Wave Geometry Linker, copy body without material

[marcin0110a]

Hello

When I copy several body (Wave Geometry Linker) from one file to other, NX also add material to parts.
I subtract body and have one body with material, but when I go to Assign Material I have two active materials.
Is it possible to disable material during link body?

Regards
Marcin

 

[kapmnit123]

Hi Marcin,
Can you please provide some dummy assembly or a short video ?
I am not able to replicate it on my machine. Also do let us know the NX version you are using.

Best Regards
Kapil

 

[MikeHyde]

This also causes problems for us but so far we haven't found a way to disable it. I believe the reason for copying the material across is for when you mirror a complete part for example.

Mike Hyde

http://www.astonmartin.com

NX8.5 with TC9.1

 

[Toost]

What happens if you enter the assign Material dialog, then select the body in the graphics ( do NOT touch the menu), What does NX report in the Que/ Status field ?
one or two materials ?
Correct material ?
If you do an Information Object and then select the solid body ( Not the feature) , what does NX report ? One or two materials ? Correct material ?

Does it matter that there are two materials that are "ticked" in the assign material dialog ?
It seems to me that the target body material continues to rule the resulting body, exactly as expected.

Regards,
Tomas


Regards,
Tomas

 

[JohnRBaker]

Not sure if this issue is covered as well, but try going to Modeling Preferences and set the 'Display Properties for New Geometry' 'For Extracted and Linked Geometry' to 'Part Default' rather than 'Parent Object'.

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

John, I have similar problem. After setting "'For Extracted and Linked Geometry' to 'Part Default'" the problem still exists. In attachment is the picture with dialog box which appears when I link body with assigned material to part. There is any difference when I click cancel or choose part material from list, the second material appears on list. I think the wave geometry linker shouldn't copy the material from part to another. Is there any chance to solve it in the (some) update?

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With best regards
Michael

 

[JohnRBaker]

It was only a chance that this would have made a difference.

You can always contact GTAC and ask them to open an ER (Enhancement Request) to this effect.

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

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

 

[marcin0110a]

Thank everyone for answer.
I will contact with GTAC and create ER.
Regards,
Marcin

 

[Toost]

I still don't understand what the problem is. The body is tagged with a material ( only one ), does it then matter that the partfile contains other material data which isn't connected to a body ?

 

[niedzviedz]

The main problem is when user receive this message, look at link 1 in my post, is confused. When You design whole assembly, You will receive many of this windows. Lets look at the extreme example.
1. You have a plastic part, which will be used to design mould, and You would like to know how much it weight. So the only option is to add material to it, for example PA (Polyamide).
2. You have core which have some material for example 1.2343
3. You are link plastic part to core and trim body, so You will receive first message with material selection. After that You will trim body / subtract etc. to receive core.
4. Then You create the inserts, which has own materials, for example Ampcoloy, when You link them to the core You will get second message.
5. Next You will put some ejectors, screws etc.

So the whole list with materials is growing up, and every step You receive the message with material selection.

I think there should be an option in wave geometry linker, to copy / not copy material the same like with threads.



With best regards
Michael

 

[cowski]

You have a plastic part, which will be used to design mould, and You would like to know how much it weight. So the only option is to add material to it, for example PA (Polyamide).

A work-around (I'm not suggesting this is the long term solution) is to NOT assign a material to the plastic part, only assign the corresponding density to the body representing the part. This can be done with Menu -> Edit -> feature -> solid density... After assigning the density, the measured weight will be correct, but it won't technically have a material assigned to it.

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