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Position "independant" mirroring of parts NX 7.5...

Position "independant" mirroring of parts NX 7.5...

Position "independant" mirroring of parts NX 7.5...

(OP)
I used to know how to do this in NX4. I picked it up at a UG class years ago. I was able to execute an interpart geometry mirror and then place the "mirrored" part independant of the parent.  Without breaking the link!

I cant use reference sets because the part name has to be unique from the parent.

TIA,
Dave

RE: Position "independant" mirroring of parts NX 7.5...

OK, open the attached assembly (Mirror_Demo.prt), go to the Assembly Navigator and make the Component named 'Right' the Work part.  Now go to...

Insert -> Associative Copy -> WAVE Geometry Linker...

...and with the Type set to 'Mirror Body', select the Blue Block and then the X-Y Datum plane as the Mirror Plane.  Hit OK and you will now have an associative mirror body in a separate part file which you can independently position in another part file.

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: Position "independant" mirroring of parts NX 7.5...

(OP)
Brilliant John... thank you.

I was trying to do it within the assy I executed the mirror in.

FAIL!

I created a temp *.prt and did the mirror there. What kills me is that I can delete that temp file after the work is done and not experience a failure later when updating the parent. The child updates fine without the temp file it was made in.

What gives?

Dave

 

RE: Position "independant" mirroring of parts NX 7.5...

Contrary to what might seem logical, the Assembly in which you perform the WAVE linking between the two Components is not really needed once the links are established since the WAVE linking is 'peer-to-peer' (i.e. between the components).  Other then using the position within the assembly to establish the origin and orientation of the linked body, the Assembly plays NO role whatsoever in the process.

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: Position "independant" mirroring of parts NX 7.5...

(OP)
Well that was the missing element.

Sometimes I think I've forgtten more than I may ever know again!

Thanks John

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