- You have a number of standard articles that you want to be able to drag drop into assemblies, and these details should be cloned/ modified to suit / and the master should not be used as is.
Correct ? Yes Exactly
I sense I'm getting close. I've done as directed but I'm still falling short.
1. Created and set directory in --> Cust Defaults: Gate, Reuse Library, General, Native NX (Field)
Smart|C:\NX_Lib\Smart Parts
2. Copied a dozen sample parts into the above folder and set their file properties to "read only"
3. Restarted NX, Opend an ass'y, dragged one the sample parts out of the "Smart" Reuse library and placed it.
But I just get the standard "Add Component" Dialogue
What am I missing? Should I have a KRX even tho I'm not doing a part family? Am I missing a setting in customer defaults?
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3dr (Automotive) (OP)
7 Jan 15 18:05
Is there a way to do this and be able to name the part yourself at insertion? Perhaps even have a "prefix" added to the actual file name automatically?? That's even better.
I've been prowling the internet and help files for a pathway to something like this, with no luck.
Using "Make Unique" after insertion is getting old and I don't want to use part families, it's to restrictive.
My parts have to many options to make that practical.
What I need is to be able to preserve my library parts in one place so multiple people can use them.
We can't do that right now. With the method I'm using, if you forget to "Make Unique" before modifying it, the original part in the library part is then messed up.
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Dave
Automotive Tooling / Aircraft Tooling / Ground Support Structures
NX9, Win 7 Pro SP1
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cowski (Mechanical)
7 Jan 15 19:12
Have you considered turning your reuse parts into model templates?
You'd have to create a .pax file for all the parts of interest, but when you perform a 'save', NX will prompt for a file name for the new parts derived from the template (the template files will NOT be overwritten). I think you can even specify a default prefix and/or suffix for the file name.
Alternately, perhaps just changing the file permissions to read-only on your current reuse parts would do the trick.
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3dr (Automotive) (OP)
7 Jan 15 20:03
Yeah, I looked at that just this morning. It works fine but you can't mate or place the part that way.
It just places the part at 0,0,0. Also, it doesn't allow for renaming the part within a small assembly. Only the top level part.
I may have try it until I find the something better tho.
Dave
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cowski (Mechanical)
7 Jan 15 20:28
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It works fine but you can't mate or place the part that way. It just places the part at 0,0,0.
I'm pretty sure this behavior can be changed. Check the customer defaults: Assemblies -> General -> component operations -> {single/multi select drag and drop options}.
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3dr (Automotive) (OP)
8 Jan 15 14:20
It doesn't look like any of those fields apply to to "make new" part.
Am I missing something??
Being able to turn that functionality on could be a big leap forward!
Dave
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Helpful Member! Toost (Mechanical)
8 Jan 15 16:49
I'm not sure that I understand this correctly.
- You have a number of standard articles that you want to be able to drag drop into assemblies, and these details should be cloned/ modified to suit / and the master should not be used as is.
Correct ?
Toost said:
If so, that is what the "reusable components" do with the exception that one has to toggle "Clone" on each addition. ( it defaults to "Reference" which is the same as "add the master without the save as"
I can't make heads or tails our of this comment, I'm just not seeing what I have to do to achieve this
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Dave
Automotive Tooling / Aircraft Tooling / Ground Support Structures
NX9, Win 7 Pro SP1