Two versions of NX are available on the website given below. Prefer NX18 if you don't have NX12 installed, but there are no major differences. New licenses: "NX Academic - Core & CAD" and "NX Academic - CAE & CAM"
Installation procedure Installation file Tutorial files Some good practices
The Siemens NX training sessions do take place in the CAO room located in building B52, level 0, room 0/413.
This part is dedicated for those who were not trained to use NX sketching module, which is the part that allows the user to create different pieces that can then be used in an assembly, a Finite Element analysis, a Fluid Mechanics analysis, ... This section also include a tutorial that gives you the basis for the three views drawing (according to European convention).
| Angled part | Drafting | Connecting rod | Cap | Sink | Cockpit | Hat | Mouse | Stirling |
For these tutorials, you may need these files: Angled part (for "Drafting"), Sink and Cockpit
The disign of metal sheets is proposed by a specific module of NX. This section aims to offer you an overview of the different possibilities it offers.
| Hexagon | Casing |
This section includes tutorials for assembly procedures when you have created your different design pieces. You will also find a first overview of the Motion module, that offers the possibility to see the different motions allowed in an assembly, as well as a method to obtain basic motion data.
| Tutorial | Tank | Steam Train | Gears | Stirling assembly |
| Associated files | Tank files | Steam train files | Gear file | Stirling files |
This section focuses on the method used for the creation of 2D and 3D meshes, finite element analysis, fluid dynamics, post processing and several operations in the creation of simulations.
| Tutorial | Associated files | Objectives |
| Impeller | Impeller file | Introduction to the selection of the material. Creation of a simple mesh in 3D. Creation of a simulation file with loads, boundary conditions. Visualisation of the results, post processing and creation of simulation video. |
| L-bar | L-bar file | Application of the technics presented in the tutorial "Impeller" |
| Valve | Valve file | Introduction to the use of fluid dynamics and creation of separeted 2D and 3D mesh. Use of a 2D mesh to represent a 3D surface by the introduction of a virtual thickness. Application of bounadry conditions for fluid dynamics |
| Aircraft | Aircraft files | Structural analysis of an aircraft submitted to gravity and distributed pressure. How to create a distributed pressure on a wing. How to sew 2D and 3D mesh. Correction of geometry deffect in the mesh. |