Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
(OP)
Hi. I am still getting used to NX6 as well as trying to get used to doing things without these user functions I have in NX3.
I have the partslist and auto baloon all figured out (I think), but when all is done, I don't see a way to rename all the files to the baloon numbers. In other words, is there a way to get the files automatically renamed to what the baloon (callout#) is? In the end I need the part files renamed to match the baloon numbers because all the part files are what gets called up by the machine dept.
I have stand alone functions that automate this in 3 so I never have had to mess with it in "native ug".
Thanks in advance.
Adam
I have the partslist and auto baloon all figured out (I think), but when all is done, I don't see a way to rename all the files to the baloon numbers. In other words, is there a way to get the files automatically renamed to what the baloon (callout#) is? In the end I need the part files renamed to match the baloon numbers because all the part files are what gets called up by the machine dept.
I have stand alone functions that automate this in 3 so I never have had to mess with it in "native ug".
Thanks in advance.
Adam





RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
Thanks...
RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
Thanks,
Adam
RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
I found it someplace else
tools > table > update parts list
a couple tips:
* what "role" are you in? "advanced with full menus" shows everything, some things you want may be hidden by being in a differnt role
* If you are searching for something a cool thing to use is the "command finder"
Help > command finder > enter whatever you want and see what comes up, it does not have to be a specific command
RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
Thanks again.
RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
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RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
Thank you.
RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
Are you working in native or some sort of managed environment (eg teamcenter)?
If I understand you correctly, won't you end up with multiple parts (from different assemblies) named "1.prt", "2.prt", "3.prt", etc etc??
RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
There is a difference, and while initially they may appear to be the same, it's not mandatory that they remains that way.
But in either case, there is NO built-in way of doing this with NX and it would appear that may have to fo the NX Open route and develop a customized application to perform this task.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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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: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
Some insight. I and a lot of other people in this area (Grand Rapids, MI) are stuck on these older versions of UG for exactly this reason. We have all these custom apps that we all paid a lot of money for because, at the time, and apparently still, there was no way to balloon and rename the files on the fly. I am in the Tool & Die industry. Some of these dies have 300-500 details. Big assemblies. When we are done with the designs...they go off to a machine dept. somewhere...whether in house or elsewhere. They get a folder of the job with all the parts in it. So if it was, say job#2300, then inside the folder is 2300_001, 2300_002 and so on. They have all the details in there and they need to match the detail #s on the print.
As I understand it now, uning NX6, if I use the built in ballooning functionality, I end up with a print (made in drafting), that assigns balloons to the details, but in no way renames either the part file (ideally) OR the component name. So...the machine dept would end up with a folder full of filenames that mean nothing to them...unless they pull out a 2-d print with the balloons on them and use that for cross - reference. I could give a half a dozen reasons we need the detail #s, balloons, and the part files all to match when a job is complete...
There are many other pretty cool custom apps we have for 3, but this is the big hump we all want to get resolved as far as moving up to newer versions.
I am starting to use 6, but a lot of my colleagues will not budge until there is a way for this to happen
Thanks for your input...
Adam
RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
Now I have heard of customers who require that the Part Name be used INSTEAD of a Callout letter/number, and we support that, but NOT the other way around where the Callout letter/number actually overrides and replaces the original Part Name.
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: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
Thanks again.
Adam
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RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
If ALL you want is for the Part Name and the Callout on the Drawing to be the same, that's easy. But you will have to accept the idea that the Part Name will have come first with the Callout simply reflecting that situation.
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: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame 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.
RE: Balooning NX6 - Remame files?
Thanks!