Pneumatic drawings
Pneumatic drawings
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We design automated equipment and most assemblies require a pneumatic schematic. Is anyone here using NX for pneumatic schematics? schematic? there a special module we need to purchase?
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RE: Pneumatic drawings
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Pneumatic drawings
Thank you! If I create a library of "custom symbols" would I be able to drag them into a 2D drawing and constrain them to each other?
RE: Pneumatic drawings
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: Pneumatic drawings
To improve the little process, I would like to add some sort of control points to the symbols. Basically I would like the symbols to snap to something alrady on the drawing. Anyone know if this is possible?
RE: Pneumatic drawings
RE: Pneumatic drawings
in my previous job I've used the drawing grid while creating hydraulic schematic with custom made hydraulic symbols.
For example the single symbol has a frame size auf 10x10mm. The drawing grid is set up with 20mm distance of the major lines, 2 minor lines and 20 snap points per minor line. So the symbols and the connecting lines snaps every 0.5mm.
The internal connectors of the symbols are created also with a 0.5 grid.
Not perfect, but it works.
hope this helps
Meinolf
RE: Pneumatic drawings
FWIW, I was able to create "blocks" with control points in SW. This allowed me to make an 8 position valve manifold with 8 contol points. I also created blocks with various valve configurations. Each valve has a control point. So when you drag a valve over the manifold, the valve snaps to one of the manifold control points. Anyone know of a way to get this functionality in NX? I hear there is a drafting plus package that we can purchase. Would that add any functionality that would be suitable for schematics?
RE: Pneumatic drawings
Has anyone here used this package & do you think it could work for my application?
RE: Pneumatic drawings
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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.com/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Pneumatic drawings
RE: Pneumatic drawings
John R. Baker can confirm, but from NX8, you can use Autocad symbol in reuse library to create all type of schematic drawings.
On Internet there are lot of free pneumatic Auotacad symbol.
Thank you...
Using NX 7.0.1.7 MP3 and TC8.1
RE: Pneumatic drawings
If I go the AutoCad symbol route, will I be able to connect two symbols with lines?
RE: Pneumatic drawings
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
UG/NX Museum: http://www.plmworld.org/p/cm/ld/fid=209
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.