NX 8.5.3 - Inch to MM
NX 8.5.3 - Inch to MM
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Hello,
Is it possible to convert 'inch' file into 'mm' like '100 inch = 100mm' in nx
not like 1 inch = 25.4 mm.
Thanks,
Mathi.
Is it possible to convert 'inch' file into 'mm' like '100 inch = 100mm' in nx
not like 1 inch = 25.4 mm.
Thanks,
Mathi.





RE: NX 8.5.3 - Inch to MM
With file ug_convert_part.exe (default installation C:\Program Files\Siemens\NX 8.5\UGII), you can convert inch file to metric and metric file to inch.
For example, if you type something like this in command prompt:
ug_convert_part.exe -in MyMetricPart.prt
you will convert metric part to inch. If you type -mm instead of -in, you will convert inch part to metric.
If you type just ug_convert_part.exe and press enter, you will get the list of switches for this command.
RE: NX 8.5.3 - Inch to MM
I suspect what happened is that someone started to create a model assuming that they were in a Metric Part file only to later discover that it was an Imperial Unit Part file instead, correct? I'm sorry, but there is nothing in NX which will correct this error made by the user. If he truly wants a Metric model with the proper units and parameters, he'll need to start over, being more careful next time when he starts a new Part file.
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: NX 8.5.3 - Inch to MM
Would it scale the body (transform/scale) help? You will get a new body (not associative), but you at least you don't have to model everything again.
RE: NX 8.5.3 - Inch to MM
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: NX 8.5.3 - Inch to MM
Give it a try.
RE: NX 8.5.3 - Inch to MM
One is to keep the same dimension: 10in = 10mm.
The second is to keep the same size: 1in = 25.4mm.
UG only has the same size convert option unless you do some scaling as has been mentioned.
Is the design so complex that it isn't worth starting over with the proper start file?
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