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  1. SBlackBeard

    NX Journal for PMI and Location

    I want to be able to report all PMI labels in a part file along with the XYZ location of the leader termination point - aka what the PMI is actually pointing at. What I've tried seems to get the location of the label itself, not the point where it is terminated. I'm very new to NX Open in either...
  2. SBlackBeard

    ML Hand Rules of Thumb for Structural Design

    I was recommended ML Hand's Rules of Thumb for Structural Design a long time ago by my old manager. I had the 1993 photocopied version. I have since found the Version 3-6 on the internet, so it looks like this document has been updated over the course of decade or more. Such as here...
  3. SBlackBeard

    Nut plate Counterbores

    Why are nut plate counterbores they depth they are? Or if OEMs find them acceptable, how do they balance nut interference and threads in bearing? It seems obvious that nut plate counterbores are .0625 because that matches a bolt grip, but it seems like looking at the specs, it is too short...
  4. SBlackBeard

    Teamcenter Vis - Pack or Group Fasteners

    I’m loving TeamCenter Visualization Mockup for opening big models. However, I get thousands of rows in my Project Workspace. It shows one line for each fastener where in NX there is a ”Pack” command that will group like-items, such as bolt x20, washer x40, nut x20. Does Teamcenter Vis have a...
  5. SBlackBeard

    What Prevents Inadvertent Stress Concentrations or Crack Initiation on most prints?

    I'm a designer - there is a recurring theme with some parts we've seen recently, where there is a sharp step right where we'd least want one. We battle with other departments - they say it meets the print, we say it doesn't. For example, we might design a bracket with a fillet/blend...

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