NX 9 for Beginners - Part 3 (Additional Features and Multibody Parts, Modifying Parts)

Additional Features and Multibody Parts

NX offers you some additional commands and features which will help you to create complex models. These commands are explained in this chapter.

The topics covered in this chapter are:

Ribs

Slots

Multi-body parts

Split bodies

Boolean Operations

Emboss features

Rib

This command creates rib features to add structural stability, strength and support to your designs. Just like any other sketch-based feature, a rib requires a two dimensional sketch. Create a sketch, as shown in figure and activate the Rib command (click Home > Feature > More > Design Feature > Rib on the ribbon). Select the sketch; the preview of the geometry appears. You can add the rib material to either side of the sketch line or evenly to both sides. Set the Dimension type to Symmetric to add material to both sides of the sketch line. Type-in the thickness value of the rib feature in the Thickness box. You can click the Reverse Rib Side button to change the direction of the rib.

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You can define the direction of the rib feature by using the Perpendicular to Section Plane or Parallel to Section Plane option.

To draft to the rib feature, select Draft > Draft > From Cap on the Rib dialog, and then type-in a value in the Angle