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  1. cowski

    Exploded view from several assemblies to a single drawing file

    Not currently possible with exploded views.
  2. cowski

    NX Journal: Turning Expressions into Labels

    It sounds like you should look into Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) annotations to fully define your model. Expressions, by themselves, do not fully define your requirements; they do not capture info such as datums and tolerances, for example. The video below is a quick introduction to...
  3. cowski

    Convert components from an assembly into one single part.......

    Export the desired bodies to a parasolid file, then create a new part file and import the parasolid.
  4. cowski

    NX Journal: Turning Expressions into Labels

    An expression itself is not a displayable object, thus it has no location. There are point expressions that can hold coordinate data that represents a location in the part, but again, the expression itself is not displayable and has no location of its own. Can you explain more of what you are...
  5. cowski

    Crosshatch (solid option)...............

    I suggest using the "area fill" command. It does the same thing as the crosshatch command, except there is an "solid fill" option. Make sure to turn off the drawing monochrome mode so that you can see the color you picked. I have no idea why there are 2 nearly identical commands for this...
  6. cowski

    NX Journal

    Here is some code that will open step files, rotate the geometry 45° about the absolute +Z axis and export the geometry out to a new step file (with "_rotated" appended to the name). It works for STEP files that do not have any assembly structure. I did not test on STEP assembly files, but I...
  7. cowski

    NX Journal

    The overall structure isn't bad, it just needs some tweaks. I'd be glad to help get something running when I find some time...
  8. cowski

    NX Journal

    Your AI helper is hallucinating properties and methods that don't exist in the NXOpen API.
  9. cowski

    NX Journal

    What version of NX are you using? Your code references some properties on the Step214Importer object that I don't think exist.
  10. cowski

    NX X.....................

    I've not used NX X, but my understanding is that it is NX in the cloud. I believe that the license server and some (most?) of the NX install is managed by Siemens.
  11. cowski

    NX 2212: Subtraction error.......

    Try changing the boolean option to "none" then try to subtract in a separate step at the end. This might give you a more verbose error message if/when something goes wrong with the subtract.
  12. cowski

    NX 2212: Subtraction error.......

    Perhaps you have inadvertently chosen "intersection" instead of "subtract"? If not, try giving the cutting extrusion some length in the -Y direction so that it does not start on the same plane as the tube. If it still does not work, try examine geometry to look for issues.
  13. cowski

    Through Curves command

    In the "settings" section of the dialog, change the "body type" option to "solid". If possible, a solid body will be created. I think the section curves need to be planar, closed loops for it to work, IIRC. When working with the free-form surfacing commands, it is common to create sheet bodies...
  14. cowski

    NX 2212 - Sheets from curves..............

    At least not in the feature list.
  15. cowski

    Tools distribution/locations........

    I'm using NX2206 and the default location is Home tab -> Base -> More (in the "copy" section). The command finder should show you where to find the command if you currently have access to it. Below is an unedited screenshot from my machine; note how NX expanded the dropdown and highlighted the...
  16. cowski

    Tools distribution/locations........

    Use the "command finder". It is shown in the top right corner of your screenshot (where it says "type here to search"). What happens next will depend on the version of NX you are using. Older versions will show a list of potential matches in a dropdown as you type and hovering over one will show...
  17. cowski

    NX 2212 - Sheets from curves..............

    If it won't allow you to attach a .prt file, try zipping the file first. That usually works. However, with Siemens putting out a new major release every 6 months, it is becoming less and less likely that we can share files as everyone seems to be on a different release...
  18. cowski

    Offset Surface looks crumpled

    There is an option in the swept dialog box called "preserve shape", turn this on whenever your section has sharp corners that you need to maintain.
  19. cowski

    linked parent not showing in assembly

    Try this: show/Hide -> show... -> select all solid bodies. It is possible to hide the solid body of a component, independent of the component. When this happens, using show/hide on the component itself will have no effect.
  20. cowski

    Distance patterning on a spherical face

    Creating an arbitrary number of equidistant points on a spherical surface is a problem with no solution. There are some good approximations, but no closed form solution.

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