NX Mach Series Industrial Design

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Features

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Providestoolsforcreating,
modifyingandanalyzingfree
formandaesthetically
pleasingsurfacesandshapes

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Allowsforconceptualmodels
aswellasforproducing
preciselydefinedsurfaces,
includingClassAsurfaces

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Supportsthedesigner’sneed
tocontrolsurfacecurvature
andsurfacetransitions

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Facilitatesmathematically
well-definedandcontrolled
manufacturabledesign
solutions

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Providesdynamicdisplays
ofchanges

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Deliverseasytouse
functionalityfor
sophisticateddesigns

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Providescomprehensive
toolkitfordesign
visualization

Summary
NX™MachSeriesIndustrialDesignsoftwareisadiverseandcomprehensive
setoftoolsthatspanstheproductdevelopmentprocessfromconceptto
productionsurfacing,includingClassAsurfaces.NXMachSeriesIndustrial
Designcreatesafinishedproduct,notjustasurfacemodel.

TheNXMachSeriesIndustrialDesignsuiteoffersadvancedsurfacedesign
tools,analysistoolsandhigh-endvisualizationcapabilitiesspecifically
tailoredtotheneedsofindustrialandautomotivedesigners,aswellas
automotivestylists.Thesetoolsincludeallofthebasicoptionsfortheinitial
conceptstages,suchasthecreationandvisualizationofproposeddesigns,as
wellasadditionaltoolsfortheproductionofprimaryandsecondarysurfaces.
NXMachSeriesIndustrialDesigncombinessurfaceandsolidmodelingtools
andputspowerfultraditionalengineeringtoolsonthedesigner’sdesk.

BecauseofitslevelofintegrationwiththeentireNXMachSeriesof
products,NXMachSeriesIndustrialDesignuserscantakefulladvantage
ofmodeling,assemblies,simulation,manufacturingandproductdata
managementfunctionality.Thecombinedstrengthofalloftheseproducts
deliversthemostcompleteindustrialdesignandadvancedsurfacing
solutionavailabletoday.

Free form modeling
NXMachSeriesIndustrialDesignfacilitatesthecreationofcurvesand
surfacesthataremathematicallyprecisebyusingtoolsthateliminatethe
complexityinherentintheresults.TheNXMachSeriesIndustrialDesignsuite
letsuserscreateClass-Asurfacesandprovidessurface-to-surfacecontinuity
controlsthataresuitableforthemostdemandingrequirements,including
automotiveandconsumerproductdesign,guaranteeingmanufacturability.

Basic free form modeling

Thiscomplex-shapemodelingapplication

supportsthecreationofcomplexsurfaceandsolidmodels.Basicfreeform
modelingcapabilitiesinclude:

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Createsolidsfromsheets

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Basicsweepingalongcurves

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Proportionallydevelopedshapesusing1,2and3railmethods

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Lofting–ruled,curvemesh,loftedshapesusingstandardconicmethods,
andmeshesofpointsandcurves

includesanextensivesetoftoolsfor
analyzingandvisualizingtheshapeof
resultingsurfaces.Advancedsurface
analysisfunctionsincludeadeviation
gauge,sectionanalysis,adjacentedge
analysis,draftanalysisandgridsection
analysis–allimportantcapabilitiesfor
validatingsurfacesemployedindesigns.

Dynamic and photorealistic rendering
Providesuserswithrenderingtoolsto
communicatedesignsclearlyandtocreate
accurateimagesthatcanbeused
throughoutthedesignandmanufacturing
processes.Userscanaccuratelyvisualize
designstoreducecostsandshortendesign
cycles,andtospecifyreal-worldmaterials
thatwillbeusedwhentheirproductsare
manufactured.

Solid and feature-based modeling
Thisgeneralmodelingcapabilitysupports
thecreationof2Dand3Dwireframe
models,sweptandrevolvedbodies,
Booleanoperationsandbasicassociative
editing.Feature-basedmodelingsupports
thecreationandassociativeeditingof
standarddesignfeaturessuchasholes,
slotsandpockets.Itletsusershollowout
solidmodelsandcreatethinwalled
objects.Afeaturecanbelocatedrelative
toanyotherfeatureorobjectandcanbe
instancedtoestablishassociativesetsof
features.

NX Mach Series Industrial Design includes surface
textures, lighting effects, and advanced rendering
for photorealistic image creation.

