Category: Siemens NX tips

You can import files into NX by using File => import => step, iges, parasolid, part etc…
But sometimes the import function seems empty. This is the result of
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Import File Problem

Regenerate command restores view on the screen. Regenerate, Regenerate Work, Update Display commands are similar.
It is used for: To regenerate edges in
Read More Regenerate All / Regenerate Work / Update display
Regenerate All / Regenerate Work / Update display

You can rotate components in the screen slower by activating the “Precise Rotation” function. Previous versions it was visible on the top border, but in NX 11
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Mouse Rotation Velocity

The zoom direction might be a problem for designers who uses multiple cad programs at the same time. The zoom direction might be reverse direction on the
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Changing Zoom Direction

There is no slot command in the sketch. You can easily draw a slot by using a profile command. But there is one more alternative way to draw slots.
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Slot Drawing on Sketch

In the new NX Continuous Release versions, some of the most used commands are hidden from the Ribbon Bar. You can make visible these commands on the ribbon bar
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Adding a hidden command to the ribbon tab

Default Siemens NX setting for sketch origin is a “specify point”. It makes sketch origin to the nearest point that selected surface. For arranging the origin
Read More Arrange sketch origin to model origin
Arrange sketch origin to model origin

New part default folder settings for NX is “C:\Program Files\Siemens\NX 11.0\UGII\" (it might be different for some computers) For changing the default folder
Read More Setting new part default folder for NX