BASIC UGNX TOOL

DOCUMENT
 Catia to Unigraphics NX tool conversion
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Sketch Sketch In Task Environment

Plane Plane
Point Point
Line Line
Pad/Extrude/Pocket Extrude
Shaft Revolve
Hole Hole
Thickness Offset Face
Edge Fillet Edge Blend
Chamfer Chamfer
Shell Shell
Face Fillet Face Blend
Thick Surface Thicken
Split (Part) Split Body
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Multi Section Surface Through Curve

Mesh/Studio Surface/
Swept
Blend Through Curve
Sweep (Draft Direction) Law Extension

Sweep ( With Reference Sweep Along Guide

Surface)
Join Sew/Unsew

Boundary Examine Geometry (Sheet

Boundary)
Trim (Surface) Trim And Extend

Split (Surface) Trim Sheet

Offset (Surface) Offset Surface
Extrapolate Extend Sheet
Mirror/Symmetry Mirror Geometry
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Projection Project Curve
Reflect Line Isocline Curve
Parallel Curve Offset Curve In Face
3D Curve Offset Offset Curve
Connect Curve Bridge Curve
Pattern Pattern Geometry

Extract / Multiple Extract Geometry

Extract
Draft Angle Draft
Curve Trim Trim Corner
Curve Split Divide Curve
Curve Smooth Smooth Curve String

Intersection Intersection Curve

Fill Surface Fill Surface

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Measure Between Measure Distance/
Measure Angle
Measure Item Geometric Properties

Draft Analysis Slope Analysis

Translate/Rotate/Axis To Move Object (Ctrl+t)

Axis

Isoparametric curve Isoparametric curve

Setting default Tolerance value for file

or

Always set the distance tolerance to

0.001mm before working
To create a plane in required position and angle

To create an offset plane at required distance from reference plane

To create inclined plane from reference

To create bisector plane between two planar surface

plane passing through a point and line that are not collinear.

plane passing through 2 lines.

plane passing through curves or splines.

In a selected point creates a Plane normal to given direction or plane

Plane Normal through curves. The plane position can be changed using this option

Datum Plane X/Y/Z

Offset newly created plane to required distance

Used in moving clips and placing clips Origin point: we can create point by using point
dialog

Select line, character line , edge, axis

Used to create straight line

Tangent to a arc/spline

At an angle to the selected edge or curve

Line Along respective axis

Line normal to plane or surface

Support plane on which line lies

 Used to create Circle

Tangent to a edge or curve

Specify radius/dia of circle

Arc point as specified in angle

Check this to Arc length till selected point/element

get full circle

Other possible side in arc for given inputs

Used to offset curve in specific
direction

Select single or multiple, continuous or

interrupted.

In this which direction the line should offset we

can select the point on that direction the curve
is offseted in that direction

It used to give value of the offset line

In this entering number copies we can get

We can change direction of offset offseted line in that

Don’t use this option please untick

while using offset
Used to offset curve on face

Select single or multiple, continuous or

interrupted.
It used to give value of the offset line

Selection of face is face in which curve is

presented

This is parametric option, if this ticked curves

In this option automatically taken the surface we
generated have history in part navigator if this
don’t need to select face or plane
unticked curves generated don’t have history

Don’t use this option please untick

while using offset
 Bridge curve used to
connect two curves
or edges tangent or
point continuity

You can select continuity here

whether it is tangent or position

You can select where the point is

fixed on the curve

Select the face in which the curve

will lie on
1. Project curve tool allows you to project curves, edges, or points on the sheet , bodies and
planes.

2. You can control projection direction toward, or at an angle to, a specified vector, a point, or
along the face normal.

3. NX trims projected curves at holes or edges of the faces.

The curve to be projected

Select if you want to keep or

remove the input curves.

The object where curve or point

is to project.

Specify the option if you want

To join multiple output
curve to
Single curve

Input curve
Projected curve
To project curves, edges, and
points onto faces, bodies, and
datum planes.

You can select a curve or

point or edge to project on
face
Along face normal: Projects the objects normal to the target.

Select a face or plane on Toward point: Projects the objects toward a specified point.
which to project For a projected point.

Toward line: Projects the objects towards a straight line.

Along vector: Projects the objects towards a vector direction.

Angle to vector: Projects the curves at a specified angle to a

specified vector.

Curves or points you create are associative to the original

objects.

If the check box is selected you cannot change original object

like delete or replace.

If the check box is unselect you can change the original object.
 Used to get curves from intersection of two face or one face & plane or
two planes

Select single or multiple, continuous or

interrupted.

