hidden lines in components
hidden lines in components
(OP)
Is there a way to make certain components hidden lines invisable in a drawing view, sort of like making components not hatch in a section view. I want to see the hidden lines in a view but not the hidden lines in some of the components. I also don't want to do a view dependent edit on these and I have removed as much of the hidden objects from the components but there are still lots of hidden lines. Using NX4.
Bob Snead
Designer
Northropgrumman.com





RE: hidden lines in components
Having defined that certain components or individual solids will be rendered differently in order to use the definition you select your view and edit the "Style" (right mouse button). Under the General Tab you'll find "Define Render Sets in View" where you can add the render sets from the bottom window to the top. Again there is help available on this and I suspect you'll only need me to get you started.
Let us know how it goes for you?
Best Regards
Hudson
RE: hidden lines in components
That worked like a charm. I knew there had to be a way to do that. I seems that UG could make this a lot easier though.
Bob Snead
Designer
Northropgrumman.com
RE: hidden lines in components
Best Regards
Hudson
RE: hidden lines in components
You can also do - View dependent edit (select solid bodies to hide), but it will be tedious if u require it in number of views.
RE: hidden lines in components
You can select an entire solid to erase using view dependent editing. But you can't an pick an entire solid to have a different line type using view dependent edit with a single selection step. Using render sets is the best and practically the only way that I know to do this well. By selecting a solid you can vary the display of hidden lines, visible lines or both in ways that would be more than just a bit tedious using visible in view.
Best regards
Hudson