Yes, and traditionally they have managed this through the Scale function in the Transform menu. I've been trying to demonstrate the capabilities of using Offset Face in Synchronous Modeling to "reverse shrink" a casting, but so far it's been tough going for some reason.
I thank everyone for...
Given the ease with which you can add material or modify geometry using Synchronous Modeling in NX 7.5 (which is the version we are running), moving from a finished part back into a rough casting seems to be a very easy task. Not sure if anyone else has experience in do this type of operation...
Agreed; my argument is pretty much the same but others within our organization are viewing the process from a more manufacturing oriented perspective.
The contention they have is you must know the geometry of your casting in order to know your finished part geometry, and since it's easier to...
My company is looking into what the "best practices" are for doing product design in NX 7.5 based on the current tools available. Historically, we did "top down" design focusing on the finished item and letting that information drive the process part geometry (such as rough castings). Since we...
