Cylindrical Datum Plane?
Cylindrical Datum Plane?
(OP)
I'm trying to cut out part of a block using the angled surface of cone-shaped part. Since I need to cut off ALL material past a certain surface, a simple subtraction won't work as it would only create a channel in the block. One way of going about this, I was thinking, would be by establishing a datum plane that followed the cone-shape. Then I could split the body and delete it from there. Is this even possible in UG? I understand that datums, by definition, are flat surfaces but was curious if there was a way of rounding them out at all. I am using NX4.
Sorry if this is a dumb question. I'm still learning the software, without any formal training. Thanks in advance!
Sorry if this is a dumb question. I'm still learning the software, without any formal training. Thanks in advance!





RE: Cylindrical Datum Plane?
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Cylindrical Datum Plane?
You don't need a datum so much as a tool body or surface to clean up or trim to. As John notes, a picture would help much.
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RE: Cylindrical Datum Plane?
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.
RE: Cylindrical Datum Plane?
John.. Unfortunately, I cannot post a screenshot for security reasons. However, your thinking is on track with mine. Would you mind walking me through the process? The only face extraction I've done at this point is extract geometry.
Thanks for your help guys!
RE: Cylindrical Datum Plane?
Open the attached NX 4.0 model and review the features in the Part Navigator. Do an 'Edit with Rollback' on each of the last 3 features to see what I did and how I used the various options.
If this isn't falling near to what you're doing, please providing something which would show at least some aspect of what it is that you're attempting to accomplish, at least enough so someone could work-up a simple example like I attempted to do here.
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.
RE: Cylindrical Datum Plane?
RE: Cylindrical Datum Plane?
RE: Cylindrical Datum Plane?
"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter
RE: Cylindrical Datum Plane?
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.
RE: Cylindrical Datum Plane?
Let me qualify my statement with "In our current physical dimension, as of yet it is impossible... as far as I know."
"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter