In the NX9 resource bar, I had two material tabs. One was "System Materials" and the second was "Materials Library" (this pointed to a lwpda.lwa file).
In NX11, I have "System Studio Materials" which I think is the same as NX9 System Materials. Can I get the NX9 Materials Library equivalent...
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I frequently use heat-set threaded inserts in our 3D printed parts. In NX, I created macros and user buttons in the tool bar for each insert size which was great until I switched to NX9 and the macros stopped working. I read journaling isn't affected by upgrades so that is what I want to...
Can anyone recommend a beginner's NX administrator training course? I often play around with customer defaults, templates, libraries... never successfully. I'm looking for a introductory course but preferably fast pace.
Thanks,
Scott
Can I create a custom function in NX? Maybe a function isn't the proper method but I want to apply the following calculation to multiple sketch dimensions with unique inputs.
function(n)
Input:
n - desired length
Output:
constant*round(n/constant)
Thanks,
Scott
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I created an expression that converts a desired dimension into the closest dimension our 3D printer can theoretically print. This is dependent on a user defined drop down attribute for normal (0.01") or fine resolution (0.007").
Printer_Resolution*round(Desired_Dim/Printer_Resolution)...
Hi, my designs frequently require tapered holes for heat-set inserts like this one from McMaster Carr (link).
I am able create the hole from the Insert>Design_Feature>Hole, Type - General Hole , Form - Tapered, but I have to look up the Diameter, Taper, and Depth every time. Is it possible to...
I'm using a laptop with an additional monitor. When I maximize NX on the monitor (1920 x 1200), it extends beyond the display. It seems to be using the resolution from the main display (1600 x 900). Other applications are not doing this. Any suggestions?
I'm trying to view component's density and/or volume in the assembly navigator. I have a column "MassPropDensity" that shows the value when of the component when it's the displayed part but when I make the assembly the displayed part, the column is empty.
I'm using NX8. In the past, I used to...
Does anyone have experience with ANSA's NX translator? I'm trying to figure out how data and attributes are recognized in ANSA.
I think ANSA translates what ever was visible when the NX part was saved. If a midsurface was saved on layer 10, then layer 10 needs to be visible when the part is...
I'm using <W@$SH_PART_NAME> to call up the part number for my title block but my part number also contains a description. Is there a way to show the first 8 characters of the attribute being called?
So using <W@$SH_PART_NAME> + some magic on "12345678-A Bracket Asy" will only show "12345678"...
I've been researching all day and it appears that if I intend to start using versioning, the CAD file's title at the operating system level should not include a part description. I thought this would be fine if I could have a description attribute that could be viewable in windows explorer but...
I'm working with native NX7.5. I'm trying to emboss the part name in my design and I want this to update automatically. I'm using Insert>Curve>Text, checked the "reference text" box and selected my string expression. Now I just need my string expression (titled "for_text") to get the part...
Hi John,
I'm creating a envelope based on SAEJ287. Both the J-Spec and my file require two inputs. Based on those inputs, one of the outputs is a "G" value. The J-Spec directs you to a particular xyz table based on the "G" value to locate approx 100 points. Without linking to an excel file...
I'm working for a Non-US car manufacture and they are using TBH instead of XYZ for their coordinate system. T is equivalent to X, B to Y and H to Z. They also have LB for -Y (Left of CL) and RB for +Y (Right of CL). Does anyone know what TBH stands for (like: ?,Berth?, Height?) and/or why...
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Is there a way to permanitatly delete or hide a line in a view so it doesn't come back after updateing? Most of the time, its the border of a detail view. A few times times, the lines are generated from the part.
Thanks!
When I extrapolate (lengthen) a spline with curvature set, the result seems to straighten out even if the parent is accelerating. I'm not saying it's not curvature but it's very different than results I get on NX. Does anyone know why?
I inherited a drawing and I'm required to add background parts to the sections. I think I have an acceptable approach but I suspect there's a better way.
1. temporarily copy sections to a new sheet
2. delete everything from temporary sections
3. using Edit>Links, locate parent product and open...
After defining spline points on a drawing, I right click on the spline, go to a sub menu and then check the "close spline" box. Easy but I am doing this a lot so I unsuccessfully attempted to record a macro. Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?
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I think the best way to describe my question is to explain my current method. I'm creating a drawing. The views point to products. I don't have write access to the products. Before creating a view, I open the product and hide some of the components. After the view is created, I lock...
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I've got a steering column assembly that is organized as follows. Fixed Components > Rotating Components > Translating Components. There are 9 positions I wish to represent. Full up, nominal, full down for the rotating components. Full rearward, nominal, and full forward for the sliding...
