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  1. smitty239

    Programing question for the experts

    I am wondering if it is possible thru the use of SNAP or VB to do a file "save as" on an assembly component and keep all the parameters, links etc....... If it is indeed possible does anyone have a snippet of code explaining how to do it. thanks in advance for your help Regards Smitty...
  2. smitty239

    GRIP remove parameters

    can anyone help me out with this bit of code? Smitty www.changes-consulting.com
  3. smitty239

    GRIP remove parameters

    yes I am translating them 0,0,0, I don't want the collected bodies to move as I only want them copied. this is only to remove the parameters from the bodies Smitty www.changes-consulting.com
  4. smitty239

    GRIP remove parameters

    Hi Everyone Can anyone give me some help with this program, it finds all the surfaces and solids but will not translate them. I put a line in to delete them and it will delete them but it will not translate them. Again, I am trying to copy the surfaces to remove the parameters. thanks NUMBER/...
  5. smitty239

    GRIP remove parameters

    thanks i'll look into it Regards Smitty www.changes-consulting.com
  6. smitty239

    GRIP remove parameters

    thanks for the information guys but I was actually hoping I could automate this as doing it manually will be very tedious Thanks Smitty www.changes-consulting.com
  7. smitty239

    GRIP remove parameters

    I know grip is outdated but can anyone tell me if it had a command for removing parameters. I have some designs with 400 plus components all designed with parameters and the customer wants the designs with all parameters removed from the components. Any help would be appreciated Regards Smitty...
  8. smitty239

    VB Journal help

    thanks I'll look into that Smitty www.changes-consulting.com
  9. smitty239

    The last "John Baker" show

    this group will not be the same with out you, good luck Smitty www.changes-consulting.com
  10. smitty239

    VB Journal help

    Hi Everyone any help on the following would be greatly appreciated. I have a main drawing file with my 3D assembly as a child. after I have created the bill of material and locked it. I would like to have a program read each components name and it's callout and write that to a text file. then I...
  11. smitty239

    wire cutting drawings without splines

    Hi Everyone We are using UG NX 6.0, when we make a wire cutting drawing using UG the profile outputs as a spline, is there any way to make this output as lines and arcs instead? it mostly happens with blocks that have 3D shape on them. Any help would be appreciated Thanks in advance Smitty...
  12. smitty239

    NX6 part attributes

    John thanks that is exactly what I am looking for. As for Multi's question this way is extremely good for an automotive pierce punch and die. because each piercing diameter is unique to the part it is creating you can't just use a locked part family member. I also have the employee problem where...
  13. smitty239

    NX6 part attributes

    Hi everyone Running nx6 we use a smart part file for punches and buttons. they have a length, a diameter, a P dimension and a W dimension in the expressions. I have a part attribute called CODE is there anyway to have all those expression values show up in the value line of the attribute. I...
  14. smitty239

    using a journal to call a grip program

    thanks cowski ill give it a try Smitty www.changes-consulting.com
  15. smitty239

    using a journal to call a grip program

    Hi Everyone wondering if anyone can help me out. i am in need to call a grip program from a journal, and when it finishes have it pass control back to the journal. Is this possible ? If so does anyone have an example I could possibly use to get started. Appreciate anything you can tell me...
  16. smitty239

    cloning and inter part expressions

    This assembly is really a library part, every main assembly starts with these files, lets say every file has k100_ bla bla bla. I go to this assembly load it to clone it and do a replace k100 with k805 and then clone the assembly. When i open this assembly and start working with it some of the...
  17. smitty239

    cloning and inter part expressions

    I have a large assembly with many part files, and many of the part files have interpart expressions in both mating conditions and expressions. When I clone the assembly replacing part of the file name which is a must by the way, it is job# that changes and every part file has it. A few of the...
  18. smitty239

    nx 7.5 clearance hole table

    so I take it there is no way to do what i want from what you said, the help file says you can edit the table with expressions and formulas but it doesn't give any examples of it. Do you know of a way i can make the depth an expression or formula that it will always use Smitty...
  19. smitty239

    nx 7.5 clearance hole table

    Hi everyone we are running nx 7.5, i would like to modify the clearance hole table.xml I would like to modify the counterbore depth to be a formula or an interpart expression in this table, is there a way to do this and does anyone have an example. we currently use an expression that we...
  20. smitty239

    nx 7 hole series

    Thanks John, I have tryed it that way as well and it still moves everything to your current work layer. I will investigate further and let you know the outcome thanks Smitty www.changes-consulting.com
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