Unigraphics NX : Important Shortcut keys for basic operations in UG NX Unigraphics

To start Sketch in task Environment :

Clicking the Sketch icon or the shortcut key S Creates a sketch and enters the Sketch task environment. Sketcher tools like line, arc , circle etc will be enabled once the Sketch environment is started.

To extrude the Sketch or Existing curves :

Clicking on the Extrude or the shortcut key X Creates a feature by extruding a section along a defined direction.

To revolve the created sketch or revolve a set of curves in a plane :

Clicking on Revolve icon or the shortcut key R creates a new feature by revolving a section about a particular defined axis.

To cut or trim a portion of sheet in Unigraphics NX:

The option Trimmed Sheet with shortcut key T Trims off a portion of a sheet body using curves, faces, or a datum plane.

Variational Sweep

Variational Sweep option with shortcut V Create a body by sweeping a cross section along a path where the shape of the section varies along the path.

To move or transform objects:

To change the position or orientation of an object, the option Move Object with shortcut Ctrl+T is used which moves or rotates selected objects.

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Complete List of NX Shortcuts

Operation in NX	Shortcut for NX	Applicable Module in NX
File-New...	Ctrl+N	Global
File-Open...	Ctrl+O	Global
File-Save	Ctrl+S	Global
File-Save As...	Ctrl+Shift+A	Global
File-Plot...	Ctrl+P	Global
File-Execute-Grip...	Ctrl+G	Global
File-Execute-Debug Grip...	Ctrl+Shift+G	Global
File-Execute-NX Open...	Ctrl+U	Global
File-Finish Sketch	Ctrl+Q	Application Only
	Q	Application Only
Edit-Undo List-1 Open Part	Ctrl+Z	Global
Edit-Redo	Ctrl+Y	Global
Edit-Cut	Ctrl+X	Global
Edit-Copy	Ctrl+C	Global
Edit-Paste	Ctrl+V	Global
Edit-Delete...	Ctrl+D	Global
	Delete	Global
Edit-Selection-Top Selection Priority - Feature	Shift+F	Global
Edit-Selection-Top Selection Priority - Face	Shift+G	Global
Edit-Selection-Top Selection Priority - Body	Shift+B	Global
Edit-Selection-Top Selection Priority - Edge	Shift+E	Global
Edit-Selection-Top Selection Priority - Component	O	Global
Edit-Selection-Select All	Ctrl+A	Global
Edit-Object Display...	Ctrl+J	Global
Edit-Show and Hide-Show and Hide...	Ctrl+W	Global
Edit-Show and Hide-Immediate Hide...	Ctrl+Shift+I	Global
Edit-Show and Hide-Hide...	Ctrl+B	Global
Edit-Show and Hide-Show...	Ctrl+Shift+K	Global
Edit-Show and Hide-Show All	Ctrl+Shift+U	Global
Edit-Show and Hide-Invert Shown and Hidden	Ctrl+Shift+B	Global
Edit-Move Object...	Ctrl+T	Global
Edit-Sketch Curve-Quick Trim...	T	Application Only
Edit-Sketch Curve-Quick Extend...	E	Application Only
View-Operation-Fit	Ctrl+F	Global
View-Operation-Zoom...	Ctrl+Shift+Z	Global
View-Operation-Rotate...	Ctrl+R	Global
View-Section-Edit Section...	Ctrl+H	Global
View-Visualization-Ray Traced Studio	Ctrl+Shift+W	Global
View-Visualization-High Quality Image...	Ctrl+Shift+H	Global
View-Layout-New...	Ctrl+Shift+N	Global
View-Layout-Open...	Ctrl+Shift+O	Global
View-Layout-Fit All Views	Ctrl+Shift+F	Global
View-Information Window	Ctrl+Shift+S	Global
View-Current Dialog Box	F3	Global
View-Move Clip Left	Shift+F1	Global
View-Move Clip Right	Shift+F2	Global
View-Full Screen	Alt+Enter	Global
View-Orient View to Sketch	Shift+F8	Application Only
View-Reset Orientation	Ctrl+F8	Global
Insert-Sketch Curve-Polygon...	P	Application Only
Insert-Sketch Curve-Studio Spline...	S	Application Only
Insert-Sketch Constraint-Dimension-Rapid...	D	Application Only
Insert-Design Feature-Extrude...	X	Application Only
Insert-Surface-Four Point Surface...	Ctrl+4	Application Only
Insert-Mesh Surface-Studio Surface...	N	Application Only
Insert-Sweep-Variational Sweep...	V	Application Only
Format-Layer Settings...	Ctrl+L	Global
Format-WCS-Display	W	Global
Tools-Expressions...	Ctrl+E	Global
Tools-Update-Make First Feature Current	Ctrl+Shift+Home	Application Only
Tools-Update-Make Previous Feature Current	Ctrl+Shift+Left	Application Only
Tools-Update-Make Next Feature Current	Ctrl+Shift+Right	RRENT Application Only
Tools-Update-Make Last Feature Current	Ctrl+Shift+End	ENT Application Only
Tools-Journal-Play...	Alt+F8	Global
Tools-Journal-Edit...	Alt+F11	Global
Tools-Macro-Start Record...	Ctrl+Shift+R	Global
Tools-Macro-Playback...	Ctrl+Shift+P	Global
Tools-Movie-Record...	Alt+F5	Global
Tools-Movie-Pause	Alt+F6	Global
Tools-Movie-Stop	Alt+F7	Global
Information-Object...	Ctrl+I	Global
Analysis-Curve-Refresh Curvature Graphs	Ctrl+Shift+C	Global
Preferences-Object...	Ctrl+Shift+J	Global
Preferences-Selection...	Ctrl+Shift+T	Global
Preferences-Visualization...	Ctrl+Shift+V	Global
Application-Modeling...	M	Global
	Ctrl+M	Global
Application-Shape Studio...	Ctrl+Alt+S	Global
Application-Drafting...	Ctrl+Shift+D	Global
Application-Manufacturing...	Ctrl+Alt+M	Global
Application-Inspection...	Ctrl+Alt+I	Global
Application-Sheet Metal-Sheet Metal...	Ctrl+Shift+M	Global
Application-PCB Design-Flexible Printed Circuit Design...	Ctrl+Alt+P	Global
Application-Assemblies	Ctrl+Alt+A	Global
Nissan Application-Nissan Rule Tools-Nissan Rule Setup	Ctrl+1	Global
Nissan Application-Nissan Rule Tools-Nissan Break Link	Ctrl+2	Global
Help-On Context...	Alt+F1	Global
Finish Sketch	Ctrl+Q	Application Only
	Q	Application Only
Orient View to Sketch	Shift+F8	Application Only
Refresh	F5	Global
Zoom	F6	Global
Rotate	F7	Global
Orient View-Trimetric	Home	Global
Orient View-Isometric	End	Global
Orient View-Top	Ctrl+Alt+T	Global
Orient View-Front	Ctrl+Alt+F	Global
Orient View-Right	Ctrl+Alt+R	Global
Orient View-Left	Ctrl+Alt+L	Global
Snap View	F8	Global
Set Rotation Reference	C	Global
Clear Rotation Reference	Ctrl+F3	Global
Paste	Ctrl+V	Global
Repeat Command-1 Shortcut Keys	F4	Global

NX: To Create and Modify Model View in UG NX | To create drawing view in NX | NX 9.0 view orientation

Model View in UG NX - Unigraphics :

Model view is the specific orientation of work screen in which the components are displayed. By default the software will contains standard views like front view, back view, left and right side views and isometric views.

If an user want to manually add an view with specific orientation for further use , then he can create a new model view.

In addition to saving the Orientation information, the model view may also contains the information of which parts or components are displayed in the current model view.

To Create a new model view in NX:

1. Go to part navigator section by clicking on the part navigator icon present in the side resource toolbar
2. Orient the Work screen manually as you desired
3. Now, right click on Model View and select Add View
4. A new view will add on the current orientation and you can name it manually by right click - Rename option

To Create drawing view in NX:

1. Switch into drafting application using shortcut Ctrl+Shift+D
2. Now go to Insert → Drawing sheet to create a new drawing sheet
3. Select base view icon from the tool bar to create a view in NX drafting
4. Choose Model view, Arrangement if you have already created in Modeling application
5. Place the cursor in the drawing sheet and press Left Mouse button to complete view creation
6. To create side views, front, back views select projected view option from tool bar
7. As an alternative, standard views option can be used to create all standard views at once.

Shortcut key to switch to drafting from modeling in NX:

1. If you are in NX Modeling application, then press the keyboard shortcut key Ctrl + Shift + D to switch to Drafting application
2. If you are in drafting application, then you can just press the key M to come back to Modeling application

To Update or Modify Model View in UG NX Unigraphics :

In the mid of working on other views or other applications like drafting , if you want to change the model view orientation , then you can come back and easily modify it.

1. Ensure that you are in Modeling Application.
2. Click on part navigator and double click the model view you want to modify.
3. Change the orientation as per your new requirements 
4. Now Right click the model view and select save. The model view will store the new orientation 

To know Model View coordinates Manually :

You can see the Model view plane information by following procedure

1. Right Click on the model View
2. Go to properties
3. Click on the Information Icon (with i symbol) 
4. Now a Information window will open which would contain the coordinates of center of model view, XC, YC, ZC plane coordinates of the model view that you have selected.

Resolved : Clicking on chrome Tab closes the tab instead of switching to the tab

The most familiar bug of chrome that is not yet solved till date is , When you click over the tab in chrome browser , it will close the tab instead of opening or switching to the specific tab.

This bug is mostly reported by those who uses laptop and rarely reported by PC users.

Resolution method 1 : Disconnecting the secondary mouse
Probably and Unknowingly your laptop is connected to two mouses at a time. The one mouse is the default touch pad and the other mouse might be connected to Bluetooth or USB wired mouse.

