the best way to create complex sketches?
the best way to create complex sketches?
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Hi
In general what's the best way to work with sketches?
Is it better to draw all curves in the same sketch or in different ones.
For example if I want to pattern a curve is it better to do it on a different sketch or on the same one than the original one?
Everything I do inside a sketch doesn't appear in the history tree as a separate item.
I know that if later I want to extrude the sketch it's better to have each curve in a different sketch in order to be able to select each one separately.
In general what's the best way to work with sketches?
Is it better to draw all curves in the same sketch or in different ones.
For example if I want to pattern a curve is it better to do it on a different sketch or on the same one than the original one?
Everything I do inside a sketch doesn't appear in the history tree as a separate item.
I know that if later I want to extrude the sketch it's better to have each curve in a different sketch in order to be able to select each one separately.





RE: the best way to create complex sketches?
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RE: the best way to create complex sketches?
And what do you prefer in the following case?
1) Pattern a curve and then extrude the whole pattern.
or
2) Extrude a single curve and then pattern that extruded body.
regards
RE: the best way to create complex sketches?
If you're working in NX 7.5, then perhaps doing the 'Pattern' inside the Sketch might be preferred since once the feature was created, and certainly if it were something like a 'pocket' or a 'pad' added to a base solid, your 'pattern' option outside the Sketch task are limited (but not impossible). However, starting with NX 8.0 we've enhanced the Pattern Feature capabilities of NX so that you now have more flexibility once a feature has been created.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: the best way to create complex sketches?
RE: the best way to create complex sketches?
I suggest you always a simple sketch and then make the pattern with correct feature.
Do simple sketch you can have benefit to understand in the future, from you colleagues, performances and strange result on editing.
Extrude a simple sketch, you produce n face.
Extrude a complex sketch, you produce n+m face.
Each time you edit your simple sketch, NX regenerate all faces generated by all 2D entities interested in the extrude construction.
Edit your complex sketch, NX regenerate all faces generated by all 2D entities interested in the extrude construction.
Lot of regeneration = lot of minutes to finish to regenerate your 3D.
Thank you...
Using NX 8 and TC8.3