Arrangement question
Arrangement question
(OP)
Still running 7.5 with TC integration.
I made an assembly last month that contained several arragements and then completed an assembly drawing with a view of each arrangement. All was fine.
Today, I bumped the rev on the assembly and added a few more arrangements. When I go to the assembly drawing and INSERT=>VIEW=>BASE, under the arragement drop down I only have a subset of arragements to choose from. In other words, the new arragements that I created in the assembly model are not listed in the drawing drop down. Is there a way to get this drop down to update such that I can intert a base view of the new arragement onto the existing assembly drawing?
Thanks
I made an assembly last month that contained several arragements and then completed an assembly drawing with a view of each arrangement. All was fine.
Today, I bumped the rev on the assembly and added a few more arrangements. When I go to the assembly drawing and INSERT=>VIEW=>BASE, under the arragement drop down I only have a subset of arragements to choose from. In other words, the new arragements that I created in the assembly model are not listed in the drawing drop down. Is there a way to get this drop down to update such that I can intert a base view of the new arragement onto the existing assembly drawing?
Thanks





RE: Arrangement question
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Arrangement question
I can replicate the problem without revising the drawing:
1) create assembly with 2 arragements
2) create assembly drawing (adding views gives me the two arragement options)
3) save everything
4) go back to assembly model and create 3rd arragement and save
5) go back to assembly drawing and try to insert view of 3rd arragement but cannot because it is not in the drop down list...
RE: Arrangement question
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: Arrangement question
RE: Arrangement question
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: Arrangement question
I have been poking around and stumbled across a workaround.
In the dialog box for inserting view, under "select part"... If you open and navigate to the assembly (and select the assembly) all of the arrangement appear in the drop down. Not sure if this is the intended workflow. I'll check back in after our MCAD group contacts GTAC...
RE: Arrangement question
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: Arrangement question
I did not have to go through the extra step of selecting the assembly file a month ago. The extra steps only come into play when I revise the assembly model with additional arragements. Is this the normal workflow?
RE: Arrangement question
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: Arrangement question
I spoke with my MCAD group who is also in touch with GTAC. The work around I decribed is not the recomended fix as it somehow violates the whole master model approach. With that said, nobody understands why I cannot see the new arrangements in the dropdown list.. I come back with updates but if you have any other suggestions...
RE: Arrangement question
We sent the database to GTEC for them to take a look at. There were able to replicate the problem in 7.5
According to GTEC we should NOT need to go though the extra work around of selecting the part every time we want to insert a view of a different arrangement. All of the arrangements should be in the drop down.
GTEC also confirmed that the propose work around is OK and does not violate the master model approach or break links etc.
Also, GTEC confirmed that the problem is resolved in NX 8.0 which is good for us as we should be ugrading within a month or so.