So, if you are connected to Bluetooth mouse , remove the device from Bluetooth devices in control panel. If you are connected to USB wired mouse , then disconnect it. Now try to click on the tab on chrome browser and check whether it works perfectly

Resolution method 2 : Restarting the PC or laptop
Restart the computer or laptop and check whether it stops the malfunctioning of mouse clicks


Resolution method 3: Changing the mouse to check
Change the mouse which works well in another one and check it in your computer. If it works well now, then the problem is with your mouse and you have to change it.

Resolution method 4 : Mouse wheel click, two button same time click

• Click the tab with mouse wheel (middle button) and scroll it . Probably it will work.
• Also try clicking the tab with both left and right click at the same time.
• These two methods indicate that your touch pad may have any fault.

Dont's :

• Do not try uninstalling chrome. This won't work for sure.
• Do not install any other plugins to resolve it. They might be cheating one.

To combine and Extract zip, rar files with extension 001 002 003

To open or Extract zip files with extension 001 002

Why the zip files ends with 001 002

Sometimes the sender or uploading person who creates the zip file may think that the file is too large to upload as a single file. So he might have created as multiple files with extension 001 002 003 and so on.



How to extract or open the files  zip , rar files with expansion 001 002

Method 1 : Using 7zip

1. If you have 7zip installed on your PC You can directly follow the procedure otherwise you can download the portable 7zip package from internet which would be around 2.5 MB in size
2. Ensure all the files with extension 001 002 are in same folder or directory
3. Open 7zip
4. Through 7 zip , navigate and find the location and select the file with 001 expansion
5. Right click and choose extract
6. The files will be automatically combined and extracted into a single file in the specified location.
7. Mostly avi files, zip , rar files can be combined using this method.

Method 2: Using Winrar or winzip :

1. If you have winzip or winrar installed on your PC, just open it and follow the same procedure as mentioned in method 1
2. Note that Ultimate zip do not have option to extract the zip files with extension 001 002

Method 3: HJ Split

1. Try this method only if the above two methods not works.
2. Install HJ split software and follow the procedure mentioned in method 1

NX: Object Display Settings Shortcut Keys in UG NX

To show and Hide the objects type in Work Screen :

• Select Show and Hide icon in the toolbar section or
• The keyboard shortcut Ctrl+W Shows or hides objects by type.

To Hide objects from the display :

• Ctrl+B Makes selected objects invisible in the display.
• You can also simply select the Hide icon in the toolbar which is grouped along with Show, ShHow and hide icons.

To show the hidden or invisible objects: 

•  Ctrl+Shift+K Makes selected objects visible in the display.
• Or just click the Show icon in the top tool bar section

To Invert Show and Hidden Objects :

• Invert Shown and Hidden Ctrl+Shift+B Reverses the hidden status of all objects on selectable layers.
• Show All Ctrl+Shift+U Shows all objects on selected layers.
• Object Display Ctrl+J Modifies the layer, color, font, width, grid count, translucency, shading, and analysis display status of objects.
• Layer Settings Ctrl+L Sets the work layer, visible and invisible layers, and defines category names for layers.
• Layer Visible in View Ctrl+Shift+V Sets visible and invisible layers for a view
• WCS Display W Displays the WCS (Work Coordinate System) which defines the XC-YC plane on which most geometry is created. 

NX: Customization Settings Command Shortcuts in UG NX

Object Display Settings in UG NX :

In Unigraphics UG NX , in order to change the color of objects and fonts of letters, labels, annotations and to work with layers, we have to customize the parameters in object display settings.



Using keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+J Sets preferences such as layer, color, and font for new objects
or we can choose the command using Edit - Object display settings.

Object Selection Behaviors in UG NX :

Selection Ctrl+Shift+T Sets objects selection behaviors such as highlighting, QuickPick delay, and selection ball size (cursor size)

Customizing Toolbar, Menu bar :

The shortcut command for customization is  Ctrl+1 which Customizes menu, toolbar, icon size, screen hint, position of pointer and status line, save and role load etc.
We can also get this option by right clicking on the toolbar and selecting customize option. After finding the desired command in the list, just drag and drop to the tool bar to avail it in front of your eyes for easy access in future . And also ensure that you save the role with this newly added tools in order to avail them in future sessions.

Whatsapp Voice calling feature started rolling on version 2.12.7

Whatsapp Voice calling feature  started rolling on.

First time Whatsapp showcased its call featured version for few hours.
But second time it lasted for more than a day. But again the latest version 2.12.7 is rolled back into 2.12.5 in Google play.



So, if you have to enable voice call feature you have to use the following procedure.

1.Go to aptoide.com . Aptoide is a famous play store similar to google play store.
2.Download and install Aptoide play store from the website.
3.Now search whatsapp inside the Aptoide play store
4.Here you will find the very latest version 2.12.7 of whatsapp browser. In Google play store you can find only 2.12.5
5.Well now install the latest version of whatsapp
6.Ask you friend who has already enabled voice call feature to give a whatsapp call to your number
7.It will automatically update and incorporate call features in your smartphone. If not restart your phone to enable call features

Note that whatsapp call feature is invite based and not automatic incorporation.