UG NX 2.0 WHAT'S NEW

Sketcher Enhancements - Normal Snapping for Line
What is it?
During creation, Lines snap normally along their length to the short listed curves, including Lines, Arcs, Ellipses, Conics, and Splines.
  
Why should I use it?
Enhances constraint inference during curve creation.
  
Where do I find it?
Available in the line creation function inside the Sketch Task Environment.
  
  

Sketcher Enhancements - Suppress Constraint Inference in Curve Creation
What is it?
Constraint inference can now be suppressed using an accelerator key during curve creation.  
  
Why should I use it?
You can quickly suppress constraint inferencing without having to go into the Infer Constraint Settings dialog.
  
Where do I find it?
On UNIX the accelerator is <CTRL> + <ALT>.
  
On Window the accelerator is <ALT>.  
  
  

Sketcher Enhancements - Tangent Snapping for Line, Arc, and Circle Along its Length
What is it?
During creation, Lines, Arcs, and Circles snap tangentially along their length to the short listed curves, including Lines, Arcs, Ellipses, Conics, and Splines.
  
Why should I use it?
Enhances constraint inference during curve creation.
  
Where do I find it?
Found in all curve creation functions inside the Sketch Task Environment.
  
  

Show Poles
What is it?
This button lets you display the control polygon structure of any B-surface or Spline.
  
To operate:
  
Select any surface or curves.
  
Choose Show/ Hide Poles from the Analyze shape toolbar.
  
You can also select the display of control polygons while creating or editing any feature that includes the output of a B-surface. This includes Deform, Transform and Match Edge.
  
Why should I use it?
This option lets you examine the control polygon structure of a surface anytime without having to open the Info-> B-surface option.
  
Where do I find it?
Analysis --> Show Poles, or "Show Poles" from the Analyze Shape toolbar.
  
  

X-Form Enhancement
What is it?
The X-Form function has the following enhancements to allow quicker access to its most commonly used features while increasing its overall functionality.
  
Settings are now retained through out the current session.  
  
Falloff on selected poles has been added. This lets you deform a selected set of poles while influencing concavity and convexity.  
  
Falloff is most useful when trying to deform a curve or surface to more accurately match a scan or section. Falloff works while translating, rotating, scaling or editing and maintains the slope/curvature, thus allowing finer control over the transition shape of your curves and faces.
  
You can find falloff under the X-Form advanced options.
  
You can now snap while working in a constrained direction.
  
One example of how this is useful would be when trying to line up poles to an existing curve end, but only in a specific direction. Select the direction you would like to align the poles in and be sure to have snapping turned on.
  
A tool for incremental step has been added. This lets you move, rotate or scale by specified increments.
  
Stepping is quite useful when moving small distances, or for moving a known distance. To use step you must have a constrained direction set, and be in either the rotate method or in the scaling method while using a discrete vector.
  
Redo has been made available while in the X-Form tool. You can find it on the MB3 pop-up menu just above Undo. You are allowed 10 redo steps.  
  
An option to change degree/patch has been added to let you refit surfaces with either a precise increase in degree or an approximate decrease in degree.
  
This can be helpful in reducing the number of patches, or in increasing the amount of control in the face, without changing the degree of the face. The fewer the number of patches the less likely it is that you will have unwanted inflections.
  
Context sensitive MB3 radial menus have been added to X-Form.
  
These allow accelerated access to some of the most common options, such as editing direction and raise/lower degree.  
  
Why should I use it?
These enhancements increase the overall ease of use of X-Form. The dialog now requires less interaction to accomplish required tasks.
  
Where do I find it?
Edit-> Free Form Feature-> X-Form

Grid Section Analysis
What is it?
You can now select faceted bodies in Grid Section Analysis.
  
No changes have been made to the current Grid Section Analysis dialog.  
  
Why should I use it?
When you use faceted bodies for reference from which to design models, you can now analyze the faceted bodies through Grid Section, and create section curves at key locations.
  
Where do I find it?
Analysis-> Grid Section, or from the Analyze Shape toolbar, choose Grid Section Analysis.
  
   
  
  

Match Edge Enhancements
What is it?
Match Edge has the following enhancements:
  
You can now lock the opposite edge when matching surfaces, and can make the opposite edge free or hold the opposite edge up to G3 continuity.
  
There is improved indication of when selections are made for both match and reference surfaces.
  
You now have separate control for the edge conditions (iso u,v, perp, etc.) for each corner of the patch (Start and End of the edge).
  
You can now fix either end of the control rows for position (G0). This effectively lets you lock one or both of the edges perpendicular to the edge you are matching while keeping the interior poles free to move according to the other settings.
  
There is now a Projection option under the pole movement item in the pull-down menu. Using this mode lets you move the poles by the minimum amount possible to achieve a required match.
  
There is now an option to force a linear change in the length of the mesh segments from edge to edge of the rows being matched. This is provided under the "pole movement" item in the pull-down menu.
  
You can now specify a vector along which all adjusted poles will travel.
  
You can now perform G3 matching.
  
You can now match as a feature.  
  
A new user interface provides an efficient workflow for improved productivity:
  
Improved interpretation of match results.
  
A clear and consistent indication of what options are in use and respective settings for them.
  
Dialogue controls are now on a single layer.
  
Use of handles to support usability and accelerated workflow.
  
Why should I use it?
This release sees significant enhancements to the usability of Match edge, while at the same time providing many more options to control the result.  
  
Where do I find it?
Edit-> Free Form Feature-> Match Edge
  
   
  
  

Mirror Display
What is it?
The Mirror Display analysis lets you view a mirrored image of current geometry across a defined mirroring plane.
  
To select the mirror display, click the mirror display toolbar button. You can quickly do this at any time.
  
To set the mirroring plane choose the mirroring plane option button from the toolbar. To change the plane, drag the plane definition handle.
  
Why should I use it?
By selecting the mirroring display while designing one side of a symmetric model, you can see the mirrored results immediately while adjusting the shape. This will help you balance the shape across the center plane, or adjust the shape so that each side will form a smooth transition across the center plane.
  
Where do I find it?
Analysis-> Mirror Display, or from the Analyze Shape toolbar, select Mirror Display
  
  

Non-Proportional Zoom
What is it?
Non-Proportional Zoom lets you exaggerate the spatial relationships on an entity for visualization and editing purposes, by stretching the view in one direction.
  
You can select the non-proportional zoom by clicking the option on the toolbar button at any time. When selected, you can drag a box around the area you would like to zoom in on.  
  
To return to the normal view deselect the toolbar icon.
  
Why should I use it?
When you are designing a part that is largely flat, use Non Proportional Zoom to accentuate the curvature in one direction, to let you better evaluate minor undulations over a large area, which are harder to see in the normal view ratio mode.
  
Where do I find it?
Analysis-> Non-Proportional Zoom or from Analyze Shape toolbar, select Non-Proportional Zoom.
  
   
  
  

Styled Blend Radius Constraint
What is it?
A new Radius Constraint option has been added to Styled Blend that lets you specify a minimum radius over the entire region of a blend surface, or a constant radius at the nose of the blend.
  
There are three options you can use for the Radius Constraint: None, Min, and Peak.  
  
Choosing None produces the same result as that in Unigraphics NX 1 styled blend.  
  
If you choose Min or the Peak option you can specify a constraint value. For the Min option, this value is used to ensure that no region of the blending face has a radius value smaller than the given value. For the Peak option the constraint value is used as a constant radius along the peak of the blend face.
  
Why should I use it?
The Radius Constraint lets you create blends that meet design and manufacturing criteria, by constraining the blend with necessary radius values.   
  
Use the Radius Constraint ?Min option if your blend needs to achieve a certain minimum radius, either due to safety regulations or tooling considerations.  
  
Use the Radius Constraint ?Peak option if your design requires a constant radius value along the nose of the blending surface.
  
Where do I find it?
Insert-> Freeform Feature-> Styled Blend
  
or from Freeform Shape toolbar, Styled Blend