Huge Project and Whole Drafts to Update (How?)
Huge Project and Whole Drafts to Update (How?)
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How do you do guys,
First of all I found this site very helpful but I couldn't find any useful tips on my issue; thus I am posting my problem here in this forum, hoping somebody assist me to handle it.
I was working on an NX project for the last two months, a few days ago I have manipulated and changed some of the models, no problem so far; I had changed and then exported my project's drafts one by one. After finalizing the project I've noticed those intricacies I had made earlier were not applied to the drafts. Now I have to update each and every draft in the project and export it again. why is that so difficult? The solution is a bit pain in the neck, sorry for that but I am spending my day to update those outdated drafts and still, I'm almost at the beginning.
Help me please, is there any other way to handle the issue in the NX software?
thank you so much,
Michael Evans,
Regards
First of all I found this site very helpful but I couldn't find any useful tips on my issue; thus I am posting my problem here in this forum, hoping somebody assist me to handle it.
I was working on an NX project for the last two months, a few days ago I have manipulated and changed some of the models, no problem so far; I had changed and then exported my project's drafts one by one. After finalizing the project I've noticed those intricacies I had made earlier were not applied to the drafts. Now I have to update each and every draft in the project and export it again. why is that so difficult? The solution is a bit pain in the neck, sorry for that but I am spending my day to update those outdated drafts and still, I'm almost at the beginning.
Help me please, is there any other way to handle the issue in the NX software?
thank you so much,
Michael Evans,
Regards





RE: Huge Project and Whole Drafts to Update (How?)
RE: Huge Project and Whole Drafts to Update (How?)
It seems there are more people out there having the same problem!:|
Old post having the same problem
Dear 3Vans let me know if you found any solution!
RE: Huge Project and Whole Drafts to Update (How?)
exported the drafts, - exported ?
You "had changed and then exported my projects drafts" - how can the drafts then not be up to date ?
Regards,
Tomas
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This is a huge burden to handle.
I myself was buckled with this problem we all did it manually.
unfortunately there aren't any automation involved with this process.
RE: Huge Project and Whole Drafts to Update (How?)
Check it out yourself!
1- Create a simple object
2- Start Drafting by making a 3 view draft
3- Back to modeling and make a hole or something on the object.
4- Back to drafting and Boom!!! there is some unwanted lines you don't wanted to be there!
There you go, you have to update that draft, for small projects this is ok but my project is consist of more than 100 files. this issue drives me totally crazy!
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to JohnAB9: didn't you figure it out? there aren't any journal or sth like that at all?
Dear All,
if an image would help, just notify to upload it.
I appreciate your concern and thanks you.
RE: Huge Project and Whole Drafts to Update (How?)
Before change:
After change:
how to update:
Seems really easy? try it with a 1000 part project...
RE: Huge Project and Whole Drafts to Update (How?)
and I hope you will find it soon.
BTW problem illustration through an image will help other professional to better understand this pain in the *** !!!!!
thanks to moosaviamir
Zai gezunt :)
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That said, it wouldn't suprise me if someone has a journal or other method to automate the process.
“Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.”
-Dalai Lama XIV
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Option Strict Off Imports System Imports NXOpen Imports NXOpen.UF Imports NXOpen.Drawings Module UpdateDrawings Sub Main() Dim s As Session = Session.GetSession() Dim ui As UI = ui.GetUI() Dim ufs As UFSession = UFSession.GetUFSession() Dim wp As Part = s.Parts.Work Dim drawingsheets As DrawingSheet() drawingsheets = wp.DrawingSheets.ToArray ' ---------------------------------------------- ' Here we loop through all the sheets in the work part. ' For each sheet, we open the sheet, update all views in it. ' ---------------------------------------------- For Each aSheet As DrawingSheet In drawingsheets aSheet.Open() wp.DraftingViews.UpdateViews(DraftingViewCollection.ViewUpdateOption.All, aSheet) Next End Sub Public Function GetUnloadOption(ByVal dummy As String) As Integer 'Unloads the image immediately after execution within NX GetUnloadOption = NXOpen.Session.LibraryUnloadOption.Immediately End Function End ModuleFrank Swinkels
RE: Huge Project and Whole Drafts to Update (How?)
