Adding JT Facetted Bodies into a NX7 Partfile - Can it be done?

[MASawtell]

Question from a colleague:

"Okay, I have a JT File - it has a facetted solid body. I need to add it into the model space of an existing NX part, as background reference - WITHOUT using Add Component. Mind you, doing this in TeamCenter, and not standalone NX mode."

 

[JohnRBaker]

If the JT file was created with a full set of B-rep data stored with it, you could try going to...

File -> Open...

...and set the 'Files of type' option to 'JT Files (*.jt)' and select the .jt file. If there is the proper data you will have what's actually an Assembly with a single Component in it, which will contain the solid body derived from the JT file.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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[MASawtell]

Thanks for the answer, have relayed it to my colleague. My follow up question, which should help folks in the audience - what is the best way to create a JT with a full set B-Rep (NX, IDEAS, etc.)?

Figure there is a white paper for that somewhere from Siemens...

 

[NXrabbi]

Hi, John. An old ex-Siemens instructor here, aka, the "colleague". I thought I'd jump in and make direct communication.

When using File->Open in NX Integration, the filter for file types is grayed out. Should it be available?

The best option so far was to create an Item in Teamcenter, then create a dataset and import the JT into that dataset. Then, instead of adding that NX file as a component, I imported the file into my drawing file where I need the background.

I don't need associativity to that master geometry of the background and I need to see some detail. If it's an engine, I need to recognize different engine components. I do not need selectable edge/fact geometry, just the picture.

Thanks, hope all is well with you.

- Garrett

 

[MASawtell]

Anyone else willing to offer their options on this matter?