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Materials in Part Families

Materials in Part Families

Materials in Part Families

(OP)
I am using NX 8.5 currently. I am using a lot of part families for the current project I am on but some of them have different material. For instance -001 thru -101 might be steel and -201 thru -301 might be titanium. Can i control that material change in the part family table? I have seen the thread where you assign the material and name the solid body and control the density by the table, but I want the density controlled by the material designation from the materials library. Can this be done in 8.5?? i found another thread or two that made it sound like this could be done but not until version 9.

Thanks

RE: Materials in Part Families

In NX 8.5 your only option is to assign the Density. However, starting with NX 9.0 you can either assign Density or the actual Material using the Part Family spreadsheet.

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: Materials in Part Families

(OP)
Thats what I was afraid of. Thanks for the help.

RE: Materials in Part Families

John,

My company uses NX 8.5 and may be upgrading to NX9.0 or above December 2015. I would like to create family members in NX 8.5 and assign densities to the solid bodies.

After we upgrade to NX 9.0 or above I would like assign a material from the material library. I read in another thread that you either have to assign density or assign a material from the material library. http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=357774

Should I be able to successfully update family members in NX9.0 or above when we switch to assigning materials?

I don't think this should be an issue. I cannot test this myself because I do not have NX 9.0 or higher installed. But will you please confirm that this would not be an issue.

Larry Beck
Weir Minerals North America.

RE: Materials in Part Families

Yes, there are procedures for updating the already created family members.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Digital Factory
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

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