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    PKG File to STEP

    I received this CAD model from Aglient for an RF Coupler I am using in a mechaincal design, but do not have the ability to open it. It is a PKG file, which I understand is a Creo/Direct and/or CoCreate file format. Can I get a kind soul out there with access to one of these applications to...
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    need help on heat transfer

    Exactly. Who in industry defines ambient temperature in degrees Kelvin?
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    Model Dimension Shown in Drawing - Can't Drag Extension Line

    I am familiar with moving the dimension lines using "cleanup dimensions", but the problem is not with the dimension line, but rather with the extension line where it "connects" to the object lines of the model. I have an overall part dimension shown from the model and end of the extension lines...
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    Model Dimension Shown in Drawing - Can't Drag Extension Line

    Using Wildfire 5.0 (a.k.a. Creo/Elements) I have a revolve feature in my model, and I showed one of the model dimensions in a drawing view. The extension line needs to be "dragged" up to provide the required gap between the extension line and the object line of the part envelope. However...
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    Part Family - Adding Component Column

    That is an interesting solution, and it works as described. Thanks John. Do you know what will happen in the Parts List? Will it have individual entries for each separate PEM or will it roll them up into a single part?
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    Part Family - Adding Component Column

    What would happen if I forgot about the PEMs in the "master" and just did part families with columns of the features (PEM holes). Then after generating the family parts, go into those separate files and add the PEMs there. Does this sound like good option? Any idea on what would happen when I...
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    Part Family - Adding Component Column

    Thanks for the prompt responses John and crecore. As you surmised (and I should have explained better) crecore, I have (for example) (10) #8-32 PEMs in the "master" and want (5) in one family member and (5) in the other family member. I appreciate the suggestions, but making different part...
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    Part Family - Adding Component Column

    I am using NX 7,5 and have a part family that turns on/off some features. Later, I added two different components in the assembly, and I want some to show up in one instance and the other in teh second instance. When I try to add a column for the components, it seems to want to take them all...
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    partfamily instance name to text feature

    I am using NX 7.5, so I was unable to load your NX 8.5 sample file. However, I am very interested in creating part families of a label which uses expressions to drive the text in a part family. I have attempted this in the attached file, but get error messages when I try to generate the part...
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    Changing hole type

    I stand corrected. Thank you John!
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    Changing hole type

    It turns out that this functionality has been turned off by the CAD administrator. weird...
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    Changing hole type

    I am using NX 7.5 and I am trying to change a hole type from "threaded hole" to "screw clearance hole". When I double click on the hole feature to edit it, the other hole options are dimmed out. Any ideas?
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    Adding Features to a Rectangular Pattern

    Actually, I am not wanting to know how to "instance an instance", I just want to know if after I generate a rectangular feature pattern in NX75, is it possible to create a new feature and add it to the existing rectangular parttern.
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    Adding Features to a Rectangular Pattern

    You guys are amazing. Thanks for all the good suggestions. However, my (and evidently Walterke's) question still remains, can you add features to an existing rectangular array? It sounds like the answer is "no" based on carlharr's response. It seems like such a simple thing, I can do it in...
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    Adding Features to a Rectangular Pattern

    I am using NX 7.5. I have a rectangular pattern of an extrude feature (round hole). I added four tapped holes (one hole feature and a rectangular pattern to creat the other three) around the original circular hole. Now, I want to add these four new tapped holes to the existing rectangular...

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