Recent content by DesignJunkie

Thanks cowski, I tried changing the customer defaults as you suggested, but didn't have any luck. Attached is a picture of the prerference that I changed. I restarted NX and created a new file to try out the changes. Still get fractional dimensions with a precision of 1/16. The second...

Hello, I did some quick keyword searching and couldn't find what I was looking for, so I'll ask the forum. In the drafting environment, when I'm converting a three-place decimal to a fractional dimension, the fractional precision defaults to 1/16. So if I convert .157 to a fraction, it comes...

Ok, I designed an experiment and got some interesting results that I'll share with you. I created a simple disc with two holes in it on a 2" B.C.D. I then assembled two of these discs together as per my previous posts, using two instances of the same part file. Now my technique of...

ewh, These are good bits of advice - suffice it to say that that's where I started too! I did find that the two bolt pattern diameters varied by .0005". After rectifying this problem I still can't constrain these pieces the way I would like. There may be other iterations of constraining that...

Thanks John, I appreciate the tip! Can anybody explain to me why my method won't work? Using planes to achieve angular alignment is great and I can already see that it will be invaluable in the future. But my method (if it worked) would also serve as verification that the bolt hole patterns...

Thanks Jerry! This method only works for me when I first bring the part in. Can you change the ref set after the fact?

Hello, I have an assembly that contains two concentric rings. Neither of these parts has any flat surfaces that I can use to constrain them to each other to achieve angular alignment. They do, however, contain matching bolt hole patterns. Here is what I have been trying. I've attached a...

Dennis! What a coincidence, I'm also designing a heat treat fixture (but not using 316 ss). www.matweb.com tells me that the CTE of 316 austenitic SS is non-linear, which is to say that it increases as you get to higher temps. Not sure if this is an issue for you or not...

YES! cowski, thanks a ton! Talk about an irritating issue...

Jerry, Do you mean when I create the annotation? Because I do that already... Perhaps more info is in order. I've attached a screen shot of the error that I get after editing the hole that the annotation is attached to. In this example, I removed the start and end chamfer from the hole...

Hi Folks! I've got what I hope is another simple question for the NX experts out there! When I create an annotation in the drafting environment in NX6 and then modify the feature that the annotation is attached to it disassociates from that feature. No problem, right? You just use the...

Works great! Thanks!

Deerkill, Not that I know of. But then again, your problem might be that you, sir, are a pirate! Arrrrr! Good luck with ye Team Center problem!

Hey folks, I've just printed my first E-sized drawing using NX 6 and am not thrilled with the results. Specifically the hidden lines look pretty awful. I chose the dashed format for these because the dotted format does not print (as in, dotted format is identical to Invisible). Is there any...

Hello, I have discovered the joys of using expressions in my drafting notes to keep the paramteric link intact between my drawings and models. However, I'm having trouble formatting an expression so that the displayed value is fractional. For example, my current expression is: <X0.2@p69>...