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NX7.5 Drafting - Expand in Detail View

NX7.5 Drafting - Expand in Detail View

NX7.5 Drafting - Expand in Detail View

(OP)
One of my coworkers tried to expand a detail view…………….
But it looks like NX Drawing Detail View does not have this option.
Any particular reason for that?
Thanks!

MZ7DYJ

RE: NX7.5 Drafting - Expand in Detail View

Yes, you have to RMC on that view, and toggle Make Independent (or worded something like that)

RE: NX7.5 Drafting - Expand in Detail View

Actually what you need to toggle is Convert to Independent Detail

RE: NX7.5 Drafting - Expand in Detail View

(OP)
Great, thanks.

MZ7DYJ

RE: NX7.5 Drafting - Expand in Detail View

What is the purpose of expand a drawing view. Any how it is a 2D representation, am i right?

RE: NX7.5 Drafting - Expand in Detail View

Actually it's not, but at one time it was the only way to add explicit curves to a Drawing view (this was before we introduced the Sketcher tool for use while working in a Drawing).

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: NX7.5 Drafting - Expand in Detail View

John, if you still read this thread,
Do not remove the option of expanding the drafting views, it's in some cases a great help in problem solving. ( Or rather finding the reason for problems.)

RE: NX7.5 Drafting - Expand in Detail View

I doubt that anyone is contemplating removing this capability. I was just commenting on the fact that it no longer plays as key a role as it once did, and besides, I was sort of putting in a 'plug' for using the Sketcher to define those extra curves one might need to add to a Drawing.

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.

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