NX7.5 PARTS LISTS
NX7.5 PARTS LISTS
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My First post of 2012 that did not take long. We are dealing with parts list in our assembly. How do we make it when we automatic balloon the parts in the assembly, that we do not get a circle, square or any other symbol around our item numbers? I do not want anything but the number. I have tried turning this to none in so many different places I must be missing something.
Next question is item#'s OR PCO(out of the box term). How does NX come up with the Item numbers? I need to have where I can assign each component its own item number. Also The item number will not be the same item number among all of our projects so adding an attribute to the part that it will keep will not work.
Thanks
Next question is item#'s OR PCO(out of the box term). How does NX come up with the Item numbers? I need to have where I can assign each component its own item number. Also The item number will not be the same item number among all of our projects so adding an attribute to the part that it will keep will not work.
Thanks





RE: NX7.5 PARTS LISTS
As for having an ID callout without a 'container' sysmbol (circle, box, etc), I'm not aware of any process that would accomplish this.
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: NX7.5 PARTS LISTS
Select the partslist, ( make sure the "partslist" is selected and not the cell/column) RMB - Style- Parts list tab - Callouts : Symbol=Underline - OK
There is a directory containing example partslists, "install_dir"\ugii\table_files containing two ".pax files", one for Teamcenter usage and one native
Open the correct one thru Preferences - Palettes - Open palette file...
( which will open a new tab "tables" in the resource bar)
Then RMB the partslist - save as template... select the directory corresponding to the paxfile above and "it will be added to the paxfile".
In the next part, you can drag drop the partslist from the "tables tab" onto the drawing, RMB - autoballon.
you can also add the same partslist to your drawing templates.
RE: NX7.5 PARTS LISTS
RE: NX7.5 PARTS LISTS
RE: NX7.5 PARTS LISTS
Do you want both automatic numbers and manual in the same partslist ?
How would you like to enter the item number ? - as an attribute on the component instance ? ( which you can have that and that don't "transfer" into other assemblies, it will be stored on the "instance" in this assy/dwg file.)
The numbering is simply set by sorting the partslist on some or multiple columns. Then it will be numbered starting with the number/letter set under RMB- Style -partslist - items - Initial callout
Regards,
Tomas
RE: NX7.5 PARTS LISTS
The Above is what I want to get accomplished.
We would like to have just manual numbers only. But would like to have the automatic system ID balloons attached to these manually assigned item#s
Also be able to sort by this Item#. Plus we will be skipping item numbers when Parts get deleted and or added.
RE: NX7.5 PARTS LISTS
Now select callout column of the Parts List (not the entire Parts Lists note, just the column containing the callout numbers), press MB3, select 'Style' and then select the Columns tab. Now select the icon to the Right of the field titled 'Attribute Name' (which should be blank at the moment) and from the pop-up list of available Attribute titles you should find 'ITEM'. Select it and hit OK. Now hit OK again and the Parts List should update replacing the system provide numbers in the callout column with those that you had assigned to the 'ITEM' attribute. Now to sort the Parts List, select the entire Parts List note, press MB3 and select the 'Sort...' option. In the dialog there will be a list of Attribute titles, one of which should be 'ITEM'. Toggle it ON, and toggle OFF any of the others which might be on (you can also move it to the top of the list if you wish, but with only one item toggled ON it doesn't really make any difference) and hit OK. Your Parts List should now be sorted based on the numbers you manually assigned to the Components using the 'ITEM' attribute (however, you will need to be careful that there are no duplicate numbers assigned and that for multiple instances of the same Component that the same attribute was assigned to all instances).
Anyway, this should give you what you're looking for.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
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: NX7.5 PARTS LISTS
RE: NX7.5 PARTS LISTS
RE: NX7.5 PARTS LISTS
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
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.