positioning parts outside of an assembly
positioning parts outside of an assembly
(OP)
Some more assembly related questions which didn't suit my other thread, so here goes:
Our machine is built up out of several subassembly's:
Machine
chassis
hydraulics
pump
hydraulic reservoir
valve1
engine & engine parts
engine
exhaust line
bodywork
etc.
It is built up this way because when you make a BOM like this, it gives it a good structure. It's also easy that you can just hide, say, the bodywork, in one click.
now, for example, in the hydraulics assembly we have our hydraulics reservoir, our pump, and some valves.
Most of those are bolted to the chassis or to other parts in the machine.
The problem is, however, that we are not able to constrain them that way, as they are not part of the same assembly.
What is the recommended way to make this work? (I'd rather not go the 'aircraft coordinates' route, for reasons explained here)
Our machine is built up out of several subassembly's:
Machine
chassis
hydraulics
pump
hydraulic reservoir
valve1
engine & engine parts
engine
exhaust line
bodywork
etc.
It is built up this way because when you make a BOM like this, it gives it a good structure. It's also easy that you can just hide, say, the bodywork, in one click.
now, for example, in the hydraulics assembly we have our hydraulics reservoir, our pump, and some valves.
Most of those are bolted to the chassis or to other parts in the machine.
The problem is, however, that we are not able to constrain them that way, as they are not part of the same assembly.
What is the recommended way to make this work? (I'd rather not go the 'aircraft coordinates' route, for reasons explained here)
NX 7.5
Teamcenter 8





RE: positioning parts outside of an assembly
You can also load them into your assembly with an "empty" reference set. They will appear in your parts list, but not in your model space.
RE: positioning parts outside of an assembly
RE: positioning parts outside of an assembly
What is the best feature of NX..So many ways to do the same thing.
What is the worst feature of NX..So many ways to do the same thing.
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RE: positioning parts outside of an assembly
We used to work with override position, but didn't like those because, when we only open the subassembly, all positioning is gone.
this is what we're doing now. Was hoping there was a better way.
It would be nice to hear how other companies manage these kind of things.
NX 7.5
Teamcenter 8
RE: positioning parts outside of an assembly
NX 7.5.2.5 mp2, TC 8.3