Internal vs External part views in drawing files.
Internal vs External part views in drawing files.
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In NX 6 I am looking at a drawing file where all the views are imported (part is not a component of the drawing file assembly). Is there away to convert the external views to internal views by bringing the components into the assembly tree of the drawing file without disrupting the views and their annotations on the drafting sheets? I need to make some drawing specific changes which require use of the modeling application inside the drawing file. As the imported views are new to me (ANT shows part icon with drawing sheet behind it, but component does not show up in graphics window in modeling app) what pros and cons have you experienced creating a drawing this way as opposed to the traditional way of having the parts as components in the ANT of the drawing file?





RE: Internal vs External part views in drawing files.
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RE: Internal vs External part views in drawing files.
Imported view = external = When placing a base view (Base view dialog open), you open another part that is not in your drawing assembly. (ANT shows icon of part with drawing sheet behind it) Importated may have been a bad choice to describe since the view under the drawing sheet in the part navigator says Imported "ViewName@#" regardless if the part is external to the drawing assembly or a direct component to it.
internal = a view of the component(s) that are in the current drawing assembly.
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RE: Internal vs External part views in drawing files.
As for some solution to your dilemma, I doubt if there's anything that would take less time and effort than just simply starting over.
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: Internal vs External part views in drawing files.
RE: Internal vs External part views in drawing files.
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.