Extrude - click face = sketcher opens
Extrude - click face = sketcher opens
(OP)
I need to turn this feature off, its ruining my life. Hair is falling out, tires are wearing unevenly, I think a piece of the sky just fell. I've really had all I can take, thank you Siemens/UGS/PLM/NX, but this is Not how things work in my office.
Tried a workaround, in customer defaults, modeling, selection preferences, extrude, curves rule = face edges. But the extrude dialog still comes up with single curve, since it was last used.
Need another idea.
Tried a workaround, in customer defaults, modeling, selection preferences, extrude, curves rule = face edges. But the extrude dialog still comes up with single curve, since it was last used.
Need another idea.
NX 5.0.3.2 MoldWizard





RE: Extrude - click face = sketcher opens
uncheck sketch on planar faces
RE: Extrude - click face = sketcher opens
"This option determines whether or not the selected planar face is used as the sketch plane for a section when the selection intent type is set to 'Any'."
Selected when? Meaning pre-selected from some prior step when the sketcher begins to initialize? That would be too late.
NX 5.0.3.2 MoldWizard
RE: Extrude - click face = sketcher opens
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Design
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Extrude - click face = sketcher opens
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Design
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Extrude - click face = sketcher opens
The problem is that when viewing an area up close and picking individual edges it may not be possible to see if you have selected an edge curve or a face. Setting the selection filter to Edge Curves each time is not efficient, and just as easily forgotten.
Sketching is a very delibarate process, it shouldn't be so easy to 'fall into' the sketcher.
NX 5.0.3.2 MoldWizard
RE: Extrude - click face = sketcher opens
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Design
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Extrude - click face = sketcher opens
Yes, thats exactly what I'm trying to achieve! As I said, sketching is a delibarate process anyway, involving many keystrokes and a concentrated effort. It doesent make sense that you find yourself in that mode so easily. I come from a system that requires you to sketch everything (literally), and its not fair to make that comparison here due to drastically different implementation.
I primarily use extrude with single edges, and frequently click a face unintentionally. There is extra penalty for doing that (as opposed to accidentally picking a wrong edge) since the sketcher takes time to open and several keystrokes to cancel. The wait is longer when working with an assembly that is already bogging the system. With all the selection options, I still can't find a way to consistently avoid this. I NEVER pick a face for the purpose of making a sketch (I do use sketches, just not in this way), so its painful to ALWAYS have the system pushing me that direction.
I'm trying to select extrude geometry, not create. Your processes are intermixed.
NX 5.0.3.2 MoldWizard