The 21st century manufacturing and production environment can be characterized by the paradigm of delivering products of increasing variety, lower demand and higher quality in the context of expanding global competition. In order to realize this manufacturing paradigm and facilitate coordinated efforts across different departments, more and more companies are moving into computer-integrated production systems where computer technology is widely used to support design, manufacturing, and business operation in an integrated fashion. The core of this computer technology includes computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), and computer-aided analysis (CAE).
This book introduces CAD/CAM/CAE using NX with a focus on 3D CAD, as NX is a well-known high-performance product of Siemens used by numerous companies worldwide in diverse industries. Some of the main topics covered in the book include:

• 3-D solid and assembly modeling and drafting applications, and various model interrogation and visualization methods.
• Feature-based parametric and associative modeling practices are emphasized in order to teach good design practices capturing the design intent and easy changes of designs.

This can serve as a stand-alone textbook for Engineering Design/Drawing or entry-level CAD/CAM courses in colleges and universities and for industry professionals. No prerequisite is required. Unlike other resources currently available, the author presents NX CAD in a way that coherently organizes the key features and functionalities of NX CAD that are most commonly used in engineering design.
This book can also serve as a supplement to upper-level CAD/CAM theory-oriented books. It provides many hands-on design projects with real applications including one CAD/CAMCAE case study. Each chapter has chapter review questions and two types of projects: step-by-step guided projects and more challenging projects with no guided instructions. The latter projects can be used for homework assignments and tests. Instructors adopting this book can download all of the solution files for these projects and chapter review questions directly from the publisher.
The author has taught this subject for more than 20 years to college students and Boeing and other industry professionals. This book captures the best teaching practices of the subject from his wealthy teaching experience!