Click: How to Create an Archimedes Screw Using Siemens Nx 12

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Part 1of 4:

Starting the Sketch

1. Create a new file. Single click on theNewicon. It is in the standard toolbar area.
2. Set up the units. Select theMillimetersunits and selectModelin the template list.
3. Save the file. TypeArchimedesScrew.prtin the new file name section and pressOK. This is just an example; you can name it in a different way.
4. Click onSketchand left clickOKto accept the default setting of the sketch plane.

Part 2of 4:

Creating a Cylindrical Shaft

1. Select the circle tool from the toolbar, click the point in blue and select theExisting Point-Sketch Originas the center of the circle.
2. Press?Backspace, type25in the on-screen input box and press?Enter. Click onFinish Sketch.
3. ClickExtrude, move the cursor to the circle. As you move the cursor over the circle, its color changes to orange. SetStart Limit Valueto0 mmandEnd Limit Valueto150 mmin the Extrude dialog box. Left clickOKto create the Extrude feature.

Part 3of 4:

Drawing a Helix Around the Shaft

1. Move from the Home tab to the Curve tab and select theHelixcommand.
2. Change the value ofSize,Pitch, andLengthto50mm,20mm, and150mm. Left clickOKto apply the settings.

Part 4of 4:

Creating a Profile of the Screw

1. Click onSketch, select XZ plane of Datum Coordinate and left clickOK.
2. Select the Arc tool under the Curve tab.
3. SelectStart Point-Spline of Helix. Start the arc from the endpoint of the helix spline.
4. SelectPoint On Curve-Arc3. Connect the arc from the endpoint of helix spline to the point on curve.
5. Enter8.2in the on-screen input box, press?Enter, and press with the left-mouse-button. Left clickFinish Sketchafter you complete all steps in this part.
6. Click on the Swept icon under theSurfacetool.
7. Specify a section string. Select the arc you created (SKETCH_001:Sketch(4)). Double-click to reverse the direction (optional).
8. Specify a guide string. SelectHelix.
9. Choose an orientation method. SelectFace Normalsin the drop-down menu.
10. SelectCylinderas the face. Left clickOKto finish this command.
11. Click onSurface, clickMoreand selectThickenin the drop-down menu. The thicken dialog box will appear as shown in the screenshot in step 12. The difference between two offset parameters is the overall thickness of the resultant body.
12. Select the face in red and left clickOK.
13. Review your final model.