Xwheelguy
Automotive
- Mar 17, 2004
- 2,048
Here are the PLM World 2007 Customer Involvement Process Top 10 ERs. Please remember, don't shoot the messenger:
Design:
1.) Hole Wizard: Solidworks has what they call a "Hole Wizard". The Hole Wizard, contains ANSI, ISO, DIN, JIS, Helicoil, DME, etc standard fasteners in inch and metric. It gives you complete control over what type of holes you are creating, after you define the type of hole you want, you can then simply pick points on your part where you want the holes to be placed (easiest thing to do is just create a few reference points). It would be great if we could get a nice GUI and drop down menus to define holes, with the capability of creating the threads at the same time. It would basically be the same functionality as Specialty Engineered Automations Hole Process Expert. If usability is a main concern for NX moving forward, I highly suggest looking into working with SEA to bring their wizard into NX. It is hard to justify spending this much money to migrate to NX when Solidworks has tools like this to ease assembly fixture design/tooling design for a fraction of the cost (included in their basic package).
2.) Tangent to 3 Surface Blend; 3 Faced Blend; Tri-tangent Blend
3.) Improve Hole Creation & Editing: It should be easy and intuitive to create a pattern of holes dimensioned relative to each other in one operation with the hole tool. Both the hole position dimensions and diameter, depth etc. should display when a hole is selected for editing. The current hole position editing procedure is cumbersome. Why do I have to "select tool edge" when I add a dimension? Haven't we already determined which hole I'm editing?
4.) Multiple Hole Placement: Consider the reduction in time and tedium placing multiple holes with common attributes on a common base. Adding a multiple toggle box to the hole creation window would eliminate having to cycle thru the placement face steps that are common for every hole. Simply pick the points previously placed in the base file which correspond to the center of component mounting holes.
5.) Pattern Creation in Sketcher: Create patterns in Sketcher in a similar manner to modeling.
6.) Assembly Constraints: Assembly constraints should be maintained after components move between assembly levels.
7.) Drag Sketch dimensions arrowheads to change Sketch dimension value.
8.) Drag & Drop components with WAVE geometry to maintain links: WAVE links should be maintained after components are moved between assembly levels.
9.) Chamfer Sets: Ability to create Chamfer sets like Edge Blend sets.
10.) Component Arrays: Component arrays should be listed in the assembly navigator as an editable group.
Drafting:
1.) Hole Charts: Provide the ability to generate tabular dimensions for patterns of holes (known as hole charts). This would automatically label holes in an orthographic view and create a table of associative hole information.
2.) Auxilliary View Arrows: Automatically create auxilliary view arrow in parent view with label(s).
3.) Edit Existing Centerline: Provide the ability to manually edit the length of existing centerlines.
4.) Add ID Symbol via Annotation Editor.
5.) Create dims to Freeform Surfaces: In Drafting, we have the need to create dimensions to silhouettes of bodies created using free form surfaces (through curve mesh, swept, NxN, etc.). Our product shapes are really organic in nature; creating vertical, horizontal, etc. dimensions to the over-all extents of the surfaces are difficult. Would like the ability to use silhouette tangencies for the association of dimension lines. If the body changes, the dimension changes. I would like this functionality to exists regardless of the dimension type selected (i.e.: vertical, horizontal, parallel, perpendicular).
6.) Cylindrical centerlines in revolved sections: Provide ability to create cylindrical centerlines from a cylindrical face in a revolved section view.
7.) True Type fonts in Drafting (dimensions, etc.).
8.) Ability to create a Section View from a Section View.
9.) 3D section cut display: When creating a section view in 3D there is no visual indicator in the model to show where the section was exactly taken. Also, when the section view is added to a drawing there is no way to tell which view is the parent view. Need to provide 3D section cut indicators in compliance with ASME and ISO 3D annotation standards.
10.) Rectangular Detail View Definition: Bring back the old method of creating a rectangular boundary using two corner points. Give users the option of using either the center/corner point method or the 2 corner-point method when creating the detail boundary.
CAM:
1.) Thread Milling: Update thread milling so that the operation is consistent with other CAM operations, to benefit from the standard capabilities that are available to existing core operations, such as inheritance of clearance, geometry, feed rates, and tools. Allow the user to directly thread mill any location without having to match parameters in data files.
2.) Probing: Add a module for on-machine probing, including inspecting the part, validating the tool path results, and measuring the IPW for closed loop adjustments.
3.) Hole Milling: Make the hole milling operation available outside of feature based machining. These spiral and helical cut patterns should be available when cutting a circular boundary, edge, or face without having to use features.
4.) Post Performance: Improve speed of post processing in multi-axis and complex machines.
5.) Variable Axis Roughing: Add a module similar to cavity milling, for roughing out multi-axis parts.
6.) Cut Across Voids: Cut across voids is implemented in Face Milling and works only on inner holes. This would extend that functionality to traverses in air along the exterior, as well as have this functionality available even in processors such as Cavity Milling and Surface Contouring.
7.) Tool Length Analysis: Check whether the tool length and flute lengths are suitable for the total cutting situation.
8.) Subroutines: Provide an option to output multiple parts using fixture offsets, subroutines, and macros. This should also recognize instanced geometry.
9.) Feed Rates: The same feeds and speeds dialog that is within the operation should be available from MB3 in the Operation Navigator
10.) Avoid small areas in Cavity Mill: Provide an option to not cut small areas in Cavity Milling. The area could be defined as a multiple of tool diameter, or a user specified value. This is very useful in high speed machining. Often these areas are better machined using a smaller tool and IPW.
Hope some of you find this info useful and remember, there is NO guarantee any of these will appear in future versions of NX.
Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.
Some people are like slinkies....they don't really have a purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
Design:
1.) Hole Wizard: Solidworks has what they call a "Hole Wizard". The Hole Wizard, contains ANSI, ISO, DIN, JIS, Helicoil, DME, etc standard fasteners in inch and metric. It gives you complete control over what type of holes you are creating, after you define the type of hole you want, you can then simply pick points on your part where you want the holes to be placed (easiest thing to do is just create a few reference points). It would be great if we could get a nice GUI and drop down menus to define holes, with the capability of creating the threads at the same time. It would basically be the same functionality as Specialty Engineered Automations Hole Process Expert. If usability is a main concern for NX moving forward, I highly suggest looking into working with SEA to bring their wizard into NX. It is hard to justify spending this much money to migrate to NX when Solidworks has tools like this to ease assembly fixture design/tooling design for a fraction of the cost (included in their basic package).
2.) Tangent to 3 Surface Blend; 3 Faced Blend; Tri-tangent Blend
3.) Improve Hole Creation & Editing: It should be easy and intuitive to create a pattern of holes dimensioned relative to each other in one operation with the hole tool. Both the hole position dimensions and diameter, depth etc. should display when a hole is selected for editing. The current hole position editing procedure is cumbersome. Why do I have to "select tool edge" when I add a dimension? Haven't we already determined which hole I'm editing?
4.) Multiple Hole Placement: Consider the reduction in time and tedium placing multiple holes with common attributes on a common base. Adding a multiple toggle box to the hole creation window would eliminate having to cycle thru the placement face steps that are common for every hole. Simply pick the points previously placed in the base file which correspond to the center of component mounting holes.
5.) Pattern Creation in Sketcher: Create patterns in Sketcher in a similar manner to modeling.
6.) Assembly Constraints: Assembly constraints should be maintained after components move between assembly levels.
7.) Drag Sketch dimensions arrowheads to change Sketch dimension value.
8.) Drag & Drop components with WAVE geometry to maintain links: WAVE links should be maintained after components are moved between assembly levels.
9.) Chamfer Sets: Ability to create Chamfer sets like Edge Blend sets.
10.) Component Arrays: Component arrays should be listed in the assembly navigator as an editable group.
Drafting:
1.) Hole Charts: Provide the ability to generate tabular dimensions for patterns of holes (known as hole charts). This would automatically label holes in an orthographic view and create a table of associative hole information.
2.) Auxilliary View Arrows: Automatically create auxilliary view arrow in parent view with label(s).
3.) Edit Existing Centerline: Provide the ability to manually edit the length of existing centerlines.
4.) Add ID Symbol via Annotation Editor.
5.) Create dims to Freeform Surfaces: In Drafting, we have the need to create dimensions to silhouettes of bodies created using free form surfaces (through curve mesh, swept, NxN, etc.). Our product shapes are really organic in nature; creating vertical, horizontal, etc. dimensions to the over-all extents of the surfaces are difficult. Would like the ability to use silhouette tangencies for the association of dimension lines. If the body changes, the dimension changes. I would like this functionality to exists regardless of the dimension type selected (i.e.: vertical, horizontal, parallel, perpendicular).
6.) Cylindrical centerlines in revolved sections: Provide ability to create cylindrical centerlines from a cylindrical face in a revolved section view.
7.) True Type fonts in Drafting (dimensions, etc.).
8.) Ability to create a Section View from a Section View.
9.) 3D section cut display: When creating a section view in 3D there is no visual indicator in the model to show where the section was exactly taken. Also, when the section view is added to a drawing there is no way to tell which view is the parent view. Need to provide 3D section cut indicators in compliance with ASME and ISO 3D annotation standards.
10.) Rectangular Detail View Definition: Bring back the old method of creating a rectangular boundary using two corner points. Give users the option of using either the center/corner point method or the 2 corner-point method when creating the detail boundary.
CAM:
1.) Thread Milling: Update thread milling so that the operation is consistent with other CAM operations, to benefit from the standard capabilities that are available to existing core operations, such as inheritance of clearance, geometry, feed rates, and tools. Allow the user to directly thread mill any location without having to match parameters in data files.
2.) Probing: Add a module for on-machine probing, including inspecting the part, validating the tool path results, and measuring the IPW for closed loop adjustments.
3.) Hole Milling: Make the hole milling operation available outside of feature based machining. These spiral and helical cut patterns should be available when cutting a circular boundary, edge, or face without having to use features.
4.) Post Performance: Improve speed of post processing in multi-axis and complex machines.
5.) Variable Axis Roughing: Add a module similar to cavity milling, for roughing out multi-axis parts.
6.) Cut Across Voids: Cut across voids is implemented in Face Milling and works only on inner holes. This would extend that functionality to traverses in air along the exterior, as well as have this functionality available even in processors such as Cavity Milling and Surface Contouring.
7.) Tool Length Analysis: Check whether the tool length and flute lengths are suitable for the total cutting situation.
8.) Subroutines: Provide an option to output multiple parts using fixture offsets, subroutines, and macros. This should also recognize instanced geometry.
9.) Feed Rates: The same feeds and speeds dialog that is within the operation should be available from MB3 in the Operation Navigator
10.) Avoid small areas in Cavity Mill: Provide an option to not cut small areas in Cavity Milling. The area could be defined as a multiple of tool diameter, or a user specified value. This is very useful in high speed machining. Often these areas are better machined using a smaller tool and IPW.
Hope some of you find this info useful and remember, there is NO guarantee any of these will appear in future versions of NX.
Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.
Some people are like slinkies....they don't really have a purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
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