Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail
Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail
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Curious if anyone else has any dirty tricks to obtain approx. radius values when NX analysis tools fail.
I place 3 points using "points on curve" and then create an arc segment using the "Start, End, Point on Arc" option and then measure the radius of the arc.
I place 3 points using "points on curve" and then create an arc segment using the "Start, End, Point on Arc" option and then measure the radius of the arc.





RE: Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail
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Nice trick, thanks!
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John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Digital Factory
Cypress, CA
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RE: Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail
Optimize Face is still a mistery for me; Unfortunately, the Help Menu doesn't provide any related info.
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RE: Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail
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.
RE: Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail
John Joyce
N.C. Programming Supervisor
Barnes Aerospace, Windsor CT
NX7.5, NX9.0, NX10.0(Testing)
Vericut7.3.3
RE: Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail
RE: Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail
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Do you really think it's a good idea for an 'analysis' function to return information that is the NOT correct? After all, if an edge/face was NOT circular, giving you the impression that it was by reporting an explicit RADIUS value could lead to making assumptions which might result in problems down stream.
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.
RE: Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail
RE: Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail
What do you mean by "Simply function" ?
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RE: Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail
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.
RE: Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail
I knew about the "Simplify Curves", but I thought that Mraddles90 were thinking about something else.
I have developed a habit of experiencing all the option for achieving a specific goal.......
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RE: Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail
> Do you really think it's a good idea for an 'analysis' function to return information
> that is the NOT correct? After all, if an edge/face was NOT circular, giving you the
> impression that it was by reporting an explicit RADIUS value could lead to making
> assumptions which might result in problems down stream.
Radius of curvature makes sense for *any* curve. The value computed from the little arc is an approximation of the true radius of curvature, but, if done properly, the approximation will be a very good one. NX (and other CAD systems) use approximations all the time, and I don't see anything wrong with it.
The user is asking "what's the radius of curvature", and that question can be answered by using the arc-approximation technique. The user is not asking "is this curve circular" -- that's a different question.
RE: Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail
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.
RE: Tricks To Obtain Radius Values When Analysis Tools Fail