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Landon Ritchie
NX8 View Break
The new View Break tool is a great addition to a software package that is already amazing. It allows the simple creation of broken views for elongated parts. This video shows you how to do everything.
NX8 Pattern with Spreadsheet
This tool allows you to control your pattern with a spreadsheet. Cool!!
NX8 Constraint Navigator
The NX8 Constraint Navigator is a great and powerful tool that lets you control the assembly constraints that you have created for your assemblies. Within the constraint navigator all the constraints of an assembly are organized such that the user can much more… Read More
The Wisdom of the Mentors
“As a mechanical engineer, you are an arranger,” he said. “You may be arranging for 300 degree air to be delivered to a certain place, or you may be arranging for 5 gallons per minute of cooling water to be deposited somewhere, but as an engineer you have to take care of all the details; all the components have to work together to get a task or series of tasks done.”
Capturing User Needs
Capturing User Needs By Stephen M. Samuel From focus groups, to surveys, to hidden camera studies, good industrial designers stop at nothing to capture the needs of the users of the products that they are designing. User needs, also known as “the voice… Read More
Design and Discovery
By Stephen M. Samuel They say Archimedes invented calculus 1500 years before it was reinvented by Sir Issac Newton. Fortunately, enough of his original writings survived the years such that we modern folks could examine them and gain insight into his thinking. It’s… Read More
It’s All About the Process
It’s All About the Process By Stephen M. Samuel For companies that truly want to take a leadership role in their chosen markets, there are millions of dollars to save and huge opportunities to take advantage of when Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools… Read More
Rack and Pinion in NX7.5
Created by, adomeski Learn to use the motion simulator by making a rack and pinion move together in NX7.5! 1. Open rack_and_pinion.prt from Rack_and_Pinion (zip file). 2. Start -> Motion Simulation 3. In the Motion Navigator, right click on “Gears” and select “New… Read More
NX7.5 Motion Simulation Module!
Created by, adomeski Learn to use the “Gears” Coupler in NX7.5 Motion Simulation Module! Download the gears from this tutorial here (zip file) : Gears
Shooting Free Throws in NX7.5
Learn to use the Motion Simulator in NX7.5! Shooting Free Throws Open Shooting_freethrows (zip file). Then Start -> Motion Simulation. Create a new simulation, and select “component-based assembly.” NX will now prompt you to fix the link “COURT.” Please do so. Create a… Read More
NX7.5 The Glass is Half Full
How to make a water line in NX7.5.
NX7.5 Through Curves
Created by, soopzable. How to connect a circular tube to a square tube in NX7.5. This works for connecting any round shape to any square shape using “Through Curves.”
Stilts
For anyone who needs a little extra height or just wants to have fun, try building these neat little stilts! [button url=”http://nxtutorials.com/wp-content/uploads/tdomf/250/stiltsppt.pdf” style=”white” size=”small”] Download Plans[/button]
Miter Saw Table
Happen to have a miter saw, but nowhere to put it? Then this is the table for you! It even has convenient drawers underneath in which to store parts or scrap pieces you may need. All parts can be found at your local… Read More
Jack in the Box
What does Jack even look like? …Build this jack-in-the-box to find out! Gallery