NX 8 - Unite and trim body problems

[MikeFunk]

Hello all,

I'm new to NX and I have run into a couple problems:

First: (See unite problem photo)
I'm trying to unite 2 body's I've created. The main body was made just through simple extruding, to create the two center pieces I used sweep twice with 2 sets for curves and 2 sets for guide each. I had no problem unites the two swept bodies but I get "thru face does not intersect path of the tool" when I try to unite the larger body to the swept bodies. I'm assuming there must be something misaligned somewhere at the specified point but I don't know how to fix it. Tried using examine geometry but it did not tell me anything. Any ideas?

Second: (See Body Trim Photo)
I've extrude the outside body up and I'm trying to use body trim so that the top body does not extend over the edge (ie. 90 degree corner). I can't seem to get it to work properly, the green body being the one im trying to trim. What am I doing wrong?

I believe I attached the photos correctly.

Thanks!

 

[JohnRBaker]

Without the actual parts it's nearly impossible to tell exactly what's happening.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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[MikeFunk]

I've uploaded the file for your reference. I removed some irrelevant parts due to the size, it should not affect anything.

 

[JohnRBaker]

OK, I took a different approach, I created a Surface Through Curve Mesh creating it tangent to the four sides and then thickening it to match the original solid body and then Uniting it. See the resulting model below (I just hid all the extraneous stuff).

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.

 

[MikeFunk]

Worked perfectly, I was able to recreate it myself.
Thanks for the help John

As for the trim body problem, I created a sheet in the shape of the perimeter of the vertical body rather than use the body itself and the worked just fine. Can't seem to get trim body to work for solid bodies though, always seems to trim the entire body...