Breaking Wave Links
Breaking Wave Links
(OP)
Hello,
In our company we use NX6/Tc for designing stamping tools.
Because of shorter lead times we have to start designing with a concept product drawing. In the design stage it is very convenient to use associative wave links for cutting contours, because it is easy to modify product drawing changes.
When the product drawing is frozen and the tool design is finished and released, the associative wave links become a pain in the ass.
Is there an easy way to break all wave links in an assembly?
In our company we use NX6/Tc for designing stamping tools.
Because of shorter lead times we have to start designing with a concept product drawing. In the design stage it is very convenient to use associative wave links for cutting contours, because it is easy to modify product drawing changes.
When the product drawing is frozen and the tool design is finished and released, the associative wave links become a pain in the ass.
Is there an easy way to break all wave links in an assembly?





RE: Breaking Wave Links
Breaking a link in modelling is as simple as editing the parameters of the feature and ticking off the associativity. Remaking it requires that you reselect the donor geometry when you again edit the parameters of the feature. In order to do this reliably you need to maintain the assembly relationships between in your case part and mould.
I use the suppression method because I don't really want to loose those relationships anyway. Whatever you do you need to be aware of whether you're using timestamps and how they affect how you maintain your data.
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
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RE: Breaking Wave Links
You are right, about losing relationships.
All my parts with wave links are assemblies. See example in the attachment. When I suppress the part where I link from with "suppress component", my assembly is gone, or not?
How can I recall the assembly status so that I can modify my part?
Best regards.
RE: Breaking Wave Links
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum
RE: Breaking Wave Links
Is the best practice way to either use (a) Assemblies > WAVE Associativity Manager > Edit Frozen Status or (b) suppress the parent part a-la Hudson, in the actual part which is then released and given a drawing? So, if the control geometry changes, you then un-freeze, or un-suppress the master, update the part, then re-freeze, bump the part rev level, and update the drawing (to a new rev level, not necessarily the same as the part rev...)?
RE: Breaking Wave Links
I can add that Editing the Frozen status seems more like it would be the system design intent, but you do need an extra license that may users don't have.
Beyond that I'd need to let other users comment on what they prefer.
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum
RE: Breaking Wave Links
I've your really want to break all wave link to the controlling prt move the parent prt(wave source) in assy to another assembly level
RE: Breaking Wave Links
Just turning off the automatic updating behaviour per session or using your customer defaults generally suppresses a lot of the updating as well.
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum