Category Archives: CAD/CAM/CAE

A few Words about Siemens NX MRs (Maintenance Releases) and MPs (Maintenance Packs)

By | 07/28/2016

    Maintenance Packs (MPs) are smaller patches installed on top of Maintenance Releases (MRs). The newest MR should include all fixes that were issued with the previous MR’s.  The newest MP should include all the previous MPs fixes.     A Maintenance Release is a significant and quality release.  Updates to the technical documentation are… Read More »

Siemens NX Tip: Shuffle Random Color

By | 07/28/2016

In this article we will discover a way to paint all part faces/bodies in random colors. At first we should switch NX to the Random Color Display mode. Therefore go to File -> All Preferences -> Visualization, or simply press Ctrl + Shift + V. Under the Color/Font tab open the Random Color list of… Read More »

Siemens NX Tutorial: Top-Down Design using ‘Create New’ Feature

By | 07/26/2016

    Today we will speak about the Create New command which located under the Assemblies tab. This command creates a new part file for the selected geometry. It considers a part of co-called ‘Top-Down Design Methodology’. Using this feature allows you to: Copy an existing geometry to a new part file; Create an empty part file;… Read More »

Adding ‘Last Command’ icons to the Bottom Border-Bar (by John R. Baker, P. E.)

By | 07/25/2016

    This document covers the customization of Siemens NX so that the ‘Bottom Border-Bar’ will contain the icons and names of up to the last 10 commands executed in the current application/task. Selecting any one of these icons will cause the relevant function to again be executed. If the user changes applications or enters… Read More »