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  1. FrankMalone

    DXF/DWG to NX

    Hello all, Does anyone know why the translator DXF/DWG to NX does not work with 3D entities? I am trying to translate some DXF/DWG files from AutoCad to NX and I am not able to do it. The dxf parts are 3D parts and I can read it with edrawings but when I try to translate it to NX, I can't get...
  2. FrankMalone

    Convergence criteria.

    I'm using NX Nastran and SOL106. I have made a non linear analysis, and I have problems with the convergence of the solution. In the convergence criteria menu there are three possibilities, displacement, load and work, by default load and work are checked by the software. If I check displacement...
  3. FrankMalone

    Furniture library for NX

    Hello all, Do yo know if is there any furniture library for NX? thanks. Frank.
  4. FrankMalone

    Reset component visualization.

    Hello All, I have made some visualization changes in a component trough Edit -> visualization mennu. Now the part itself has a different color, line font and translucency value. I want to restore the component visualization to the values of the displayed part. How can I accomplished this...
  5. FrankMalone

    Hide or delete duplicate faces.

    Hello all, How can I hide or delete duplicate faces? NX Version: 7.5 I have bunch of sheet bodies, all are duplicate in the same layer. I need to sew the sheet bodies but I can't. There are a lot of bodies and change layer or delete them one at a time is time consuming. Any suggestions will be...
  6. FrankMalone

    Convert from DWG/DXF to NX

    I have a file in dwg format that contains a 3D model. When I import it to NX I can only see the drawing but not the 3D model. Is there any way to import a simple 3D model in dwg/dxf into NX 7.5? Thanks. Frank.
  7. FrankMalone

    Problem updating expresions and attributes.

    Hi all, When I change an expression in the top part. The attributes made with ug_setPartAttrValue are well updated, but the attributes in the child part made with ug_setPartAttrValue with an expression linked to the top part are not updated. I need to enter one by one in the child components...
  8. FrankMalone

    How to convert old server-id number into soldto number.

    Hi all, I have an old NX (UGS/EDS) license (v16), in the header there is the serverid, not the soldto. When the new soldto numbers appeared, there was an excel spreadsheet to convert that old numbers into the new ones soldto numbers. Do you know how to convert an old serverid number into the...
  9. FrankMalone

    How to convert from Parasolid to ACIS

    Hello All, I need to convert a body from parasolid to ACIS. How can I do that? The point is, I need to translate from NX to ACAD, but ACAD doesn't have IGES traslator. Thanks Frank.
  10. FrankMalone

    Ask for radius instead of diameter in tool definition

    Hello all, Could be possible to customize the tool definition menu in manufacturing application so NX asks for tool radius instead of tool diameter? Te data we have is the raduis get from the numerical control, we need to insert the radius times 2 every time, and we have made several mistakes...
  11. FrankMalone

    Display tool with holder

    Hello all, I am searching for the documentation page where describes how to design a tool or holder and use this solid in cam representation. I am pretty sure this is in the documentation but at this moment I'm not been able to locate this page. I am with NX6.0.3. I only have found in solid...
  12. FrankMalone

    NX vs. Catia. How to do this?

    Hello all, there is a command in Catia I like to do en NX in a similar way. Attached is a prt(NX6) and an avi file with the command in catia (2 selections and the command is done), in NX v.6 I neeed 4 commands to do the same thing. Any idea to improve this action in NX. Thanks. Frank.
  13. FrankMalone

    Default work layer in a blank template

    Hello all, Could be possible to create a new part with a blank template and change the default work layer to other than 1? I mean, I want to start a new part without any template (blank template) and make the default work layer the layer 200. Some times I forget this and I need to do...
  14. FrankMalone

    Resize datum plane without rollback

    Hi all, I am with NX6 and when I try to edit a datum plane without rollback, I mean only edit parameters, I can't resize it, the small balls to resize it are missing, in NX5 I can resize the datum planes in both modes, with and without rollback. What has happened with this feature? Thanks Frank.
  15. FrankMalone

    File format of Mazatrol CNC

    Can anybody tell me where i can find information about file format of mazatrol files? I need to make a postprocesor and pass the information to a Mazatrol cnc, but the language can't be Iso, must be mazatrol. Frank.

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