NX7.5 - Flatting curves
NX7.5 - Flatting curves
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Hi,
How could I project curves (arcs, ellipses, splines, etc) on a plane, keeping the original length?
Thanks
How could I project curves (arcs, ellipses, splines, etc) on a plane, keeping the original length?
Thanks





RE: NX7.5 - Flatting curves
Then Insert - Recipe Curve - Project Curve...
This function is not present in the Direct Sketch enviroment.
Best regards,
Michaël.
NX7.5.4.4 + TC Unified 8.3
Win 7 64 bit
RE: NX7.5 - Flatting curves
I need to project on XY plane the 4 curves (2 lines and 2 arcs), but I need them to have the same length they had before.
I remember that long time ago I did do this operation, but since I used only once, I forgot!
I am attaching a file as an example, maybe it would help.
Thanks a lot!
P.S. I use NX7.5
RE: NX7.5 - Flatting curves
And for the record, starting with NX 8.0, you now have virtually the same 'intersection/projection' options when creating a Direct Sketch as you do in the Sketch 'Task' environment. This includes 'Intersection Point', 'Intersection Curve' and 'Project Curve'.
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RE: NX7.5 - Flatting curves
Can you send the step-by-step comands, please?
RE: NX7.5 - Flatting curves
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 - Flatting curves
Thanks a lot!
RE: NX7.5 - Flatting curves
Perhaps wrap/unwrap curve is what you used previously?
If your geometry is simple (as the example shown) you might be able to model a thin solid sheet and 'flatten' it with the sheet metal tools.
or
If you want to 'project' your example up to the XZ plane and keep the length, you can create an associative length measurement of your existing curves then create an associative line starting at the datum point and for the length of the line, reference the expression for the length measurement.
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RE: NX7.5 - Flatting curves
That's true: Those curves ALREADY lie on the X-Y plane!
I expressed myself wrong; I need to have those 2 curves (arcs) converted to lines, keeping their original length!
I need to do that in order to convert to Sheet Metal some brackets that have been created using Extrudes, Cylinders (!), Face Blend, Pockets, etc!
There are some areas of these brackets that have different thickness, so I can't convert these solids to Sheet metal.
I use these converted curves for creating Tabs and Contour Flanges.
Thanks!
RE: NX7.5 - Flatting curves
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 - Flatting curves
RE: NX7.5 - Flatting curves
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 - Flatting curves
This woulkd be part of the new Sheet metal skecth profile(Tab, etc)............
RE: NX7.5 - Flatting curves
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RE: NX7.5 - Flatting curves
To see exactly what the results are, while in the sketch, go to...
Edit -> Style...
...and select the sketch, hit OK, change the 'Dimension Label' from 'Expression' to 'Value' and hit OK again.
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 - Flatting curves