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Track drawing Changes in NX-8.5

Track drawing Changes in NX-8.5

RE: Track drawing Changes in NX-8.5

You need to look into using track drawing changes. Do a command finder. You need to create a snapshot upon release of your drawing. Then once this snap shot is created you can make a revision and use execute compare to compare the snapshot to your new changes. It is all about the workflow when you create the snap shot that is important.

Do you have Visview or teamcenter? there are ways to use these tools to compare the drawings also.

RE: Track drawing Changes in NX-8.5

(OP)
I have teamacenter all drawings are revised in teamcenter and don't have any idea on Visview.

RE: Track drawing Changes in NX-8.5

Ok cool. Try this. Grab one drawing revision prt file and drag and drop into the lifecycle viewer. Then with the other drawing revision do the same thing. (First of all do you have store CGM in PRT Switch turned on? If so you should be able to view these drawing files in the viewer.) Now once you drag the second file to the viewer teamcenter should ask you if you want to insert this or open this file in a new tab. You want to insert it. Now you can go to actions and compare which will do a over lay type compare of the two drawings.

RE: Track drawing Changes in NX-8.5

(OP)
I have created cgm data when I dropped cgm to the viewer its showing up 3D model. How to get drawing into the life cycle viewer? and inserting other drawing revision?

RE: Track drawing Changes in NX-8.5

(OP)
Thanks for detailed information. Does life cycle viewer needs licence to do this? when I tried to drag and drop drawing dataset its showing an error "Not appropriate file to view".
Note: turned on save cgm data for both rev dataset while saving

RE: Track drawing Changes in NX-8.5

If you can view your JT file you Should be able to view your drawings also. What versions are you running? I am on NX10 so the location of this setting maybe different. Look For save CGM DATE IN PART in your NX customer Defaults. Hopefully this is turned on. Should be under drafting and General/Setup. I hope this helps. If this does not work I would call GTAC. Maybe they can help and determine why this does not work for ya.

RE: Track drawing Changes in NX-8.5

Sorry I have no other ideas I would contact GTAC. This should work for you. Sorry.

RE: Track drawing Changes in NX-8.5

(OP)
No worries SDETERS Thanks for your all input

RE: Track drawing Changes in NX-8.5

(OP)
Sdeters I rectified issue. I was importing UG drawing dataset not CGM file in to Visview. I created CGM file and exported to native and Imported back to TCE under item revision. Now I am able to compare drawings

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