enhancement ideas for Selection, and Show/Hide
enhancement ideas for Selection, and Show/Hide
(OP)
(1) Expand the options for Selection from the currently available (a) Rectangle and (b) Lasso. Look at Photoshop for ideas. For example: Polygonal Lasso (draw a Lasso using straight lines between clicked screen points) would be super-useful.
(2) Add a function to "Show Only" the selected entity.
(3) Add a function to "Show by Reference Set".
If any of these functions already exist, please share how to use them... And if there's a big reason why they shouldn't exist, let's discuss that, too.
I'm currently on NX6.0.1.5 MP1
(2) Add a function to "Show Only" the selected entity.
(3) Add a function to "Show by Reference Set".
If any of these functions already exist, please share how to use them... And if there's a big reason why they shouldn't exist, let's discuss that, too.
I'm currently on NX6.0.1.5 MP1





RE: enhancement ideas for Selection, and Show/Hide
For show only you select what you want then hit all but selected. You probably just want to add that icon to your toolbars.
Reference sets only work in assembly context period. I may misinterpret your intention, but within an assembly what you seem to request seems to be their sole function already. Within Part file data I have pondered in the past the relative virtues of perhaps having more tools to work with groups in that vein.
The one selection tool that I haven't seen work properly yet it this... You select all curves in face using that filter, then you change the filter to tangent or single, and then to Shift de-select the boundaries that you can't use. This would be great for selecting lots of detail in the centre of faces for blending or tapering. Anyone who ever adds text to their parts will probably get where I'm coming from.
Cheers
Hudson
RE: enhancement ideas for Selection, and Show/Hide
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Design
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
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RE: enhancement ideas for Selection, and Show/Hide
The way to use it is to go to:
Edit -> Selection -> Polygon...
Now before you ask, NO, there is no inactive 'Polygon' icon which you can activate on the Selection Bar, where you now find the Rectangle and Lasso options. However, if you really wish to use the Polygon method that often, there is nothing stopping you from using Customize and simply drag a copy of the Polygon select icon from the above location to the Selection Bar (and if you're carefull you can actually add it as the 3rd item on the selection method drop down list).
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.