Modeling a dowel hole in NX 5.0.4.1 MP6
Modeling a dowel hole in NX 5.0.4.1 MP6
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Hello,
I am tring to model a dowel hole in NX5 and keep getting an error. Since the change to NX5 from NX3, my hole UDF's no longer work. The error I am getting is when I try to place a larger dia. simple hole over a smaller dia simple hole. The larger is shorter in length of course. The error is as follows:
"No closest face found within tolerance for Normal to Face direction option."
Any sugestions?
I am tring to model a dowel hole in NX5 and keep getting an error. Since the change to NX5 from NX3, my hole UDF's no longer work. The error I am getting is when I try to place a larger dia. simple hole over a smaller dia simple hole. The larger is shorter in length of course. The error is as follows:
"No closest face found within tolerance for Normal to Face direction option."
Any sugestions?





RE: Modeling a dowel hole in NX 5.0.4.1 MP6
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RE: Modeling a dowel hole in NX 5.0.4.1 MP6
RE: Modeling a dowel hole in NX 5.0.4.1 MP6
RE: Modeling a dowel hole in NX 5.0.4.1 MP6
RE: Modeling a dowel hole in NX 5.0.4.1 MP6
The hole tool is still there but doesn't show up in the menu structure.
RE: Modeling a dowel hole in NX 5.0.4.1 MP6
RE: Modeling a dowel hole in NX 5.0.4.1 MP6
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Modeling a dowel hole in NX 5.0.4.1 MP6
RE: Modeling a dowel hole in NX 5.0.4.1 MP6
But that brings up the question, these dowel pins, are they tapered pins? If they are, I know some places use stepped holes, as you're doing (and which we did where I worked, at least sometimes), as alternative to using a special tapered drill bit, but in case you do ever consider going the tapered hole route, starting in NX 6.0 we added an additional General Hole 'Form', 'Tapered', which might be of interest to you.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
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: Modeling a dowel hole in NX 5.0.4.1 MP6
I had UDF's made for all these. I just need to redo them so they work correctly in NX5.