THE TOP-DOWN ASSEMBLY DESIGN APPROACH

All the components of the assembly are saved as separate parts.

The components are added to an assembly one at a time and after each new
component, constraints are applied to connect the components together.
Functionally constrained Not fully constrained.

EDITING ASSEMBLY CONSTRAINTS

 CREATING EXPLODED VIEWS OF AN ASSEMBLY

The exploded views of an assembly are created to expose the internal components of a
complex assembly. The exploded views also provide a clear idea about the orientation
of the components in an assembly.
In NX, you have two methods for creating the exploded views of an assembly: automatic
explosion method and the manual explosion method.

Automatic Exploded Views

In NX, you have to adopt two steps for creating the
automatic exploded view.
The first step comprises of creating the name for the
exploded views.
The second step is to explode the component
automatically.
The components selected for explosion are always
exploded in the direction of orientation of their own
center axis.

Exploded view of the Flange

Coupling assembly

 Tutorial 1
Create the exploded view of the Flange Coupling assembly.
(Expected Time : 1.5 Hrs)

Created as an array of holes

Will create an array of components

Create the flange,

nut, and bolt of the
Flange Coupling
assembly and save
the components in
a C10_T1 folder.

Use edge blend

radius of your
choice

Tutorial 2
Create the manually exploded view of the Pipe Vice assembly created in C9_T1.
(Expected Time : 30 min)

Can the assembly be put

back together by a series
of 1D translations without
moving thru other parts?

NO

YES

Shaper Head Tool

 Exercise 1
Create the Shaper Tool Head assembly, as shown below. (Expected Time : 4 hrs)

backwards

Figure C Views and dimensions of the Swivel Plate

Figure D Views and dimensions of the Back Plate

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Figure E Views and dimensions of the Vertical Slide

Figure F Views and dimensions of various components

Figure G Views and dimensions of various components