In this we can select plane or create plane

By ticking this option, we keep the selected

face this option only when we click apply

This is parametric option, if this ticked curves

generated have history in part navigator if this Don’t use this option please
unticked curves generated don’t have history untick while using
intersection
Used to extend curve

Select single or multiple, continuous.

1. Total: we can extend the curve by selecting

sides of the curve or we can change by option
in below side
2. Incremental: we can extend the both sides of
curve in different values or symmetric values 1. Natural: the extended curve in natural of the
curve
2. Linear: the extended curve in tangent to the
curve
3. Circular: the extended curve in circular to the
curve
Use the Isoparametric Curve command to generate curves on a face along given
U/V lines of direction.

In this we can select only one face

U and v are directions in this option used to

generate curve in that direction

1. UNIFORM: it used to create curves with

U&V uniform spacing we can give how many
curves we want
2. Through points: It used to pick point on
the surface in that point curves are
generated
3. Between points: It used to create curves
between two points

This is parametric option, if this ticked curves

generated have history in part navigator if this
unticked curves generated don’t have history
 Isocline Curve to create curves at an angle that is constant to a surface
relative to a reference direction.
1. Split a surface.
2. Create a draft angle map of a face.
3. Create parting surfaces for a molded or cast part.

tinuous face.

, character line , edge, axis.

a single isocline curve.

es a family of isocline curves.
Used to divide the curve

1. Existing curve: In this curve divided by using

existing curve
2. Project point: In this curve divided by using
projecting point on the curve
3. By plane: In this curve divided by plane that
intersects the curve at the intersection the
curve is divided
To trim two curves to their
intersection point, forming a
corner.

Cursor point
 Select Curve or Edge
with single or
continuous curves for
your required area.

There are various

limiting methods here

Select a vector or
You can enter different values to starting
direction to extrude.
and Ending limits.

You can enter a single limit value to

extrude both sides

Your selected area extrude from zero to

next limiting element of your vector
This checkbox close your selected curves
direction.
or edges with minor corrections. Or it
acts as a body conditions.
Your selected area extrude from zero to
selected limiting element of your vector
direction.

Your selected area extrude into end of

your body limit.

You should draft solid body only.

From start limit- It means the neutral
edge of your draft body is start limit edge
of your body.
From section- It means section curve is
neutral edge.
From section asymmetric angle- It means
you can select different angle for two
directions.
From section symmetric angle- It means
a single angle for both direction of draft.
From section matched ends- It means
you can match end limit edges based on
start limit edges.

If your selected curves are closed, you can change

Offset a extrude body single side or both solid body or sheet body in this area
side.
 Extract geometry
- is used to extract curve, point, datum, face, region of face, body, mirror body.

Selected geometry will display here

By clicking this down arrow you will get this

window.

By clicking this down arrow you will get this

window.

By checking associative you can have the

extracted geometry parametrically

By checking hide original the parents get hidden

Here select what geometry want to extract.

Composite curve: curves can be extracted.
Point: points can be extracted.
Datum: datums can be extracted.
Face: faces can be extracted.
By checking hide original the parents get hidden Region of face:
seed means the region that you want to extract.
Boundary face means up to which area you want to
extract.
Body: body can be extracted.
 Wave geometry linker:
- Is to extract a feature from other assembly to working part.

Select what feature want to

extract.

Select the area here that want to

extract.

This will keep the extract

parametrically This will hide the parent and give the
only extract we need

Don't change the tolerance keep 0.001

1.It used to join two surface
2.It used create solid body

Select single or
multiple, continuous or
interrupted but only
sheet body

Ticking this option we

can sew different face
in result we can get
output sheet according
to that.

We can adjust
tolerance value to get
clear boundary in
output sheet
 1.It was used to unsew faces from sheet body and solid body

If this option is ticked,

the original body any
operations are not
done, it take extract do Select single or
a operation in that multiple, continuous or
extract interrupted from both
sheet body & solid body

In this, unsewed faces

are in connected face

In this, unsewed faces are in

non-connected face
1. Use the TRIM BODY command to cut or parting the solid body using a surface or plane.
2. Either one side of the body can be achieved. We can change alternative side by using
reverse direction tool.

The body to be trimmed is

chosen as target Select the existing sheet or plane
to trim the target body.

Create a new reference plane

to trim the target body.
The sheet or plane acting as
parting is chosen as tool.

Tool

or

Target
1. Use the SPLIT BODY command to split or parting the solid body using a surface or plane.

2. It divides the single body into two bodies.

The body to be trimmed is

chosen as target

The sheet or plane acting as

parting is chosen as tool.

Tool

Target
 To divide a solid body or sheet body into
multiple bodies using a single face, a set of
faces, or a datum plane

Need to select a which body to split or

divide
Target body

Face or Plane lets you specify an

existing plane or face as
the splitting plane.

New Plane lets you create a

new splitting plane. Click Full Plane
Tool to use the Plane dialog box to
create a new plane, or select a plane
creation tool from the options list.

Extrude lets you extrude selected

curves to split the body.

Revolve lets you revolve selected

curves to split the body.

Splitting
plane
 Select single Sheet Body to be trimmed
Selected sheet body can be
trimmed using Face, Curves, Edges

Enabling this option will This options is similar to Pro

allows the face edges of
the target’s

Enabling this option,

the resultant will be a
new sheetbody. The
target body will remain
as it is.

ry

Boundary element is
not large enough to
cover the target.
In that case, enabling This option will decide
By clicking this option it will highlight
this option. The selected region is to be
the regions that are made after
boundary will virtually result(keep) or the uns
boundary cuts the target.
extend in linear way to be the result(Discar
we could select multiple regions or
throughout the target. deselect but cannot choose all the
regions at-least one region must be left
rtually) unselected.
 tips: If surfa
Edge will extend by
selecting ed
values defined. We
or sometime
always use this as
TRAPOLATION option we could default.
dges, Continuous or Interpreted,
erent sheet bodies.
Edge will extend until
selected surface or
plane.

This options will decide

Important: Anyway
ys keep it Automatic
how the surface need use Natural Curvat
to extended weather in
curvature or tangent.

Exte

Results in new extended sheet

input body remains the same

The extended part alone will be

resulted not joined to the input
sheet body
1)It used to trim two faces

Select single or
multiple, continuous or
interrupted.
Retain

Delete

Same as like extend

sheet

Target & Tool are

retained , we get
trimmed surface
 Untrim gives the origin size of the selected face,
which may be larger or even exact shape of the selected face.

In either case to avoid large surface or to

extend the exact untrimmed face Enlarge is used.

Almost exactly extended face.

Same as enlarge the origin surface will not
change a new face will be resulted.
In this case we could use Enlarge to extend the surface
either in Linear or Natural that depends.
 Tip: some time face edge
extend only little even for 200%
in that case Manually
type larger values.

In case of EXTEND SHEET is not working.

1) Enlarge is used to extend surface to small distance.
We could also extend to large amount but
be cautious about surface quality.
2) In some cases to avoid character lines
using replace face or delete face, check those
faces are not really different faces using Enlarge option.

Twisted Surface

By enable Natural_ face will extend in face’s flow.

By enable Linear_ face will extend linearly from 0%

The origin surface will not
change a new face will be resulted.
Shell:- Is to remove the area in a part where we selected and maintain uniform thickness all over.

Select the type of shell here.

Select the faces want to apply

shell.

Required thickness of the resultant

wall.

Can customise which wall thickness you

want to modify differently.

Don't change the tolerance keep 0.001

1.It used to create solid body which is normal to
face

The created solid body

increase the shape of
the body using offset

Select only faces from

the single body or sheet
Selecting the curve body
region on the face, to
neglect the solid body
on other region, we can
switch vice versa

Selecting the curve

region on the face, to
create solid body on the
region, we can change
the offset values of two
region
 same as offset value.
1) Used to thicken the part.
2) Used to check clearance.

While doing variable offset surface can be offset to

minimum range and o max range
orming anything So that the creating surface can be ensured
weather it is between those two limits.
Face.

By enable this option surface can be offset by skipping the problem

surfaces which not get offset.

These two options can be enabled

if only partial offset is needed.

ple single faces.

While offsetting some surface won’t come

yet other surfaces will get offset if
the no. of problem surfaces are <=10 .

This can be increased to max no. of surfaces.

Tolerance range 0.001 to 0.025

Tip: while offset if a surface gets error ev
The MAXIMUM OBJETS TO EXCLUDE , le
And offset other good surface.

(u cannot deselect by HOLDING SHIFT KE

ble preview until selecting To deselect the problem surface first dis
t completely. deselect the problem surface and again
1. Use the Offset Face command to offset one or more faces along the face normal.
2. You can offset faces either by positive or negative distances, provided the topology of the
body does not change.
3. You can add a single Offset Face feature to multiple bodies.

It used to select multiple face or

single face of single body or
multiple body

It used to give distance of offset

face

It used to change the direction of

offset side
 To quickly offset multiple regions a constant
distance, and then use a different subset of
regions on the body to bridge those
constant-offset regions.
Need to select faces to offset

Direction to offset

Need to select a bridge Bridge area

region boundary curves or
edges

Need to select a bridge

region & offset region.
Then give the values for
offset regions

You can choose bridge face Offset faces

continuity flow G0 or G1 Output body

You can choose offset faces

as a new body or You need to
offset a original body faces
Edge blend:- Is to avoid
sharp edges by giving radius

Select the edge want to apply fillet By adding the point in the edge blend
curve variable radius can be achieved
Enter Value for fillet

You can do multiple edge fillet by

adding new set.

You can stop the fillet length on the edge

fillet curve.

Don't change the tolerance keep 0.001

 1) In some cases Edge Blend option will not work
at-least we could fillet surface through Face
Blend option so that we could work in surface.
2) In some cases fillet should not disturb near by
edges or PL edges in that case we could use this
option where there is an option there to keep the edge as it is.
Select single or
multiple, continuous or
interrupted.

This is mostly used In applying

Approach-R in parts and tamabuchi.
Limiting element must be curve
In case of limiting the
fillet at certain distance,
we access this option
and select the limiting
Same as before just the resultant fillet
element.
@ the limiting curve will join in
tangency.

The faces will be automatically selected

no need to worry as far as u chosen
The blue curve is the limiting
good limiting curve.
element the value of fillet remains
same. @ the curve the fillet will end
up as sharp edge.
 Chamfer:
- Is to remove sharp edges and give angled surface to that sharp edge.

Select the edges want to apply

chamfer.

Select whether the chamfer to be

symmetric or asymmetric
Give the distance for the chamfer
here.

Don't change the tolerance keep 0.001

 Draft:
- Is to give a slope to the required faces which in normal to the required vector.

Select the region which you want

to give draft.

Select the vector in which direction

you want to create the slope
You can draft in these four types.

Select the fixed face where the

draft want to start.

Give the required draft angle.

You can do multiple draft by adding

new set.
Quality of surface is not in the hands of tools, by determining correct level lengths of curves quality will increase.

To create a body or sheet through multiple

sections.

You can select a sections you want to make

body or sheet.

Check box applies continuity flow for first

and last sections.

You can select continuity flow G0,G1 &G2

and If you select G1&G2 then select a
continuity flow face

Parameter spaces the points through which the isoparametric curves pass at equal
parameter intervals along the defining curves.
Arc Length spaces the points through which the isoparametric curves will pass at
equal arclength intervals along the defining curves.
By Points aligns points between section strings that have different shapes. If the
section strings contain any sharp corners, it is recommended that you use By
Points to preserve them.
Distance Spaces points along each section at equal distances in a specified
direction. This results in isoparametric curves that all lie in planes perpendicular to
the specified direction vector.
Angle Spaces the points along each curve at equal angles around a specified axis
line. This results in isoparametric curves which all lie in planes containing the axis
line.
Spine Curve Places the points at the intersections of the selected sections and
planes perpendicular to a selected spine curve. The extent of the resulting body is
based on the limits of this spine curve.
 1. It used to create a surface using 4 curves in b side areas and
cavity side
2. While offsetting surface we didn’t get smooth surface in that
place we use this command

Primary curves

Apply to all option used

when in one continuity is
selected it can be applied
for 4 curve continuities

Keep this option always

Cross curves
in sheet

We can interchange primary curve and cross curve if we

didn’t get the smooth surface

Quality of surface is not in the hands of tools, by determining correct level lengths of curves quality will increase.
 Quality of surface is not in the hands of tools, by determining correct level lengths of curves quality will increase.

To create sheet bodies that are optimized

for smoothness. Studio Surface produces
swept or lofted surfaces from a network of You can select a primary
section strings, or a network of section curve
strings and up to three guide strings.

You need to select at least one primary

curve and one guide curve
You can select a guide curve
at least one.

Check box applies continuity flow for first

and last sections and guides.

You can select continuity flow G0,G1 &G2

and If you select G1&G2 then select a
continuity flow face

Parameter spaces the points through which the isoparametric curves pass at equal
parameter intervals along the defining curves.
Arc Length spaces the points through which the isoparametric curves will pass at
equal arclength intervals along the defining curves.
By Points aligns points between section strings that have different shapes. If the
section strings contain any sharp corners, it is recommended that you use By
Points to preserve them.
Quality of surface is not in the hands of tools, by determining correct level lengths of curves quality will increase.

