom-up”assemblymodeling.Itprovidesforrapidnavigationoftheassemblyhierarchyandallowsdirectaccesstothedesignmodelofanycomponentorsubassembly.Itsupportsthe“designincontext”approachwherechangescanbemadetoadesignmodelofanycomponentwhileworkinginthecontextoftheassembly.
NXincludestoolsforbuildingandmanipulatingassemblystructures.Theuseofinter-partrelationships,suchmatingconditionsandbasicWAVElinks,enablesthecreationofparametricassemblieswhichcaptureandpreservethedesignintentwheneverchangesaremade.
Assembliescanbeeasilynavigatedusingtheassemblynavigatorinconjunctionwithintelligentcomponentsearchingcapabilities.NXassembliesalsoincludessupportformodelingandswitchingbetweendifferentstatesofflexibleassembliesandparts.
Advanced assembly modelingExtendsthetoolsetforbuilding,editingandevaluatingassemblymodels.Itisespeciallyusefulforusersworkingwithlargeassemblies,butitalsoimprovestheproductivityofmostuserswhoworkregularlyinanassemblycontext.
With solid modeling, feature modeling, assembly design, and high-performance surfacing, NX Mach Series Industrial Design is a comprehensive product design and styling solution.
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Web publishingNXenablesuserstopublishdesigndatatothewebwithanHTMLpublisherforcreatingdetaileddocumentationforcomponentpartsorassembliesbasedoninformationinNXpartfiles.WebpublishingusestemplatefilesthatcontainbothHTMLandspecialNXembeddedcommands.ThesecommandsextractinformationfromadesignfileandwriteittoanHTMLfilethatcanbereaduniversally.
GD&TNXquicklyandaccuratelyassociatestoleranceinformationtogeometricobjectsviatolerancefeatures,includingdatums,featurecontrolblockandgeometricdimensioningandtolerancingsymbols.NXgeometrictolerancingisbasedonauser-specifiedGD&Tstandard,andenforcesthecreationofstandard-compliantdesigns.NXalsosupports3Dannotationwithprocessandmanufacturinginformationthatincludesreferencegeometry,drivingandannotationdimensions,GD&Tsymbols,tolerances,finishesandotherproductandmanufacturinginformationdirectlyona3Dmodel.The3DannotationcomplieswiththeASMEY14.41andISOTC10standards.Collectively,allofthisdataisknownasproductandmanufacturinginformationandisthesumofallinformationneededtodefineandmanufactureaproduct.ThepropagationofproductmanufacturinginformationPMIthroughoutaproduct’slifecyclehasproventobemorebeneficialthanstaticdrawings.
DraftingIncludestoolstoautomateandstreamlineengineeringdrawingproduction.Drawingsareassociativetomodels,somodelchangesautomaticallyupdateandarereflectedinrelateddrawings.Draftingcapabilitiesincludedetailing,
• Additionalvalidationinformationforoptimizingmoldproductionandpartmanufacturability
DesignLogicEnablesuserstoadddesignintentorknowledgeontheflyintheformofformulasandexpressions.Forexample,adesignermaywishtoconstrainadesigndimensionsothatitisdeterminedbyaformulaormathematicalexpression.DesignLogicisimplementedsothatright-clickingdesignelementsallowsentryoftheformulaorexpressionthatcontrolsit.Userscancreatefeaturesthataddintelligentcheckingtoaproduct’sdefinition.ThecheckfeatureissimilartootherNXfeatures.However,thecheckfeaturehelpsadesignertoensureaproduct’scompliancetocorporatestandardsthroughoutallphasesofthedesignprocessthroughgeneratingreusablerulesandformulas.Thetoolscomeintheformofchecksformass,distance,sizeandexpression.CheckfeaturesdisplayinthePartNavigatorasstandardfeatures.
Custom program executionCustomprogramexecutionenablesusersofNXMachSeriesIndustrialDesigntoruncustomprogramsthatweredevelopedwiththeNXOpensoftwaredevelopmenttoolsortheKnowledgeFusionknowledge-basedengineering(KBE)package.
