Loading large assemblies

[DLH81]

I'm looking for some tips to help load large assemblies quicker. I realize large is relative, I'm talking in the 500-750 component range.

I need to be able to load an assembly of this size to display at meetings. I use the load options and select the lightweight representations which helps. I was also thinking of using arrangements and creating an arrangement that suppresses some of the inner components that don't show up. Would that be a good way to go about it? Any other tips? Thanks!

 

[JohnRBaker]

If you're preparing some data to show off at something like a design review and there is no need to include everything in the assembly and you're NOT looking to create a special Assembly file just for this occasion, you may wish to look into using 'Bookmarks'. You can create several Bookmarks which references the same Assembly, each giving you a sort of customized 'load option' for that one Bookmark. All you have to do is open the Assembly, then 'Close' the unwanted items and save the Bookmark. Them when you want to reopen that modified Assembly, just open the Bookmark instead.

And alternative would be to create Component Groups organized in appropriate sets, open the Assembly by 'Loading Structure Only' and then just Toggling the Groups ON and OFF as needed from the Assembly Navigator.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[DLH81]

Excellent suggestions. Thank you!

 

[BABUGOUDA]

Hello,
I am dealing with large assy. i saw the above threads.since i never used Component Groups and arrangements. i tried to use arrangement command but unable to use that command also where is the group command.?
Could you please tell me how to use ...
UGNX8

Thx
Pat

 

[SvenBom]

Component groups
Click with right mouse button (RMB) somewhere in the assembly navigator. Just don't select any part while clicking. In the pop-up menu, you will see Show Component Groups options. Probably, it is unchecked. Select this option, and you will see groups in the top of the assembly navigator. Then you just have to RMB on the group line in the assembly navigator and you can start creating groups.
Arrangements
What problem are you experiencing, while using arrangements? In one movie, you can see, how you can control different distances using assembly arrangements. And in another movie, I have used arrangements to change the parts in the assembly. One version of the assembly has one set of parts, another version has other set of parts.

I hope this helps.

 

[JohnRBaker]

...i tried to use arrangement command but unable to use that command...

Make sure you have the Assemblies module toggled ON under the NX 'Start' menu.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[DLH81]

I am looking into using bookmarks, but I have some questions about how they work.

1. I'm using NX8 and TC8. When I save a bookmark, it looks like the only option is to save a .plmxml file to my local drive. Is there an option to save the bookmark within teamcenter?

2. What happens in the case where I save a bookmark of an assembly, and after saving the bookmark, someone goes in and makes modifications to a sub assembly within that assembly. Do the modifications show up when opening the bookmark? What if components have been added/deleted?

Thanks again for the help!

 

[looslib]

Please start a new thread for your Bookmark questions.


"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli