Graphics window jagged edges (faceting) (update display)

[CCD429]

Hello,

I've been using NX everyday for about a year and a half now. I would consider myself an advanced user. However, when it comes to graphics and performance settings I am still very confused.

This is not a critical issue, but it does drive me nuts, and can interrupt my workflow in some cases. What I am talking about is jagged lines (faceting ) when zooming in and out of parts and assemblies.

If it is relevant (and I think it is) the assemblies and parts I work with are never more than 5 feet wide, tall and long, and the smallest dimensions I work with are 0.001" one thousandth of an inch.

Jagged edges when zooming in.

Jagged edges in advanced visualization view.

What I have grown accustomed to doing is clicking the "Update Display" shortcut I created on the View tab of my Ribbon Menu. However, I know there must be a way to automate this. without using AutoHotkey or some other macro magic to click this button every 2 seconds.

before clicking update display

after clicking update display

I have adjusted options and settings under Faceting many times, however it only updates the display when I click "ok" and then its back to the same old problem when zooming in and out.

my current facet settings

current performance settings

NX version

Thank you for any help or advice on this issue, I have seen similar threads in this forum, but none solved my problem.

 

[CCD429]

I think I may have solved my own problem.

By switching to Fixed facet settings, and selecting Fine I get an favorable balance of performance and visualization.

 

[cowski]

https://solutions.industrysoftware....ng-tessellations-in-the-graphics-display.docx

TLDR: set the facet scale to "view" and turn on the "align facets along edges" option

www.nxjournaling.com

 

[IvanNX]

Not working for me in NX 10.

same settings applied in customer defaults.

 

[CCD429]

Ivan, did you try setting the Resolution to "Fine"?

 

[IvanNX]

Tried all levels, it just do not update view.
I set Customer defaults to view,fine, visible objects,align facets, but every time i open files visualization preferences are part, standard, visible objects, align facets not checked...

 

[CCD429]

Ohhh, I know what you're talking about now.

You have to manually change the setting on all of your existing part files.

You can edit your main template file so that new files have this setting on.

customer defaults never work for me. I just make changes to the template file and then save it.

C:\Program Files\Siemens\NX 10.0\UGII\templates

make sure to back up the files you change.

 

[IvanNX]

Ah! I use company templates and we use teamcenter... that mean that I have to ask them to change templates?

 

[CCD429]

I don't know. I only used team center at the nx essentials training.

 

[IvanNX]

Found it.
It was actually in Visualization Performance Preferences, Shaded Views. Render Solids Using Stored Facets was ON, and before NX10 my company used NX 7,5 so they had to reduce rendering time do max out handling of huge assemblies. Now, when I unchecked it, parts looks like this: