URGENT NX5 ADVICE.
URGENT NX5 ADVICE.
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John: I took your advice i started learning NX 5 instead of starting in NX 4, now i'm doint the C.A.S.T. but I find it heard to understand whats the best way to make this CAST profitable. By this I mean, do i learn the whole thing and then start to draw my own things or do i complete sketch and design modules and that's it?... I guess the question is which is the fastest and best way to learn? cause i find it impossible to retain all of the info...





RE: URGENT NX5 ADVICE.
As for advice on where to start, start with sketching and then the basic modeling techinques such as extrude, revolve, etc. Then learn the basic form features, holes, slots, pockets, etc, as well as Blending and chamfering. Also become aquainted with assembly modeling since most company design and manufacture 'products' and not 'parts'. Along that way make sure that learn what you can do with datums as well as points and freeform curves and surfaces. It depends somewhat on what your products are and what role you play in the organization.
Just remember, unless you slam down on the keys really hard, you can't hurt anything by picking an option and seeing what it does or trying out a function that you've never seen or heard of before. There's always Undo if the results were not what you expected.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
UGS NX Product Line
SIEMENS PLM Software
Cypress, CA
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RE: URGENT NX5 ADVICE.
RE: URGENT NX5 ADVICE.
Have fun and send the questions, we have all been there.
-Dave
http://plmwiki.com
http://groups.google.com/group/NX_CAX/
RE: URGENT NX5 ADVICE.
After that we had to come up with some practical examples, usually we'd pick anything we had worked on starting simple and getting harder as they went, so they would start by copying and more or less repeating our models. If you have some good examples of other people's working models then with it's feature tree and a basic understanding of what the functions are then UG can almost teach itself. Maybe to start with do a search of *.prt in the UG installation directories, CAREFULLY take a copy of those parts and try to rebuild some for yourself.
You probably most need training or at least CAST to get through learning sketches. If you're going to do surfacing you definitely need training in how to use the tools but also experienced guidance. Surface building is one of the main areas where knowing how to use the tools isn't nearly enough to avoid creating some really horrible geometry.
Not all the people who trained up were expected to go on to become CAD operators, but most who showed aptitude at problem solving are still in a job today. You get very good CAD operators if you pick self starters.
Perseverance is the key.
Good Luck :)
Hudson
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RE: URGENT NX5 ADVICE.
Best regards Andres.
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