Surface color transfer between bodies (parts) with Boolean operation
Hi This is the situation. In a part a body is created by using linked body of a another part as a tool for a Subtract. That tool part is colored in specific way and the idea is to transfer tool body...
View ArticleNot seeing drafting/Assembly templates
Hi When i open native NX i dont see the menu option for selecting Drafting and Assemble Templates(nx10.PNG). i can see all the templates and .PAX files in C:\UGS\NX10\UGII\templates (TemplatesList.PNG)...
View ArticleAutomated NX installations
I am looking across forum for learning automated NX installtions As of now user are installling following a install doc,we have windows/Mac users and who have not followed a stadard install PathMany...
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Unable to rotate part (only SIM file)
Hi all. Not sure where this post belongs, but I just got a problem with rotating the part in the SIM file. All other files works fine and even if I load the results in SIM file I can rotate the part....
View Articlecombining attributes
Is there a way to combine a bunch of different attributes, for example say I have a attribute called Job and another called detail and another called materialcould I create an attribute called name and...
View ArticleAssign Feature Color defaults back to previous color
We use Face Color Attributes to define part tolerances so we dont have to make make prints (the feature colors are always assigned at the part level, not the assembly level). Therefore it is paramount...
View ArticleSurface Reconstruction from Point Clouds using NX features only?
Dear NX experts out there,I'm looking for a way to create a closed surface (e.g. a Faceted Body) in NX directly from an imported Point Cloud.The example Point Cloud has been generated as a helix with...
View ArticleNX sketching constraint preferences
Hello, Is there a setting or preference that can be changed so that there would be automatic constraints set within a sketch? I'm trying to do a "simple" sketch and trying to see if it's possible that...
View ArticleSection view from a detail view
Hi, I am trying to draw a sectioning profile on a detailed view but for some reason it doesn't recognze the detail view as a view. When I hover over the other main views it highlightes them but not the...
View ArticleSpur Gear Creation
I have completed a program for creating spur gears for NX11.The program allows for metric gears (using modulus) or inch gear (using diametric pitch).User may select to create a single gear or a gear...
View ArticleNX11 External thread
Hello,I am trying to do an external thread on an extruded cylinder.Selecting the outer surface in "Thread" command does not recognize any dimensions and opens a (thread) name window. But giving a name...
View ArticleAltering the color of a feature's faces but not the feature itself.
Hi, Is there a possibility to quickly select a feature's faces and change the color only of those faces and not the feature itself? Not right-clicking the feature and choosing Assign Feature Color...
View ArticleMetric Threaded Holes in Inch Parts
Maybe the answer is so obvious I shouldn't need to ask the question, but here goes... How can I put Metric holes in an Inch part, or vice-versa? Looking for answers, all I see are references to Callout...
View ArticleDynamic Assembly Load Options on opening part
Dear Community is there a way to "quick-load" a closed component from an assembly by applying a command "open from folder OR open as saved" to it without going to change the session behaviour on the...
View ArticleComplete 2-D Section Views on drawing
My employer wants to find a way to capture all of the aspects of a 3D part in a 2D drawing. For round/cylindrical objects with different no symmetric shapes along the outer surface, is there a way to...
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Fixing color change when importing from 3D NX to drafting
Hi, I am having a problem where the color I have in 3D model is changing when I import the view to drafting. Is there a way to fix that? The first pic below is the 3D and the second one is in drafting....
View ArticleBending a tube
I have a straight tube that I need to simulate bending it. I know at which locations along this tube I need to bend and at which angle (and also at which bend radius). I need to know the final geometry...
View ArticleDimetric view as default view
Hello, Is it possible to assign a dimetric view as default?I mean when I start a new model I would like to see the csys in the D6 dimetric view because it would be easier to pick the planes than in the...
View ArticleNX running with Displaylink software
Hei, We are having issues running NX on 2 screens using the DisplayLink software.The monitors with DisplayLink technology built in is connected to the laptop using USB. Via this software keyboard,...
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