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    Watermark or change the theme in NX

    Hi we are currently transitioning to teamcenter however we have some legacy native NX and local settings to our (Canada) location. Is there a way to add a watermark or particular colour theme to native NX to make it obvious that the local settings are in use? We get new users that open things...
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    matching system settings between software.

    Hi we are in the process of trying to match multiple divisions different software to one standard (fonts, line width,...) Is there a tool to import Siemens NX .dpv file into autocad? To adapt these settings? NX 8.0.3.4 in Windows 7 Mechanical designer
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    part family that also has deformable component?

    I've search the forums and looks like the closest way to accomplish this is create a "model template" of the item. Anyone else agree? NX 8.0.3.4 in Windows 7 Mechanical designer
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    part family that also has deformable component?

    Is it possible to make a part family that is also a deformable element? Example various pipe OD and wall thickness that make up part families but when adding the part to the assembly be able to also define the length as required(deformable). I wanted to add this part to the reuse library. I...
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    DXF Plot

    I've seen at another division they had plotter setup to export a drawing file to dxf. Our customer contract specify we need to provide autocad dxf files for all drawings. Unfortunately the person whom setup this plot is no longer with the company. Any help with this would be great. I do see the...
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    No assembly selection

    Dumb question here but I can't seem to find the what toggle was switched. I have two sub assemblies and I'm trying to join them to a larger assembly and now I can only select the component. No faces or edges are being selected. The filter is set to "No Selection Filter" and "Entire Assembly"...
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    cleaning up TDM

    Hi We are in the process of switching from Ideas 11 to NX/Ideas 6.3 and I would like to clean all past employees from the library Can anyone out there help with this? The company has under gone a name change and we have three different user login versions for each employee as well as numerous...
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    how to Wrap a Text on curve faces and then emboss & cut

    Insert=>Curve=>Text In the "type" drop down to "on Face". Adjust your font. Extrude the curves. NX 8.0.3.4 in Windows 7 Mechanical designer
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    fixing non "master model" method drawing

    This worked thanks for the help! NX 8.0.3.4 in Windows 7 Mechanical designer
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    fixing non "master model" method drawing

    Is there a way to correct a drawing created by a user who didn't understand the master model concept? What I have is part file which contains a large assembly and the user switched to drafting and created a drawing. This file is hard to work with because of the size of the assembly and the...
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    NX training (In house)

    AllyPLM I have used their lunchbytes videos and they offer on-line training. NX 8.0.3.4 in Windows 7 Mechanical designer
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    Arrangements vs reference sets

    I didn't explain well that the "master" model with all the work in it has all its items on layers in the 100's or normally in visible. The bodies are then referenced in the empty "raw" and "machined" files and those items are on level 1 and are controlled through arrangements with suppressed...
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    Arrangements vs reference sets

    Hi I was updating a drawing. One of my colleagues had made which reference sets were used to change machined and raw plate states. I prefer the arrangement method and have updated the model in this method. The way I build my parts is I title the main component the master and then place two empty...
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    Lockdown save location in native NX?

    Thanks Kapil i just checked and we have this in place now. I thought there maybe a method to not allow items to be saved locally. NX 8.0.3.4 in Windows 7 Mechanical designer
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    Lockdown save location in native NX?

    Is it possible to lock down the location we can save to in native NX? We've had some users inadvertently save items on their desktop pcs which doesn't help when sharing files :) Our library is on a networked U:\ drive. Thought there may be a control in the ugii_envir.bat file. NX 8.0.3.4 in...

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