Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
2.
Click
Assembly
in the
Template
group.
3.
Click
OK
; a new assembly window appears. In addition, the
Add Component
dialog appears.
Inserting the Base Component
1.
To insert the base component, click
Open
button in the
Part
section of the
Add Component
dialog.
2.
Browse to the location NX 10/C3/Oldham_Coupling and double-click on
Flange.prt
.
3.
On the
Add Component
dialog, select
Positioning
>
Absolute Origin
in the
Placement
section.
4.
Under the
Settings
section, select
Reference Set
>
Entire Part
.
5.
Click
OK
to place the Flange at the origin.
There are two ways of constructing any assembly model.
• Top-Down Approach
• Bottom-Up Approach
Top-Down Approach
You open the assembly file, and then construct components files in it.
Bottom-Up Approach
You construct the components first, and then add them to the assembly file. In this tutorial,
you construct the assembly using this approach.
Adding the second component
1.
To insert the second component, click
Assemblies > Component > Add
on the ribbon; the
Add Component
dialog appears.
2.
On the
Add Component
dialog, click
Open
button in the
Part
section.
3.
Browse to the location NX 10/C3/Oldham_Coupling and double-click on
Shaft.prt
.
4.
Under the
Placement
section, select
Positioning > By Constraints
.
5.
Under the
Settings
section, select
Reference Set > Entire Part
.
6.
Click
OK
on the
Add Component
dialog; the
Assembly Constraints
dialog
appears.
