Mil-Spec NX Machinery Library...
Mil-Spec NX Machinery Library...
(OP)
Over the last month or so I've had several requests from users (mostly at regional users meetings) concerning the availability of Reuse Library parts which meet Mil-Specs. To that end, we have released a new Mil-Spec library
which can now be downloaded from the GTAC Product Download site. The library is named AIA_NAS and is usable with NX 5.0 or newer versions of NX. Note that we've also added a library based on the SAE standard.
We now have a total of 11 libraries available which supports various industry standards.
which can now be downloaded from the GTAC Product Download site. The library is named AIA_NAS and is usable with NX 5.0 or newer versions of NX. Note that we've also added a library based on the SAE standard.
We now have a total of 11 libraries available which supports various industry standards.
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Mil-Spec NX Machinery Library...
RE: Mil-Spec NX Machinery Library...
When I was trying to convince a certain very large American machine tool builder I worked for to convert to NX, I distinctly remember hearing about how many standard library items were available with Solidworks compared to NX.
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Bill
RE: Mil-Spec NX Machinery Library...
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: Mil-Spec NX Machinery Library...
RE: Mil-Spec NX Machinery Library...
But this brings up the question of WHY are you even concerned about showing the fully detailed threads? Are they really necessary when working with your assemblies? The assumption was made that the there is very little to be gained from showing fully detailed threads EXCEPT when creating full photo-realistic renderings and so in those few cases, which only require that the threads be shown during the actual rendering process, the approach that we have taken is more than adequate for that situation. BTW, if you're looking for someone to 'blame' for this, I'll take that responsibility since I'm the one who first used this scheme in the ad-hoc fastener libraries which I distributed for years before we introduced the Reuse Libraries. Note that I can't recall anyone complaining about this once they realized what the alternatives to this approach would have meant. Therefore, when we launched the project to provide a fully supported official common parts scheme, the group responsible for this used my heretofore popular 'fastener libraries' as a 'role model'.
As for Drawings and how threads are displayed there, we fully support the various standards for both Symbolic and Fully Detailed threads, but this is done as part of a drafting capability and does NOT require that actual model topology be present to properly 'render' threads in Drawing views and documentation.
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: Mil-Spec NX Machinery Library...
The detailed thread representation in the drawings is nice, I have used it before. As I recall, it doesn't work in ISO views. Is there anything planned to change that?
RE: Mil-Spec NX Machinery Library...
As for toggling all fasteners ON/OFF, I'll have to think about that one for a bit.
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: Mil-Spec NX Machinery Library...
I went to the GTAC ftp server and searched, but got nothing...
J
RE: Mil-Spec NX Machinery Library...
Anyway, if you get to the download site and you do NOT see the NX Machinery Library option, please contact your Siemens sales rep or organization from which you purchased NX and arrange for the appropriate update/upgrade.
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.