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    runout used on rotating parts only?

    IMHO: CH's statement of 15 Nov 12 pretty much sums it up. Book it. ted kralovic VisVSA, NX-6, Macbook, iPhone 3GS, Garmin 765T, Garmin Forerunner 405, Garmin eTrex Vista Hcx, among others
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    i have .stl problems

    Cowski & John.. Success! thank you both for the quick replies..tk ted kralovic VisVSA, NX-6, Macbook, iPhone 3GS, Garmin 765T, Garmin Forerunner 405, Garmin eTrex Vista Hcx, among others
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    i have .stl problems

    Hello all.. We are running NX6. I need to export a .stl file from NX but I keep getting an error saying I have a negative value in the model. I am clueless what to do. I ran FILE>UTILITIES>PART CLEANUP without success. Is there an answer to my problem. I don't have time for a redo. Thanks in...
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    Inserting a UDF into a note

    Jerry. It worked. finally. Thanks to you, of course! ted kralovic VisVSA, NX-6, Macbook, iPhone 3GS, Garmin 765T, Garmin Forerunner 405, Garmin eTrex Vista Hcx, among others
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    Inserting a UDF into a note

    Thanks, Jerry. But when I go to settings, it changes the text size of all the text. I have tried to use delimiters too, but come up short. Thanks, again..tk ted kralovic VisVSA, NX-6, Macbook, iPhone 3GS, Garmin 765T, Garmin Forerunner 405, Garmin eTrex Vista Hcx, among others
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    Render Sets (Drafting)

    MC.. Instead of using render sets, have you tried to click on the component, and edit>object display>linefont>phantom? This changes the whole solid model component to phantom. The hidden lines will be invisible/dashed per your preference, while the solid object itself will come in phantom. I...
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    Inserting a UDF into a note

    I am trying to insert a UDF into a note. The character sizes differ between the note and the UDF. I have searched the online "help" but to no avail. If you can help me out, I'm grateful. Thanks in advance. ted kralovic VisVSA, NX-6, Macbook, iPhone 3GS, Garmin 765T, Garmin Forerunner 405...
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    Use of tooling balls

    Reading some of the posts in this forum, I believe that I've found a great place to ask a question regarding how to dimension a drawing which utilizes a tooling ball. My companiy's Design Manual tells me to dimension everything to the center of the ball. Yet in my experience, I have always...
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    Outline of a Detail View

    I made the rectangular detail boundary in my parent view, and added the detail view on the drawing. I expanded the detail view, added splines as required, then changed the view to break-line/detail. As soon as that was complete, the "rectangle" in the parent view took the shape of the...
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    Outline of a Detail View

    Quick question: How do I show the view boundary of a rectangular detail view? A circular detail view shows a phamtom-font boundary, whereas a rectangular one shows none. I am running NX-6. Thanks for your reply(s)..tk ted kralovic VisVSA, NX-6, Macbook, iPhone 3GS, Garmin 765T, Garmin...
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    Colors on the "blue" prints

    RE: @Jim Sykes Here is a technology story. I started "on the board" in the very early '70's at a large power-generation equipment manufacturer. Even on the Apprentice Program, I was forced (!) to become a member of the union. The company planned on installing a Gerber Plotter for the express...
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    Need basic help

    In regards to "SCALE", the Y14.100-2004 standard says: "4.23 Scale Scale expresses the ratio of the object size as drawn to its full size. Drawings shall be drawn to a scale that depicts all details of the item clearly and accurately, except as noted in para. 4.23.3. 4.23.1 Selection of Scale...
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    Chain model in Teamcenter

    moovr: Would it be possible to use reference sets? That way, your model could contain several variations of your chain. In other words, in your "chain" model, build the variations you need-even on separate layers and add each variation to a ref set. Then, add the "chain" component to your...
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    Accuracy question

    loosib.. "Garbage in Garbage out" is uncalled for. The endpoints of each face of the 2 bottom feet are EXACTLY the same Z distance from the absolute X/Y plane. And the difference between the 2 planes (on a calculator, I checked and used floating decimal just in case) is exactly .525. Yet, when...
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    Accuracy question

    Here is a PowerPoint detailing my concern. My WCS is set on the upper surface, and I am interrogating the flat on the lower surface in the -Z direction. You can see the end point in yellow. ted kralovic VisVSA, NX-6, Macbook, iPhone 3GS, Garmin 765T, Garmin Forerunner 405, Garmin eTrex Vista...

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