NX11 MASS Attribute best practices
NX11 MASS Attribute best practices
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Hi,
I wish to show the mass of the part model on the drawing and the material also.
I've created a model and saved it. I've already checked "Customer Defaults -> Gateway -> Material/Mass -> Attributes" and checked the "Mass Property Attributes" have been toggled ON (they're ON by default).
There are a series of "Mass Property Attributes" including "MassPropMass", MassPropWeight" and "MassPropDensity". I believe "MassPropMass" is the Mass of the part model.
I've then created a "note" on the drawing as have successfully 'pulled through' the attributes for PART NAME, PART NUMBER, DRAWING SCALE, etc).
However, I cant seem to get the part mass and part material to appear, despite having - what I believe to be - the correct attribute name. Perhaps I'm using the correct attribute name, but am not entering it correctly with 'special characters/syntax'? i.e WRef2*0@, "$" or x0.3 etc etc.
I'm new to NX btw!
Many thanks in advance!
LindaB
I wish to show the mass of the part model on the drawing and the material also.
I've created a model and saved it. I've already checked "Customer Defaults -> Gateway -> Material/Mass -> Attributes" and checked the "Mass Property Attributes" have been toggled ON (they're ON by default).
There are a series of "Mass Property Attributes" including "MassPropMass", MassPropWeight" and "MassPropDensity". I believe "MassPropMass" is the Mass of the part model.
I've then created a "note" on the drawing as have successfully 'pulled through' the attributes for PART NAME, PART NUMBER, DRAWING SCALE, etc).
However, I cant seem to get the part mass and part material to appear, despite having - what I believe to be - the correct attribute name. Perhaps I'm using the correct attribute name, but am not entering it correctly with 'special characters/syntax'? i.e WRef2*0@, "$" or x0.3 etc etc.
I'm new to NX btw!
Many thanks in advance!
LindaB
RE: NX11 MASS Attribute best practices
I think if You want to show mass on drawing You have two options:
- measure body and check associative, then parameter will be available in expressions
- or create custom attribute and assign mass to it by journal.
First option is difficult to use, because on each part mass value will have different name for example in part one it will be p11 and on part 2 it will be p23, so You will have to manually choose what You want.
Below is journal to calculate mass and write attribute mass_prt to file, it's work on assembly only.
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With best regards
Michael
RE: NX11 MASS Attribute best practices
I am new here and I find the small program very good.
Is there also the possibility that this program writes the assembly weight or whether the weight can be written from the model to the drawing according to MasterModel principle?
Does anyone have a solution or a small tool for this?
That I can call from the Zeichnug and from there write a weight for a single part or an assembly?
That would be super.
Thanks now for any help.
Many greetings
Chris
RE: NX11 MASS Attribute best practices
This journal create attribute in part called Mass_prt and You can call it on drawing. To do this You have to:
- create a note
- in note show symbols, then on category choose relationship
- then You have two options:
- in next window choose close
There is also option to get weight ->> file -> properties -> weight, but it required special license.
With best regards
Michael
RE: NX11 MASS Attribute best practices
and thank you for your answer.
That is also clear so far.
It would be nice if the journal would write a sum attribute from the assembly to the drawing.
Regards
Chris
RE: NX11 MASS Attribute best practices
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With best regards
Michael