CAD

Model the crankshaft

Category: CAD
Platform: Windows
Length: 22 min
Resolution: 1920 × 1080
Software: Siemens NX

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22min

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66keys

Siemens NX · Windows

00:00 / 22:10

Events2,439

00:00.000AppNX

00:00.110Move1023, 575 → 1354, 791

00:00.792ClickMiddle click 1354, 791

00:00.902Drag1356, 789 → 1421, 669

00:01.927Drag1421, 669 → 1371, 664

00:02.446Move1371, 664 → 1112, 746

00:02.750ScrollUp

00:02.862Move1112, 750 → 1123, 889

00:03.103ClickMiddle click 1123, 889

00:03.150Drag1123, 889 → 1112, 855

00:03.902Drag1112, 854 → 1136, 871

00:04.486Move1135, 871 → 392, 908

00:06.086Click392, 908

00:06.214Move395, 907 → 746, 906

00:06.542ScrollUp

00:06.550Move749, 906 → 751, 906

00:06.582ScrollUp

00:06.678Move752, 906 → 1236, 883

00:07.303Move1236, 882 → 1153, 893

00:07.751Move1153, 893 → 1277, 901

00:08.078ClickMiddle click 1277, 901

00:08.206Drag1276, 902 → 1224, 911

00:09.030Drag1223, 910 → 1070, 888

00:10.286Move1066, 888 → 367, 904

00:11.286Click367, 904

00:12.070Move368, 904 → 808, 868

00:12.582ScrollDown

00:12.726Move808, 868 → 589, 940

00:13.343Move590, 940 → 591, 940

00:13.414ClickMiddle click 591, 940

00:13.575Drag592, 940 → 744, 934

00:15.766Drag745, 934 → 763, 938

00:16.206Drag763, 938 → 792, 939

00:16.567Drag793, 939 → 786, 919

00:17.430Drag786, 918 → 740, 930

00:18.414Drag740, 930 → 802, 935

00:19.422Drag802, 935 → 785, 933

00:19.982Move785, 932 → 898, 599

00:20.294ScrollDown

00:20.630Move898, 601 → 689, 889

Loading events

Narration141

00:00
Rotate the crankshaft model in the NX viewport by dragging with the middle mouse button, changing it from a side-on view to a close, angled view.
Inspect the crankshaft model from different angles.
00:09
Continue rotating the model through several close and wider perspectives, then scroll to adjust the view scale. Click feature entries in the Part Navigator and open a context menu for a selected Move Face feature.
Inspect the model and access feature operations in its history.
00:26
Select Move Face (11) in the Part Navigator, rotate the model, and use the command search area to open Move Edge. The Move Edge dialog appears with no edge selected and the distance at 0 mm.
Inspect the model and start a move-edge operation.
00:38
Open the Move Edge command and leave its dialog open with the edge-selection step active and no edges selected.
Prepare to choose edges for a move-edge operation.
00:44
Switch from Move Edge to Move Face, select three faces on the support blocks, and enter 2 in the distance field. Interact with the dialog controls while the selected faces remain highlighted.
Set up a face-move operation on the support geometry.
00:53
Rotate the model in the viewport, then select Edge Blend (16) in the Part Navigator.
Review the updated model orientation and select its latest listed feature.
00:58
Switch to NX Modeling and drag with the middle mouse button in the viewport, rotating the crankshaft assembly through several angles.
Inspect the crankshaft model from different viewpoints.
01:09
Continue dragging with the middle mouse button to rotate the crankshaft assembly, moving from a side-on view to an end view.
Examine the assembly from different angles.
01:20
Scroll slightly and continue middle-button dragging to rotate and bring the crankshaft support and shaft end into a close, angled view.
Inspect the assembly's support and shaft features.
01:30
Drag with the middle mouse button to rotate the close-up around the crankshaft end and support, settling on a more frontal view.
Review the front-facing details of the assembly.
01:39
Continue middle-button dragging to rotate the assembly through additional angles, showing the circular crank web and projecting shaft from the opposite side.
Inspect the crankshaft assembly from another viewpoint.
01:52
Rotate the model with middle-button drags, then click the viewport to orient the view perpendicular to the preselected face; the display changes to a side view of the crankshaft.
Set and inspect a face-aligned view of the assembly.
02:01
Opened the Measure panel and clicked the crankshaft model while the object-selection prompt remained active; scrolled the view and continued clicking without producing a measurement.
Attempt to select geometry for measurement.
02:12
Scrolled and middle-dragged to rotate the crankshaft assembly, changing it to an angled view. The Measure panel listed an object and a face selection but reported that no measurements were possible with the current selections.
Adjust the model view and inspect geometry for measurement.
02:16
Continued middle-dragging to rotate the assembly through several views and clicked model geometry in the Measure panel's selection workflow. The panel showed two selected objects and one of two measurements, with an Inner Angle readout of 0.0°.
Inspect the assembly geometry and obtain an angle measurement.
02:35
Returned to the modeling view and middle-dragged to rotate the assembly toward an end-on view. The crankshaft and support blocks shifted into a centered, nearly straight-on orientation.
Reorient the model for inspection.
02:45
Zoomed out, clicked in the modeling view, then used the top-left controls to enter sketch creation. The application changed to NX - Sketch while the assembly remained small in the viewport.
Start creating a sketch on the assembly.
03:01
Opened the Create Sketch plane-selection dialog and middle-dragged to rotate the assembly preview among the displayed principal planes. Left the dialog open without confirming a plane.
Choose a sketch plane for the new sketch.
03:07
Select a face or plane in the crankshaft model for a new sketch, then rotate and adjust the view while the Create Sketch dialog remains open. The sketch-plane selection and orientation fields become populated, but the sketch setup is not yet confirmed.
Choose and orient a sketch plane on the model.
03:14
Activate Rectangle and move the view around the model while the tool prompts for the first rectangle point. Leave the rectangle command active without placing visible geometry.
Prepare to draw a rectangle in the active sketch.
03:22
Continue moving the view with Rectangle active, then exit the command without a visible rectangle. Return to the sketch controls and right-click in the navigator area.
Adjust the sketch view and leave the rectangle tool.
03:26
Switch from Sketch to Modeling and adjust the crankshaft view. Select the sketch entry in the Part Navigator and open its context menu.
Inspect or manage the sketch feature in the model history.
03:32
Open the selected sketch for editing and rotate the crankshaft view with a middle-button drag. Leave the Create Sketch dialog open with no plane selected.
Reorient the model to choose a plane for sketch editing.
03:43
Select entries in the Part Navigator while the sketch-plane prompt remains open, then rotate and zoom the view around the crankshaft. End with the Create Sketch dialog still waiting for a plane selection.
Inspect the model and position the view before selecting a sketch plane.
03:55
Adjusted the sketch-plane preview in the Create Sketch dialog, then clicked to confirm the plane and enter sketch mode.
Set up a new sketch on a selected plane.
04:00
Confirmed the sketch-plane setup, then navigated the model-history list and adjusted the view. Selected the Rectangle tool to begin drawing in the sketch.
Prepare the sketch workspace and start a rectangle.
04:15
Activated Rectangle and entered coordinate values in its on-screen input fields, beginning with a negative X coordinate and then entering 100 for Y; the rectangle remained in progress.
Define the rectangle’s first point numerically.
04:25
Entered 200 in the rectangle’s Width field and confirmed it, leaving the rectangle preview active while entering additional values.
Set the rectangle width precisely.
04:35
Confirmed the rectangle’s point in the sketch, producing an orange rectangular preview over the model, then entered 200 in the active dimension field.
Specify the rectangle dimensions.
04:45
Adjusted the view with scroll and middle-button dragging, rotating and zooming the model while the Rectangle command remained active. The view changed to a close 3D modeling view with the sketch feature selected.
Inspect the sketch and model from a different orientation.
05:00
Opened the Extrude command for the selected sketch curves and adjusted the view by dragging in the graphics area. The preview showed a large plate-like extrusion with start and end distances of -38 mm and -60 mm.
Preview an extrusion from the selected curves.
05:10
Selected a face as the extrusion start limit, then selected a different face while adjusting the model view. NX displayed an alert that the extruded body might not completely intersect the limit face.
Set an extrusion limit using model geometry.
05:18
Dragged in the graphics area to rotate the model and change the extrusion preview. The start distance remained 62 mm while the end distance changed from 56 mm to 82 mm.
Inspect and adjust the extrusion preview.
05:27
Continued rotating the model, then selected curves for the extrusion section. Entered 72 for the end distance and clicked the control to accept the updated value; the preview remained visible.
Define the extrusion section and adjust its end distance.
05:41
Revised the selected extrusion curves and entered 72 in the end-distance field. Clicked the dialog control while the preview showed the plate-like result.
Update the extrusion preview's section and end distance.
05:48
Closed the Extrude dialog and rotated the crankshaft assembly in the graphics area with repeated middle-button drags, making small zoom adjustments with the scroll wheel. The view ended at an oblique angle showing the shaft, supports, and broad plate.
Inspect the modeled assembly from different angles.
06:00
Clicked and scrolled through the crankshaft model view, then dragged to rotate it until the plate and raised features appeared in a straight-on view.
Inspect the model from different viewing angles.
06:09
Continued dragging to rotate the model through several angles, ending with the plate nearly edge-on and the central V-notched upright feature visible.
Inspect the model geometry from another angle.
06:20
Scrolled and repeatedly dragged to rotate the model, moving from a near-edge view to an oblique view that exposes the plate and two raised V-shaped features.
Review the part's shape and arrangement.
06:29
Continued dragging to rotate the model, settling on a more overhead view of the plate and the two raised features; then released the view rotation.
Inspect the relative placement of the raised features on the plate.
06:43
Clicked in the modeling view and scrolled slightly, leaving the central rectangular face highlighted red in the top view.
Select or inspect the central face of the model.
06:47
Waited with the model view unchanged for most of the span, then clicked the upper raised feature in the modeling view.
Continue inspecting the model and select a feature.
07:04
Clicked the NX toolbar and view area while the crankshaft part remained displayed; no visible model change occurred.
Continue working with the open crankshaft model.
07:09
Opened NX’s file chooser and navigated to Downloads, then selected the Siemens part file “JP531002_06_1-CRANKSHAFT_stp.”
Choose a crankshaft part file to open in NX.
07:16
Opened the selected part, then repeatedly dragged with the middle mouse button to rotate the crankshaft model through several viewing angles.
Inspect the crankshaft geometry from different orientations.
07:25
Continued dragging with the middle mouse button to rotate the crankshaft, changing from an angled assembly view to a close-up of a red-highlighted cylindrical face with a hole.
Inspect the model’s geometry and face detail.
07:35
Adjusted the view with several scrolls, then dragged with the middle mouse button to rotate and reframe the crankshaft end; the view settled on a close-up of the concentric shaft features and adjacent face.
Examine the shaft end and nearby geometry more closely.
07:46
Continued dragging with the middle mouse button to rotate the close-up view slightly, changing the visible angle of the shaft end and surrounding crankshaft surfaces.
Continue inspecting the crankshaft end from another angle.
07:56
Drag in the NX graphics area to rotate the crankshaft model through different viewing angles, then click near the Part Navigator.
Inspect the crankshaft model from different orientations.
08:09
Scroll and drag in the graphics area to adjust and rotate the crankshaft view, then click several entries in the Part Navigator.
Reorient the model and interact with the model-history list.

