detail view NX6

[msledden]

In NX6 when using NX Sheetmetal and creating a flat pattern, if you try to create a detail view from the flattern view in drafting, nothing shows up in the detail view. Any other view on the drawing, no problem creating a detail view. The only thing I can come up with right now to tell the users here is to bring in another flat pattern view and change the boundary and manually create a detail view.

 

[JohnRBaker]

I have no problems whatsoever creating a detail view from the wireframe 'Flat Pattern' view added to the Drawing using NX 6.0.4.3. However, I'm using the Master Model approach to creating a Drawing (where the Drawing file is an Assembly and the part model was added as a Component). Are you?

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[msledden]

No we are not using mastermodel at this time. I wish we were.

 

[JohnRBaker]

I tested this on a non-master model drawing and it appears to be a problem. I suggest that you contact GTAC and have them open an IR, but don't be surprised if the final response is that it 'Works as intended', meaning that it was designed for and works as intended when using the Master Model approach.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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[msledden]

GTAC's response was that it will be fixed with NX7.5. We just went to NX6, there is no way we are going to NX7 any time soon. To me that is a lousy answer.

 

[JohnRBaker]

As I alluded, since it works in Master Model (which is the recommended way to make Drawings in NX), this will reduce the priority of this PR since technically it DOES work when the system is being used as it was designed to be used.

However, even if you DID go to NX 7.0, you would still NOT get this fix since you stated that GTAC indicated that it would be fixed in NX 7.5. Note that NX 7.5 is a totally different release than is NX 7.0.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[hudson888]

A better answer might be that you can easily maintain your own data with a few extra steps that may involve the judicious use of layers. In not availing yourselves of master model method you're forced to forego several other advantages that method offers several of which are quite likely penalising your with greater inconvenience than this one. It seems to me that this is simply a matter of understanding how features designed into the software work and choosing to go with how they are intended to work or making decisions to adopt your own standards. You may have good reasons many of which relate to legacy data which prompt you you make those decisions. But if most other users are adopting different methods then it seems reasonable that what has become non-mainstream requires a little extra work (perhaps customisation) in order to use it.

On the other hand from time to time you'll find that the system does support features and methods that relate most heavily to supporting legacy data properly. Their continued existence also continues to offer ways to work which newer users in their relative ignorance fail to appreciate. You may see occasional discussions on the forum about the use of layers for which many newcomers to NX have little use or understanding. Some would like to get rid of them altogether. You on the other hand may be about to find out why that could be a really bad idea.

Best Regards

Hudson

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[JohnRBaker]

Hudson,

Are you sure that this response was intended for this thread?

The issue here was not how to control the visibility of objects in a Drawing but rather a problem with creating a Detailed View from a Sheet Metal part's 'Flat Pattern'.

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.