As I promised earlier for sharing th solution in case I found it here you are.
I have googled for "NX draft updating problem" and I found this, by following the links I found this video, here. Finally I could download the add-in here on KeenCAD.com and amazingly it worked (an almost freeware that actually works for just 10 box).
I've purchased the other add-in and I think it just saved my week ahead.
to FrankSwinks: thanks for your concern, I dig it out and I've used the above-mentioned add-in; of course I appreciate your hint, but this add-in saved me. btw I don't think that this is just a simple journal, cause this program updated each part and every file in a given folder :)
Best Regards,
Michael Evans
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Thank you all, and I appreciate your concerns.
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Preferences (pull-down) -> Drafting -> View -> uncheck "Delay View Update"
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But what jerry1423 suggested only partially works. I tried what he suggested by making a part file of a simple block, then created a drawing of the block on a separate file. I then added a through hole in the middle.
The drawing did update itself but the same unwanted lines, as shown by moosaviamir, still showed up on my drawing. Any fix?
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I did check out trial versions and it was really good.
3vans did you buy add-in's? can i trust them?
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I saw the youtube videos it was brilliant, are you sure about the results? are these add-ins reliable?
and one more question to ask, what do you mean by "btw I don't think that this is just a simple journal"?
Zai gezunt
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to JohnAB9: ha ha ha ha ha, I overslept this morning, and I was late but when I presented the finalized project jaws was :O
about your question I don't know it was a bit different but in an effective direction!!!!!
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in the three images above, "The unwanted lines": , May i assume that 1) this is the sketch and not edges of the solid body ? and 2) ( not assuming) this drawing is made inside the same file as the model .
Then 1:) If you desire to care for "curves" in the drawing view, there is an extra option under the hidden line options, "Include model curves", which is off by default. the reason for the off state is that NX will need extra computing time if we mix the object types, and performance is a big desire. So yes you can mix object types but it will take longer time to compute hidden lines.
If you desire so you can have the extrusion hide the sketch, ( Make Sketch internal) and it will not display elsewhere. Both as a default setting and a per feature definition.
Or, if you work with other types of features which doesn't have the "make internal" option, the standard procedure is to move the curves/ sketch to a hidden layer.
then 2:) If the model and the drawing would have been in different files, the automatic reference set handling would have had excluded the sketch from displaying on the drawing.
Model and drawing in separate files is the recommended practice since at least 15 years.
The tip from Jerry1423 does work ( if you also follow what I wrote above), all you need to do is display the drawing/save/plot. The setting is part-specific and will be stored with the part. You can also set this in the customer defaults for future files.
The reason it is delayed by default is if your models are complex and the updating therefore takes notable time, It might in those cases not be desirable if NX starts updating as soon as you display the drawing.
If one desires to update drawings in batch mode, one can do that by using the Refile utility. There is a specific option to update drawing views. ( Refile will re-save the file after the update has finished.
I don't see the fuzz.
Regards,
Tomas
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F..k, why was i trying to be helpful?
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It wasn't the most appropriate attitude expected from an engineer, I've questioned an issue in which I had a problem. When I had found the answer I shared it, however I am a bit sorry for being a bit sentimental in posting the solution here but that doesn't mean that I'm representing any other party but myself. As you would expect I've downloaded the trial, then decided what to do; so do you.
if being a newbie in a community is an embarrassment I rather like to be embarrassed instead of not questioning for the answer. you have accused me to be a newbie here, which I am; this wasn't the most appropriate answer.
p.s. I am representing myself I do not know who else you've accused in this forum to be a newbie; but surely I would like to migrate to EngineersEdge or sth like that.
Regards,
Why did I join to this community? to be accused maybe!!!
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RE: Huge Project and Whole Drafts to Update (How?)
NX 6.05.3/7.5.5/8.0