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  1. MSawtell

    3D Text Tool and NX6 - where is it buried?

    Feeling like a total newb today - but I have to ask: Where did the 3D Text Tool get buried in NX6? I looked in the usual spots, but could not find the tool. HELP!
  2. MSawtell

    Attribute Nomenclature - What are the do's and don'ts for NX6/TC/TCVis

    For those that deal with the "meta data" side of the CAD world - i.e. storing material specs, vendor numbers, etc. - what have you seen as do's and don'ts for Attribute Nomenclature in NX6 - especially when you use those Attributes with the rest of the Siemens family of products, like TeamCenter...
  3. MSawtell

    Regediting in TeamCenter Visualization 2007 - any good books/pages?

    Ladies and Gents, Working on a project where functionality was "enhanced" by a series of regeditted drop down additions. Honestly, it has been a long time since I did regedits - so does anyone have a good regedit guidebook, especially for Siemens products?
  4. MSawtell

    Who is the current Siemens Guru for VisMockup?

    Simple question, anyone have an answer?
  5. MSawtell

    NX6 .prt to TCVis 2007 .jt translations - limit of components used?

    Quick question - if I am attempting to run a translation of NX6 .prt files to TCVis 2007 .jt format - is there an upper limit of the number of .prt files that can be translated via the run_ugtopv program?
  6. MSawtell

    NX6 Error #940125 - No Description of Failure

    Ladies and Gentlemen, While updating an assembley's structure while fully expanding the structure - several parts listed the following error: Error #940125 - No description of failure Running NX 6.0.1.5 MP3
  7. MSawtell

    Where can I get a full description of NX6 "OTB" Attributes

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Where can I exactly go to get a full description of what "Out of the Box" Set of Attributes are provided with NX6, and a description of what each one is composed of (i.e. field length, etc.)?
  8. MSawtell

    DB_PART_NAME - a table that should only contain one entry per child?

    For those in the audience that work with TeamCenter/NX/TCVis, I have a quick question: In the standard, "out of the box" list of database tables, i.e. the DB_ prefixed tables, multiple versions of the same child within a larger assembly should report the same information about that child when...
  9. MSawtell

    VisMockup Forums?

    Over and above the information provided by Siemens - is there any other TeamCenter Visualization (a.k.a. VisMockup) Forums to be found on the Internet?
  10. MSawtell

    Correct font set with the NX5 3D Text for Mandarian (Chinese)?

    Folks I am working on some Biligual Nameplates that contain Mandarian(Chinese) Characters. I would like to use the NX5 3D Text Tool - but I am stumped to know which font set is to be used with Mandarian. Tried SimSun, but intend of ????????, I got bunch of boxes. Help!
  11. MSawtell

    Trouble Copying Arabic from MS docs to NX5 3D Text Tool

    Looking to use the 3D Text Tool to create biligual nameplates - English and Arabic. However when I go to copy the Arabic from the source documents (MS Office), I run into a reversal of right to left to left to right in the individual arabic characters. ? ???? ???????? becomes <see attached...
  12. MSawtell

    Best &quot;Out of the Box&quot; Font Set in NX5 for ALL Latin Languages?

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Working on nameplates for multinational customers in the Americas and Europe - and I am at a lost to know which standard font set in NX5, that comes with the initial install, that covers all the Latin based languages. I need German Umlats, Spanish Tildes, French...
  13. MSawtell

    Working with Broken Views in NX2

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Wnen trying to create a broken view of an over-elongated part to fit a 8.5 x 11 format, I have run into some confusing instructions from Unigraphics NX2 Drafting Help. Was the help pages updated for NX2, or was there 'carryover' from previous versions...
  14. MSawtell

    Attaching a Dimension Line and Arrow to a &quot;Note&quot;

    Ladies and Gentlemen, When I have a "Free Floating Note" like verbage for Bore / Counter Bore Hole, how do I 'create' the dimension line and arrow once the note has been created with the Annotion Editor? MSawtell
  15. MSawtell

    Centerline Control in the Drafting Package in NX2

    Ladies and Gentlemen, If want to place centerlines in a stamped metal part with a couple of semi-circle indentations in the Drafting Package in NX2 - how do go about it in the Insert - Symbol - Utility Symbols Menu? Then again, begin UG, is there another method/menu that can be leveraged...
  16. MSawtell

    Possible Drafting 101 Question for NX2

    Ladies and Gentlemen, This may be a Drafting 101 Question - but how can I rotate a view 90 Degrees in the drafting package of NX2? I would like to lay my top view by the longer side of the view, instead of the shorter view, for better presentation and easier to read dimensions. MSawtell
  17. MSawtell

    Trying to find an &quot;Out of the Box&quot; List for UGS Check-Mate

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Does anyone have a list of the "Out of the Box" checks that UGS Check-Mate has? More importantly, how has people's experiences with Check-Mate been? MSawtell
  18. MSawtell

    Anyone have old demostration material for UGS Check-Mate

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Does anyone have some old demostration materials (white papers, videos, testmonials, etc.) for UGS Check-Mate? My shop is debating about what to do for data and design cleanup, and Check-Mate was brought up. However, we have found very little in-depth information...
  19. MSawtell

    What come first, the standards or the tools?

    Ladies and Gentlemen, There are discussions at my company about the use of validation tools - however there are discussions about the use of data/design creation standards as well. Should the company have a set of data/design standards established first, which are tailored for the...

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