NX DesignLogic makes it easy to capture and control design intent in the form of expressions and formulas.
toensurethattheirproductdesignsarefullyoptimizedtobestmeettheirdesigngoals.Italsoletsdesignersandengineerscaptureengineeringrequirements,automatetheexplorationofdesignalternativesandautomaticallyidentifyoptimizedsolutions.
Molded part validationWithNXmoldedpartvalidation,designerscancheckthedraftofapart,eveniftheyknowvirtuallynothingaboutmolddesign.NXanalyzespartsandautomaticallyprovidesdesignerswithinformationaboutdraftangles,undercutareas,sharpcorners,smallradiuses,etc.Itprovidesdesignerswithaneasyvisualcheckofcoreandcavitysidesthatdoesn’trequireanyspecialanalysisorknowledgeofmolddesign.
Bydetectingerrorsearly,designerscanavoidthetime-wastedback-and-forththatoccurswhenthetoolingdepartmentorsupplierdiscoversthatapartcan’tbemoldedasdesigned.
Validationcapabilitiesinclude:• Examiningfacepropertieswiththe
abilitytocolorfacesforseveralconditionsandtypesofanalysis
Molded part validation automatically checks plastic part designs for manufacturability.
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Add-onsCustomerscanextendNXMachSeriesDesignsolutionswithaselectionofoptionaladd-onmodules.Theseadd-onsenablecustomerstoconfiguretheirdesignsolutionstospecificrequirementssuchasspecializeddesigntools,standardpartsapplications,design-integratedsimulationsolutions,programmingandcustomizationtoolkitsanddirecttranslators.
ConsulttheNXMachSeriesAdd-OnsCatalogforspecificinformationontheproductsavailable.
componentoftheNXMachSeries,theMDEorganizesandprotectsallproductdata(includingmodels,drawings,manufacturingandNCdata,performancesimulations,images,technicaldocumentsandotherrelatedinformation).Withcomprehensivesearchtools,theMDEsavestimelocatingproductdataandhelpscoordinatetheworkofdesignteammembers.Designerscanalsotakeadvantageofwhereused/referencedtrackingandimpactinformation.
Extended MDE option (Mach-E)Theextendedmanageddevelopmentenvironment(MDE)extendsproductandprocessmanagementcapabilitiesasneededtoincludeengineeringchangemanagement,configurationmanagementandprocessmanagement,combiningtheseasaplatformforrepeatabledigitalvalidation.ByextendingtheenvironmentbeyondtypicalCADdatamanagement,regardlessofwhetherthatdataisfromNXI-deas®,NX,SolidEdge®,CAMandCAEsystemsorotherCAxproducts,theextendedMDEsupportsworkflowandchangemanagement.Thesecapabilitiescoupledwithconfigurationmanagementprovideaplatformforrealisticandsustainableportfoliomanagement.
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dimensioning,symbols,sheetlayoutandplacementofstandardorthographicandauxiliaryviews,automaticviewcreationfromthe3Dmodel,hiddenlineprocessing.Templatesthatincludedrawingbordersandviewlayoutcanbedraggedanddroppedonmodelstoautomatemuchofthetedium.Draftingtoolsautomaticallycomplywiththedrawingstandardselectedbytheuser–ANSI,ISO,JIS,DIN.
Data exchangeTheNXMachSeriescontainstranslatorsthatcanexchangethefollowingtypesofdesigndata–IGES,DXF/DWG,STEP203and214,STLand2Dexchange.
Managed development environment (MDE)Themanageddevelopmentenvironment(MDE),poweredbySiemens’Teamcenter®technology,isafoundationproduct,processandprogramdatamanagementsystemintegratedwithallNXMachSeriessolutions.Itprovidesavarietyofcapabilitiesforvaulting,sharingandsecuringproductdataacrossdistributedorganizationsthatcanbedeployedtomeetthechallengesoftodayandscaledtomeetthoseoftomorrow.Anintegral
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