Associative Casting/Machining files
Associative Casting/Machining files
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Hi,
How are associative Casting/Machining files created?
Could somebody place the steps that should bi followed?
How is the link between casting and machining maintained?
Thanks a lot!
How are associative Casting/Machining files created?
Could somebody place the steps that should bi followed?
How is the link between casting and machining maintained?
Thanks a lot!
CAD 2015





RE: Associative Casting/Machining files
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RE: Associative Casting/Machining files
How is the link between casting and machining maintained?
Should I create an assembly file with the casting file as a component?
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RE: Associative Casting/Machining files
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Am I on the right path?
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RE: Associative Casting/Machining files
John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
The secret of life is not finding someone to live with
It's finding someone you can't live without
RE: Associative Casting/Machining files
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RE: Associative Casting/Machining files
Can you resend the link in NX 9, please?
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RE: Associative Casting/Machining files
The one thing people here struggle doing is, removing the Raw Material from your "Model" reference set after you add the Raw Material as a component.
RE: Associative Casting/Machining files
In summary, about 40 steps less than a previous poster stated.
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RE: Associative Casting/Machining files
I am grateful for your replies.
Thanks to you, I can satisfactory handle links between casting and machining files.
It is such a relief to meet such kind people like you, like Mr. Baker and like Tingsryd.
Thank you all.
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RE: Associative Casting/Machining files
I got your last sentence: same counting, 42-40=2
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RE: Associative Casting/Machining files
1) When should we use "Promote Body" and when "WAVE Geometry Linker"?
2) What makes one better than the other, in an given environment?
Thanks
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RE: Associative Casting/Machining files
Just remember, with promotions you get a copy of the entire body, there are no other options. While with WAVE linking you can pick and choose the type and amount of 'objects' that you wish to share or link into another model.
Anyway, I hope that helps.
John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
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UG/NX Museum:
The secret of life is not finding someone to live with
It's finding someone you can't live without
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The samples that you placed to argue your options were very effective, bringing fully comprehension.
Thank you!
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RE: Associative Casting/Machining files
If you do require drawings of the casting, then yes, the linking is more than likely your best bet. In the past I used both Promotion and WAVE linking to create a machined part. I created my casting with all of the machining profiles needed in the casting file, created a new file for the machined part, added the casting as a component, promoted it, then WAVE linked the machining profiles and did the machining Booleans. All revisions, whether casting or machining, were made in the casting model (the WAVE linked machining profiles updated when changed in the casting).
Probably about half a dozen ways to accomplish the same thing.
Tim Flater
NX Designer
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