08:17
Drag in the graphics area to rotate the crankshaft through a top-facing angled view, then click the adjacent part tab.
Inspect the crankshaft from another angle and switch part documents.
08:27
Click near the lower edge of the window, then drag in the graphics area to rotate the displayed model and scroll once.
Inspect the active part from different orientations.
08:34
Continue dragging in the graphics area to rotate the plate model, bringing its two raised features into a more top-down view.
Inspect the geometry and placement of the raised features.
08:42
Continue dragging in the graphics area to rotate the plate model through additional angles, ending with an angled view of its underside and raised features.
Continue inspecting the part geometry from different orientations.
08:52
Adjusted the crankshaft part view with repeated middle-button drags and a small scroll, then clicked the upper-left control; NX changed from Modeling to Sketch.
Prepare the part for sketch work.
09:08
Opened the Create Sketch panel and rotated the crankshaft view with middle-button dragging, changing the visible orientation while leaving the sketch-plane selection prompt active.
Orient the model while choosing a sketch plane.
09:15
Clicked in the graphics area and adjusted the view by scrolling and middle-button dragging, rotating and zooming among the displayed principal planes; the Create Sketch prompt remained open.
Inspect the principal planes and position the model for sketch setup.
09:23
Entered the sketch environment, then zoomed and rotated the crankshaft view with scrolling and middle-button dragging; clicked the Rectangle tool to begin placing a rectangle.
Set up sketch geometry on the selected plane.
09:32
Kept the Rectangle command active and adjusted the zoom with several scrolls, moving from a view of the full end face to a close-up; no rectangle points were placed.
Position the view before drawing a rectangle.
09:38
Continued adjusting the zoom and clicked several locations around the enlarged crankshaft face, then opened the selection-scope dropdown showing Entire Assembly, Within Work Part Only, and Within Active Sketch Only.
Inspect the sketch and change the scope for selecting geometry.
09:55
Returned to the NX Sketch window and clicked in the sketch workspace while the Arc command remained active, leaving the close-up part edges visible and awaiting an arc start point.
Continue sketching an arc along the part geometry.
10:00
Clicked along the visible curved body edge to position the arc, then dragged and scrolled around the geometry; the arc preview appeared along the contour, but the command still awaited a point on the arc.
Position an arc against the selected body edge.
10:07
Zoomed the sketch view in and out around the curved edge and briefly clicked the Arc palette close control; the NX Sketch view remained open with the Arc command still prompting for a start point.
Adjust the view to inspect the edge before placing the arc.
10:17
Clicked and dragged near the curved edge and the sketch ribbon, then scrolled to adjust the view; the edge was highlighted during cursor positioning, with no completed arc visible.
Refine the view and position for the arc sketch.
10:24
Scrolled repeatedly to zoom and reposition the close-up sketch view around the sloping part edge, briefly reversing the zoom direction; no geometry change was visible.
Inspect and frame the target edge for sketching.
10:34
Continued scrolling back and forth to adjust the zoom and framing around the curved body edge; the view shifted between a narrow edge segment and a wider portion of the part, without placing new geometry.
Find a useful view of the part edge before continuing the arc.
10:43
Zoomed and adjusted the view around the crankshaft edge, then continued placing points for an arc in the sketch. The arc preview expanded around the edge, but the tool remained active awaiting another point.
Create an arc in the crankshaft sketch.
10:56
Switched from the Arc tool to Line and selected points along the curved part edge, adjusting the view while positioning the line. The line tool remained active awaiting its next point.
Add line geometry to the sketch along the part edge.
11:03
Zoomed out and repositioned the sketch view while the Line tool awaited its first point; no new geometry was visibly placed.
Inspect the model edge and prepare to place sketch geometry.
11:07
Switched to the Arc tool and zoomed and panned across the crankshaft edge to locate a suitable starting point. The arc tool remained active without a visible completed arc.
Position the view for drawing an arc in the sketch.
11:12
Selected a point near the part edge as the arc endpoint; the Arc command continued to prompt for the endpoint. No finished arc was visible.
Continue defining an arc in the sketch.
11:16
Continued the Arc command, clicked near the part edge, and repeatedly zoomed to inspect and reposition the sketch view. The command still awaited an endpoint, with no completed arc visible.
Refine the view and continue positioning arc geometry against the part edge.
11:35
Continued the Arc sketch command, adjusted the arc preview along the highlighted body edge, and clicked to place a point while the radius input remained active.
Shape an arc against the model edge in the sketch.
11:40
Continued positioning the arc and zoomed around the model, changing the view from the edge to a large circular profile before switching to Extend.
Adjust the sketch view and move on to extending a curve.
11:46
Opened Extend and zoomed and repositioned the sketch around the selected curves. Tried selecting a curve to extend; the interface reported that it did not intersect a boundary.
Attempt to extend a sketch curve to a boundary.
11:50
Kept the Extend panel open and zoomed in and out around the circular sketch geometry, then selected an arc; the command still showed no boundary curve selected.
Inspect and select sketch geometry for the extend operation.
11:55
Switched to the Line command and positioned the view over the circular profile. Clicked near the upper edge to begin a line, then moved the cursor to preview its direction and length.
