Recent content by vriyg

One problem with the default tolerance block on a drawing is it's taken for a guideline. The ONLY purpose of the tolerance block should be to clear the drawing of repeated tolerances. A designer should always put all the tolerances needed and justified on the drawing then eliminate the ones that...

NX8 doesn't support (or rather create) "ligthweight faceted Reference sets", how has it been replaced? We used that extensively... Thanks.

I tried to register for a student version but I never received any license file. That was more than 2 weeks ago...

Any possibility that NX 7.5 offers ttf font in drafting?

Hi I understand your dilemma and frustration, we are in the process of upgrading our version of Teamcenter as well (from 2007 to 8) because we are stuck in the same situation as you with NX6.0.2. I am not the one doing it but I know previous upgrade of TC were a real pain. I hope TC8 won't be...

I need to make my main Form1 visible, with some opacity (like 50%, being able to see thru it) but prevent my Form1 from getting the focus so that I can manipulate what's behind my Form1, meaning another application, sort of like a transparent sheet that I would tape to my screen and work...

I agree with brep, I try to stay away as much as I can from IGES.

For your info, as per ASME Y14.5M-1994, there is no need to break dimension lines when they cross, but just try to avoid them as much as possible.

Have a look at: http://www.jasonnewell.net

Instead of using "Layers" for your different lines, notes, etc... on your background sheet, you can "Group" them and set some "Groups" to non-locatable, it should do the same job.

What SW does SE does it too : )

John, do you have any idea of what the immediate/future impact will be regarding the development of NX and Solid Edge? Will they put Solid Edge on a shelf, sort of, like EDS did past then?

Give them a call or drop an email, they speak english.

Mobius Technology has a nice macro to do that. http://www.mobiustech.ca/archivenews.php

Thanks John, I'll look into it : )