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Approximatedoffsettingofcomplex
areas

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Surfaceshapingviapoleandcontrol
pointmanipulation

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Surfaceredefinitionviaboundary,
degreeandstiffnesscontrols

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Associative,globalmodeldeformation–
altersurfacestoexploredesign
alternatives

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Modifysurfacestoaccountforeffectsof
springbackandmetalforming

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Simplifymodelsbycombiningseveral
surfacesintoasinglesurface

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Extendandenlargesheetbodies

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Isoparametrictrimanddivide

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Abstractmodelingforfiniteelement
analysisusingmid-surface

Free form shape design

Enables

designerstocreateconceptualsurfacesfor
quicklycapturinginitialdesignintent,as
wellascreatingandeditingcurvesdirectly
onsurfaces.Ithasdirectsurfacemodeling
capabilitiesthatmaintainassociative
surfaceboundarycontrolsrangingfrom
G0toG3.Styledsweepsassociatively
sweepprofilecurvesalongmultiple
guides,andadvancedsurfacetrimming
createscutsurfacesindependentof
originalsurfaces.

Advanced surface analysis
Integraltotheabilitytocreateormodify
curvesandsurfacesistheabilityto
dynamicallyanalyzetheeffectsofuser
input.NXMachSeriesIndustrialDesign

NX Mach Series Industrial Design includes
specialized tools for creating organic, styled
shapes in precision geometry, using hand sketches
as a foundation for modeling.

NX Mach Series Industrial Design

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Specialsurfacecreation–surface
extensionandn-sided,bounded
plane,offset

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Surfacemanipulationtools:surface
extensionandsurfacenormalcontrol

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Body-basedtrimming

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Surfacetrimmingusingcurves

Advanced free form modeling

Extends

capabilitiestoofferthetypesofsurface
creationandmanipulationtechniques
oftenusedwhencreatingcomplex,
organicformsintheconceptualdesign
stageofproductdevelopment.Anexample
wouldbethedirectsurfacemanipulation
toolsthatprovidereal-timegraphical
feedback.Alsoincludedisasuiteof
analysistoolsthatassistintheanalytical
andvisualevaluationofsurfacequality.
Advancedfreeformmodelingcapabilities
include:

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Guidedassistancewhengenerating
solidsfromsheets

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Advancedfilletingcapabilities–circular
and/orconic(constant,linear,S-shaped,
variableradius)

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Advancedsurfacecreationtools–blend,
bridgeandtransitionsurfacecreation
fromexternaldata–throughpoints,
frompoles,frompointclouds

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General-usedesignandmanufacturing
sweeps,andflanges–geometriclaw
extension,silhouetteflange,ribbon
builder,sectionalsweep

Advanced surface design tools include direct pole
manipulation, surface continuity controls, and
reflectivity analysis aids.

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Straight brake sheet metal
Thissolids-basedapplicationisfocusedon
designformanufacturingofsheetmetal
parts.Userscancreatesheetmetal
componentmodelsusingfeature-based
designtoolsfortabs,flangesandother
typicalfeatures.Theycandefineforming
tablesandbendsequencetables,and
reformthesolidmodeltakingintoaccount
materialdeformationproperties.Thesheet
metaltoolsgenerateaccurateflatpattern
datafordownstreamapplicationsfrom
solids,sheetsandwireframegeometry.

Product validation
TheNXMachSeriesIndustrialDesignsuite
validatesproductdesignswithaquality
assurancecheckingutility.Theproduct
validationcapabilitiesevaluateparts,
assembliesanddrawingstocheckthat:

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Filesarecomplianttocorporate
standardsandbestpractices

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Modelsareparametricallycorrect

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Modelqualityproblemsdonotoccur(for
example,mismatchededges,tinygaps
infacesandnonmanifoldconditions)

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Assembliesarecomplete

Theproductvalidationcapabilitiesallow
fordifferentlevelsofchecking.For
example,acompanycanusetheresults
ofachecktodetermineproductquality
metrics.Byusingproductvalidation,users
canreducedesignreworktimeby
detectingandeliminatingqualityissues
duringthedesignstageintheproduct
lifecycle.

Optimization Wizard
Helpscustomersunderstandwhichdesign
parametersarereallykeytotheirdesign
objectives.Usersidentifycandidate
variabledesignparametersandadesign
goal.Thewizardthenappliessensitivity
andfilteringtoolstogetherwith
engineeringconstraintstoidentifythe
morecriticaldesignparametersandthen
optimizethem.Thestep-by-stepWizard
providesdesignengineerswithamethod

Componentfilteringtechniquesallow
userstoquicklyidentifyandloadthe
componentsofrelevancetotheircurrent
task,avoidingunnecessarydelaysand
screencluttercausedbyloadingirrelevant
components.

Advancedassemblymodelingalsoprovides
extraflexibilitywithfacetedrepresen-
tationstofurtherimprovetheperformance
andmemoryefficiencyofloadinglarge
assemblies.Assemblyenveloping
techniquesenabletheusertorepresent
majorsubassembliesassimplified
abstractionstofurtherreduceassembly
loadtimesandavoidthedisplayof
unwantedorproprietaryinteriordetail.

