How to extract non-associative feature (NX 5)

[speedster29]

I'm using NX5. Is there an easy way to extract a feature and use it as a new part? Every time I try it NX wants to make it associastive to the original part. I just want the geometry, not the history. I used to use I-DEAS, and it was trivial to do this.

 

[uwam2ie]

copy and paste
copy from the original to the new part aross the clippboard

 

[speedster29]

Thanks. I got this to work for a sketch, at least. When I try to copy an extrude feature I go crazy trying to satisfy all the references it asks for. I wish there was a "just do it, don't ask questions" option.

 

[hudson888]

Okay if the feature is primitive then regardless of booleans you ought be able to extract a new and separate copy. however it is something like a hole a pocket or even a pad then it lives on another solid by its very nature and can only be pasted in that context. That also explains to some extent why most sketches would appear to work.

However what you can always do is to extract solids, sheets, points or curves from one part to another. Probably the easiest way is to wave link them and if you don't wish them to remain associative then break the links or remove parameters.

In a specific example we might be more instructive but this gives you the broad sense of it.

Best Regards

Hudson

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[Michael711]

Yes,just toggle off Associative option in Wave Geometry linker dialog.

Thanks,
Michael