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adding standard tap/screw sized to NX

adding standard tap/screw sized to NX

adding standard tap/screw sized to NX

(OP)
Hi I am working on a project where I need to use metric tap sizes that are not in the standard list of taps (when creating a tapped hole feature) included with nx 7.5. I would like to append the NX default data with some standard sizes that I use frequently.

Does anyone have any experience with this/know how to do this?

Thanks,
Jacob

RE: adding standard tap/screw sized to NX

The .xml file which contains the threaded hole data can be found at...

<NX install folder>\UGII\modeling_standards

...and is named 'nx502_Threaded_Hole_Standard.xml'. This file can be edited, if you're careful (make a back-up copy first).

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: adding standard tap/screw sized to NX

(OP)
I was able to add my new thread sizes, but I'm running into a different, related problem.

When I add the callout into my draft using a feature parameter a M4 X .7 hole comes through as M4 X .03 I checked the thread hole standards XML, but this .03 value doesn't seem to exist.

How can I get my callouts to read the correct value?

RE: adding standard tap/screw sized to NX

I suspect that it's a units issue as 0.7 mm rounds-off to 0.03 inches.

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: adding standard tap/screw sized to NX

(OP)
Yes you are correct it seems to be a units issue. My part is in US standard, but I needed metric screw holes. This may be a bug with nx 7.5 since I have selected millimeters in the style dialog of the dimension.

Unless you have a suggestion on how to fix this issue I will do these callouts by hand.

Thanks,
Jacob

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