Catia V5 user lerning NX8 (missing union trim and solid combine?)

[Erkka]

Hallo!

I am a CatiaV5 user, and Im just started with NX8. I think its really nice but I miss two features from Catia, the boolean operation "Union trim" and the sketchbased feature "Solid Combine"

1. The good thing whit union trim in Catia is that you can choose what to keep and not and then unite the parts, all in one operation.

-Instead of "Union Trim" I use the two features "Trim Body" and afterward "Unite" in NX. Is this the best way to do it (check attached picture.1)

2. Whit “Solid Combine” in Catia you can create a body whit two sketches, one vertical and one horizontal (check attached picture.2) I haven’t found a similar feature in NX, so I have been using the “Intersect” operation, intersecting to bodies and getting the same result , Is this the best way to do it?

Grateful for answers!
//Erkka

 

[Erkka]

Oops forgot to link up picture 2. Here it is...

 

[JohnRBaker]

As for your first question, see the attached avi. It shows how you can use 'Selection Intent' with the 'Stop at Intersection' option toggled ON, so that as you select your curves you only get that portion of the curves/edges which represents the desired 'profile' that you wish to extrude. Also note that I have the automatic Boolean 'Unite' toggled ON so that this can be done in a single operation.

As for your second question; YES, that's the workflow one would use with NX to get a model representing the common volume, or intersection, of two extruded profiles/sketches.

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[uwam2ie]

@ Erkka,
nx in not a version of V5 you have to learn other workflows
regards