Sweeping a tool body?
Sweeping a tool body?
(OP)
Hi
I've read here:
http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/produc...
that
"A body can now be created by sweeping a tool body, locked in a defined orientation, along a 3D path".
What version of NX support it?
And where can I find that option?
As far as I've seen in NX8.5 and NX9 the sweep option doesn't accept solid bodies but sketches.
regards
I've read here:
http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/produc...
that
"A body can now be created by sweeping a tool body, locked in a defined orientation, along a 3D path".
What version of NX support it?
And where can I find that option?
As far as I've seen in NX8.5 and NX9 the sweep option doesn't accept solid bodies but sketches.
regards





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Regards,
Tomas
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
The software vendors don't want to reveal what they are working on. ( hm, no manufacturing company want that...)
But, what has been shown at the PLM Europe is the subdivisional modeling, the corner blend and the 4GD design . Maybe some other which I don't remember.
The 4GD is already there in some form starting in 8.5, the other 3 planned for 9.x
Regards,
Tomas
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
NX 6.0.5.3
NX 9.0.0.19 MP01
Windows 7 64
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
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: Sweeping a tool body?
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
Here's an image of an example part I created using the prototype for this project (which I no longer have access to). The revovled body was swept along the red spline resulting in the swept body which was then subttracted from the cylinder.
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: Sweeping a tool body?
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
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: Sweeping a tool body?
NX 6.0.5.3
NX 9.0.1.3
Windows 7 64
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
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: Sweeping a tool body?
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
NX 6.0.5.3
NX 9.0.1.3
Windows 7 64
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
Frank Swinkels
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
- The problem is that this kind of geometry cannot be modeled (easily) by planar sections because the "cutting section" between a cutting disc and some revolved shape isn't flat.
The contact is rather S-shaped. This can be seen in the attached image.
The red rectangles shows where the disc will be i contact with the cylinder.
There are complex workarounds.
Regards,
Tomas
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
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: Sweeping a tool body?
I forgot to note : when the cutting path is helical.
Regards,
Tomas
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
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: Sweeping a tool body?
NX 6.0.5.3
NX 9.0.1.3
Windows 7 64
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
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: Sweeping a tool body?
I was wondering if NX CAM 10 will implement B-rep Stock Update so we can output the cut part to Parasolid model and not tessellated STL model with the above enhancement?
Example of CAM program that support B-rep stock is Pro/NC from PTC and Topsolid from Missler.
Thanks.
RE: Sweeping a tool body?
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: Sweeping a tool body?
There has been no announcement of this for NX 10.
The internal In Process Workpiece (IPW) representation can be used as is for tool path generation, verification, and simulation. It can also be saved as an NX facet body. What are you looking to do with the stock model that you can not do with a facet body?
We are familiar with "subtracting" the tool path motions to make a real solid. This may work for prismatic parts, but has many issues as the parts become more complex or contoured. Imagine subtracting a contour milling tool path with 500,000 linear moves... It is like 500,000 boolean subtracts.
Mark Rief
Product Manager
Siemens PLM