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Home » Siemens nx » nx modeling » Siemens nx modeling create a pocket

Siemens nx modeling create a pocket

January 5, 2019 by mechanicaleng blog Leave a Comment

In the Siemens nx modeling, we can create a pocket following: Cylindrical, rectangular, general by pocket command. It uses to remove material from a solid body or modifies a sheet body with faces made by projecting a section along a vector.

This command is active until the Siemens nx 11.

Post contents

  • Where do I find it?
  • I. Create a cylindrical pocket.
  • II. Create a rectangular pocket.
  • III. Create a general pocket.

Where do I find it?

From the menu (top border bar): insert -> design feature -> pocket.

From the home tab: feature group -> design feature drop-down -> pocket.

I. Create a cylindrical pocket.

1. From the menu: insert -> design feature -> pocket.

2. In the pocket dialog, we will select cylindrical option.

3. In the cylindrical pocket dialog, you can select solid face, or datum plane option. For this tutorial, I will select solid face option.

4. In the graphics window, select solid face you want.

5. In the cylindrical pocket dialog, type value in the pocket diameter, depth, floor radius, and taper angle.

Note: Depth of the pocket must be greater than the floor radius.

siemens nx modeling create cylindrical pocket
siemens nx modeling create cylindrical pocket

6. Use positioning dialog to fix location of the pocket.

siemens nx positioning dialog
siemens nx positioning dialog

For this tutorial, I will select perpendicular option. In the graphics window, select edge of the box, then select edge of cylindrical pocket. In the set arc position dialog, select arc center option.

Type value you want in the create expression dialog, then click OK.

siemens nx positioning perpendicular option guide
siemens nx positioning perpendicular option guide

II. Create a rectangular pocket.

1. Select pocket command.

2. Select rectangular option in the pocket dialog.

3. Select solid face or datum plane option, then select object in the graphics window.

4. In the rectangular pocket dialog, type value of the pocket then click OK.

5. Use positioning dialog to precisely locate the pocket.

6. Click OK to complete.

III. Create a general pocket.

1. From the menu -> insert -> design feature -> pocket.

2. In the pocket dialog, select general option.

3. In the selection  steps group, click placement face. Select the placement face in the graphics window.

general pocket select the placement face
general pocket select the placement face

4. Click placement outline then select placement outline curves in the graphics window.

general pocket select placement outline curves
general pocket select placement outline curves

5. Click floor face then select the floor face in the graphics window.

general pocket select the floor face
general pocket select the floor face

6. In the floor face group, select offset option, then type value in the of selected floor box. For this tutorial, I will select -2 mm.

7. Click floor outline in the general pocket dialog then select floor outline in the graphics window.

general pocket select floor outline
general pocket select floor outline

8. Click target body then select solid body in the graphics window.

general pocket select solid body
general pocket select solid body

9. Click OK to complete.

create a general pocket in nx
create a general pocket in nx

 

 

 

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