When working with NX on a daily basis, you often want to align the 3D view in a special way. Most people will be familiar with the F8 function key. In this NX Smart Tip, you will learn how to use this function key for non-orthogonal views as well.

NX Tipp 2025_03-Align NX Views

Learn in this NX Smart Tip how to better structure complex sketches with the NX sketch groups. This tip will help you to better master complex sketches and make changes more efficiently.

NX Tipp 2024_11-Tipp Sketch Group

The design groups are a structuring tool in the Parts Navigator. Especially with larger components, the user has the option of ensuring greater clarity and organisation. It is easier to manage 10 groups with 100 formelements each than one group with 1000 elements.

NX Tipp 2024_10-Design Groups

Here I present an uncomplicated way in NX to define a 3D sectional view on a drawing.

NX Tipp 2021_05-Drafting-3D-Section View

 

Do you sometimes want a little more color in NX for a better overview, for example in a dynamic section of an assembly? With this tip, I would like to draw your attention to the well-known Random Colour Display function. The color assignment can be applied to surfaces or solids (including components of an assembly).

NX Tipp 2021_10-Random Color Display

In this tip, we would like to show you a simple way to create the stamp for a possibly quite complexly designed base tray.

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For example, you have remodelled a purchased part in NX and would now like to assign the weight specified in the supplier’s data sheet to this part file. This is where the “Advanced Mass Properties” comes into play. With this functionality, you can assign a specified weight to the active part file, regardless of the density and material of the solid. In this Smart Tip, I describe the new procedure from NX version 1899.

NX Tipp 2022_08-Advanced Mass Properties

In this NX Smart Tip, you will learn how to use the NX Relations-Browser to easily visualize and manage the links between different elements of your design. This tip will help you to better understand complex assemblies and make changes more efficiently.

NX Tipp 2024_06-Tip Relations Browser EN

Would you like to call up your large assembly again the next day in exactly this comibnation and representation? In this NX Smart Tip, I take a closer look at the application and properties of NX bookmarks.

NX Tipp 2023_12-Tipp Lesezeichen EN

Do you have an ordinate dimension whose origin is to be relocated? You want to insert an origin symbol? Then you should read this tip.

NX Tip 2023_02-Tips for ordinate dimensioning