Quick Change Visualization in Unigraphics

old or normal method to change Visualization in Unigraphics software by using icon that available on toolbar, various visualization available on those icon, for detail look at picture below, each icon have they own function


Six icon that appear are
From right to left, and top to bottom
1,. shaded : render object with smooth shading
2. shaded with edge : render smooth shading with edge appear on object
3. Studio : more realistic according lighting, material and texture selection
4. Face Analysis
5. Wire frame with dim edge
6. Fit Screen : Adjust view on all object to fit with screen, so all object will seen on screen.


quick change

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Make helix and cube, spring shape a like in Unigraphics Siemens PLM software

Icon helix serves to make the basic form helix formation, this formation can be developed into a screw, spring, hose and other formations that have similar shape, to begin click insert -> helix

Helix Dialog Box
on the helix dialog box, choose number of turn and pitch, number of turn-helix is the number of rounds that will be constrained, while the pitch is the distance per one rotation between helix one with the other.
for example put 3 on the number of turn and the pitch 100 mm, and radius 200 mm, click on the screen of unigraphics or select point constructor to select datum for make helix.
In the default direction of helix always Z, to change those direction click Define Orientation button


make helic and tube

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change background color in Unigraphics

background color in Unigraphics can be changed sesai desire, be it a single color or color degradation, the setting is usually a degradation deflaut color, tutuorial in this post provides basic way, in a step by step to change the look of the background in Unigraphics, you can further change color as you wish.

Change Background Color in Unigraphics -

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Unigraphics Wireframe Construction Tutorial

wireframe is one type of view to display 3-dimensional, with a wireframe of your products will be available only in the form of lines only, so it is easy to check the 3D shape,
Unigraphics have various view that we can select, there are solid, wireframe, visual studio, etc.


Unigraphics Wireframe Construction Tutorial

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Extrude sheet from single line, combine sheet using sew, and Joint Face

 Extrude sheet from single line

One of the ease of use unigraphics are many options available to establish a form of product, whether only with a line or directly from 3D products such as boxes, cylinders, etc., the following example will give you step by step how to make a sheet, from a straight line.

The second step, make sure the options are single curve, and then Extrude along a line with length up to you

Extrude along the line y direction x, and otherwise, to a line along the y Extrude along the direction x
Combine Sheet using Sew
SEW serves as a sewing machine that combines fabric with fabric, the fabric is a sheet unigraphics, during sheet attached to each other and no gaps, then it can be combined with command SEW
 Join face on sheet
Face joint face is very useful to combine in one body, because the face sheet which combined still leave the former for being a different face even been in one body.face that can be combined is still in one body and there is no gap that separates these two face


for complete tutorial, please see embed object below, read it online then download it if you like it.
please feel free to give any comment, suggestion for further good article and tutorial in Unigraphics

extrude line, sew join face in unigraphics

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extract curve and project curve

Curve operation in Unigraphics NX5 is very interesting,because it easy to operate as our need,
EXTRACT CURVE
first let's learn about extract curve, From the edge of the face may sometimes be necessary to draw a line, if the face is a connection between two or more face we do not need to draw it, use the extract face an easier way.in the figure below, we need a line that curved to explain about partings line (mold design).

 The first step is to click the icon extract the curve, the shape iconya like the image below, if the icon is missing, to appear in the toolbar curve and curve editing.

  




after clicking the icon extract the curve there is a dialog box option to extract the curve, such as the following picture

  


there are various options for extracting the curve,1. curve for extracting edges from the edge curve, Every face, body That edge cans containing changed from a line.2. isoparametric curve, for extracting isoparametric curve.3. silhouette curve, extract the curve from the views which we look directly at the monitor.4. All in work view5. isocline curve6. shadow outline
in this example choose the number one edge curve, and then click the edge you want in the extract, the result like the picture beriku, you'll get a line in accordance with the selected edge shapes, although the formation of the arch, loop, etc.

PROJECT CURVE

while the "project curve" is used to make a line on the project area, this is used when we created a line that can not directly be made on a face, for example due to the curved face, simply by making a line with the project above the curve we can draw a line in accordance with arch shape.

  








There are three steps for the project curve 
1. select the line that will be projected

 2. then click face for project area

3. click OK, then you have line on that face.

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constraining sketch

in making a square using a sketch can be done by three methods, 1) using 2 points, 2) using three dots, three) from the center and then determine the next two points, in the following example I use two point method.

 after making a square give constraints on both, constraint serves to maintain the logic of a model according to the type of constraint is chosen, there are various types of constraint that can be selected, to launch a constraint, click the icon on the toolbar of the available constraints

then, select the appropriate constraints, in this example I use the parallel constraint, constraint-click way to make two parallel lines, then select the type of parallel constraint on the dialog box that is available, so the two lines that have been selected to apply the logic that the two lines are always parallel.many choices of constraints, ranging from fixed, all fixed, center, etc. use the appropriate type in accordance with the desired type of constraint, if still confused what kind of constraints that are suitable for use, UGS-NX5 provides automatic constraint, just click the icon automatic constraint, then the shape that has your design will be given an appropriate constraint by itself,

as evidence that the two lines you have chosen already in the constraint, I put value on one line, dimension by selecting the icon, then select create a dimension with a click of the tips of two lines, value listed not fix yet, click on the value and change dimensions, in example become 70, you will see another line that has been in parallel constraint will be changed to 70.

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