Part Family
Part Family
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Hi All,
Can anyone guide me regrding use of PArt Family function(total process) in order to create set of parts.
I have tried for that but some thing goes wrong.
Please suggest.
Have a nice day
Thanks & Regards,
Amar
Can anyone guide me regrding use of PArt Family function(total process) in order to create set of parts.
I have tried for that but some thing goes wrong.
Please suggest.
Have a nice day
Thanks & Regards,
Amar





RE: Part Family
First two columns are your names of the new parts, if your template is called 123 then fill in on the second row (first row is occupied by two numbers in the parameter columns) 123-A in the first column and the second. Now you have two columns left with the two parameter, leave them as you will have the origanal part created with those parameters.
Then on the third row fill in 123-B for the first two columns and change the two parameters.
Goto tab Add-ins on the top of the screen , and you will see a part family pull down menu appear. In this menu choose create and the two new parts will be created. Dont forget to save youre family table in the part family pull down menu Save family. This excell sheet is then saved in the template file 123.
If you want to make changes to 123-A and 123-B, open 123 and goto part families - then choose edit (you can add features or parameters to the excell sheet) open the sheet adapt the expressions and update your members by choosing update parts. If you make a new revison of your part, dont forgot to re-create the part members because they will not be generated auto.
you can also add features to the table, instead of numbers you use YES or NO to switch the feature on/off.
If you use components in the table in an assembly, just type in the component number/name and it will change in the assy according to what you filled in in the excell sheet.
If you still have questions, go ahead....
Hope this helps a little.
Best regards,
Michäël.
NX4.0.4.2 MP10 / TCE 9.1.3.8_build_0711 / NX6.0.5.3 + TC8.1 Unified / NX7.0.0.9
Belgium
RE: Part Family
Are you working with TC or local, because if you are working localy set the customer defaults default directory for family members is neccessary.
Best regards,
Michäël.
NX4.0.4.2 MP10 / TCE 9.1.3.8_build_0711 / NX6.0.5.3 + TC8.1 Unified / NX7.0.0.9
Belgium
RE: Part Family
It works now.
But I havn't understand regarding the features(YES/NO) used in Assembly through Part Family.
When I open assembly file(created by using base part as assembly file and all other parts added into assembly) then it didnt shows spread sheet.
Please suggest.
Regards,
amar005
RE: Part Family
have a look at attached part, this is a single part where i use different features to create different process steps. Afterwords you can use them in a part family by putting them as components in the table (see word doc).
Best regards,
Michäël.
NX4.0.4.2 MP10 / TCE 9.1.3.8_build_0711 / NX6.0.5.3 + TC8.1 Unified / NX7.0.0.9
Belgium
RE: Part Family
Best Regards
Hudson
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RE: Part Family
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RE: Part Family
Does that mean that you can swap components using the spreadsheet?
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum
RE: Part Family
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: Part Family
take a look at the word document, its a screenshot where i use the spreadsheet to control which part is used in an assembly. We use this to control the behaviour of parts in our production line. For ex. we make the A part for the drawing, uncut and unbended, then for the next production step we change the components in the spreadsheet for cutting and bending, and so on and so on.
Best regards,
Michäël.
NX4.0.4.2 MP10 / TCE 9.1.3.8_build_0711 / NX6.0.5.3 + TC8.1 Unified / NX7.0.0.9
Belgium