Create Stock Body from Design Body

When a job shop receives the 3D model of a part to be machined, they seldom receive a 3D model of the raw stock (or stock body).  For most situations, that’s not a problem, because there are sev…

NX9 CAM Interactive Cut Regions

Interactive Cut Region management is a new tool added to NX9 to help CAM users easily segregate “steep” from “non-steep” areas*.  This new capability means that the overall NC programming proces…

Take a tour of the NX Manufacturing Forum

Take a tour of the NX Manufacturing Forum

Our new NX manufacturing forum has been up and running for most of a year, now. Join us for a tour of all the forum features and content and learn how to open an account and get in on the fun. T…

NX9 CAM “Notes” Enhancement

My last blog post was about the Description field enhancement.  Now I want to cover its companion, Notes.  Notes give the NC programmer an easy-to-use capability to convey information direc…

New Tech Tip showcases new NX CAM 9 milling enhancements

New Tech Tip showcases new NX CAM 9 milling enhancements

A new Tech Tips has been posted to the Tech Tip knowledge base showcasing several new enhancements to NX CAM 9.

Oliver Sing demonstrates the new multi-part programming workflow. This demo …

Description Field Enhancement in NX9 CAM

In each release of NX, there are always enhancements that are overlooked and underappreciated.  I think the enhancements made to Notes and Description fields in NX9 CAM fit into this category. …

Introducing Complex Parts Machining Self-Demos for NX CAM 9

Introducing three new self-demos designed to quickly bring you up to speed on what’s new for Complex Parts Machining in NX CAM 9. These enhancements include improved tool tilt control for both fixed …

New Tech Tip reveals what is new in NX CMM 9

A new Tech Tips has been posted to the Tech Tip knowledge base showcasing the new enhancements to NX CMM 9.

Steve Scigliano takes us through all the new capabilities and demonstrates some …

Introducing Prismatic Parts Machining Self-Demos for NX CAM 9

Introducing six new self-demos designed to quickly bring you up to speed on what’s new for Prismatic Parts Machining in NX CAM 9. Milling enhancements include the ability to efficiently program part …