Thesophisticatedclearanceanalysisand
weightmanagementtoolsprovidedin
advancedassembliesarealsooptimizedfor
analyzingpotentialproblemswithfit,
clearanceandmassproperties.

Rapid prototyping
NXcanautomaticallyoutput/exportmodel
datainfacetedSTLformatusedwithrapid
prototypingtechnologies,suchas
stereolithographyandfuseddeposition.
Thiscapabilityreducesturnaroundtime
regardlessofthespecificrapidprototyping
technologyemployed.

User-defined features (UDFs)
User-definedfeaturesprovidean
interactivemeanstocaptureandstore
familiesofpartsforeasyretrievaland
editing.Theyletuserstakeanexisting
associativesolidmodel,createdusing
standardNXmodelingtoolsandestablish
relationshipsbetweenparameters,define
featurevariables,setdefaultvaluesand
decidethegeneralformthefeaturewill
takewhenstarted.ExistingUDFsresidein
alibrarythatcanbeaccessedbyanyone
usingNXfeaturemodelingtools.

Assembly modeling

Assembly design

Thiscapabilitysupports

“top-down”and“bottom-up”assembly
modeling.Itprovidesforrapidnavigation
oftheassemblyhierarchyandallowsdirect
accesstothedesignmodelofany
componentorsubassembly.Itsupportsthe
“designincontext”approachwhere
changescanbemadetoadesignmodelof
anycomponentwhileworkinginthe
contextoftheassembly.

NXincludestoolsforbuildingand
manipulatingassemblystructures.Theuse
ofinter-partrelationships,suchmating
conditionsandbasicWAVElinks,enables
thecreationofparametricassemblies
whichcaptureandpreservethedesign
intentwheneverchangesaremade.

Assembliescanbeeasilynavigatedusing
theassemblynavigatorinconjunctionwith
intelligentcomponentsearching
capabilities.NXassembliesalsoincludes
supportformodelingandswitching
betweendifferentstatesofflexible
assembliesandparts.

Advanced assembly modeling

Extends

thetoolsetforbuilding,editingand
evaluatingassemblymodels.Itisespecially
usefulforusersworkingwithlarge
assemblies,butitalsoimprovesthe
productivityofmostuserswhowork
regularlyinanassemblycontext.

With solid modeling, feature modeling, assembly
design, and high-performance surfacing, NX Mach
Series Industrial Design is a comprehensive
product design and styling solution.

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Web publishing
NXenablesuserstopublishdesigndatato
thewebwithanHTMLpublisherfor
creatingdetaileddocumentationfor
componentpartsorassembliesbasedon
informationinNXpartfiles.Web
publishingusestemplatefilesthatcontain
bothHTMLandspecialNXembedded
commands.Thesecommandsextract
informationfromadesignfileandwriteit
toanHTMLfilethatcanberead
universally.

GD&T
NXquicklyandaccuratelyassociates
toleranceinformationtogeometricobjects
viatolerancefeatures,includingdatums,
featurecontrolblockandgeometric
dimensioningandtolerancingsymbols.NX
geometrictolerancingisbasedonauser-
specifiedGD&Tstandard,andenforcesthe
creationofstandard-compliantdesigns.
NXalsosupports3Dannotationwith
processandmanufacturinginformation
thatincludesreferencegeometry,driving
andannotationdimensions,GD&T
symbols,tolerances,finishesandother
productandmanufacturinginformation
directlyona3Dmodel.The3Dannotation
complieswiththeASMEY14.41andISO
TC10standards.Collectively,allofthis
dataisknownasproductand
manufacturinginformationandisthesum
ofallinformationneededtodefineand
manufactureaproduct.Thepropagation
ofproductmanufacturinginformationPMI
throughoutaproduct’slifecyclehas
proventobemorebeneficialthanstatic
drawings.

Drafting
Includestoolstoautomateandstreamline
engineeringdrawingproduction.Drawings
areassociativetomodels,somodel
changesautomaticallyupdateandare
reflectedinrelateddrawings.Drafting
capabilitiesincludedetailing,

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Additionalvalidationinformationfor
optimizingmoldproductionandpart
manufacturability

DesignLogic
Enablesuserstoadddesignintentor
knowledgeontheflyintheformof
formulasandexpressions.Forexample,a
designermaywishtoconstrainadesign
dimensionsothatitisdeterminedbya
formulaormathematicalexpression.
DesignLogicisimplementedsothatright-
clickingdesignelementsallowsentryof
theformulaorexpressionthatcontrolsit.
Userscancreatefeaturesthatadd
intelligentcheckingtoaproduct’s
definition.Thecheckfeatureissimilarto
otherNXfeatures.However,thecheck
featurehelpsadesignertoensurea
product’scompliancetocorporate
standardsthroughoutallphasesofthe
designprocessthroughgenerating
reusablerulesandformulas.Thetools
comeintheformofchecksformass,
distance,sizeandexpression.Check
featuresdisplayinthePartNavigatoras
standardfeatures.

