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NX 7.5 - Draft Management

NX 7.5 - Draft Management

NX 7.5 - Draft Management

(OP)
Hi,
Please, open the attachment.
I'd like to know if the Draft Body could get the shape that I finally got using two additional operation (extrude and Trim Body).
Not sure if Draft Body (or other NX tool) could do that (I tried but with no result!). I tried using a negative value for the Draft, but it doesn't work.
Thanks!

MZ7DYJ

RE: NX 7.5 - Draft Management

(OP)
I was curious to double check if Draft could remove material but it looks like it adds only.......
Catia V5's Draft function does give both option of removing or adding material.
But Mr. Baker's example is very useful for the full understanding (and applying) of the last Synchronous option that was unclear for me: Symmetric.
That's nice.........
Thanks a lot!

MZ7DYJ

RE: NX 7.5 - Draft Management

We're working on enhancing the various Draft functions so that whether material is added or removed will be an option. But for now, many people are currently using the Synchronous Modeling approach as you have more control over that behavior with those tools, as I did in my example above.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
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RE: NX 7.5 - Draft Management

(OP)
Wouldn't be a good enhancement to have the NX Draft Body tool removing material, too?.....

MZ7DYJ

RE: NX 7.5 - Draft Management

(OP)
Please ignore my previous reply......
You were faster than me!
Thanks again!

MZ7DYJ

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