how to put border around detail in NX4
how to put border around detail in NX4
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Hello,
I work with NX4.
can anybody tell me how to show the border around a detail made with rectanglar boundery on a drawing?
I now get the border in the main drawing but not around the detail.
If I use the circular boundery then I get the border.
Another question is how to add line in a drawing.
Thanks Bob McIntyre
I work with NX4.
can anybody tell me how to show the border around a detail made with rectanglar boundery on a drawing?
I now get the border in the main drawing but not around the detail.
If I use the circular boundery then I get the border.
Another question is how to add line in a drawing.
Thanks Bob McIntyre





RE: how to put border around detail in NX4
I think the answer to your second question is to sketch in a view. Go to Insert - Sketch. It will ask you to select a view to sketch in. You can somewhat constrain the sketch to the view, but I think it's like in Modeling where you can't constrain to most of the solid model, you need some curves. Honestly it's been a while since I've sketched in a drawing because I started having problems with the lines not appearing after I supposedly sketch them. Now I just sketch in the 3d and put the curve on a layer and show that layer in the view. YMMV
Mike
RE: how to put border around detail in NX4
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RE: how to put border around detail in NX4
if I have a very small step in my product that runs over a large area then if I use a circular detail my drawing sheet is full and I have to use a second sheet. With a retangular detail I can exactly show the area on sheet 1.
Rectangular details are often used with ejectorpins in the mold- and dieindustry.
The answer of Crocostimpy helped, I have now used sketch to create the boundery on my drawing.
Thanks Crocostimpy!
Bob
RE: how to put border around detail in NX4
John, I can understand your logic here. But if I'm allowed to make a rectangular detail view, for whatever my reason may be, I think it only fair that I can show the border around it, just like a circular one. Not every company follows drafting standards to the letter.
ps. I'm not trying to start an argument here about standards, I'm just saying. : )
Mike
RE: how to put border around detail in NX4
If you don't care for sketching in Drafting, you can also MB3 over the detail view and pick Expand from the pulldown. This will take you from the drawing view to only viewing INSIDE the detail view (View Dependent). From there, you can draw your boundary curves (circle, rectangle, ellipse or whatever) for the view boundary, Expand out of the detail and then set a new View Boundary for the detail view using the View Dependent curve(s) you created.
I rarely use the included automatic detail boudaries because they don't allow for the controls or options that I would like to have and I despise creating a rectangle from center...not very accurate for enclosing a specific area which usually results in me having to redefine the rectangle size a second or third time. I typically just manually draw the detail boundary as View Dependent (or as part of a Sketch) for both the parent view and resulting detail view as described above.
Tim Flater
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RE: how to put border around detail in NX4
As for adding a line in a drawing, you don't need to create a sketch. Simply Insert -> Curve... This is not the solution for your boundary issue, however.
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RE: how to put border around detail in NX4
Cheers
Hudson
RE: how to put border around detail in NX4
thank you for your response. I also like to have more freedom in determining the size of my detail as to get them exactly as I like them to be in size.
I will try out your methode.
Bobmac