What I ended up doing is using an associative extraced feature command and then moving the extracted body (using point to point) to a new location point. The body is still associative to the to original, so that is what I'm trying to do, but it is there a cleaner method?
I would like to know if you want to have center line for dimensioning.
If you want for dimensioning purpose, you can have a sketch line named "CL" included in properties on your model.
While dimensioning through linear dimesion using cyclindrical method, just type CL in name selection and it will automatically detect center line and you can just select the 2nd object.
Regards,
Ravi
Hi Ravi,
I followed steps mentioned below and got the desired results.
Selected top face of extrude > MB3 > Properties > General tab > Changed name to FACE1 > Pattern Feature (selected extrude feature).
Now FACE1 is property for all top faces of patterned instances. Also editing the instance count did not change the property of FACE1.
Thanks,
Amol
Hi
It should work provided there is no change in the name of face of parent body after creating pattern feature.
To view name of faces in GUI, enable "Show Object Names".
Menu > Preferences > Visualization > Names/Borders tab > Show Object Names.
Hi
I did the same and when changed the name from Face1 to other name, it is not getting changed.
Regards,
Ravi
Hi
Thanks for the reply, but I am looking for editable approach with parent property changes.
Regards,
Ravi
Thanks for the reply, but I am looking for editable approach with parent property changes.
With interactive steps, I think it is not possible. You can consider using 'Name Selection' and editing which will change name of all faces at once.
Hi
Please try this.
if(p1=2)(3)else(3.5)
Thanks,
Amol
Actually...look at the Use Baseline option:
https://docs.plm.automation.siemens.com/tdoc/nx/11.0.2/nx_help/#goto:drafting:xid620809
Hi MarkLawry,
Yes, you are correct.
I do not want to hide the options.
As you said, this is purely a single user problem.
I was able to get some help from my collegues.
The solution was:
- Use "Delete face" to delete the holes and the rounded edges
- Extrude the top layer (Boolean "None" and selection filter "Face edges")
- Extrude the bottom layer (Boolean "None" and selection filter "Face edges") and start at -4 mm to compensate for the material thickness
- Unite the two extrusions
- Move small faces until "motion face consumed" to get rid of the small problem area that is caused by the bottom layer being smaller in some regions than the top layer.
- Extrude yourself a cube
- Subtract the previously created body from the cube.
- Offset region to move the faces of the hole outwards to create room for the part to be placed in there.
Seems to be a bit more steps than I originally thought... or there might be a more elegant solution.
Have you tried looking into pattern geometry, or (Feature)? Set the layout option to general, Then you can copy the geometry from point to point or from a Coordinate system to Coordiante system.
It was I who made a mistake. I thought I was opening a different assembly than I actually did. It took me a while to figure it out. Thank you for your reply.
That is exactly what I was looking for! I was able to slap features anywhere I had place points and add features on the back side of the part by adding a CSYS in first!!!
I never knew that general tab was there. I only did linear or circular patterns.
Thank you kind sir!
Hi Kopepl,
Looking at your imported geometry (from the image) it looks like you have an unfortunate undercut that needs to be dealt with - hence the extra modeling steps. In the attached movie file I try to circle the area to highlight the problem areas, the "step" produced by the isocline curve that I here use bridge curve to wipe out). With a bit of DFM the part would probably be designed slightly differently. However since this geometry is imported I asssume that you might not have a saying regarding the design bit.... However if designed differently you would not need the extra features (here bridge curves). Have a look at the attached movie maybe there is something in there for you.
Best Regards
Fred
Hi,
Is there a way to change the part reference of a drawing?
I have to do the 2d drawing of a buch of similar parts and i would love to be able to "save as" the first one (drawing) and then changed the part reference for the second block and so on... I know i would have to reattach the dimensions but the basic views and annotations and dimensions would be there already.
Any suggestions??
Regards!
wrote: If you are using VB (VC#?) or Python - you can create a journal (non-compiled code)
You can do *most* things with a journal that you can do with compiled code, but (I think) not all
(I'm thinking the stuff that requires registering callbacks may require compiled code?)
(Python may be different than VB/VC#)
Menu -> Tools -> Journal -> (record or run)
Preferences -> User Interface -> Tools -> select journaling langauge (used for recording, not for run)
Thanks Ken. I was planning to use Python, so this may be a way forward. There are basically two things I would like to do this with this:
1. Incorporate more complex calculations involving expressions in my NX models.
2. Control and read existing NX models from another program (like Python, Matlab or C++). And by that, I primarily mean change expression values and extract model information (like component volumes, face areas, etc).
Do you think jounaling would allow either or both of those?
Pat
Cheers,
Jacques
Hi Lphebert,
If you use master model technic and create your drawing using assemblies then you can use replace component to change the reference part.
Although probably somethings in the drawings will be lost and should be corrected or updated.
Regards
