Arrangements and Deformable Parts (NX 4)?
Arrangements and Deformable Parts (NX 4)?
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I've been using arrangements with deformable springs. The only thing that is deformable about the spring is the length. When the components move I want the spring to compress.... The only thing that I have found to work is to add multiple deform springs and suppress them within the different arrangments so that only one is showing up at a time (1 spring per arrangement). This becomes a timlely process and can get confusing fast. I tried using a measurement expression but it wouldn't update unless I actually clicked on the measuement expression within the Part Navigator and it came up with a msg that it had changed and then it would update. Is there anything I could do to make it work with only 1 deformable spring and have the deform expression be a formula that would automatically update once the arrangment was switched???
PLEASE HELP!!!
PLEASE HELP!!!





RE: Arrangements and Deformable Parts (NX 4)?
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Arrangements and Deformable Parts (NX 4)?
Thanks John for the quick response...Your the man
RE: Arrangements and Deformable Parts (NX 4)?
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: Arrangements and Deformable Parts (NX 4)?
If it were possible to have the variable for the arrangement A and B then use an if/then statement in the length it seams like it would work. Is there a variable for the arrangement?
RE: Arrangements and Deformable Parts (NX 4)?
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: Arrangements and Deformable Parts (NX 4)?