Greetings,
I am helping my company evaluate NX. We primarily use PTC Creo Parametric now.
I am trying to figure out how NX handles MBD, and relate that to what I am used to in Creo. None of my questions below relate to making drawing views.
In Creo there are Combination States which define 3D model views. Each Combination State has the following elements that can be assigned to it, and changed as needed::
View Orientations
Cross Sections
Layer States
Simplified Reps (assembly subsets (not subassemblies))
Also, annotation (Notes, Dimensions, GD&T, etc.) display can be controlled in relation to Combination States.
As far as I can tell, Model Views are the closest thing to Combination States. It looks obvious that NX has a lot of control over which Model Views display which annotations. I also think I have determined that Model Views can have different Layer States assigned. Correct me if I am wrong.
The thing I cannot figure out is if something like Simplified Reps can be added to/associated with Model Views. I see two NX capabilities that might be close to Simplified Reps, and that is Reference Sets and Assembly Arrangements. Can either of these be associated to a Model View?
One of the places this would be needed is detailing individual inseperable assembly parts within the context of an MBD assembly model. It could also have many other uses in MBD.
Thanks for any input you can provide.