Module 1: SKETCH
- Introduction to NX & its interface.
- Navigation into applications (template selection) and display controls.
- CSYS and plane selection for sketch
- Access Sketch and sketch in task environment
- Sketch Curve: Profile, line, arc, circle, fillet, chamfer, rectangle, polygon, studio spline, ellipse, conic, and point.
- Curve edit: quick trim, quick extend, make corner.
- Sketch Constraints: geometric/dimensional, Display sketch constraints, auto constraint, auto dimension, show/remove constraints, animate dimension, convert to reference, alternate solution, inferred constraint & dimensions, create inferred constraints, continuous auto dimensioning.
- Reattach sketch
- Expressions and formulas in sketch
Module 2: PART DESIGN/SOLID MODELING
- Introduction to feature based solid modeling
- Interface customization and navigation.
- Parent child relationship between features (dependencies).
- Use of part navigator and model history
- Design features: Extrude, revolve, hole, rib, thread.
- Sweep: Sweep along guide, swept, tube
- Mesh surface: Ruled, through curves
- Combine: Unite, subtract , intersect, trim body
- Datum/Point: Datum plane, datum axis, datum CSYS, point
- Associative Copy: Pattern feature, pattern geometry, mirror feature, mirror geometry.
- Detail Features: Edge blend, face blend, chamfer, draft
- Offset/scale: Shell, thicken, scale body
- Feature creation order, reordering the tree structure, dynamic sectioning.
- Concept of data migration, conversion to NFF (IGES, STEP etc.), import and export
- Layers: move, copy, settings, category, visibility control
- Feature editing
- Geometry Duplication: Copy, paste of features & bodies within the part or between parts.
- WAVE link geometry for linked copies of models.
- apply material, screenshot capture.
- Expressions, formulas & attributes
- Part families
- Automatic feature replay
- Utility tools: measure
- Analysis: draft analysis
Module 3: SURFACE DESIGN
- Introduction to surface design & NX modeling interface.
- Introduction to different types of continuity.
- Surface design workflow.
- Wireframe creation: 3D curve and derived curves
- Basic surface creation tools: Extrude, revolve, sweep, mesh surface
- Extract geometry, offset surface, fillets, flange surface
- Trim: trimmed sheet, trim & extend, un trim, delete edge
- Fill: through curve mesh, N sided surface, bounded plane
- Join: Sew, un sew
- Solid creation from surface: thicken & closed solid (sew)
Module 4: ASSEMBLY DESIGN
- Introduction to assembly concepts (top down, bottom up, product structure) & NX assembly interface.
- Components: add component, create new parent, replace component, make unique, pattern component, mirror assembly, suppress/ unsupress
- Component position: Move component, assly constraints, show/hide constraints, show degrees of freedom
- Validation: compute interference
- exploded views
- Documentation: BOM, balloons, Dependencies, Mechanical structure,
- Annotations, Save Management
- Top down design: create new component, create new parent, WAVE Geometry linker, Inter part link browser, promote bodies
- Large assly mgmt.
Module 5: DRAFTING
- Introduction to drafting (Interactive, Generative) & NX drafting interface.
- Preference settings
- Sheet setup, sheet background -Frame & title block, revision block creation(template)
- Views: Projections – orthographic, isometric, sections, details, broken views, clipping, view creation wizard, view related modifications
- Dimensioning – Dimension, Dimension edition, tolerances and Dimension properties.
- Drawing – Add Sheets, new view, update.
- User defined symbols
- Annotations – GD&T, note, balloons, symbols, tables, welding & surface roughness symbols.
- Interactive drafting: Graphic properties, Geometry creation toolbar, Geometry modification
- Assembly Documentation – BOM, Exploded view, Balloon Generation.
- Link Management
- Data Management – Save Management/Print.
Module 6: SHEETMETAL DESIGN
- Introduction to sheet metal, basic concepts of sheet metal.
- Introduction to sheet metal workbench interface.
- Primary wall creation: Tab, Flange, contour flange, lofted flange, hem flange, bend, jog, SM from solid
- Corner: Closed corner, three bend corner, break corner, chamfer
- Punch: Dimple, louver, drawn cutout, bead, solid punch, gusset
- Cut: Extrude, normal cutout , bend taper
- Resize: Resize bend radius, bend angle, neutral factor
- Form: Unbend, rebend
- Design Feature: Hole, pattern, mirror, trim, unite
- Convert: Convert to sheetmetal, edge rip
- Flat pattern: Flat solid, flat pattern, export flat pattern
Module 7: PMI (PRODUCT AND MANUFACTURING INFORMATION)
- Introduction to PMI
- Dimension: Rapid, Liear, Radial,Angular,Chamfer, Hole and Thread callout, Ordinate,Thickness,Arc lenth.
- Annotation:Note, Feature control frame,Datum feature symbol,Surface finish,Datum target,Weld symbol,Ballon.
- Table:insert,Edit table, Edit cell
- Supplemental Geometry:Region,center mark, centerline,Bolt circle centerline
- Tools:Section view, compare
- Display:Resize,Position,Sppress PMI object,Edit settings.
Value Addition
- Engg Drawing Reading
- GD&T
- Resume building
- Career counselling
- Placement Assistance
- Mock interview every week
- Interview skills training
- Projects – 3
- Engg topics refresher