EXPORTING ASSEMBLY FILES: PARTS COME IN OUT OF BODY

[fasdarken]

I'm currently using NX5 and I'm having problems exporting assembly files. Everytime I export the assembly file to either iges or step i get some components (mostly screws/nuts/clips) importing at 0,0,0 (out of body position). is there a setting somewhere that i'm missing?

 

[fasdarken]

bump

 

[jerry1423]

What I would do in a case like this is; export the assembly as a parasolid, then bring those parasolids into a new NX file, then do the export of the new NX file.

GTAC is a good source to call for a problem like this.

 

[fasdarken]

hmmmm its not giving me the option to export as a parasolid

 

[jerry1423]

You will have to do it manually:

File (pull down) > export > parasolid > select entire assembly with a rectangle > give it whatever name you want

Then create a brand new NX file

File > New ...

Then import the parasolid that you made above into this new file.

Then do the export.

 

[hudson888]

File>Export>Parasolid

Are you using STEP214 for assemblies.

Do you have saved defaults for any of your translators or understand how to set and save them? Try doing so with particular attention to the load options and perhaps because of your query the co-ordinate system settings.

I can confirm that what you're reporting is not typical shouldn't occur, but as to why and what setting is causing it we may not have the information to diagnose. My guess is it is probably an unintended effect of something we're not seeing from one or two lines of description.



Best Regards

Hudson

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[fasdarken]

ok I think I figured out whats going on. The main assembly part won't export correctly...makes a very small iges file with a couple curves in it. its when i bring in all the component iges files in together that certain parts come in out of body...
so i guess my new question is: how do i get the full assembly.prt to export into iges? I have already tried the batch translator and exporting out of ug but no luck...i think there must be a setting somewhere for this. i'll be honest with everyone, i know absolutely nothing about this program, we only use for translating purposes...so as far as i know everything is set to default in ug, if that helps at all.

PS it still won't let me export as a parasolid this thing pops up

http://files.engineering.com/getfil...e8-400c-a6b5-11365a1eb17c&file=this_thing.jpg

 

[ewh]

"This thing" is just letting you choose what version you would like to export the file in and what named body you would like to select. If the default is OK, just do a window select around everything. You will then be prompted for a name and location to save it to.

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[hudson888]

fasdarken,

It is most likely caused by your iges export options. If you load an assembly that you wish to export from NX-5 and then File>Export>IGES you will find under the Advanced tab of that dialog a setting for "Coordinate System" that is most likely set to WCS and can be changed to Absolute. Making that change before you export an assembly can be the difference between a faithful result an a mess.

You can save the IGES export settings either as the system default or elsewhere so that you can use them again later.

When importing somebody else's IGES files if they have been output incorrectly then you have no settings available to correct problems with the relative locations of components in an assembly.

Best Regards

Hudson

www.jamb.com.au

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