NX8.5: U-Bend in Mechanical Routing
NX8.5: U-Bend in Mechanical Routing
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I'm current working using the Mechanical Routing tools in NX 8.5 to model some plumbing layouts and I'm having difficulty inserting a u-bend. I currently have a routing path (with stock assigned) with three lines. I've constrained the inlet/outlet to be parallel to each other and set a distance offset between the centerlines. When I go to Assign Corner, I see the option in the drop-down menu for U-Bend, but when I try to select the corners, or anything at all for that matter, it doesn't accept any selections. I have no selection filters enabled. I've tried every configration I can think of, but nothing works. I have access to some online training classes for the Mechanical Routing tool, but it only covers up to S-Bends and not U-Bends.
The only way I've gotten something to *look* right was when I added two separate 90 degree corners with a 0.001in straight length between the two bends. I'd prefer not to do it this way though as it's sure to cause problems down the road somewhere.
The only way I've gotten something to *look* right was when I added two separate 90 degree corners with a 0.001in straight length between the two bends. I'd prefer not to do it this way though as it's sure to cause problems down the road somewhere.





RE: NX8.5: U-Bend in Mechanical Routing
Anyway, I have attached a movie, that shows, how I have created U-Bend. If you can not see the movie, let me know and I will upload the codec for the movie, too.
I the movie you can see, that when I have only two parallel lines, I can not select anything for U-Bend. But when I add the third lines that connects first two, I have created two corners. And now, when in U-bend, I can select those corners.
Hope, that this helps.