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    PDM Task Scheduler Question

    Are you trying to pick and choose what sheets (sheet names) you want output to a PDF from a SLDDRW file, or do you want all sheets output to a file?
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    Small company PDM implementation

    To answer one of your questions, for a file server I would recommend RAID 5, or 10 depending on what you can afford. It has saved our bacon more than once when drives inevitably fail and the machine stays up and running. That would also be a reason to buy a true “server” machine and not a PC...
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    Custom View in NX10

    If you are using Master Model workflow you actually have to create the explosion in the drawing file (once a view is placed and or deleted) and not the model file. Don't ask me why! Then when you go to place the view you have to override the default part (model) file and choose the drawing file...
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    NX 10 right click radial shortcut icon in front of application

    I think you switched into the touch/tablet-panel role as that icon shows up in that role and I haven't figured out how to even move it out of the way. HTH, Ryan -- Ryan Gudorf CAD/CAM Supervisor Budde Sheet Metal Works, Inc. Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 Solid Edge V20 NX10.0.2.6 TC10 in...
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    Sheet Metal Tool ID Selection

    I don't use it at all due to it's sizable shortcomings. I know someone who has developed a comprehensive SQL based system which takes into account material type, thickness and then presents suitable tooling combinations and bend radius input automatically based on that fabricators...
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    NX Sheet Metal Flat Pattern

    I had a look at this model as well and I see a lot of sheet metal "no-no's" inside it. For one, the use of cylindrical extrusions, which I would assume are PEM nuts? Those all need to be separate part(s) in the file/assembly, not a connected extrusion. If this was brought in from another system...
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    Question about NX on Mac OS

    I did some testing a couple of years ago with a MacPro (aluminum box generation) running OS-X Snow Leopard and Win 7 on a separate drive running Boot Camp. The performance results all slanted to the OS-X version of NX. Primarily speed benefits while computing or recomputing patterns, etc. They...
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    Problem with NX on MAC OS

    Hardware and operating system requirements The release of NX 9 on Mac OS X supports Apple Mac 64-bit Intel based systems. These include the MacBook Pro, iMac and Mac Pro systems. All available graphics subsystems are supported. The minimum version of Mac OS X required to run NX 9 is version...
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    Problem with NX on MAC OS

    What version of OS-X are you running and on what hardware? I think you're okay on about everything but a MacBook Air. -- Ryan Gudorf CAD/CAM Supervisor Budde Sheet Metal Works, Inc. Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 Solid Edge V20 NX8.5.1.3 TC8.3 in Testing 32 GB RAM, nVIDIA Quadro K4000
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    Problem with NX on MAC OS

    Have you loaded the X11 utilities and any other requirements for OS-X? Unfortunately on the Mac, it's just not a simple NX install. You have to download some Unix tools from the web first to make it all run. HTH, Ryan -- Ryan Gudorf CAD/CAM Supervisor Budde Sheet Metal Works, Inc. Windows 7...
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    Rolling a Flat Piece of Sheet Metal Into a 360 Degree Ring in NX9

    Contour Flange is your friend. See attached (rough). Ryan -- Ryan Gudorf CAD/CAM Supervisor Budde Sheet Metal Works, Inc. Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 Solid Edge V20 NX8.5.1.3 TC8.3 in Testing 6 GB RAM, nVIDIA Quadro...
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    Font for laser cutting

    Being in the sheet metal industry, we are asked to do this all the time with different fonts. I have never been able to make this "easy". Even if we get a "stencil" font, the biggest issue then becomes the width of the little tabs that make it a "stencil" which hold in the material on interior...
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    Creating cone flat pattern in sheet metal

    Only uploaded the one...here is the second. Ryan -- Ryan Gudorf CAD/CAM Supervisor Budde Sheet Metal Works, Inc. Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 Solid Edge V20 NX8.5.1.3 TC8.3 in Testing 6 GB RAM, nVIDIA Quadro...
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    Creating cone flat pattern in sheet metal

    Yes it can be done in sheet metal, but not sync. In ordered mode use the "lofted flange" command. But before you do, it's best to create the two circular sketches on opposing planes first. BUT be sure to make the two sketches as 359.?? circular sketches using the exact same angle (not full...
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    ctrl-tab command

    Now ER Number 6719736 Use CTRL-TAB to switch between open part files -- Ryan Gudorf CAD/CAM Supervisor Budde Sheet Metal Works, Inc. Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 Solid Edge V20 NX8.5.1.3 TC8.3 in Testing 6 GB RAM, nVIDIA Quadro FX4800
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