{"id":973,"date":"2018-03-14T11:51:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T18:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Academic-News\/What-s-New-in-Learning-Advantage-NX-12-for-Engineering-Design\/ba-p\/475602"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:14:59","slug":"whats-new-in-learning-advantage-nx-12-for-engineering-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/academic\/whats-new-in-learning-advantage-nx-12-for-engineering-design\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s New in Learning Advantage? NX 12 for Engineering Design!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>Whether you\u2019re looking for a classroom resource for teaching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en\/products\/nx\/12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">NX 12<\/A> to your students, or a self-guided tutorial for getting up to speed on the world\u2019s most advanced CAD\/CAM\/CAE solution, our newest eBook from <a href=\"https:\/\/web.mst.edu\/~mleu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Ming C. Leu<\/A>, of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mst.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Missouri S&amp;T University<\/A>, has you covered.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><span class=\"lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right\" style=\"width: 310px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/NX12Leu-1.png\" alt=\"NX12Leu.png\" title=\"NX12Leu.png\" \/><\/span>This <a href=\"http:\/\/training.plm.automation.siemens.com\/lms\/aicc.cfm?command=aicclaunch&amp;passthrough=1&amp;productID=arc-nx.12-leu-en-1.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">eBook<\/A> is written for students and engineers who are interested in learning how to use NX 12 for designing mechanical components and assemblies and provides a systematic approach for learning NX 12.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Chapter 2 includes the NX 12 essentials from starting a session to getting familiar with the NX 12 layout and Coordinate System, Layers, various toolboxes and other important commands which will be used in later chapters. 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