What are your experiences using NX6 assembly constraint?
What are your experiences using NX6 assembly constraint?
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I'm looking for mre information on the in Nx5 introduced assembly constraints. I hope the strong user base here can help me. We are testing and looking for a decision to switch.
Here are some assembly function we use:
Partfamilies-BCT, variable positioning, arrangements, reference sets, deep structured asm. trees, - in various combinations.
What are your experiences using assembly constraint?
thx in ad
Here are some assembly function we use:
Partfamilies-BCT, variable positioning, arrangements, reference sets, deep structured asm. trees, - in various combinations.
What are your experiences using assembly constraint?
thx in ad





RE: What are your experiences using NX6 assembly constraint?
The various companies that I have consulted at over the last couple of years have successfully transitioned to Assembly Constraints in NX5 & 6
There was a little bit of resistance at first, users not liking change, but I'm sure most would struggle to use Mating Conditions now.
A lot of 'my' users are constraining complex F1 suspension assemblies, the ability to apply bi-directional constraints, the constraint browser in Part Nav, display constraints on the screen etc etc have all been seen as a positive improvement
There are obviously still a few things that could be improved, but on the whole I'd recommend using Assembly Constraints (even though the users call it Mating Conditions – There again, they still talk about Unigraphics..)
RE: What are your experiences using NX6 assembly constraint?
I used a 'mating conditions' style approach in Unigraphics Solid Edge V10 when that method was quite new. I then went to I-deas where the assembly constraints are peculiar to that software (in every sense of the word!).
Since starting NX5 I'm very happy with the assembly constraints; easy to use, modify and view from the part navigator. This is compatible with arrangements too.
One thing to avoid is the deform command which is laborious and seems to be pretty unreliable when used with assembly constraints / arrangements.
RE: What are your experiences using NX6 assembly constraint?
I think constraints are definitely more flexible and powerful. When applied to everything in a large assembly it seems that they can be a little heavy on the system because it is trying to apply them all concurrently. I have some reservations with the angle constraint flipping sides as it were when I attempt to use it as I did the planar angle in mating conditions.
Best Regards
Hudson
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RE: What are your experiences using NX6 assembly constraint?
Note that if when applying Angular Constraints, you use the 'Orient Angle' instead of the '3D Angle' option you will find that the results, particularly when making large edits later, will be much more predictable. The only real difference is that with 'Orient Angle' you will need to explicitly define an axis of rotation, something that was inferred when using '3D Angle', but which made that scheme more susceptible to ambiguity because the axis was left up to the software to define and interpret each time an edit was made.
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RE: What are your experiences using NX6 assembly constraint?
Some help would be most apreciate.
thanks
RE: What are your experiences using NX6 assembly constraint?
Preferences -> Work Plane...
...and activate either a Rectangular or Radial Grid on the Work Plane (the X-Y plane of the WCS) and toggle ON the 'Snap to Grid' option, then dragging the Component using the Dynamic handle's origin handle will now snap to the Grip Points.
So give those a try and see if this was what you were looking for.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
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: What are your experiences using NX6 assembly constraint?
You know what happened was that I had a three stage planetary gear system animated and converted to constraints into NX-6 which presumed the other option and went awry on me. The formulas did my head in the first time around and I didn't want the headache again of having to redefine things.
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum