{"id":5352,"date":"2022-04-05T09:19:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T13:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/?p=5352"},"modified":"2026-03-26T04:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:31:41","slug":"whats-new-in-nx-design-sketch-and-voice-command-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/whats-new-in-nx-design-sketch-and-voice-command-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s New in NX | Sketch and Voice Command Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The approach of continually improving our integrated solutions aims to push the boundaries of your capabilities; we want to increase the effectiveness of your workflows to stay ahead of the market. Let’s take a look at the latest enhancements made to NX Design.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NX Draw Shape | NEW Latest Enhancements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s always important to listen to our community to see how we can continue to improve the user experience in NX. With that in mind, we\u2019ve enhanced a range of features within NX Draw Shape. It\u2019s a tool to provide you with the freedom to sketch concepts or design details to create fully associative and re-usable curve geometry. The goal with NX Draw Shape is to enable you to visually convey and communicate aspects of the design prior to investing in 3D. Collaboration within the design workflow improves, and the final design output quality dramatically increases. Take a look below at the enhancements we\u2019ve made to Draw Shape in our latest release:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Over-sketch on existing curves workflow<\/li>
  • Edit spline points number<\/li>
  • Snap to curve endpoints<\/li>
  • Trim and Tangent control while drawing across the symmetry place<\/li>
  • Trim and Extend commands<\/li>
  • New keyboard accelerators to improve usability<\/li>
  • Ctrl-D for Delete, Ctrl-J for Edit Object Display<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    See NX Draw Shape in action<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    NX Sketch | NEW Legacy Onboarding<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Another enhancement driven by feedback from our community, we have implemented an onboarding program for our legacy sketch users. An approach of continuous improvement means we have created a new sketching environment that is more streamlined and aimed to enhance your overall sketch user experience within NX. Our new onboarding program aims to shorten your transition times to the new environment, enabling you to get up to speed quickly and spend more time refining your final sketches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    NX Sketch | New Half Dimensions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Based on customer feedback, we\u2019ve implemented exciting enhancements into our NX Sketch add-on. NX Sketch is a new approach that allows users to iterate their design throughout the sketching process, eliminating the need for pen and paper. Sketch now offers the ability to create and display \u201chalf-dimensions and display it as a diameter. It’s an important tool that will ensure greater accuracy with your raw data. <\/em>Different use cases across a range of industries require geometry for revolved sections; we\u2019ve incorporated this feature to make it much easier for you to be able to document them. All you need to do is define the diameter of the part and not the radius.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    NEW | NX Voice Command<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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