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  1. Cradders

    Deleting duplicate lines

    Many thanks cowski, I'll check that out.
  2. Cradders

    Deleting duplicate lines

    It's either a solid body or a series of surfaces. In this case it's solid bodies.
  3. Cradders

    Deleting duplicate lines

    Hi all, I hope everyone is enjoying Easter! Is there an automatic way to delete duplicate lines/curves from an NX part? I've extracted curves from a tessellation of polyhedra (that I can't change to prevent duplicate lines in the first place) to sweep tubes across. Of course, each edge of a...
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    Automating a trimming operation

    Hello, First let me say this is just a 'tentative' question, a 'how possible is this...' sort of question! I'm currently using NX 6.0. I have a set of polyhedra that tessellate in 3D space that I would like to trim to a set of surfaces (or intersect with a solid). It looks like to do this...
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    Crashing while attempting to apply lighting

    Problem solved, no need to reply.
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    Crashing while attempting to apply lighting

    Hello, I'm trying to render a model in NX 5.0.5.3. While attempting to add shadows to the spotlight in advanced lighting, NX crashes with "Internal error: memory access violation" Granted this is a little vague, but any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers
  7. Cradders

    Uniting a very large array of cylinders

    Thanks for the tips. The nature of the structure means that the plate technique will not work, nor is it regular. The improvements to the Unite feature in NX6 sounds promising, I'll look forward to my organisation obtaining it. Cheers
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    Uniting a very large array of cylinders

    Hello, So, I've got a huge array of cylinders positioned in a 3D structure (Think 3D spider's web). I'm fairly confident that each cylinder touches its neighbours and so if I were to manually perform a series of Unions then I would get a single solid body out of it at the end. That would take...
  9. Cradders

    Snapping to 25%, 33%, ##% of a line's length

    Thanks guys, I'll have a look at the t=0.xx method. Cheers!
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    Snapping to 25%, 33%, ##% of a line's length

    Hello, another question! Is it possible (through snap points or expressions) to draw a line that is a specified percentage of another line's length? I don't want to reference a specific line, but say, the line that is currently selected. I am making a UDF that is based on the selection of a...
  11. Cradders

    Rendering with a transparent background

    Thanks guys. I thought this may be the only method. I've had success with the lasso tool and polygon selection in the past. The main problem I've had is with soft-edged shadows. Thanks for your suggestions.
  12. Cradders

    Rendering with a transparent background

    Hello, I've looked through CAST, so I'm guessing this is unlikely, but is it possible to render a scene in NX with a transparent background? I'd like to render a part in NX and import it into Photoshop where I can insert my own backgrounds. I'm already aware of the ability to insert background...
  13. Cradders

    Creating a solid structure from a wireframe model

    John, Arcs, conics AND splines if possible! Do helixes come under conics? The ability to select helixes would be great, too. I'll start looking a VB then for programming these kinds of functions into NX. Many thanks, James
  14. Cradders

    Creating a solid structure from a wireframe model

    John, I've just had a look at the GRiP prgramme you've written. It's fantastic! It is almost exactly what I want! I have noticed a few odd little glitches though. The first time I tried the programme, I wasn't able to view the created geometry in shaded mode, only in wireframe mode. Also...
  15. Cradders

    Attaching a law helix to a straight curve

    Ah well, thats a shame! Thanks anyway.
  16. Cradders

    Attaching a law helix to a straight curve

    Hello, I've been trying to create a law helix that follows a straight line as its centre point. I create a spline from three points referenced from the straight line and generate the law helix from that. When I change or move the original straight line curve in some way, the law helix remains...
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    Creating a solid structure from a wireframe model

    Hudson, Thanks for your prompt reply. I don't think an instancing tool is appropriate for my application - although yes, it is for the image I attached! I should have attached an image of a more complicated structure really. Suffice to say, the structures I am working on include elements of...
  18. Cradders

    Creating a solid structure from a wireframe model

    John: I've attached an image of a representative structure, in wireframe and as a solid. To create the solid at the moment, I use a user defined feature that extrudes a tube, offsets the two circular faces by the radius of the tube and then blends the two edges. This creates a sausage-like...
  19. Cradders

    Creating a solid structure from a wireframe model

    Hello, I'm using NX5.0.2, largely working on creating structures of struts. My work naturally includes working with wireframe representations of these structures (either created in an external programme or with NX's own sketch/3D curve functions). Is it possible to create a single, solid body...

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