* some setting avialable
* some setting avialable
(OP)
In a division of our company -switchted to nx7 and are using position constrains. The trouble is: In their design they only use constraints only for standard part. All the other parts a positioned absolute. With the new constraints - bidirectional- using from standard part to the absolute not fixed part the part are moving to the position of the standard part used. This was no problem with mating conditons. From to mated ... the second selected part was the fixed one. Is there any setting to control this behaviour?
- solve this problem with the position contraints to absolute positioned parts? thx in ad
- solve this problem with the position contraints to absolute positioned parts? thx in ad





RE: * some setting avialable
However, with Assembly Constraints the concept of a 'Fixed' constraint is fully supported like any other constraint allowing users to apply, edit and delete it at will and to also no longer be forced to follow a certain order or pattern of working in order to get a certain outcome.
Now it would appear that in your situation, if the, I assume, 'large' components are being positioned relative to some absolute CSYS and the intention is that they stay where they're at, that you need to apply an explicit 'Fixed' constraint on each one. Now you can either do this as you're placing these 'large' components, add the 'Fixed' constraint later or if your workflow is such that ALL of these 'large' components have already been placed BEFORE you start to add the 'smaller' Standard Parts, you could write a simple program which could be run at this point creating all of the 'Fixed' constraints at once.
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: * some setting avialable
was even my solution ,users reply was "nice feature" we have extra work compared to the old.
...you could write a simple program which could be run at this point creating all of the 'Fixed' constraints at once.
- Can you give me some advice - which level journal or macro? - maybe do have one?
thx
RE: * some setting avialable
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: * some setting avialable
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: * some setting avialable
thx in ad
RE: * some setting avialable
What this will do is effectively 'Fix' all of the components relative to absolute. The reason I went the 'Bond' route is because it's a constraint type which allows multiple components to be positioned at the some time with only a single operation.
Anyway, give it shot and see if this helps. I'll still pass along the program that applies a 'Fix' to all components since that will make it easier to remove and then move one component at a time if that's something that you may need to do later.
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: * some setting avialable
that was even the workaround I thought off.
What about subassembly levels should I fix - bond them,too?
To solve this, we should have an option for auto fix in absolute positioning.
thx
RE: * some setting avialable
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: * some setting avialable
After downloading the attached file, edit the .zipper extension to .zip before attempting to extract the files.
Anyway, see if this helps with your workflow.
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: * some setting avialable
great - hope it will help the users