×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Edit Drawing Sheet Size Vs Component Dimensions

Edit Drawing Sheet Size Vs Component Dimensions

Edit Drawing Sheet Size Vs Component Dimensions

(OP)
HI All,

I am using NX 8.5.3.3.
I have created a drawing sheet with Size D(22 X 34).
Now I have a variation In Component Dimension which will increase component size.
So with respect to Change in dimension, I have to edit sheet size. Is there any way, we can do this?(Link or make expression that will change sheet size with Certain Dimensions).

RE: Edit Drawing Sheet Size Vs Component Dimensions

I know of no out of the box (OOTB) command or method to resize a drafting sheet based on other criteria.

However, the scale of drafting views can be driven by an expression. Perhaps you could scale down the views when the part increases size.

www.nxjournaling.com

RE: Edit Drawing Sheet Size Vs Component Dimensions

I had a similar issue to what you have now, and what I did was change the view scale based on the size of the assembly.
To the right of where the view scale can be change there is an expression button where the view scale can be controlled by an expression.

RE: Edit Drawing Sheet Size Vs Component Dimensions

(OP)
cowski and jerry,
I also have investigated the ways and I agree that sheet size is not editable w.r.t dimensional change however we can scale down the drafting views.
But my customer will not agree on same as they have their own standard of different sheet size based on component size.
Is there any way we can write short KF or Nxopen program and invoke that whenever drawing is opened, so that drafter can select the desired sheet size.

RE: Edit Drawing Sheet Size Vs Component Dimensions

Quote (ckadam)

...so that drafter can select the desired sheet size.

The drafter can change the sheet size at any time (right click on the sheet in the navigator -> Edit sheet... and choose a different size). No custom code is required for the drafter to change the sheet size.

www.nxjournaling.com

RE: Edit Drawing Sheet Size Vs Component Dimensions

(OP)

Quote (cowski)

The drafter can change the sheet size at any time
Yes,thats true. But I mean to say, on opening drawing, dialogue will pop up for selecting the sheet size and then views will be placed accordingly. This seems to be little difficult to me but might be, this can be done using nxopen automation.

RE: Edit Drawing Sheet Size Vs Component Dimensions

Maybe what you may want to start with is a master file with as a 2-3 sheet drawing, each sheet with a different sheet size, then delete the sheet sizes that won't be needed.

RE: Edit Drawing Sheet Size Vs Component Dimensions

(OP)
Yes jerry, that could be a perfect solution for different sheet sizes.
I will propose this to my customer. Lets see.
But thanks anyways.

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources