(NX5) decimal places for Section Inertia
(NX5) decimal places for Section Inertia
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Hi folks,
I am analyzing some sections using Analysis -> Section Inertia and get the results displayed to 2 decimal places. How can I change the output to 4 decimal places?
I am analyzing some sections using Analysis -> Section Inertia and get the results displayed to 2 decimal places. How can I change the output to 4 decimal places?





RE: (NX5) decimal places for Section Inertia
RE: (NX5) decimal places for Section Inertia
RE: (NX5) decimal places for Section Inertia
RE: (NX5) decimal places for Section Inertia
Preferences -> User Interface -> General
...using the value set for the 'Information Window'.
The other values in the Section Information 'note', for the CG and Moment direction vectors, appear to be hard-coded at 2 places.
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: (NX5) decimal places for Section Inertia
John, the information window is set to 9 decimal places in the user interface options, but the MOI is displayed with only two. This is useless for small cross sections.
RE: (NX5) decimal places for Section Inertia
RE: (NX5) decimal places for Section Inertia
Preferences -> User Interface...
...resulted in a change in the MOI results exactly how I described it the first time (which was originally based on NX 6.0). Note that you will need to delete and recreate the Section Inertia note(s) to see these changes since they are NOT associatively linked to the model analyzed.
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: (NX5) decimal places for Section Inertia
RE: (NX5) decimal places for Section Inertia
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: (NX5) decimal places for Section Inertia
OK, here is what I've learned now that I'm in the office where I can access legacy versions of NX. In NX 5.0.4.1, I'm only getting 2 decimal places for the MOI irrespective of what the Listing Window default has been set to. However, starting with NX 5.0.5.3, this appears to have been fixed (or perhaps 'enhanced') to use the value set for the decimal places displayed in the Listing Window as found in the User Interface Preferences dialog.
So it looks like you need to at least move up to a higher MR of NX 5.0, or upgrade to NX 6.0 or NX 7.0.
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.