3 – Minutes – CAD Siemens NX #001 – #009

Wolfgang Walden — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:04:07 +0000

Persistent Relations Browser

The Persistent Relations Browser is a great tool if you want to get you sketches fully defined.

10.3 Schnecke - Drill Bit

Very easy to do in Siemens NX. It is sort of a remake of an old video, but I used a different and faster method – enjoy!

Exploded View in separate Drawing

If you want to have an exploded view in a separate drawing you have to do it like this – enjoy!

Edit multiple Features simultaneously

I don´t know if you are aware of this one. You can select multiple features by pressing the ctrl-key and selecting the features with your mouse at once – then press the „ENTER“ key or the „RETURN“ key – and a window will appear which allows you to edit the parameters of these selected features at the same time. Please note – this will not work with sketches. Enjoy!

Edit all Parameters of a Feature Group at once

There are many advantages of Feature Groups – one of these advantages: you can edit all the Parameters of a Feature Group at the same time – enjoy!

Edit Parameters of Sketches

Depending on the use of parameters in sketches or not – you have different possibilities to „Edit those Parameters“ – enjoy!

Assembly Arrangements

There are different ways to create arrangements in assemblies – for this method your movable parts have to be fully constrained – enjoy!

Suppression in Assembly Arrangements

You can use arrangements for the positions of the parts but also for the suppression of parts – enjoy!

Assembly Arangemenst with Sequences

There is another very easy way to create assembly arrangements – sequences – enjoy!

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Siemens NX Shorts #001 – #014

Wolfgang Walden — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:37:36 +0000

Multiple PartsLists in the Drawing / Mehrere Stücklisten in der Zeichnung

You need to define an new system environment variable : UGII_UPDATE_ALL_ID_SYMBOLS_WITH_PLIST and set it to „0“

Change Language of UI / Sprache des UI ändern

In order to change the language of the UserInterface you have to change the value of the systemenvironment variable UGII_LANG to one of the following values:

German (UGII_LANG=german)
French (UGII_LANG=french)
Italian (UGII_LANG=italian)
Spanish (UGII_LANG=Spanish)
Russian (UGII_LANG=russian)
Japanese (UGII_LANG=Japanese)
Korean (UGII_LANG=Korean)
Polish (UGII_LANG=polish)
Czech (UGII_LANG=czech)

INCLUDE into the Sketch

The default limits the scope to the active sketch only, you can swtich the filter to complete assembly or even deactivate it in the customer defaults.

Exploded View in the Drawing

If you want to have an exploded view of your assembly in your drawing – create an new model-view in your assembly – call it i.e. „exploded“ – create a new explosion in that view – switch to the drafting environment – a new drawing will be created inside your assembly.prt – and bring in that „exploded“ view. Don´t create a new drawing.

Make Hidden Lines visible in a View

Make Hidden Lines visible in a drawing view – select the view – go to the settings – common – hidden lines – switch from „invisible“ to i.e. „dashed“

Clipping View with Profile

Select the view – make it the active sketch view – draw a closed sketch profile – select view – right click – go for Boundary – select break line/detail – select chain – select one line of the profile – apply – ok

Automatic Dimensions with Feature Parameters

Yes, there are some sort of automatic dimensions in the drawings – it is called „feature parameters“ – just use the command finder

Sketch Details - Parameters & Values in the Details

You can use Rapid Dimensions and Named Parameters or Expressions to bring the names and values back in sketch details in the part navigator.

Feature Replay

To go step by step through a model – use the Feature Replay.

Postioning of Automatic Balloons

The postioning of the automatic generated ballons.

Filets & Chamfers in a sketch - easy

I don´t know if you have noticed, it is very easy to do filets & chamfers in a sketch, instead of selecting the two curve which form the corners you can drag the mouse over those two curves – very convenient and fast.

Activate Step Expression

By default the Step Expression Feature is not activated – so you can activate it.

Add Expressions in your Sketch - easy

In order to use the step expression feature with sketches you need expressions in your sketches. Here is an easy way to add these.

Put the Persistent Relations Browser in your Ribbon

You´ve checked all toolbars, restored all contents and positions and the toolbar you are looking for is still missing? Then proceed like this – enjoy!

Der Beitrag Siemens NX Shorts #001 – #014 erschien zuerst auf wolfgang walden´s IT & CAD blog.

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