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Graduation marks in NX

Graduation marks in NX

Graduation marks in NX

(OP)
How do i put graduation mark in NX 7.5 such as ruler protractor?
Any input would be appreciated!
Also, I'm sure there's a standard out there on marks like this.
Thanks!

RE: Graduation marks in NX

On your drawing?
Preferences (pull down) -> grid and work plane -> you can set the spacing and toggle on what you want

RE: Graduation marks in NX

Won't give you protractor marks, though.

“Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.”
-Dalai Lama XIV

RE: Graduation marks in NX

yea, I know,
but there ia a Polar option too,
I have only used rectangular so I am sure sure how good Polar works, and if its possible to move the origin

RE: Graduation marks in NX

You will have to create the marks yourself. In NX 7.5, "instance geometry" is a good command to use for this; it can create a linear or circular array as desired.

www.nxjournaling.com

RE: Graduation marks in NX

There are three basic grid styles supported by NX (and these have been supported for many years including NX 7.5). The display is optional as well as snapping to grid points when making selection with your cursor when drawing curves and locating origins.

Of the basic styles, there are Uniform Rectangular, Non-Uniform Rectangular and Polar Grids, as seen below:







You can find the various Grid pattern options at...

Preferences -> Grid and Work Plane...

Also there are icons on the 'Utilities' toolbar to toggle ON/OFF both the display of the Grid as well as whether 'Snap Points' are enabled or not.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Graduation marks in NX

Note that all the grid patterns key off of the WCS. In the case of the Retangualr Grids, the WCS determines where 0,0 is and in the case of the Polar Grid, where the center is.

And yes, you can have them ON and if effect in both Modeling and Drafting, although since the actual drawing origin is used for the Grid origin, this makes perfect sense when dealing with either of the Rectangular Grid patterns but isn't really that useful when using a Polar Grid, but then using a Polar Grid on the face of Drawing is of little value anyway since I've never really seen Drawings organized for a Polar layout where as Rectangular layouts on Drawings is the natural way to do things.

And you can also use all three Grid styles while creating a Sketch, again providing a natural way to work and for cases where you're sketching radial type designs, here is where the use of a Polar Grid can be quite effective.

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: Graduation marks in NX

If these marks are only for reference while modeling, then ignore my post above. I assumed you were adding these marks to an object that you were modeling.

www.nxjournaling.com

RE: Graduation marks in NX

However cowski, if someone actually DID need to add 'graduation marks' to their model, be they linear or radial, the use of the appropriate Grid pattern and scale/settings could prove very useful in laying out curve objects representing those 'graduations'.

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: Graduation marks in NX

Agreed, but I think I was answering the wrong question...

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