Custom program execution
Customprogramexecutionenablesusers
ofNXMachSeriesIndustrialDesigntorun
customprogramsthatweredeveloped
withtheNXOpensoftwaredevelopment
toolsortheKnowledgeFusionknowledge-
basedengineering(KBE)package.

NX DesignLogic makes it easy to capture
and control design intent in the form of
expressions and formulas.

toensurethattheirproductdesignsare
fullyoptimizedtobestmeettheirdesign
goals.Italsoletsdesignersandengineers
captureengineeringrequirements,
automatetheexplorationofdesign
alternativesandautomaticallyidentify
optimizedsolutions.

Molded part validation
WithNXmoldedpartvalidation,designers
cancheckthedraftofapart,evenifthey
knowvirtuallynothingaboutmolddesign.
NXanalyzespartsandautomatically
providesdesignerswithinformationabout
draftangles,undercutareas,sharp
corners,smallradiuses,etc.Itprovides
designerswithaneasyvisualcheckofcore
andcavitysidesthatdoesn’trequireany
specialanalysisorknowledgeofmold
design.

Bydetectingerrorsearly,designerscan
avoidthetime-wastedback-and-forththat
occurswhenthetoolingdepartmentor
supplierdiscoversthatapartcan’tbe
moldedasdesigned.

Validationcapabilitiesinclude:

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Examiningfacepropertieswiththe
abilitytocolorfacesforseveral
conditionsandtypesofanalysis

Molded part validation automatically checks
plastic part designs for manufacturability.

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Add-ons
CustomerscanextendNXMachSeries
Designsolutionswithaselectionof
optionaladd-onmodules.Theseadd-ons
enablecustomerstoconfiguretheirdesign
solutionstospecificrequirementssuchas
specializeddesigntools,standardparts
applications,design-integratedsimulation
solutions,programmingandcustomization
toolkitsanddirecttranslators.

ConsulttheNXMachSeriesAdd-Ons
Catalogforspecificinformationonthe
productsavailable.

componentoftheNXMachSeries,the
MDEorganizesandprotectsallproduct
data(includingmodels,drawings,
manufacturingandNCdata,performance
simulations,images,technicaldocuments
andotherrelatedinformation).With
comprehensivesearchtools,theMDE
savestimelocatingproductdataandhelps
coordinatetheworkofdesignteam
members.Designerscanalsotake
advantageofwhereused/referenced
trackingandimpactinformation.

Extended MDE option (Mach-E)
Theextendedmanageddevelopment
environment(MDE)extendsproductand
processmanagementcapabilitiesas
neededtoincludeengineeringchange
management,configurationmanagement
andprocessmanagement,combining
theseasaplatformforrepeatabledigital
validation.Byextendingtheenvironment
beyondtypicalCADdatamanagement,
regardlessofwhetherthatdataisfromNX
I-deas®,NX,SolidEdge®,CAMandCAE
systemsorotherCAxproducts,the
extendedMDEsupportsworkflowand
changemanagement.Thesecapabilities
coupledwithconfigurationmanagement
provideaplatformforrealisticand
sustainableportfoliomanagement.

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dimensioning,symbols,sheetlayoutand
placementofstandardorthographicand
auxiliaryviews,automaticviewcreation
fromthe3Dmodel,hiddenline
processing.Templatesthatinclude
drawingbordersandviewlayoutcanbe
draggedanddroppedonmodelsto
automatemuchofthetedium.Drafting
toolsautomaticallycomplywiththe
drawingstandardselectedbytheuser–
ANSI,ISO,JIS,DIN.

Data exchange
TheNXMachSeriescontainstranslators
thatcanexchangethefollowingtypesof
designdata–IGES,DXF/DWG,STEP203
and214,STLand2Dexchange.

Managed development
environment (MDE)
Themanageddevelopmentenvironment
(MDE),poweredbySiemens’Teamcenter®
technology,isafoundationproduct,
processandprogramdatamanagement
systemintegratedwithallNXMachSeries
solutions.Itprovidesavarietyof
capabilitiesforvaulting,sharingand
securingproductdataacrossdistributed
organizationsthatcanbedeployedto
meetthechallengesoftodayandscaledto
meetthoseoftomorrow.Anintegral

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