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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