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Feature Parameter Dimensions style?

Feature Parameter Dimensions style?

RE: Feature Parameter Dimensions style?

What version of NX are you running?

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: Feature Parameter Dimensions style?

John,

I'm having the same problem, except not only are the feature parameter dimensions open arrow, they are also a different font than the user created dimensions. I have checked my "Annotation Preferences" and they are consistent with my user created dimensions, since having the "Use sketch dimension style" check-box un-checked should use the "Annotation Preferences" defaults, right? I am running NX 7.5, any help would be appreciated

RE: Feature Parameter Dimensions style?

(OP)
We are using NX 8.5.2.3

RE: Feature Parameter Dimensions style?

I was not able, using NX 7.5.5.4, to reproduce the described behavior. Both the 'Feature Parameters' and user added dimensions appears to always honor what was set in Annotation Preferences.

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: Feature Parameter Dimensions style?

Could it be that the settings stored in the template part gives the open arrows but the customer defaults overrides the settings when it comes to dimensions on drawings ?

- Open the template part itself, Preferences - Annotation, check the arrow settings, then press "load defaults" - OK and save the part.
try create a new part and see how the arrows appears.

Regards,
Tomas

RE: Feature Parameter Dimensions style?

We resolved this by editing the appropriate drafting standard file in “UGII/inh_files” (ansi.atp.prt in our case) then go to each drawing / dimension and Load Defaults for the Style - Line/Arrow tab. Could not use “Load All Defauts” due to the method NX uses to build the Feature Parameter dimensions with a User Defined Radial Symbol… We then set “UGII_ANNOTATION_TEMPLATE_DIR=” to a custom location with the updated inh files so users could pull this update. (Using NX7.5.5 and NX8.5.3)

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