Hello,
I suspect this will be an easy issue to solve, but I'm a relative newbie to NX so forgive me! I am currently doing a job where I need to frequently apply concentric constraints to align parts. When applying a concentric mate in SolidWorks, my usual software, selecting either circular edges, faces or axes would yield the same result - that is, aligning the components together such that they are free to move along the common axis.
However, in NX I am finding that I am unable to select circular faces to define concentricity; instead I can only select the circular edges of two parts. However although this does provide concentricity, it also seems to cause the constraint to touch the two edges together, meaning that I can't put a gap between the two components.
From my limited training I remmeber being able to align axes together to provide concentricity; I believe this would provide the simple concentricity I am looking for. I know how to apply datum axes to a part, but displaying these in an assembly is beyond my abilities.
So, my questions are as follows;
- Is it possible to use faces/edges of parts to provide *only* concentricity between two features
- If not, how would one go about showing datum axes in an assembly for use in a concentric constraint?
I've done my best to explain the issue but I realise it might be hard to understand, so I'll be happy to explain further if needed.
Cheers,
Alex