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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">NX Advantages</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">If you only look at NX to see how to do exactly what you do in I-deas, you will miss some of the new NX functionality that isn't in I-deas. Here's a quick list of some of the new functions that I-deas users like about NX.</p>
      <div class="title_division">General</div>
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            <p class="para_item">NX has a multiple level <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_34.html');return(false);">Undo</a> and <b class="uiTerm">Redo</b> commands.
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_5.html#qt_part_display');return(false);">Display</a> capabilities include a graduated color background, real-time shadows, and advanced imaging.
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_31.html');return(false);">Dynamic viewing</a> rotate, pan, and zoom can be used with one hand. The rotation point and zoom center dynamically change. The display is automatically simplified during dynamic rotation to maintain the frame rate speed.
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            <p class="para_item">Using <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_28.html#qt_nx_quickpick');return(false);">Quick Pick</a> instead of Reconsider provides a random access list instead of an endless cycling list of selection choices.
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_25.html');return(false);">Dialog boxes</a> provide consistent cues to guide you through the process.
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      <div class="title_division">Part modeling features</div>
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_15.html');return(false);">Sketches</a> can be reused in multiple features.
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            <p class="para_item">Dynamic <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_26.html');return(false);">drag handles</a> and <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_39.html');return(false);">previews</a> are more extensively used for features like <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_26.html');return(false);">Extrude</a> and <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_29.html');return(false);">Blend (fillet)</a>.
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            <p class="para_item">Features and sketches can be copied within a part, or between parts using <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_40.html');return(false);">Copy and Paste</a>. The copy can optionally remain associative to the original.
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            <p class="para_item">Individual features or a group of features can be <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_30.html');return(false);">reflected</a>, not just the whole part.
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_22.html');return(false);">Form features</a> capture manufacturing intent.
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_24.html');return(false);">Thread features</a> provide either symbolic or detailed threads.
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_23.html');return(false);">Hole features</a> create counterbore and contersunk holes in one step.
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_22.html');return(false);">Slot features</a> create slots quickly without creating a sketch containing a rectangle and two circles. 
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_22.html');return(false);">Pocket features</a> include the inside radii as a parameters, skipping the extra feature step of filleting the inside edges.
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            <p class="para_item">Curves from a sketch can be reflected.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_32.html');return(false);">Direct modeling</a> allows you to add parameters to orphan geometry.
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      <div class="title_division">Part history and editing</div>
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            <p class="para_item">The NX <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_4.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Part Navigator</b></a> gives a clear picture of the part history in an easy to access scrolling list. Graphical symbols show the feature type and suppression states, etc. The <b class="uiTerm">Part Navigator</b> can be displayed while using any command.
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            <p class="para_item">The <b class="uiTerm">Part Navigator</b> provides direct access to all <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_44.html');return(false);">feature editing</a> operations in one place. Dependencies are shown at a glance in color. Steps can be reordered using drag and drop.
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            <p class="para_item">Parts <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_45.html');return(false);">update</a> much faster, so a separate update operation is not normally required.
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_34.html');return(false);">Expressions</a> are easy to use, span between features, and <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_35.html');return(false);">link between parts</a>. Advanced functions like <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_36.html');return(false);">conditional expressions</a> and using <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_34.html#qt_parts_spreadsheet');return(false);">spreadsheets</a> are easier to use. 
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            <p class="para_item">Part features can be <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_37.html');return(false);">suppressed</a> using conditional expressions.
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            <p class="para_item">Drawings can be created by dragging <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_6.html');return(false);">templates</a> onto a part.
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_3.html');return(false);">Drawings</a> can be stored in the same file or a different file from the models. (Storing the drawing in a separate file using the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/03topic_7.html');return(false);">master model</a> concept is recommended.)
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_10.html');return(false);">Detail views</a> include views with circular borders. <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_9.html');return(false);">Dynamically view</a> the model as the view is being placed.
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            <p class="para_item">Annotation for holes and threads can be <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_16.html');return(false);">inherited</a> from the modeling features.
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_19.html');return(false);">Threads</a> are automatically displayed on the drawing from symbolic thread modeling features on the part model.
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            <p class="para_item">The NX <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/07qt_assemblies_5.html');return(false);">Assembly Navigator</a> works like the <b class="uiTerm">Part Navigator</b> to give a complete display of the assembly hierarchy, suppression states, and the active work part. Like the <b class="uiTerm">Part Navigator</b>, it can be displayed while using any command.
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            <p class="para_item">NX efficiently handles large assemblies using <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/07qt_assemblies_10.html');return(false);">assembly load options</a> to control how much of each part is loaded into the session.
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/07qt_assemblies_16.html');return(false);">Assembly constraints</a> include centered holes, center two faces between two faces, mating to surfaces, and mating points to splines.
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            <p class="para_item">Create alternate representations of the same part in different assemblies using <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/07qt_assemblies_8.html');return(false);">reference sets</a>. 
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            <p class="para_item">Include deformed states of the same part in different assemblies using <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/07qt_assemblies_9.html');return(false);">Deformable parts</a>.
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/11qt_icon_function_map_38.html#qt_as_3_2');return(false);">Simplify assemblies</a> by shrink wrapping the assembly, creating a linked exterior or a product outline.
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            <p class="para_item">Turn a part into a subassembly using unique <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/07qt_assemblies_13.html');return(false);">top-down</a> modeling capabilities.
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            <p class="para_item">Assembly components can be <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_37.html');return(false);">suppressed</a> similar to part features using conditional expressions.
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      <div class="title_division">Architecture and data management</div>
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            <p class="para_item">When opening existing parts, see a graphical <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_23.html');return(false);">history</a> of thumbnail pictures of parts you have recently worked on. Create new files using standard templates.
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            <p class="para_item">NX has a stable architecture that <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_50.html');return(false);">replays</a> old .prt files from many versions back.
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            <p class="para_item">NX .prt files track <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_49.html');return(false);">modification history</a> internally.
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            <p class="para_item">The unified NX <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/03topic_4.html');return(false);">.prt structure</a> provides modeling flexibility. Parts, drawings, and assemblies share the same file type.
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            <p class="para_item">The NX <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_49.html');return(false);">Log file</a>, which displays all system variables, is useful for troubleshooting.
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            <p class="para_item">NX does not use a <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/03topic_5.html');return(false);">model file</a> container which can lock a part left checked out when a user is unavailable.
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