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  1. aron579

    How to get tubes to mate in NX6

    Ah ha! I forgot about the right-click menu! It was set to body faces, I changed it to single face and it did what I expected! Thanks to all for your input! John, I would still like to see the trims you did to my original file when you get the time. Again thanks so much!
  2. aron579

    How to get tubes to mate in NX6

    Thanks stThree! Yes I see what you are saying, but when I select the trim face (outer face of tube) it gets highlighted in red, and when I select it by clicking on it, the whole dang tube ends up getting selected so there are 4 tool faces in total, ID, OD and each end face. I can not de-select...
  3. aron579

    How to get tubes to mate in NX6

    Ok, I followed your instructions and still can not get the command to do what I want it to. I know that I am doing something wrong here but I can't figure it out. I attached a word doc with a few screen shots of what happens when I use the trim body operation. I assume the face of the...
  4. aron579

    How to get tubes to mate in NX6

    Excellent sir, I appreciate it very much. I tried the trim body command but I was unable to get it to trim the proper tube. Is there a way you could show me the proper sequence of selecting the target and tool body so I can do this to the rest of the chassis? Again, thanks much!
  5. aron579

    How to get tubes to mate in NX6

    I am working on a SAE Mini Baja car and would appreciate any advice you can give. I have attached a file from NX6 of the front suspension support. Pardon my noob understanding of NX6 but I really need some help on how to trim the tubes so they mate with the joining tubes. I have drawn in the...
  6. aron579

    Modeling a Tube Frame in UG/NX.7

    Hello, I am also having troubles trimming the tubes to mate with joining tubes. I am working on a SAE Mini Baja car and would appreciate any advice you can give. I have attached a file from NX6 of the front suspension support. I tried to follow the link above but I couldn't open the newer...
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