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  1. cowski

    NX CAD CAM Workstation Recommendations

    The Siemens certified system list is a good place to start. https://support.sw.siemens.com/en-US/product/209349590/knowledge-base/PL8017193 The "NX graphics certification" link will download an Excel file. The Excel file will have a "supported systems" page. You'll probably have to log into...
  2. cowski

    NX Help

    I'd suggest using a journal instead of GRIP as they are easier to work with. If you have one or more point sets that you need to export, it should be fairly straightforward. The following thread has a guide on working with Excel via journals. It was written by a now retired Siemens employee. It...
  3. cowski

    NX10. Assembly Navigator. Column with freeze status of component

    Sounds like it was added to later versions and may not be available in NX 10.
  4. cowski

    NX10. Assembly Navigator. Column with freeze status of component

    If memory serves, the freeze status shows up in the "out of date" column of the assembly navigator. You may need to turn this column on by right clicking in the navigator -> columns -> toggle the "out of date" option on.
  5. cowski

    Sew: tool does not share a common boundary

    If your FEA has an "extract midsurface" command, you might be able to thicken the sheets in NX modeling and unite them into a solid that will be usable in your FEA.
  6. cowski

    Sew: tool does not share a common boundary

    Are you preparing a model for FEA? If so, there are tools on the FEA side for this (I think it is called "stitch"). You cannot sew the surfaces together in modeling as it is not valid geometry.
  7. cowski

    Monitor and access the data

    I'd suggest that you ask your customer to make the desired change to the code or, if you can code, ask them to give you access to the source code.
  8. cowski

    Question: How to make a vector based PDF

    I don't think that NX gives you direct control over the DPI, but I think it has your other options covered. colors: black on white (monochrome) output text: polylines (converts fonts to lines) NX output is vector based for unshaded views generated from the model (I think shaded views do use...
  9. cowski

    Drawing background color.........................

    If your drawing is currently using the "monochrome display" option, go to preferences -> visualization -> color -> drawing layouts. In this dialog, you can change the foreground and background color. If your drawing is NOT using "monochrome display", go to preferences -> background, choose a...
  10. cowski

    NX2406 Dock Resource Bar on Second monitor

    I don't have 2406 installed (yet), but I think those options have essentially been removed. https://community.sw.siemens.com/s/question/0D5KZ000008SEXy0AO/i-didnt-see-the-overlap-on-second-monitor-feature-in-2312-that-was-in-nx-2306
  11. cowski

    Create Sheet and Drawing templates........................

    I'm not sure what that option does. I don't think it was available the last time I setup drawing templates. I just created my drawing files and edited the pax file manually (it is a plain text file). Perhaps someone else can shed some light on that option.
  12. cowski

    Menu customatization....

    The first thing I do after installing NX for someone is to go to the roles tab and set content -> advanced. This will add the menu to your top border bar, expand all dialogs, and show more commands in the GUI. Note, however, that this action will overwrite any customization that you have added...
  13. cowski

    Create Sheet and Drawing templates........................

    Either the part or the pax file (possibly both) are currently write-protected. Either modify these files so that you can overwrite them or save new files to a location where you have read/write access. If you are setting up templates for a group of users, I suggest using NXcustom...
  14. cowski

    I'm sure this used to work....didn't it?

    There is the "UpdateListingWindow" method. Per the NX help docs:
  15. cowski

    CENTERLINE FROM A TUBE BODY

    mmauldin's advice about creating a ruled surface and isoparametric curves should work well in this instance.
  16. cowski

    Journal to set cell settings and export Parts List

    Sorry, I should have read your code more closely. I saw that you were iterating through each cell and assumed you were writing out the text yourself.... Which may be the way to go here. You could grab the displayed text from each cell and not have to worry about cell style preferences.
  17. cowski

    Journal to set cell settings and export Parts List

    Have you tried the "theUfSession.Plist.ListToFile" method? You'd probably have to post process the file to get CSV output, but it may get you close.
  18. cowski

    CENTERLINE FROM A TUBE BODY

    If it is a single sheet body, use the "make solid" command to convert it to a solid. If it is a collection of sheet bodies, use the "sew" command (use the solid body output option).
  19. cowski

    Component Creator - with Smart Sorting feature

    You can now, with the updated forum. Click on someone's user name and then choose "start conversation"; this will send them a direct message.
  20. cowski

    CENTERLINE FROM A TUBE BODY

    https://community.sw.siemens.com/s/question/0D54O000061wqJISAY/length-of-the-pipe The thread above (Siemens community forum) has a method that was used before the addition of the extract center line command. Perhaps it will work for you.

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