NX Shaft partially threaded from each end
NX Shaft partially threaded from each end
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I want to make a shaft that has a through hole. I want each end to have a thread that goes in a certain distance, but not a complete threaded hole. No matter what I do, it only shows up as being threaded on one side in my drawing. To get it to show correctly, I have to manually add a Thread to the other side. How do I accomplish this all in one step? FYI, using NX8.5.





RE: NX Shaft partially threaded from each end
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RE: NX Shaft partially threaded from each end
Matt
RE: NX Shaft partially threaded from each end
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 Shaft partially threaded from each end
RE: NX Shaft partially threaded from each end
When I go into drawing it shows up correctly, but it is split in the center from the mirror feature. If I then go back into the model to unite the two halves, when I go back into the drawing I can no longer see the split, but once again it removes the threaded hidden lines from the other side.
RE: NX Shaft partially threaded from each end
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 Shaft partially threaded from each end
RE: NX Shaft partially threaded from each end
1) Create a single simple thru hole the length of the shaft and then add, using Symbolic Thread features, both threaded sections, one from each end.
2) Create a singled Threaded Hole feature whose pilot hole goes all the way through the shaft and then add the second threaded section at the other end using a Symbolic Thread feature.
Either of these two workflows are what is recommended, and in reality, closer duplicates how such a part would actually be manufactured.
Note that while the Symbolic Thread feature appears to be from a past era of NX, it is still fully supported and there are plans to update it and bring it up to meet the new UI and feature standards including linking it to the common Thread Data files used by the current Threaded Hole function.
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.