Hello
How to turn a parasolid flat-pattern into sheet metal ?
- It looks to have those "solid bend lines" and all but I'm not able to do it.
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How to turn a parasolid flat-pattern into sheet metal ?
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fit a spline of degree 1
I want to fit a short straight line from a part of a long curve.
But I find that:
- Fit Curve > Fit Spline does not allow degree=1, and
- Fit Curve > Fit Line only accepts points but not a curve.
Yes, I can create a degree-1 spline on my curve to be fit and then add a Deviation Gauge helping adjust the line position.
Why doesn't Fit Curve > Fit Spline simply allow degree=1 to make the workflow more consistent?
Thanks!
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Deviation Gauge issue
I have a Deviation Gauge issue as shown below. The MAX is apparently wrong. (The spline is not a good one, but this should not be the cause of the issue.)
Thanks for your help!
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Mold Wizard: adjusting cavity layout
Hello!
I'm working in NX11 with mold wizard and I want to adjust my current cavity layout.
It's a linear pattern with 20mm pitch which I need to be 30mm.
The only way to do it is to offset each instance with "cavity layout > edit layout > transform". I need to calculate the offset for each instance etc. Quite laborious. Is there no way to redefine the whole layout? Change the pattern's pitch parameter?
Greetings
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sensitivity of dragging a parameter
In Line or Curve Length command, the length parameter can be adjusted by dragging.
How can I change the sensitivity or the number of digits (60, 60.5, 60.55)? It seems not to fully depend on the zoom level. Thanks!
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forum settings
Wierd question about the forum, but if I search a topic and click a thread to read it, I cannot scroll through all of the comments. Anyone know why or how to resolve this?
Is it possible i'm only seeing the origional question and the answer marked as a solution? I'd like to see all of the comments.
There is more to the window, I can tell by the scroll bar, I can also see text that has been half way cut off
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handling X/Y/Z input box
This a long-time annoyance for me.
In many commands, X/Y/Z coordinates can be specified through a floating box, but I never know how to handle it in a reliable way.
Very often, I try all my best to "catch" it, input 3 numbers and touch my mouse, and then all the input numbers are lost.
Can anybody give some clues about it? Thanks!
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Additive Manufacturing - You asked. We answered.
Hi everyone,
Just a quick introduction for those of you who may not know me...
My name is Ashley Eckhoff and I've been working for Siemens for over 20 years. In that time I've written code for NX, I was a NX Product Manager for years, and now I work with the manufacturing team on additive manufacturing or 3D printing.
I am planning to start a series of blogs about additive manufacturing called "You asked. We answered" where I and other Siemens experts answer your questions about 3D printing, so I'm looking for questions from our customer base. Depending on the questions we get, I may even call in experts from some of our partners to get you the best answers possilbe for your 3D printing questions.
So, what would you like to know about 3D printing? Do you just want to know how to get started? What kind of parts are good for printing? What you need to do to design parts that print properly? What kinds of machines need support structures? What is Topology Optimization and how does it work? Anything about designing for additive and the printing process is fair game.
So, please send your questions to ashley.eckhoff@siemens.com with the subject "YAWA". I can't guarantee that we'll answer every question that comes in, but we'll certainly make a good effort to. I'm looking forward to hearing what you want to know about additive manufacturing and getting you answers to your 3D printing questions.
--Ashley
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Leading Zero in dual dimensions
In NX11, I can't find how to turn on the leading zero in the second (dual) dimension value. This seem to only happen if the main dimension is mm and dual dimension is in inches (in an Inch part). I also can't seem to control the leading zero on the tolerance in the dual. I have no problem controlling leading zero in the primary dimension and tolerance. Any ideas?
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create feature: reference, but not associate
Sometimes I want to create a feature, which references other objects, but is not associated to them.
For example, I want to create a Line feature, which has both ends conincident with the ends of an arc, but is not associated to the arc. If I uncheck "Associative", I get a non-timestamp line, but not a Line feature.
The method I can think of is based on Measure Point, and is too labor-intensive.
Hope to have your suggestions. Thanks!
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Delete Checkmate results?
So if you run Checkmate, to see how it works, how do you get rid of the test results, so they don't come back everythime the model regenerates?
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Dependencies > Parents: sorted by what?
What does NX use to sort the parents or children of an object in the Dependencies tab?
Thanks!
If the parents can be sorted by time-stamp, the list would look much more organized.↧
Deactivation of thread cut lines possible?
Hi all,
Does anyone know if there is a setting to deactivate the auto creation of thread cut lines (Geman: Gewindeanschnitt) in NX?
When creating a thread hole, these lines will automatically be displayed in a section view. We want to deactivate these lines by default for specific drawings.
Default representation in NX:
Comparison: Solid Edge will not display these lines by default:
Regards,
Nico
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Assemblies/subassemblies and BOM management
Hi all,
Not sure if this is a NX or Teamcenter discussion, but I will try. I have tried to search for a solution but could not find the answer I am looking for. Perhaps I am searching the wrong thing or what I want is not a good way of doing things.
I am using NX11 with Teamcenter 11.
I trying to figure out if it is possible to do following: Below I have a figure showing assemblies and parts like you see in NX assembly navigator. When working in NX I want to have "dummy" assemblies (RED) to better organize the parts and subassemblies, but when I send assembly-1 to structure manager or add a part list in drafting the only thing I want to see is the parts and assemblies marked in GREEN.
If I can recall i did something similar in Inventor where I made the assembly phantom and/or promoted the children. Been a while so not sure what I did. Anyway, the assembly was removed from the BOM, but the children was included.
Possible to do something like this in NX?
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NX12 point to point movement and selection filter
Morning all,
I have recently moved to NX12 from NX9.0 and I seem to be having a few issues that is making NX12 a chore to use..
First is the point to point move function, or any move function for that matter. In an assembly in NX9.0 you could pick a cap head screw for example, open the move command, select point to point, click on the centre of the screw (ie the shoulder of the screw that butts up against the part being attached) and then click the bottom of the counterbore. NX9 would then move said screw to the desired hole - job done. I could pick both the screw and hole in any orientation with the shaded with edges view selected in NX 9.0.
Moving to NX12, im really struggling to select the centre point in any orientation with shaded with edges view. I can SOMETIMES get it by rotating my view right around so I am looking at the shoulder, but that doesent always work. The only way I'm reliabally able to select the centre pont is to keep switching to wireframe which allows the centre to be picked without any issue, then pick the bottom of the c/bore, screw moves and I can go back to shaded with edges.
The problem isnt just with point to point, its happening with all the "move" functions as well as "translate" functions - Very annoying!!
Secondly is the selection filter. On a number of occasions in the assembly I am working in the selection filter box goes blank so when hovering over a part it says "solid body in ##insertpartnumber##". I keep having to go up to the top on the drop down and select "no selection filter"...... Again another frustrating/pee you off feature of NX12.
Any help would be greatly appreciated on the above points.
Matt
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Pack And GO
is there any option in NX similar to "Pack and go" Option in Solidworks?...
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Wall Thickness Check with Symbolic Threaded Holes
I'm looking for methods that others are using to accurately check wall thickness where symbolic threads are being used. Curves get generated to show where the depth of the threads are. However the real geometry is set to the minor diameter thus not including the threads in the calculation. Any suggestions other than using detailed threads?
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Error on nxtopvdirect Dispatcher Module - Unable to create the export directory
Hi,
--- I have configured the nxtopvdirect translator on Dispatcher Module. The following error message is displayed and no jt is created: ERROR 1140 :Failed to load part: [Unable to create the export directory.
Below the complete log:
2018-06-28 14:31:38,687 INFO - Standard Input : ##### COMMAND IS "C:\swbase\plmsw\nx110\PVTRANS\run_ugtopv.bat" -single_part -config="C:\swbase\plmsw\tcdispatcher\Module\Translators\nxtopvdirect\tessUG_NX11_PROD_MULTICAD.config" -noupdate "-pim=yes" "-u=tsproxy" "-p=tsproxy"
2018-06-28 14:31:40,515 INFO - Standard Input : ============================================================================
2018-06-28 14:31:40,577 INFO - Standard Input : NX JT Export (version - NX1102 - Build date - Jul 24 2017)
2018-06-28 14:31:40,624 INFO - Standard Input : Copyright 2014 by Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
2018-06-28 14:31:40,687 INFO - Standard Input : 5800 Granite Parkway, Suite 600.
2018-06-28 14:31:40,734 INFO - Standard Input : Plano, TX 75024.
2018-06-28 14:31:40,796 INFO - Standard Input : USA.
2018-06-28 14:31:40,843 INFO - Standard Input : Phone: 1 (972) 987-3000
2018-06-28 14:31:40,906 INFO - Standard Input : Fax: 1 (972) 987-3299
2018-06-28 14:31:40,952 INFO - Standard Input : Web site: www.siemens.com\plm
2018-06-28 14:31:41,015 INFO - Standard Input : ============================================================================
2018-06-28 14:31:41,062 INFO - Standard Input :
2018-06-28 14:32:09,999 INFO - Standard Input : FCC interface version fms.11.2.3.20161119.00.
2018-06-28 14:32:10,061 INFO - Standard Input : Loaded implementation library 'C:\swbase\plmsw\tcroot\tccs\lib\FCCClientProxyDllv10064.dll'.
2018-06-28 14:32:10,124 INFO - Standard Input : FCC interface version fms.11.1.0.20150114.00.
2018-06-28 14:32:10,186 INFO - Standard Input : Loaded implementation library 'C:\swbase\plmsw\tcroot\tccs\lib\FCCClientProxyDllv10064.dll'.
2018-06-28 14:32:10,249 INFO - Standard Input : Looking for config file: C:\swbase\plmsw\tcdispatcher\Module\Translators\nxtopvdirect\tessUG_NX11_PROD_MULTICAD.config .... Found!
2018-06-28 14:32:10,296 INFO - Standard Input : Translator Log File created at: \\nas\swbase\plmtmp\Dispatcher\NX\FA00AAU00001_001.0001-PRIMO_ITEM_ThuJun281432102018_4528_infodba.log
2018-06-28 14:32:11,597 INFO - Standard Input : INFO 3115 :Received part [@DB/FA00AAU00001/001.0001]...
2018-06-28 14:32:11,652 INFO - Standard Input :
2018-06-28 14:32:11,686 INFO - Standard Input : INFO 3150 
rocessing part [@DB/FA00AAU00001/001.0001]
2018-06-28 14:32:11,733 INFO - Standard Input :
2018-06-28 14:32:11,780 INFO - Standard Input : INFO 3175 :Loading [@DB/FA00AAU00001/001.0001] to [generate jt data]...
