Assembly Cut or Promote Body?
Assembly Cut or Promote Body?
(OP)
I have a small sub-assembly with only 8 parts. The parts have no holes at the part level. This sub-assembly (assy-1) will be used in the next, upper, sub-assembly (assy-2) where each part will have 1 to 2 holes applied. That sub-assembly (assy-2) will be used in the next upper assembly (assy-3) where other parts will be added and located in the holes that were cut in the previous sub-assembly (assy-2). That assembly (assy-3) will then be used in another assembly (assy-4) and that will be used in the next 3 assemblies (assy-5, 6, 7). So you can see that (assy-1) is the foundation for the final, large assembly.
My question is kind of a poll, what is better for cutting the 12 holes in assy-2, a promote body or assembly cuts and why?
My question is kind of a poll, what is better for cutting the 12 holes in assy-2, a promote body or assembly cuts and why?





RE: Assembly Cut or Promote Body?
Khimani Mohiki
Design Engineer - Aston Martin
NX8.5
RE: Assembly Cut or Promote 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: Assembly Cut or Promote Body?
RE: Assembly Cut or Promote Body?
Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 8.0.3.4
Win7 Pro x64 SP1
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB
RE: Assembly Cut or Promote Body?
I always thought that was the case John but it seems sometimes that the more complex the assembly cuts are the more unstable it becomes in the upper assemblies. That is one reason I am asking this question, to see if anybody else has seen some problems with either assembly cuts or promotions.
RE: Assembly Cut or Promote Body?
Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 8.0.3.4
Win7 Pro x64 SP1
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB
RE: Assembly Cut or Promote 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: Assembly Cut or Promote Body?
Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 8.0.3.4
Win7 Pro x64 SP1
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB
RE: Assembly Cut or Promote Body?
RE: Assembly Cut or Promote Body?
Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 8.0.3.4
Win7 Pro x64 SP1
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB
RE: Assembly Cut or Promote Body?