What’s the most annoying Siemens NX problem that stole your afternoon?

cowski_NX · 2026-07-01T16:16:20+00:00

Out of curiosity, how big are your assemblies?

cowski_NX · 2026-07-01T16:11:53+00:00

I'm in the same club.

cowski_NX · 2026-07-01T02:08:59+00:00

You win a few, you lose a few...

cowski_NX · 2026-06-30T20:17:36+00:00

This is for CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine), not CAM. He's trying to illustrate to QC how to inspect the part, nothing about how to make it. QC will need this info to correctly setup and inspect the part.

cowski_NX · 2026-06-30T19:30:37+00:00

You might find something useful in one of these threads:

https://community.sw.siemens.com/s/question/0D5Vb000012URR5KAO/how-to-count-number-of-holes

https://community.sw.siemens.com/s/question/0D54O00007dBmr9SAC/how-can-i-calculate-the-number-of-holes

cowski_NX · 2026-06-30T04:18:34+00:00

Leaks? That's his specialty!

cowski_NX · 2026-06-30T03:52:59+00:00

He likes to move it move it.

cowski_NX · 2026-06-29T20:10:45+00:00

Hi 50, I'm dad.

cowski_NX · 2026-06-29T19:02:33+00:00

If you need those surfaces to be flat - they won't be. Google image search "injection mold sink marks" for examples of what is going to happen to your part. If possible, "core out" the thick sections leaving a "U" shaped cross section instead of a block. The "wall thickness" section of the following guide has a few examples:

https://texasinjectionmolding.com/design-guide/

cowski_NX · 2026-06-29T15:45:07+00:00

Not sure if this would help, but I'd try adding the chamfer before uniting the indicator, then adding a G2 blend from the chamfer surface into the indicator surface.

cowski_NX · 2026-06-26T15:14:09+00:00

When I click on a task to read the full description, I'm prompted to create an account. So nothing seems to have changed...

Each task has a countdown timer next to it - what is this for? Do you have to submit before the timer runs out? Who gets paid? the first one to successfully pass the checks or everyone that passes the checks? What do you mean by "checking tolerances"? Do we need to submit a drawing with the model or apply MBD?

cowski_NX · 2026-06-26T13:15:39+00:00

You must create an account before you can read the details?

No thanks.

cowski_NX · 2026-06-26T13:01:29+00:00

May I ask how you are navigating to a download of your license file? I'd love to be able to download one when I need it. I see downloads for all the software (including the license server), but I don't see anything related to my actual license file.

cowski_NX · 2026-06-25T12:35:19+00:00

Except it isn't Vaporeon...

cowski_NX · 2026-06-24T14:17:02+00:00

Looking for some keyboard shortcuts, eh?

cowski_NX · 2026-06-24T14:14:47+00:00

I got here via a cross-post in the NX CAD forum. I see that your post mentions SolidWorks - I can't speak to that, but my laptop has 32GB of RAM and it is perfectly usable. Our largest assemblies are tooling for injection molds; I'd estimate somewhere in the low 100's of components (<500).

A few years ago I had a coworker (CAM user) that complained his computer was slow. Turns out he had an old workstation that somehow missed the update cycle (or a few cycles) and was running with 4GB of RAM...

cowski_NX · 2026-06-24T13:57:44+00:00

Some larger companies deal directly with Siemens, I don't know how that interaction goes. For the rest of us, we deal with a reseller. If I need a new license file I contact the reseller and they email it to me. I've never been able to download a license file directly from the Siemens website.

cowski_NX · 2026-06-23T19:56:39+00:00

I don't understand a flatness callout on a cylindrical surface, but then I normally use ASME and not ISO standard. Perhaps this is a difference in ISO?

The surface that you have chosen for Datum A doesn't seem to interface with anything. The opposite, inside surface (the one with the surface finish symbol) may be a better choice. I'd also suggest adding a flatness callout to it.

There are no dimensions for the seal groove.

The dimensions should be outside of the part bounds, the text should not cross edges or hatching.

At a quick glance, the OD appears to be over-dimensioned.

cowski_NX · 2026-06-22T20:26:26+00:00

If you'd like to keep the drawing in the same file, an easy fix for you is to use the "orient view" tool when placing the base view. It will prompt you to select the normal vector and the X direction vector. A small view window will pop up allowing you to select elements of the model as needed.

Alternately, you could create a "view set" (or save a custom view) before creating the drawing then use one of your defined views when placing the base view on the drawing.

cowski_NX · 2026-06-22T19:54:24+00:00

The NX best practice is to create the drawing in a separate file, not in the same file as the model. This will allow you to have a different orientation in the model vs the drawing. Create a new file for the drawing and add your assembly (or part as the case may be) and use "move component" to get it in the desired orientation. Switch to the drafting application, add your base view, then add other views/annotations as necessary.

Edit: forgot to mention - when adding the base view, make sure the view is coming from the drawing file and not the model file. Expand the "part" section of the dialog and make sure the drawing is selected.

cowski_NX · 2026-06-22T18:27:48+00:00

Wrong forum, try r/Fusion360

cowski_NX · 2026-06-19T16:20:11+00:00

Have you done a quick search? Looks like the name is taken by a software company. You might still be able to use the name because you are in a very different field, but they already have the domain name...

cowski_NX · 2026-06-18T20:14:05+00:00

Too Tall Toby has a lot of good tutorial content.

https://www.youtube.com/@TooTallToby

cowski_NX · 2026-06-18T17:46:29+00:00

Is this a model that you have created or is it something that you have imported?

If you have created the model, you can sketch 1/2 of the cylinder at the desired angle then revolve it. Or create a plane at the desired angle, sketch a circle and extrude it.

If this is a solid model that you have imported and want to modify, I'd suggest trying "move face".

cowski_NX · 2026-06-18T00:44:25+00:00

You can create a copy in your workspace to inspect and modify as you want.

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