Not able to constrain parts in assembly, NX8
Not able to constrain parts in assembly, NX8
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Hello,
I have a swept route made in mechanical routing, which have several holes through it. I am trying to do a concentric constraint with one of these holes and another part, but the Assembly Constraints navigator won't let me choose the hole at all. I was able to make this constraint earlier, but have made some changes and now it's like this. The swept route is also transparent. Running NX 8.0.0.25.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Lunder
I have a swept route made in mechanical routing, which have several holes through it. I am trying to do a concentric constraint with one of these holes and another part, but the Assembly Constraints navigator won't let me choose the hole at all. I was able to make this constraint earlier, but have made some changes and now it's like this. The swept route is also transparent. Running NX 8.0.0.25.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Lunder





RE: Not able to constrain parts in assembly, NX8
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RE: Not able to constrain parts in assembly, NX8
RE: Not able to constrain parts in assembly, NX8
Also, it might help if you provided at least an image of what these parts look like.
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: Not able to constrain parts in assembly, NX8
RE: Not able to constrain parts in assembly, NX8
RE: Not able to constrain parts in assembly, NX8
That being said, WHY did you use a 'Routing' object to create what is clearly the frame of a purely mechanical model? If you had used the traditional 'Sweep Along a Guide' or even using a free-from Swept feature with the proper options set, you would have ended up with much better behaving geometry (planar faces which would have resulted in circular edges on the holes).
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: Not able to constrain parts in assembly, NX8
I thought mechanical routing was an equally good method to making structures as any of the swept functions, but now I know better. Thank your for your time!
RE: Not able to constrain parts in assembly, NX8
NX 8.0.1.5