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  1. NXPERSON

    Switch Part tool

    CNSZU Thanks for your time creating this utility. This is a great addition to making NX more user friendly. NxPerson NX852/Teamcenter 8.3.3.5
  2. NXPERSON

    Switch Part tool

    CNSZU, Yes I would like to see the packed assembly as you have stated with an options dialog. I have an issue when switching from a part while in the manufacturing application to a part that does not contain any manufacturing data. The part switches in NX, then the Manufacturing Environment...
  3. NXPERSON

    Switch Part tool

    CNSZU, Thank you for creating the Switch Part Tool journal. I have an enhancement request for the utility. Is there a way to have the journal script give a PACKED parts list to show only one occurrence of a part/assembly within each sub-assembly presented in the dialogs? Thank you NxPerson...
  4. NXPERSON

    Silhouette problem in Sketcher

    Using the cylinder you have created, you can use the project curve command in the Sketch Tools menu to project the silhouette of cylinder end into the active sketch. If you need the projected curve to change as the cylinder features change, make sure the Associative option is checked on the...
  5. NXPERSON

    NX 7.5 font problem - ARGH!

    I had the same problem. I called GTAC and they solved the problem with this procedure: Check the Display Properties in the Control Panel, select the Appearance tab --> Advanced Button --> select Menu under the Item dropdown --> check to see if the Italics button is pressed to the right of the...
  6. NXPERSON

    How to perform FEA on welded assemblies

    To all of our faithful Nx Forum readers. We are using NX6.0.2.8 with the Advanced Simulation application. Our solver is NxNastran 6.1. We are looking for a best practice on how to mesh a weldment to find the stress and fatigue on welds. I would like find out how other users are analyzing...
  7. NXPERSON

    F1 search

    Make sure that you have the latest Java SE Runtime Environment software installed. This is a free download from Sun Microsystems, Inc. NxPerson NX6.0.2.8 and Tceng 2005 SR1
  8. NXPERSON

    information results dialogue window MISSING

    GPowers2, I use a Dell laptop workstation, which I take home and use at work. I too have the same issue. I always have the Information Window, Part Navigator and the Assembly Navigator on the 2nd monitor and use NX on the Primary monitor. To resolve this issue, I use one of two methods to...
  9. NXPERSON

    Component Arrays... Contraints?

    Azonic, If you are using NX5 or NX6, use the Bond constraint in the Assembly Constraints to lock the arrayed components together. As long as the source component has the proper intial constraints, the source component and the arrayed components are bonded together as a set. If the source...
  10. NXPERSON

    Hide all the symbolic thread dashed circles in an assembly

    Sorry, I miss interpeted what was asked. Try this, open the Class Selection function. Set Filter Type to Curve. Pick the Detail Filtering option and highlight the Arc option. Return to main menu. Now pick the Attribute Filter and select the Dashed option. Leave the 3 line width options...
  11. NXPERSON

    Hide all the symbolic thread dashed circles in an assembly

    To turn off the visiblilty of all thread representations in a view, left double pick the view boundary to open the view style dialog window. Pick the Threads tab. In the Thread Standard drop down, change the entry there to None. Pick Apply or OK to to make the changes. This will turn off the...
  12. NXPERSON

    creating border/title block template

    pk805 When I created our title blocks, I used a combination of curves (lines) and tabular notes. To place the outside border and locations of the tabular notes in the Drafting application drawing sheet, I turned on the snap to grid option. This allowed me to accurately place the border lines...
  13. NXPERSON

    copy paste

    We had issues with the base install of NX6 with the copy/paste operations of planar mill routines. Having the floor plane defined caused the operations to crash during copy/paste. The work around is to clear the floor plane, then copy/paste the operation, then re-define the floor plane in the...
  14. NXPERSON

    Model size

    We are using Teamcenter Engineering 9.1.3.5. You can find the file size stored in the volumes by highlighting the desired dataset you want the file size from. Now pick the View > Named References... command (note: command is also available by right mouse picking on the dataset of interest)...
  15. NXPERSON

    thicken outlines

    We are on 5.0.5.3 I have our site setup to Plot our drawings with 3 different line weights when using the Plot command. Look for the Color and Width section. Use the Custom Three Widths option. Open the Custom 3 Widths command. Set your line thickness for the Thin, Normal and Thick line...
  16. NXPERSON

    Custom drawing title blocks

    Our site is setup using a customized custom_env.dat file (note: file name does not matter) located on our network system. In this file place any variables that you want have point to any site customizations you need. For example the UGII_PATDIR variable. The only requirement to using this...
  17. NXPERSON

    NX3 PDF Plotting

    This also works for NX4 and NX3. NxPerson
  18. NXPERSON

    NX3 PDF Plotting

    Greetings, Navigate to the folder that contains your installation of NX5. Then expand the \NXPLOT\config\pm_server folders. Inside the folder will be the following files: ps_ledger_init (creates 11x17 pdf), ps_legal_init (creates 8-1/2x14 pdf)and ps_letter_init (creates 8-1/2x11...
  19. NXPERSON

    Shaded edge color does'nt retain its settings !

    ErikvD When switching between wire frame mode and shaded modes in the Rendering Style menus, pick the Shaded option instead of the Shaded with Edges option. The Shaded with Edges turns on edge emphasis. The render setting appears to be part specific, that is, if the part is closed with the...
  20. NXPERSON

    Regeneration (update) Order

    NXMOLD Based on what you asked in statement number 4, you must be using a dual monitor setup. I have a laptop connected to a docking station which has a 19” monitor attached to it. I run my NX session on the 2nd monitor. This now leads to your response number 5. I to have tool bars docked...

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