On NX5, is there a way to display the assembly constraints in effect for a given part in an assembly?
Seems that all the constraints are lumped into a single folder in the tree, and when you have an assembly with many components, it gets difficult to audit the constraints for a specific member.
Jason,
A while ago I asked a series of questions about parametric helix creation, and John Baker gave some really informative answers.
You might be interested to check out the thread at:
http://eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=164528
Tim,
Thanks for your suggestions. It's not really a big deal but I thought it would be nice (and apparently NX uses mozilla on linux so I thought, why not on windows?)
tim,
the problem isn't getting firefox to launch, its that the url (ie the settings in castenv.bat) aren't being read properly by firefox.
So, the
UGII_CAST_BROWSER=C:\Progra~1\Mozill~1\firefox.exe
works to launch ff, as does
UGII_CAST_BROWSER=C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe...
Firefox is default browser.
So I just tried modifying castonly.bat by remarking out the line "set UGII_CAST_BROWSER=IE2" and replacing with:
"set UGII_CAST_BROWSER=C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
This worked to cause CAST to launch firefox, but somehow the directory handling is...
Nothing stopped working; I want to figure out a way to have CAST & Docs use Firefox (or Opera). I don't necesarily mind what the browser is INSIDE of NX.
Mainly, I already use Firefox for all my browsing so it'd be nice if, when I launch CAST or Docs, it just opens a new tab in the firefox...
Any ideas on how to select an alternate browser in Windows? I played with the environment variable but haven't gotten anything to work. Still uses IE for the browser.
Everytime I launch help from within NX, my Internet Explorer complains:
"To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has restricted this webpage from running scripts or ActiveX controls that could access your computer. Click here for options..."
I have to manually allow the content each...
Another approach, probably more useful for more complex animations, is to figure out how to control the on-screen position or orientation of the part with parameters; then export high-resolution screenshots as you change the parameter very slightly. Then you can use a video-editing software to...
Following up on inheriting of PMI, I am wondering what the recommended process to inherit GD&T onto a drawing is. I can succesfully inherit PMI, but for some reason my GD&T is not pulling through, even though I am doing the "MB3 > Style > Base > Inherit GDT In Drawing Plane"
I have a feeling...
Is it possible to import the PMI created while in Modeling (3D view), into the Drafting application?
I can't seem to figure out how to do this.
Actually, can anyone please explain the "recommended" or "normal" process of using PMI to communicate manufacturing requirements to a machine shop, in...
NX4.0.3.3 MP04
I'm having trouble repositioning or moving a PMI Label (created with Annotation Editor). Actually, I'm having trouble repositioning the following:
PMI Label
PMI Feature Control Frame
PMI Datum Feature Symbol.
If I double click any of these, I can only edit the text of the label...