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flexible tap connector, at least looking something like it, deformable part in NX7.5... possible?

flexible tap connector, at least looking something like it, deformable part in NX7.5... possible?

flexible tap connector, at least looking something like it, deformable part in NX7.5... possible?

(OP)
Hello,

I need to make a deformable part that looks like flexible tap connector (it is electrical guide tube, but "flexible tap connector looking like" is easiest way to explain how it looks like). Problem is to make connectors that are following design. I made simplified model with extrude command on circular edge that works, but I would like to have it in full detail with hexagonal head and pipe that has some details on it, not just plane tube feature.

Is that possible design in NX 7.5?

RE: flexible tap connector, at least looking something like it, deformable part in NX7.5... possible?

Should be no problem...difficult to say without knowing what it should look like...
Do you have an example?

Ronald van den Broek
Senior Application Engineer
Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd
NX9 / TC10.1.2
HPZ420 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1620 0 @ 3.60GHz, 32 Gb Win7 64B
Nvidea Quadro4000 2048MB DDR5

HP Zbook15
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ
CPU @ 2.70 GHz Win7 64b
Nvidia K1100M 2048 MB DDR5

RE: flexible tap connector, at least looking something like it, deformable part in NX7.5... possible?

(OP)
Similar to this:

RE: flexible tap connector, at least looking something like it, deformable part in NX7.5... possible?

It is possible but you would need a Mech Routing license for it...
This to be able to add a length constraint to the path spline which would create the tube.

Ronald van den Broek
Senior Application Engineer
Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd
NX9 / TC10.1.2
HPZ420 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1620 0 @ 3.60GHz, 32 Gb Win7 64B
Nvidea Quadro4000 2048MB DDR5

HP Zbook15
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ
CPU @ 2.70 GHz Win7 64b
Nvidia K1100M 2048 MB DDR5

RE: flexible tap connector, at least looking something like it, deformable part in NX7.5... possible?

(OP)
Have it. Can you explain to me how to make this as flexible/reusable component?

RE: flexible tap connector, at least looking something like it, deformable part in NX7.5... possible?

Basically you will need an assembly for your connector. Where the tube is one component. In that component you create a curve with a tube feature.
This will be your deformable part where you select the tube as the deformable geometry...JUST the tube not the defining curve.

Now you place the connector assembly in your main assembly where you also create the Spline path between the two connectors with Mech routing. On the spline you place your length constraint (this is available in the path creation). When this is done you deform the connector assembly which will now ask for the defining string. Point this to the spline path and it will create the new tube.

Ronald van den Broek
Senior Application Engineer
Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd
NX9 / TC10.1.2
HPZ420 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1620 0 @ 3.60GHz, 32 Gb Win7 64B
Nvidea Quadro4000 2048MB DDR5

HP Zbook15
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ
CPU @ 2.70 GHz Win7 64b
Nvidia K1100M 2048 MB DDR5

RE: flexible tap connector, at least looking something like it, deformable part in NX7.5... possible?

(OP)
Actually I had problems making hexagonal heads, not general deformable part, but I finally succeed.

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