Draw a line in the sketch near the circular profile.
12:00
Continued the Line command, zoomed and repositioned the sketch, and adjusted the line preview between points along the model edge; the command still prompted for the second point at the end.
Position the second endpoint of the sketch line.
12:09
Scrolled and adjusted the sketch view, then selected the Extend command and attempted to choose boundary and target curves. The Extend panel remained open with zero curves selected and reported that the curve did not intersect a boundary; selected geometry and continued adjusting the view.
Attempt to extend sketch curves against a boundary.
12:28
Closed the Extend panel, activated the Line tool, and zoomed the sketch toward the circular profile and adjacent part edge. Positioned the line preview across the upper area of the circle and clicked to begin placing a line.
Create a line in the sketch near the circular profile.
12:32
Clicked in the sketch to set a line point and adjusted the zoom. Moved the line preview vertically beside the circle, then returned to the first-point prompt without a clearly visible completed line.
Continue positioning sketch line geometry.
12:36
Adjusted the sketch zoom while the Line tool remained active, enlarging the circular profile and nearby part edges. Clicked and dragged near the Line command area, leaving the sketch view and tool state visibly unchanged.
Refine the view while continuing sketch line work.
12:41
Kept the Line tool active and zoomed further into the circle and adjacent curved edge. Moved the line preview horizontally across the circle toward the part edge, then clicked to place or begin a line point; the tool remained at the second-point prompt.
Position another sketch line in relation to the circular profile and part edge.
12:47
Adjusted the zoom back to show more of the part and circular profile, then dragged near the Trim command area without visibly changing the sketch. The Line tool remained active with its first-point prompt.
Review the sketch layout and continue editing line geometry.
12:51
Clicked several points along the sketch curves while the Trim dialog remained open, selecting curve segments for trimming; the dialog continued to show the curve-selection controls.
Select sketch curves to trim.
12:55
Clicked another curve segment and scrolled repeatedly to zoom and reposition the sketch around the junction. The selected arc was highlighted, and the status indicated that one curve would be trimmed.
Inspect and select the curve segment to trim.
13:00
Scrolled to adjust the close-up view, then left the Trim dialog and continued working in the sketch; the selected arc highlight cleared and a curve near the model boundary became highlighted.
Review the sketch curves and their relation to the model edge.
13:05
Clicked near the curve junction and repeatedly scrolled to reposition the close-up; right-clicked near the curve to open a context menu with options including Select from List and Edit Curve, then returned to the sketch view.
Inspect and access editing options for a sketch curve.
13:12
Clicked near the curve and adjusted the zoom around the boundary, then right-clicked the highlighted edge to open its context menu with Edit Curve and other options.
Inspect and edit an included sketch edge.
13:17
Zoomed and repositioned around the curved boundary, selected a nearby edge, and opened its context menu before returning to the sketch view with the curve highlighted.
Inspect and select a sketch edge for possible editing.
13:22
Switched to NX Sketch, scrolled to reposition the crankshaft sketch view, then clicked the Corner command on the ribbon.
Adjust the sketch view and begin a curve-editing operation.
13:26
Opened Extend and selected a curve near the crankshaft outline; the preview indicated that one curve would be extended.
Extend a sketch curve to meet the boundary geometry.
13:32
Zoomed and repositioned the sketch, selected the curved outline, and used the right-side view controls while checking the curve selection.
Inspect and refine the sketch curve selection for extension.
13:39
Opened Edit Object Display, adjusted the view with repeated scrolling, then dragged within the sketch and continued zooming and panning around the outline.
Inspect the sketch geometry and its display while adjusting the view.
13:49
Continued adjusting the zoom and clicked in the sketch area, then selected the Corner command from the ribbon.
Prepare to create or edit a corner between sketch curves.
13:59
Opened Corner, selected sketch curves near the outline, and zoomed out to inspect the geometry while the command awaited curve selection.
Create a corner between curves in the sketch.
14:05
Scrolled repeatedly to reposition the close-up sketch view, then clicked the diagonal arc several times; the arc highlighted red.
Adjust the sketch view and select an arc.
14:10
Scrolled to zoom and reposition the model view, then clicked around the sketch geometry and adjusted the view while the Edit Object Display title briefly appeared. Continued navigating the crankshaft sketch until the full outlined region was visible.
Inspect and navigate the sketch geometry.
14:26
Opened the View Section panel, reviewed its one-plane section settings and offset preview, then returned to the sketch view without a clearly visible section change.
Inspect section-view settings for the model.
14:36
Clicked within the sketch and opened the Options menu, then moved through its relation-related commands, including Persistent Relations Browser.
Access sketch relation tools.

Develop the crankshaft parts and assembly in Siemens NX.

Modified and inspected a crankshaft model in Siemens NX, experimenting with face moves and extrusion features, then created and edited sketch geometry and set a sketch dimension to 40.

clip.mp4The screen recording80 MB events.jsonEvery input logged, synced to the video clock25 MB frame_events.jsonEvery input logged, synced per frame24 MB narration.jsonDescriptions of what happened, and why62 KB metadata.jsonThe session's facts1 KB

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