2018-06-28 14:32:11,827 INFO - Standard Input :
2018-06-28 14:32:13,546 INFO - Standard Input : ERROR 1140 :Failed to load part: [Unable to create the export directory. ]
2018-06-28 14:32:13,608 ERROR - The translation failed because the following error
in the Standard Input : ERROR 1140 :Failed to load part: [Unable to create the export directory. ]
2018-06-28 14:32:13,624 INFO - Standard Input :
2018-06-28 14:32:13,655 INFO - Standard Input : ERROR 1165 :There were errors in the translation process ***. Translation of the following parts generated these messages:
2018-06-28 14:32:13,718 ERROR - The translation failed because the following error
in the Standard Input : ERROR 1165 :There were errors in the translation process ***. Translation of the following parts generated these messages:
2018-06-28 14:32:13,733 INFO - Standard Input :
2018-06-28 14:32:13,780 INFO - Standard Input : ERROR 1170 :Errors/Warnings for the part: [@DB/FA00AAU00001/001.0001]
2018-06-28 14:32:13,827 ERROR - The translation failed because the following error
in the Standard Input : ERROR 1170 :Errors/Warnings for the part: [@DB/FA00AAU00001/001.0001]
2018-06-28 14:32:13,858 ERROR - The translation failed because the following error
in the Standard Input : ERROR 1170 :Errors/Warnings for the part: [@DB/FA00AAU00001/001.0001]
2018-06-28 14:32:13,874 INFO - Standard Input :
2018-06-28 14:32:13,905 INFO - Standard Input : ERROR 1175 :Error text: [Failed to load part: Unable to create the export directory. ], Error code: [940167]
2018-06-28 14:32:13,968 ERROR - The translation failed because the following error
in the Standard Input : ERROR 1175 :Error text: [Failed to load part: Unable to create the export directory. ], Error code: [940167]
--- Note: the same command, launched from a DOS shell, works fine:
C:\Users\infodba>"C:\swbase\plmsw\nx110\PVTRANS\run_ugtopv.bat" -single_part -config="C:\swbase\plmsw\tcdispatcher\Module\Translators\nxtopv
direct\tessUG_NX11_PROD_MULTICAD.config" -noupdate "-pim=yes" "-u=tsproxy" "-p=tsproxy"
============================================================================
NX JT Export (version - NX1102 - Build date - Jul 24 2017)
Copyright 2014 by Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
5800 Granite Parkway, Suite 600.
Plano, TX 75024.
USA.
Phone: 1 (972) 987-3000
Fax: 1 (972) 987-3299
Web site: www.siemens.com\plm
============================================================================
FCC interface version fms.11.2.3.20161119.00.
Loaded implementation library 'C:\swbase\plmsw\tcroot\tccs\lib\FCCClientProxyDllv10064.dll'.
FCC Interface Implementation fms.10.1.5.20170331.00 initialized.
FCC interface version fms.11.1.0.20150114.00.
Loaded implementation library 'C:\swbase\plmsw\tcroot\tccs\lib\FCCClientProxyDllv10064.dll'.
Looking for config file: C:\swbase\plmsw\tcdispatcher\Module\Translators\nxtopvdirect\tessUG_NX11_PROD_MULTICAD.config .... Found!
Translator Log File created at: \\nas\swbase\plmtmp\Dispatcher\NX\FA00AAU00001_001.0001-PRIMO_ITEM_ThuJun281440022018_2708_infodba.log
INFO 3115 :Received part [@DB/FA00AAU00001/001.0001]...
INFO 3150 rocessing part [@DB/FA00AAU00001/001.0001]
INFO 3175 :Loading [@DB/FA00AAU00001/001.0001] to [generate jt data]...
INFO 3155 :Loaded part file in [1.06] seconds
INFO 3610 :About to export data for component - mode is [4]
INFO 3165 
uccessfully generated jt data for part [@DB/FA00AAU00001/001.0001] in [0.89] seconds
INFO 3110 :Total time for translation was [2] seconds
INFO 3180 :Translation of [1] component completed. All components translated successfully.
INFO 3000 :EXITING TRANSLATOR : Exiting this Translation Session !
I think I have not write permission on some folder where ugtopv try to create a temporary folder but I don't know where...
Any suggestion?
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a group of parameters multiplied by a factor?
I have more than 20 parameters set as constant numbers (e.g. p21_x = 50).
Is there any easy method to get all those parameters multiplied by the same factor?
For example, with a factor 1.1,
- p21_x = 50 >>> p21_x = 55
- p22_x = 60 >>> p22_x = 66
- ...
All those parameters are "Total" in Curve Length features. I don't want to set them as expressions like p21_x = 50*factor, because I need them to be constant numbers to be able to be adjusted by mouse dragging in the future.
Thanks!
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dragging handle not appear in multi-view layout
I often adjust Curve Length by dragging. But sometimes in a multi-view layout, the dragging handle (purple one below) never appears in the work view, no matter where the mouse cursor is put. It does appear in those non-work views always.
The issue does not occur all the time, but very often.
Any clues on fixing it would be appreciated!
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