Bridge curves

[DigiBob]

How do I constrain the radii on bridge curves? The radius contraint box is always grayed out no matter what options I pick.



Bob Snead
Designer
Northropgrumman.com

 

[PSI-CAD]

Hi Bob,

The radius constraint box is available just after the selection of the curves and not before.


Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos

http://www.psi-cad.com

 

[DigiBob]

Even after I select the curves it is still grayed out. The curves are co-planar by the way. In the help file it says curves must be co-planar.

Bob Snead
Designer
Northropgrumman.com

 

[JohnRBaker]

The Radius Constraint 'Type' has to be changed from 'None' to either 'Minimum' or 'Maximum' before the 'Value' item is ungrayed. Also, the 'Constraint Type' of the Bridge Curve has to be set to at least 'G1 (Tangent)' before you can impose a Radius Constraint.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[DigiBob]

How do I change the type? is it in the customer defaults? grayed out box won't let me do anything and I have G1 selected.

Bob Snead
Designer
Northropgrumman.com

 

[JohnRBaker]

What version of NX are you running?

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

http://www.plmworld.org/museum/

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[DigiBob]

NX6

Bob Snead
Designer
Northropgrumman.com

 

[JohnRBaker]

You have to expand the section of the Bridge Curve dialog labeled 'Radius Constraint' per the attached image (showing what your dialog should look like) which was taken from an NX 6.0 session. Check it out and see if this is what you're seeing.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

http://www.plmworld.org/museum/

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.