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  1. JetFueledEngineer

    NX 8.5 PMI Section "Wire or Acorn Body" error

    All, While creating a cross-section cutting through 90 degrees (one quadrant) of an assembly, NX yields the following error message: Modeler error: wire or acorn body is unsuitable for this operation I've created similar cross-sections on other assemblies and have never gotten this error...
  2. JetFueledEngineer

    Modifying Datum Planes Internal to Child Features

    Ref: thread561-288800 All, When a datum plane has been made internal to its child feature, is there an easy way to modify the plane parameters (Distance from a certain feature, etc.)? The only way I can find is to search through expressions and edit it there, and that method is slow if dynamic...
  3. JetFueledEngineer

    Unable to Select Sketch Datum Point in Drawing

    All, I've created a sketch within an assembly, and the sketch only contains a point that is offset from a feature within the assembly. I want to be able to dimension to this point in the drawing. When I create the drawing of the assembly, I am unable to view or select this point when...
  4. JetFueledEngineer

    Add Parametric Dimension to Existing Dimension

    Hi All, I am new to NX 8.5 and am learning the ropes with drafting, having come from mostly a Creo/ProE background. Is there a way in NX to insert a dimension parametrically beside an existing dimension? As an example, if an ordinate dimension is created showing the horizontal distance to a...

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