I'm aware of this thread: http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=326603 regarding moving objects between layers in an assembly context. The problem we are struggling with is slightly different.
We want to move an object to a different layer in an assembly context. The object is natively...
It is possible to assign a tag name to an entity via the Edit> Properties menu. By setting the Preferences > Visualization > Names/Borders > Object Name Settings to Work View, this tag can be seen on screen. However, when resizing or moving the object parametrically, the tag stays in the same...
We're looking round using NX as a 64 bit app. There are a couple of bits of info around this that I just wanted to esablish as either fact or urban legend.
1. If you open a 1 mb part created in NX 32bit on a 64-bit app and save it, it grows to 10mb or more
2. Can 32 bit NX open a part created...
We have noted that the method for defining a hole with symbolic threads has changed in NX6. It presumably came in at 5, where you directly insert a threaded hole, rather than firstly inserting a hole and then putting a symbolic thread on it. However, looking at the detail, it seems that in the...
I've been playing with UDFs and would like to instantiate them with "on this plane, origin this point, horizontal vector this" kind of placement. I've tried to establish a CSYS to use as a base for the UDF using these inputs, and NX6 just isn't interested. I can do it as follows:
Create a...
At our site we have 2 alternative drafting standards , one ISO-based and one ASME-based. In NX2 and 4 we used seed parts to control the different settings, with the DPV set to ISO so that users pressing the "Restore Defaults" button may get the right result, but in NX6 the possibility is there...
We are having the debate about the relative merits of precise and imprecise assemblies. Some sites go one way, some the other. Each has issues about the others operating pracises, so I wondered what other users experiences of the two ways of working are?
Thanks in advance for any opinions!
I've been playing with NX6 assemblies and found that I couldn't get 2 components to mate properly. On investigation, I found that there is a tolerance for whether 2 lines are parallel, and another for whether 2 lines/entities are adjacent. Out of the box, the angular tolerance seems to be set...
We have an evaluation version of NX6, and have found that we can have multiple views of a part on the screen simultaneously, which could potentially help greatly in navigating a large part or assembly (works in 4 and 5 too). However, when the user tries to sketch anything, either a warning...
I can define a series of points for a spline, and put a studio spline through the points within a sketch, and the sketch is associative to the points. However, if I want the points to control the poles of the spline, I can insert the spline, but when I move any but the start and end points, it...
We have been using Product Outline to generate some superb views in assemblies that we haven't previously been able to get anywhere near loading. However, trying to use High Quality Image to generate pictures of these has been troublesome. Once the Start Shade is clicked, UG goes away and...
Dealing with large assemblies can be a pain. We have just tripped over a function called Product Outline. This creates a tesselated representation of the assembly on a specific layer (varies from rev to rev) which is very lightweight - an assembly that needs 64 bit, 12GB + footprint normally...
I guess quite a lot of businesses customise their UG installation through the ugii_env.dat file. What is perceived as best practice for this (having just waded through converting an NX4 version to incorporate all the changes we put in at NX2).
1. Put the changes in the file next to the vanilla...
Looking around for a new car, I noticed that a lot of diesel cars (in europe anyway) are 1900cc. Is this because of a tax break somewhere, or is it based on a 2 litre petrol block beefed up for diesel operation, or something completely different?
Is anyone using the optimisation wizard in UG or under Structures?
Been experimenting with it and having fun with the optimisation engine. e.g. I find that the optimisation algorithm seems to be basically a hill-climber, and so struggles to get over local inversions in the optimisation curve to...
I spotted on another post that some users had problems with WAVE when running under Teamcenter. What sort of issues are being seen? We have noticed a few times when UG behaves differently running native and under Teamcenter.
An example: I suddenly lost the ability to create UDFs under...
If a multinational company has drafting offices in both the US and Europe, India or the Far East, what drafting standards do they use (e.g. ANSI, ISO, etc), particularly if parts drafted in different regions are used in the same final product?
I guess there are as many different answers as there...
Putting in a face blend fillet with a law curve, you can define a point for a change in radius. This point can be any of the usual point definitions, but if you pick a point part way along a curve (either an existing point on curve or by % along curve), the law curve "forgets" where it was, so...
We have put our standard parts out taking advantage of the "Remembered Mating Conditions" functionality. However, trying to do 'O' ring seals this way seems to be preblematic. If I align the central axis of the seal to the centre of the seal groove the constraint is remembered, but trying to...
I asked this question a few weeks back in a Teamcenter context, but got no replies. So I've reworded it to understand the experience outside of teamcenter:
We are currently running NX2, and will probably upgrade to NX3 sometime later this year.
However, I've seen a few comments on refiling...
