Product Outline in Drafting
Product Outline in Drafting
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I have a very large assembly drawing. It takes lot of time to open & update.
I tried using the product outline method. but the views are showing all the curves which it has outlined.
It should show the curves which are applicable to the view.
Can anybody explain how i can do this.
Please see the attachement.
I tried using the product outline method. but the views are showing all the curves which it has outlined.
It should show the curves which are applicable to the view.
Can anybody explain how i can do this.
Please see the attachement.





RE: Product Outline in Drafting
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: Product Outline in Drafting
I question is is Prodcut Outline works in drafting mode?
I am able to give dimension, not able to take section view.
Is Product Outline suitable for 3D only?
RE: Product Outline in Drafting
I question is is Prodcut Outline works in drafting mode?
I am able not to give dimension, not able to take section view.
Is Product Outline suitable for 3D only?
RE: Product Outline in Drafting
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: Product Outline in Drafting
I never gone thru this 'Smart Lightweight Views.
Can you please explain me this option in brief or give me some link so i can go thru that.
thanks
RE: Product Outline in Drafting
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: Product Outline in Drafting
The correspondent solution (Product Outline) is present in SolidWorks form some years ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHfe2RlnFts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYZw4duM8nI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HudqtnSGUE4
Those are video from SW2009, now SW is on 2014 beta.
So I like your idea/suggestion, but you have to add to Siemens PLM via Enhancement Request.
Thank you...
Using NX 8 and TC9.1
RE: Product Outline in Drafting
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: Product Outline in Drafting
will Smart Lightweight Views replace the leightweight views from productoutline and facet?
regards
RE: Product Outline in Drafting
As for 'Smart Lightweight Views' and the older 'Facet' Drawing views, which we've supported for some time, while the idea is that 'Smart Lightweight Views' can and could eventually make the older 'Facet' views all but obsolete, there are still some significant differences. To start with, the absolute 'lightest weight' (using the least amount of memory and having the fastest update) drawing view that you can create will still be the older style 'Facet' drawing view. However, unlike the new 'Smart Lightweight Views', a 'Facet' view can only be seen with all hidden lines invisible (i.e. no 'dashed' hidden edges), cannot be dimensioned nor have section views created from them. However, they are still useful if all that you're looking for is a simple illustration, such as isometric view placed on a Drawing so that you can show what the part looks like. However, if you want to have the best performance with the least use of memory yet still be able to create associative dimensions, create section and break-out views, show hidden edges as dashed, etc., then the new 'Smart Lightweight Views' is the way to go. Note that you can still use 'Exact' views on Drawing which will still provide the BEST LOOKING rendered views, that is with no jagged or so-called 'facet' effect (i.e. even small circles are smooth) but they are also require the most memory and take the longest time to update when changes are made to the model.
Anyway, I hope that explains a little better the difference between the various 'facet' type representations used in NX and where they are intended to be used and what they offer or not offer in terms of functionality.
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: Product Outline in Drafting
Thanks for this option. I tried it & it has given me the great results.
But I have one question can we use this option on existing large assembly drawings/views?
I tried with existing drawing views it does not highlight the Smart Lightweight option.
RE: Product Outline in Drafting
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: Product Outline in Drafting
which is the solution to add a big assembly, like a tractor in a drawing for documentation ?
Lightweight representation views added in NX8.5 need to be computed to understand which are hidden or not hidden lines, correct ?
Product outline can be a more light representation, like an image, completely computed bu the graphic card.
Please see the video proposed by my previous post and tell me if is good idea to be implemented in the product outline.
This SolidWorks speedpak is used to add big assembly in drafting.
Thank you...
Using NX 8 and TC9.1
RE: Product Outline in Drafting
Export -> <PNG..., JPEG..., TIFF...>
...and then with your Drawing displayed, use...
Insert -> Image...
...to place this 'image' on your drawing.
That will be the absolute 'lightest' view that you can possibly create on 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: Product Outline in Drafting
this solution is very extreme. If you change the tractor, the image doesn't update.
SpeedPak in SolidWorks is light like an image, but update itself if the assembly change.
Thank you...
Using NX 8 and TC9.1
RE: Product Outline in Drafting
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.