lab2010
Aerospace
- Mar 21, 2014
- 43
I have 2 questions about default behavior in assemblies in NX 8.5.
Say I have an assembly that is 3 levels deep (Assy_1 is within Assy_2. Assy_2 is within Assy_3). When I finish building Assy_2, I hide the constraints and datum coordinate system from Assy_1 to keep things looking clean. So the only coordinate system I see when I open the Assy_2 file is for Assy_2. In version 6, when I "Add Component" Assy_2 into Assy_3, the display of coordinate systems was consistent with the way I left Assy_2. I only saw the coordinate system for Assy_2, and Assy_1 coordinate system was still hidden. I would use the coordinate system for Assy_2 to constrain it within Assy_3 and then similarly hide it when completed. So basically I hide all the coordinate systems from sub-assemblies, and they stay hidden when added to another assembly. In version 8.5, each time I add an assembly, every coordinate system from every sub-assembly is displayed. (Meaning I see Assy_2 and Assy_1). I know I can use the Show/Hide window and hide all coordinate systems, but I don't want to hide every coordinate system. I only want to hide the coordinate systems from sub-assemblies. It is getting annoying having to repeatedly go into that window to hide and then show the coordinate systems I want when it has already been specified in the sub-assembly. Is there a way to get the same behavior I had in version 6?
My second question involves the default reference set. When I add a part to an assembly, it comes in as a "model" by default. Almost always, the first thing I need to do is change it to "Entire Part" to do my assembly constraints. Is it possible to add the part as "Entire Part" by default? Once constrained, I can then change it to "model".
Thanks in advance
Say I have an assembly that is 3 levels deep (Assy_1 is within Assy_2. Assy_2 is within Assy_3). When I finish building Assy_2, I hide the constraints and datum coordinate system from Assy_1 to keep things looking clean. So the only coordinate system I see when I open the Assy_2 file is for Assy_2. In version 6, when I "Add Component" Assy_2 into Assy_3, the display of coordinate systems was consistent with the way I left Assy_2. I only saw the coordinate system for Assy_2, and Assy_1 coordinate system was still hidden. I would use the coordinate system for Assy_2 to constrain it within Assy_3 and then similarly hide it when completed. So basically I hide all the coordinate systems from sub-assemblies, and they stay hidden when added to another assembly. In version 8.5, each time I add an assembly, every coordinate system from every sub-assembly is displayed. (Meaning I see Assy_2 and Assy_1). I know I can use the Show/Hide window and hide all coordinate systems, but I don't want to hide every coordinate system. I only want to hide the coordinate systems from sub-assemblies. It is getting annoying having to repeatedly go into that window to hide and then show the coordinate systems I want when it has already been specified in the sub-assembly. Is there a way to get the same behavior I had in version 6?
My second question involves the default reference set. When I add a part to an assembly, it comes in as a "model" by default. Almost always, the first thing I need to do is change it to "Entire Part" to do my assembly constraints. Is it possible to add the part as "Entire Part" by default? Once constrained, I can then change it to "model".
Thanks in advance