Trimmed Creates a single surface covering

the entire region within a closed loop of
selected curves or edges.
Triangular Creates a surface of individual,
triangular patches within a closed loop of To create a surface enclosed by a set of
selected curves or edges, each consisting end-connected curves.
of the triangular region between
Need to select closed each side and a common center point.
curves

If you need a G0 & G1 continuity flow then

you can select a constraint faces.

You can maintain a G0 &G1 continuity flow

N-side Surface will be trimmed with

boundary or selected curves.
 To create a solid body or a sheet by Section curves
sweeping one or more section curves
along one, two, or three guide curves

Select your section curves one or

more sections

Select your guide

curves
Guide
curve

Parameter spaces the points through which the isoparametric curves pass at equal
parameter intervals along the defining curves.
Arc Length spaces the points through which the isoparametric curves will pass at
equal arclength intervals along the defining curves.
By Points aligns points between section strings that have different shapes. If the
section strings contain any sharp corners, it is recommended that you use By
Points to preserve them.

By points: You can change the shape of the body

by using connecting points
 In this option surface created is
normal to face

In this option surface created is

normal to vector

1.sharp:created face have sharp

edge if the curve in sharp curves
2.Blend:created face have blend
edge if the curve in sharp curves
3.none:created faces are
separated face if the curve in
sharp curves

By ticking this option we can reduce

the unwanted face

1. It used to create face according vector

 1.It used to replace the face with other face

Lets you select one or more

target faces to replace.

Lets you select one or more faces or a single datum

plane as the replacement faces for the faces to
replace.

Depending on the solid and the faces The selected replacement faces can be from a
involved, may generate different shapes or different body or from the same body as the
result in no shape. original face.

Specifies an offset from the

replacement face to the ultimate
replaced face.

ent Face

Extend Cap Face

 Curve to Curve: Check the maximum, minimum
To analyze continuity, tangency and boundary and average deviation or distance between two
alignment for faces and curves. curves

Curve to Face: Check the maximum, minimum

and average deviation or distance between curve
and face

Edge to Face: Check the maximum, minimum

and average deviation or distance between Edge
and Face

Face to Face: Check the maximum, minimum

and average deviation or distance between two
Faces

Edge to Edge: Check the maximum, minimum

and average deviation or distance between two
edges

You can define In how many points to

check your selected geometry.

Result page
 Slope analysis:
- Check the clearing and in undercut Select the faces or body that want
region to removal direction. to do slope analysis.

Select the removal direction

By changing the mode you can do slope

analysis in these three modes

-The colour changes in the result will gradually

change in blend
-The result will shown with sharpness
You can change no of colours to differentiate the result between the colour changes in sharp
to get accurate result.
 Its used to analyzes a solid body,
face, or edge for conditions of
Select you want to analyzes
interest, boundary, smoothness
an objects like sheet,
and tolerance.
bodies, edges.

You can select all tests to

analyzes the object or clear
all tests

You can analyzes and get a

tiny and misaligned curves,
bodies, sheets, edges from
your selected geometry.

You can analyzes and get a

face intersection areas and
sheet boundaries from your
selected geometry.

You can check the two are

more surface smoothness You can get a result from
and tolerancing range. highlight results checkbox
To remove all parameters from:

•Solid bodies

•Sheet bodies

•Curves and points

You can select parametric

object

Parametric object Un-parametric object

 It’s used to reposition your selected object from
one orientation to another orientation by using Distance: Move your object with particular direction and distance.
distance, vector, angle, etc.
Angle: Rotate your object with an angle by using vector.

Distance between points: Move an object with a linear distance between

origin point to reference point.

Radial distance: Move an object with a linear distance and direction.

Select a object you want to Point to Point: A movement between two points.
reposition
Rotate by three points: A rotation about a pivot point and a specified
vector from a start point to an end point.

Align axis to vector: An angular reposition in which the objects rotate

about a pivot point until the first vector aligns to the second vector.

CSYS to CSYS: A movement between two coordinate systems from first

coordinate to second coordinate.

Dynamic: Displays a CSYS manipulator that is used to either manually or

precisely reposition the objects.
You can move the original
object or copy from original Delta XYZ: This movement is defined by delta x, y, and z values where
object. the X, Y, and Z directions are relative to a reference CSYS.
 If Heal is disabled the surface will be vanished.

If Partial Blend is enabled the fillet will be.

If Partial Blend is enabled the fillet will be .

Object to mirror

Plane or surface used as centre element