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UNIGRAPHICS-NX3
FOR 
ENGINEERING DESIGN
By
Parthiban DelliMing Leu
UMR
 
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringUniversity of Missouri – RollaRolla, Missouri 65401
This project is funded by the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Program and Partners of the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education
 
INDEXFOREWORD....................................................................................................................6
 
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION...................................................................................7
 1.1 PRODUCT REALIZATION PROCESS........................................................................71.2 BRIEF HISTORY OF CAD/CAM DEVELOPMENT...................................................81.3 DEFINITION OF CAD/CAM/CAE.............................................................................101.3.1 Computer Aided Design – CAD............................................................................101.3.2 Computer Aided Manufacturing – CAM..............................................................101.3.3 Computer Aided Engineering – CAE....................................................................101.4 SCOPE OF THIS TUTORIAL.....................................................................................11
CHAPTER 2 - GETTING STARTED IN UNIGRAPHICS.......................................13
 2.1 OPENING UNIGRAPHICS AND FILES....................................................................132.1.1 Open Unigraphics..................................................................................................132.1.2 Open a New File....................................................................................................142.1.3 Open a Part File.....................................................................................................152.2 PRINTING, SAVING AND CLOSING PART FILES................................................162.2.1 Print a Unigraphics Image.....................................................................................162.2.2 Save Part Files.......................................................................................................172.2.3 Close Part Files......................................................................................................172.2.4 Exit an Unigraphics Session..................................................................................182.2.5 Simultaneously Saving All Parts and Exiting.......................................................182.3 UNIGRAPHICS-NX3 INTERFACE:...........................................................................182.3.1 Mouse Functionality..............................................................................................192.3.2 Unigraphics Gateway............................................................................................212.3.3 Geometry Selection...............................................................................................242.3.4 User Preferences....................................................................................................272.4 COORDINATE SYSTEMS..........................................................................................302.4.1 Absolute Coordinate System.................................................................................302.4.2 Work Coordinate System......................................................................................302.4.3 Existing Coordinate Systems.................................................................................302.4.4 Move the WCS......................................................................................................302.5 USING LAYERS..........................................................................................................312.5.1 Layer Control.........................................................................................................312.5.2 Commands in Layers.............................................................................................322.6 IMPORTANT COMMANDS/DIALOGS....................................................................362.6.1 Toolbars.................................................................................................................362.6.2 Transform Functions.............................................................................................37
CHAPTER 3 - FORM FEATURES..............................................................................39
 3.1 OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................393.2 TYPES OF FEATURES...............................................................................................393.3 PRIMITIVES................................................................................................................433.3.1 Model a Block.......................................................................................................43
 
 
3.3.2 Model a Shaft........................................................................................................453.4 REFERENCE FEATURES...........................................................................................483.4.1 Datum Plane..........................................................................................................483.4.2 Datum Axis............................................................................................................503.5 SWEPT FEATURES.....................................................................................................513.5.1 Extruded Body.......................................................................................................513.6 REMOVE FEATURES.................................................................................................543.7 EXERCISE - MODEL A WASHER............................................................................57
CHAPTER 4 – FEATURE OPERATIONS.................................................................58
 4.1 OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................584.2 TYPES OF FEATURE OPERATIONS........................................................................584.3 FEATURE OPERATIONS ON MODELS...................................................................634.3.1 Model a Hexagonal Screw.....................................................................................634.3.2 Model an L-Bar.....................................................................................................684.3.3 Model a Hexagonal Nut.........................................................................................754.3.4 Model a Rack with Instances.................................................................................784.4 EXERCISE - MODEL A CIRCULAR BASE..............................................................83
CHAPTER 5 – DRAFTING...........................................................................................84
 5.1 OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................845.2 DRAFTING OF MODELS...........................................................................................855.2.1 Drafting..................................................................................................................855.2.2 Dimensioning........................................................................................................905.2.3 Sectional View.......................................................................................................955.2.4 Drafting and Dimensioning of an Impeller hexagonal bolt...................................965.3 EXERCISE - DRAFTING AND DIMENSIONING OF A CIRCULAR BASE........100
CHAPTER 6 – SKETCHING......................................................................................101
 6.1 OVERVIEW................................................................................................................1016.2 SKETCHING FOR CREATING MODELS...............................................................1026.2.1 Model an Arbor press Base.................................................................................1036.2.2 Model an Impeller Lower Casing........................................................................1156.2.3 Model an Impeller...............................................................................................1236.3 EXERCISES................................................................................................................127
CHAPTER 7 – FREEFORM FEATURE...................................................................130
 7.1 OVERVIEW................................................................................................................1307.1.1 Creating Freeform Features from Points.............................................................1307.1.2 Creating Freeform Features from Section Strings...............................................1317.1.3 Creating Freeform Features from Faces..............................................................1337.2 FREEFORM FEATURE MODELING......................................................................1337.2.1 Modeling with points...........................................................................................1337.2.2 Modeling with a point cloud................................................................................1377.2.3 Modeling with curves..........................................................................................1397.2.4 Modeling with curves and faces..........................................................................142
Unigraphics-NX3 for Engineering Design University of Missouri - Rolla
37.3 EXERCISE - MODEL A MOUSE.............................................................................145
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