NX 9 for Beginners - Part 1 (Getting Started with NX and Sketch Techniques)

Getting Started with NX 9. This chapter Introduces NX. The user interface and terminology are discussed in this chapter.

• Introduction to NX 9
• Starting NX 9
• User Interface
• Mouse Functions
• Edit Background
• Shortcut Keys
• NX Help

Sketch Techniques
This chapter explores the sketching commands in NX. You will learn to create parametric sketches.

• Sketching directly in the Part environment
• Sketching in the Sketch Task environment
• Draw Commands
• The Rapid Dimension command
• The Linear Dimension command
• The Angle Dimension command
• Over-constrained Sketch
• Continuous Auto-Dimensioning
• Geometric Constraints
• Alternate Solution
• Convert to Reference
• The Fillet command
• The Chamfer command
• The Quick Extend command
• The Quick Trim command
• The Make Corner command
• The Offset Curve command