NX8 Drawing "Booklets" - avail only in TC and Shipbuilding?
NX8 Drawing "Booklets" - avail only in TC and Shipbuilding?
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A while ago, I read with interest a blurb in the NX8 "What's New" document mentioning "Drawing Booklets". From the doc:
"A drawing booklet contains related drawings and drawing sheets that are grouped together. The booklets are typically used for very large assemblies or complex parts that require a large number of drawings."
That sounds great, and could be really useful. But...on closer inspection I realized I missed the fact that it appears this functionality is only implemented for Teamcenter Integration for NX (and possibly, for Shipbuilding)?
It's a bit confusing since the documentation for TC Integration mentions: "For additional information on the creation and use of drawing booklets, see Drawing Booklets"...
Is this functionality usable in Native mode (hopefully, yes; and if not, why not?). Is it just not fully documented yet? Anyone have tips on how to use it and where to find the functions?
"A drawing booklet contains related drawings and drawing sheets that are grouped together. The booklets are typically used for very large assemblies or complex parts that require a large number of drawings."
That sounds great, and could be really useful. But...on closer inspection I realized I missed the fact that it appears this functionality is only implemented for Teamcenter Integration for NX (and possibly, for Shipbuilding)?
It's a bit confusing since the documentation for TC Integration mentions: "For additional information on the creation and use of drawing booklets, see Drawing Booklets"...
Is this functionality usable in Native mode (hopefully, yes; and if not, why not?). Is it just not fully documented yet? Anyone have tips on how to use it and where to find the functions?





RE: NX8 Drawing "Booklets" - avail only in TC and Shipbuilding?
John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: NX8 Drawing "Booklets" - avail only in TC and Shipbuilding?
RE: NX8 Drawing "Booklets" - avail only in TC and Shipbuilding?
And I can't find that quoted text in the main NX Help files either.
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: NX8 Drawing "Booklets" - avail only in TC and Shipbuilding?
RE: NX8 Drawing "Booklets" - avail only in TC and Shipbuilding?
I suspect that this may indeed require Teamcenter as I tried to create a Drawing Booklet using NX 8.0 'native' and the error message I got stated that I was not running on a supported platform, which in this case I think is referring to the data manager and not the actual hardware.
But I'll try and clarify that and get back to you.
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.