NX BASIC DESIGN - 163 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
What area of the NX user interface will prompt the user on what to do? - (answer)Cue Line
What part of the NX user interface is used to locate and activate a specific command that is associated
with one or more words or phrases? - (answer)Command Finder
Which of the following are located on the Resource bar? - (answer)Part Navigator
When the cursor is over more than one object what tool can be used to cycle through the possible
candidate objects? - (answer)QuickPick
In the NX user interface, the availability and layout of commands are organized by what to support the
different major workflows? - (answer)Applications
What do the Roles control? - (answer)The buttons displayed in the ribbon groups
If you don't see the commands you want to use what is one way to display them? - (answer)Change your
role
You find a command with the Command Finder that is not currently displayed on the Ribbon bar. How
can you start the command? - (answer)Click the command in Command Finder
The Roles Tab is located on the _____? - (answer)Resource Bar
When creating an Offset - Datum CSYS what type of Reference CSYS must be used to establish
associativity to an existing Datum Coordinate System? - (answer)Selected CSYS
What type of operation is used to create a single solid body out of two or more existing solid bodies? -
(answer)Unite
,NX BASIC DESIGN - 163 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
To extrude a sketch curve until a point where the curve crosses another curve or edge, which of the
following options would you use? - (answer)Stop at Intersection
Which extrude limit requires you to select a face? - (answer)Until Extended
Which of the following are Boolean operations? - (answer)Unite, Subtract, Intersect
What is used to control whether objects are visible and selectable? - (answer)Layer Settings
On which layer are all new objects created? - (answer)Work layer
How can you temporarily remove all the Sketches and Datums from the graphics window display if all
the geometry is on the same layer? - (answer)Use the Show and Hide command
What is one way invoking the radial toolbar? - (answer)Click and hold the right mouse button either in
the background or on top of an object
Which options can be used if you want to temporarily make the datum planes invisible from the
graphics display? - (answer)Use Layer Settings
What is the Work Layer? - (answer)The layer where objects are placed when created
What type of feature is used to define a new Sketch on a non-planar face? - (answer)Datum Plane
How can you investigate the design intent of a sketch? - (answer)Vary a dimension to see how the
sketch changes
, NX BASIC DESIGN - 163 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
What command allows you to create a feature by rotating a section string around an axis through a
specified angle? - (answer)Revolve
To create a datum plane at an angle to a face, what would you select? - (answer)Select a face and datum
axis or straight edge
Which of the following best describes an advantage of creating an edge blend feature instead of creating
fillet curves inside a sketch? - (answer)Can be edited, suppressed, or deleted without affecting the
sketch
Which one of these are not a type of hole you can create? - (answer)External threads
Which of the following cannot be selected to create Edge Blend features? - (answer)Sketch curves
What type of chamfer cannot be created? - (answer)Two Angle
What is an advantage of using a Hole feature instead of an Extrude? - (answer)A Hole feature can be
easily edited to change the form
You create a threaded hole in a lug for a specific size fastener. The resulting Hole feature includes: -
(answer)A single feature. The hole, threads, and the entry and exit chamfers
Why would you use a separate Thread command? - (answer)To create external threads
You can create a chamfer feature or chamfer curves inside a sketch. What is a potential advantage of
creating chamfers in a sketch? - (answer)Your model history will have fewer features
Why would you want to deactivate the Timestamp Order option in the Part Navigator? - (answer)To
view solid bodies in the model
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
What area of the NX user interface will prompt the user on what to do? - (answer)Cue Line
What part of the NX user interface is used to locate and activate a specific command that is associated
with one or more words or phrases? - (answer)Command Finder
Which of the following are located on the Resource bar? - (answer)Part Navigator
When the cursor is over more than one object what tool can be used to cycle through the possible
candidate objects? - (answer)QuickPick
In the NX user interface, the availability and layout of commands are organized by what to support the
different major workflows? - (answer)Applications
What do the Roles control? - (answer)The buttons displayed in the ribbon groups
If you don't see the commands you want to use what is one way to display them? - (answer)Change your
role
You find a command with the Command Finder that is not currently displayed on the Ribbon bar. How
can you start the command? - (answer)Click the command in Command Finder
The Roles Tab is located on the _____? - (answer)Resource Bar
When creating an Offset - Datum CSYS what type of Reference CSYS must be used to establish
associativity to an existing Datum Coordinate System? - (answer)Selected CSYS
What type of operation is used to create a single solid body out of two or more existing solid bodies? -
(answer)Unite
,NX BASIC DESIGN - 163 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
To extrude a sketch curve until a point where the curve crosses another curve or edge, which of the
following options would you use? - (answer)Stop at Intersection
Which extrude limit requires you to select a face? - (answer)Until Extended
Which of the following are Boolean operations? - (answer)Unite, Subtract, Intersect
What is used to control whether objects are visible and selectable? - (answer)Layer Settings
On which layer are all new objects created? - (answer)Work layer
How can you temporarily remove all the Sketches and Datums from the graphics window display if all
the geometry is on the same layer? - (answer)Use the Show and Hide command
What is one way invoking the radial toolbar? - (answer)Click and hold the right mouse button either in
the background or on top of an object
Which options can be used if you want to temporarily make the datum planes invisible from the
graphics display? - (answer)Use Layer Settings
What is the Work Layer? - (answer)The layer where objects are placed when created
What type of feature is used to define a new Sketch on a non-planar face? - (answer)Datum Plane
How can you investigate the design intent of a sketch? - (answer)Vary a dimension to see how the
sketch changes
, NX BASIC DESIGN - 163 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
What command allows you to create a feature by rotating a section string around an axis through a
specified angle? - (answer)Revolve
To create a datum plane at an angle to a face, what would you select? - (answer)Select a face and datum
axis or straight edge
Which of the following best describes an advantage of creating an edge blend feature instead of creating
fillet curves inside a sketch? - (answer)Can be edited, suppressed, or deleted without affecting the
sketch
Which one of these are not a type of hole you can create? - (answer)External threads
Which of the following cannot be selected to create Edge Blend features? - (answer)Sketch curves
What type of chamfer cannot be created? - (answer)Two Angle
What is an advantage of using a Hole feature instead of an Extrude? - (answer)A Hole feature can be
easily edited to change the form
You create a threaded hole in a lug for a specific size fastener. The resulting Hole feature includes: -
(answer)A single feature. The hole, threads, and the entry and exit chamfers
Why would you use a separate Thread command? - (answer)To create external threads
You can create a chamfer feature or chamfer curves inside a sketch. What is a potential advantage of
creating chamfers in a sketch? - (answer)Your model history will have fewer features
Why would you want to deactivate the Timestamp Order option in the Part Navigator? - (answer)To
view solid bodies in the model
