Creating dynamic sections

[SiW979]

We are using NX 4 and wish to be able to create a quater section through an assembly which he can toggle on and off. Obviously NX 4 has a pretty neat sectio view tool (view > operation > section) but this only allows us to view a single quadrant of a cylinder for example where we actually want to see 3 quadrants.
I have attached a jpeg to help clarfy what we are trying to achieve, however unless I'm missing a big trick, I don't hold much hope.

Many thanks

Simon :-D
JCB

Best regards

Simon

 

[JohnRBaker]

The so-called dynamic section can only produce the first image since the cutting planes are 'infinite'.

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

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[SiW979]

John

Perhaps it's something worth thinking about for the future? NX7 or 8? It would be a very useful tool. Especially if you could also use it to define section views in drawings too!

Many thanks

Simon
JCB

Best regards

Simon

 

[joycejo]

Simon,

You can do this in drafting using a break out section. Granted you will need to define a set of curves to create the section, in this case I createed a rectangle big enough to cut through the model. This took about 10 seconds.



John Joyce
Tata Technologies iKS
1675 Larimer St.
Denver, CO
www.myigetit.com

 

[SiW979]

John

I think it was just a case of wishful thinking on my be half hoping that there was some silver bullet that would act like the section toggle, we've beend using breakout section assembly cut and what have you, but a toggle switch would have been the ultimate goal.

We've been using I.get.it by the way and it's pretty good!

Regards Simon

Best regards

Simon