It’s Leaf Season in NX
Make your own in NX or download the .PRT file below. This model begins with a leaf image from the internet using a basic Google image search. First use Datum…
Silver Patriotic Boy in NX
This Silver Patriotic Boy is running for joy that it's almost a long weekend . It is fun to make this body. Mostly Spheres and some Sweeps. The pants were…
Make a King Cobra in NX
The King Cobra is one of the most challenging parts here. The body and hood are created using the Swept command with Scaling set to Perimeter Law and By Law…
The Klein Bottle
The Klein Bottle is essentially a 3-D Mobius Strip in that it only has one surface. The “inner” and “outer” surface join through the clever way the bottle loops back…
Cube in out Twist
This began with a cube and an Extrusion with the Boolean on Minus on each axis to make a hollow cube. Next, we made one just inside of it. Then…
Double Helix
Begin with a Helix along the Z axis. Make a sketch on the end of the helix and Swept along the helix with the Orientation along the Z axis. Create…
Happy Holidays from Design Visionaries – Snow Globe
The snow globe was a way to use the program to create on an object that is not so linear and angular. The ground snow was created with splines…
Lost in Space Robot
You may date yourself if you remember the robot from the original Lost in Space. I downloaded 2 side views from the web and placed them with the Raster Image…
Realize Shape sketch of Skull (Never too late for Halloween)
One of the easier ways to model this kind of humaniform geometry is to use Applications: Shape Studio: Realize Shape to (sculpt) the basic model. Use Mirror Cage inside of…
Some Friday Fun – Origami Crane created in NX12
This a was a relatively simple model. I actually folded a crane to be able to measure the geometry. I placed points on the Planes at a Distance from the…
What’s New in Siemens NX12
Here are some Highlights from Siemens about "What's New in Siemens NX12" Also, enjoy the art we've created in NX12 and feel free to Download it for yourself. Design…
Tron Cycle created in NX
This Tron Cycle was rather involved. The sketching had to be precise and took place on a number of carefully placed planes. After the basic extrusions to create the wheels,…
The Ultimate Chess Set in NX
This chess set is an example of how you can express a complex idea with a simple design. This is not technically challenging as it is mostly Extrusions with Unites…
Piggy Bank
This is a fairly simple model of an adorable piggy bank. A Revolve of an ellipse and an Extruded nose and legs. The eyes are spheres placed with a Point…
