NX 9 Sketch Constraints
NX 9 Sketch Constraints
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Hello,
Is there any way to make the sketch constraints in NX 9 behave more like previous versions, i.e. selecting two or more items and having the list of available constraints change to whatever the available options are based on your selection? I'm finding that pre-selecting the type of constraint I want, and then the geometry, is more cumbersome. Is there a work-around for this?
Thanks
Ben
NX 9.0.0.19 Windows 8.1 64-bit
Is there any way to make the sketch constraints in NX 9 behave more like previous versions, i.e. selecting two or more items and having the list of available constraints change to whatever the available options are based on your selection? I'm finding that pre-selecting the type of constraint I want, and then the geometry, is more cumbersome. Is there a work-around for this?
Thanks
Ben
NX 9.0.0.19 Windows 8.1 64-bit





RE: NX 9 Sketch Constraints
Instead, without selecting any functions, simply start selecting the curves that you wish to constrain and you will see a 'shortcut' tookbar appear showing the valid constraints available based on the curves that you've selected so far.
Starting with NX 8.5 we changed the behavior of the explicit 'Geometric Constraints' dialog to work more like how constraints were assigned when using Ideas. This was done primarily for those former SDRC customers who have transitioned to NX but who still wanted to have an 'Action/Object' type workflow similar to how things worked in Ideas.
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RE: NX 9 Sketch Constraints
That seems to work well with entities within the sketch; not so well constraining something in the sketch to a curve outside the sketch, from what I can tell. I tried constraining and endpoint of a sketch line to a line on a projected curve feature outside of it.
Ben
RE: NX 9 Sketch Constraints
BTW, with NX 10.0, not only will you be able to select curves/edges outside the current active sketch, but if you're working in the context of an Assembly, you'll be able to select curve/edge references in Components other than the Work part with the option to automatically create associative WAVE links or not.
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RE: NX 9 Sketch Constraints
Cheers,
Ben
RE: NX 9 Sketch Constraints
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 9 Sketch Constraints
RE: NX 9 Sketch Constraints
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RE: NX 9 Sketch Constraints
A big improvement.
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NX 7.5 with TC 8.3
RE: NX 9 Sketch Constraints
For example:
1. draw two lines
2. select collinear constraint
3. select first line and then the second one. The second one will change its position.
4. now, undo the last constraint.
5. select collinear constraint again.
6. now select second line and then the first one. The change will be exactly the same as in step 3. Again, the second one will change its position.
When working in Solid Edge, the first line you select will change according to the second line. And this is the same for all the constraints. First geometry selected will change according to the second one.
And also, what the Geometric Constraints dialog box says in NX is this:
1. select object to constrain
2. select object to constrain to
I am not a navitve english speaker, so maybe I am wrong. But I understand those two lines as this. The first geometry, that I am selecting is going to change according to the second geometry, that I will select.
RE: NX 9 Sketch Constraints
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.