Create JT files for all components of an assembly? 2

[AndersSande]

Hi, We have just "discovered" JT format in NX6. And our old parts does not contain the lightweight reference set. How could we with minimum effort create JT format for a given assy containing sub-assys an parts?
Or is the only solution to open an save every single part with the "Save JT format" option set?

 

[SiW979]

You can a run do them all in one hit using a re-file command. we did nearly 500,000 parts in this way when we upgraded to Teamcenter. You would have to ask how to do it though, I'm no sure I'm sorry.

Best regards

Simon NX4.0.4.2 MP10 - TCEng 9.1.3.6.c - (NX6.0.3.6 MP2 native)

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[fmr110]

This might help...

If you go to <Preferences> -> <JT>

Click <Modify Configuration>

You end up with a box that has your JT settings.

If you play with these settings - you might find what you're looking for. Specifically the "Organize JT Files" setting. I think you want it to be set to:

<Assembly and folder of Parts>

Be sure to save your config.

Hope this helps,

-FR

 

[AndersSande]

OK, I'll try this on work tomorrow. Thanks for the support. Great.

Anders

 

[hudson888]

AndersSande,

There are important differences in this case whether you're inside or outside of teamcentre.

In native if you go to a top assembly and just use File>Export>JT then it will prompt for a filename and location where it outputs a .jt file of the assembly and a directory of the same name. The directory will contain .jt files for all the components.

All of which is great if you want to use the JT viewer, but no good if you want faceted representations (lightweight geometry) saved inside your NX files.

Best Regards

Hudson

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[AndersSande]

hudson888 and JCBCad,
Sorry about the fuzzy question, but what I really wanted to do was to create a faceted rep set in the partfile as you suggest.
And THAT can be forced by the refile_part command in NX6 "Command prompt" environment.
But there are som issues still with drawings and faceted parts.
1. You have to place the view on the drawing using the command: View style, Faceted representetion. This is to make the view show faceted parts. Has to be done when placing the view on the sheet, and can't be removed from view later.
2. And then you have to go to Drafting preferences, View, Load Component, On Faceted View Selection, AND , On Faceted View Update.

Both these has to be done manually

 

[JohnRBaker]

For now.

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

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[AndersSande]

JohnRBaker,
For now? Setting of the prameters manually? Or the need for setting them at all?
This should not have been a case at all. The model, faceted or not, should have been behaving the dame way on the drawing.

Always room for improvement in everything. ;-D

 

[UGoverALL]

Before start with refile_part, you have to setup your Customer Default (Tolerance, LOD, etc) to have your "JT/Lightweight" created with your own parameters.

Regards,


Beppe Grimaldi
SISW Italy

 

[JohnRBaker]

The use of 'lightweight' (officially we're trying to play down the use of the term 'faceted') models is evolving. For example, with NX 7.5 there is no longer any need for a 'lightweight' or 'faceted' Reference Set since whether you see the Components of an Assembly as 'Lightweight' or 'Exact' is now just a 'toggled', sort of like saying do you want to see this model shaded or wireframe. The 'lightweight' representations are now part of the model itself and should no longer be thought of a some sort of separate object. Think of it as a body having two 'appearances', one Exact and the other Lightweight, and you can decide which one you wish to use. Now we have not yet taken this all to way into Drafting yet, but eventually that is our goal there as well that you will be able to use the lightweight nature of a model in a drawing yet without having to give-up any expected appearance of a drawing view but without as much overhead as is needed today.

Anyway, I hope clears-up what my comment was intended to convey.

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.

 

[AndersSande]

Yes it does.
Tanks

Anders