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  1. happystamps

    How to find out which features a drafting view are based on?

    Afternon- I have some drawings which aren't making a lot of sense, one of the viewslooks like it's been based on three points- which points, I don't know. Now, our supplier (The drawing was originally outsourced) has requested a change to one of the dimensions shown in this view. They don't...
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    Part number conflicts macro?

    Hi all, I know similar questions to this have been asked before, but I haven't been able to find an answer that solves my specific problem. Generally at my work the part numbering is pretty good- the only time I get the "part number conflicts error" is when I'm overlaying two different releases...
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    Stop me overwriting old releases!

    Morning all- If I'm updating a drawing (V5 R18) and give it a new release number, sometimes I'll go to "save as" (to upissue the title) and accidentally click save instead. Bit of a pain. I know it's a long shot, but is there any way of adding a check message to confirm, or do I just need to be...
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    3D polyline with centreline radii, sweep along curve

    Hello all- I'm essentially pretty new to Unigraphics, having not touched it in the last 3 years and even then at a very basic level (Extrude! Extrude again! Negative boolean extrude!). Normally I use Catia v5, but we're looking into Unigraphics and whilst I'm in the process of booking some...
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    Differentiating between surface of shaft/hole and axis

    Morning all- I'm unsure how to differentiate between indicating a centreline of a hole or shaft and indicating the surface of that part. I've attached a screenshot to show what I mean- from what I remember one uses the datum in line with a dimension, and one doesn't. But I'm not sure. This is...
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    Possible move to Unigraphics from Catia- Tube routing options?

    Afternoon all- I currently work in the automotive industry, doing a lot of work in Catia modelling coolant pipes etc. We've just had a lot of interest from another customer that uses Unigraphics. Now, we've stopped our Unigraphics support, so currently we're stuck with 7.5. So: Question 1...
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    Might be getting too fancy- Threaded hole with plain section (pinch feature)

    Afternoon all- I'm trying to create a counterbored hole that goes through two thicknesses, with a thread on one. It's for a bolt that you can tighten to pinch a part together (best see attached photo) but can't figure out how to leave a plain section on the thread definition. Does anyone know...
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    Moving associated texts on dimensions so that the whole thing sits on the leader line

    Morning... I've been bothered by this one for a while now. In the attached image, the associated text is the "2x". I'd like to shift the whole thing over to the right a little bit. Any ideas how? I've tried to make it a fake dimension but couldn't insert the diameter symbol. Cheers...
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    Comparing two products with the same part number

    Morning all... In my line, we deal with a lot of upissued parts from auto manufacturers, and we have to overlay the old and new revisions in order to ascertain the changes. Normally the part number won't change- just the revision. Now, when I do this, I normally do new product, then insert new...
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    Burr spec for tubes?

    Morning all- I've recently won some work designing some tube assemblies, and would like a spec for burrs & edges on tube ends. Does anyone know of anything? Cheers Simon
  11. happystamps

    Silly Question- Orienting view to X,Y,Z

    Morning all- I'm sure it's something of a "blind spot" with me- but I can't see a way of moving a view to get exactly as I'd like- Ideally I'd want to click the function, then click a line representative of X, then a line to be Y, job done. rotating 90 degrees would also be a bonus, as you can...
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    Exporting Lightweight bodies as STP etc

    Afternoon... I've been sent some .JT files, which we can't open at work in Catia (which is most of my CAD stuff). I opened them in unigraphics and can view them as lightweight bodies, but when I try to export as a STP or IGES file, the part is created empty. Bearing in mind that I only have...
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    Showing revision number in title bar

    Morning all- Is there any way to do this? I constantly have V5 revisions 18 and 20 open at the same time, and I'm always accidentally saving files in R20- so then I can't send them to customers using R18, which is a real pain. It'd be really useful to have the revision number of the program at...
  14. happystamps

    xyz co-ordinates in drawings- display options?

    Afternoon all- I'm trying to establish a method of creating carline co-ordinates for some parts in a drawing- I can import the 3D points from the model and create co-ordinates table, and fundamentally it works well. What I would love to be able to do, though, is set the marked points in a...
  15. happystamps

    Applying simple decals

    Morning all... I'm getting better with Unigraphics at work, and I wouldn't mind doing a couple of personal bits and bobs with it. First job on the list is designing my campervan interior- and if possible, I'd like to apply a wood texture to a few of the surfaces (so I can view it as it'll...
  16. happystamps

    Exporting- No Dimensions.

    Morning! I'm trying to do some pretty simple stuff at work- I 've been opening stp files, then start/drawing, drawing my dimensions etc, then trying to save my assembly so that I can move it around, pop it on different backup drives, send it to people etc. So i've been exporting a part file...
  17. happystamps

    missing extension lines (drafting)

    Morning all- I've a new issue for you. It's not a huge problem, I can "fudge it" by adding lines, but sometimes when I'm dimensioning a part, one of my extension lines will be missing. It seems to be random, and when I check dimension style settings everything seems to be in place- is this a...
  18. happystamps

    lines between radius centres in drafting

    Hopefully this'll just be simple, I've already asked a question today and I don't want to bother people too much- I need to dimension from the centre line of a curved solid (a bracket that gets welded to a pipe). this is what I basically need to see in drafting- but I can't find a way to...
  19. happystamps

    Step files distance from WCS

    Hi all, another newbie question I'm afraid. In NX7.5, I'm importing STP files to make drawings of them. These files open at a distance from the coordinate system- this is making importing views a pain when in drafting, as the standard views are mostly of space. Does anyone have any tips on how...
  20. happystamps

    UGS nX7.5 templates question

    Hi all- I've just started my first design engineer job, and I'm having to use templates, something I didn't really bother with at university (I just adapted the standard template unigraphics gives you) now, i've made my template as a drawing, saved it as a .prt file and modified my PAX file so...

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