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dimensions mess up cross hatch

dimensions mess up cross hatch

RE: dimensions mess up cross hatch

I was not able to reproduce your behavior using NX 9.0.3.4. I created a Drawing of a Casting, sectioned one of the views, then created a detailed view of an area of the Section View and then added dimensions, notes and a 'Balloon' and nothing happened. I then forced several view updates with no changes. I even saved my model, restarted my session of NX and reopened the Drawing and it was fine. I also edited the model, forcing edges to move in the detailed view and everything worked fine. The only difference that I can see, from looking at your image, is that you appear to be working in Imperial units while I was working with a metric model. Question: Are you using the Master Model approach where the Drawing is an 'Assembly' and the part being documented is a Component? Or are you creating the Drawing in the same part file as does the part reside? I was working in the Master Model mode.

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: dimensions mess up cross hatch

(OP)
Interesting, the drawing is in the same part file as the main part, but also has assembly components in the file.

NX 9.0.3.4

RE: dimensions mess up cross hatch

Are you saying that the Drawing file includes a part model with all it features as well as additional Components? but it's only the part model that is being documented?

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: dimensions mess up cross hatch

(OP)
Are you saying that the Drawing file includes a part model with all its features as well as additional Components? Yes
but it's only the part model that is being documented? Yes, Typically we treat our designs as an inseparable assembly, all the in-house built parts are designed in the file and the only assembly components would be off the shelf buy items and the authority data from the vendor.

NX 9.0.3.4

RE: dimensions mess up cross hatch

But you're still NOT using the Master Model approach where the Drawing and the part models are in different files, that is the Drawing is an 'Assembly' where the part model is a Component, correct?

With that in mind, I created a non Master Model drawing and again tried to duplicate what you're seeing and was not able to do so.

So unless we could get access to your actual drawing file, it doesn't look like there's much that we can do.

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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