Keep Feature at Bottom of Part Navigator 1

[Legs11]

Hi All,
Does anyone know if there is a way to keep a feature like Body Measurement as the last feature in the Part Navigator tree in NX8.5? What I am wanting to do is use the Analysis --> Measure Bodies to create an associative body measurement that appears in the Part Navigator. If I then put in some holes or trim the part I would like the Body Measurement to automatically shift to the last feature in the tree so the Mass, Volume etc updates to the new values. At the moment I am manually dragging it to the bottom of the Part Navigator but it would be nice if I could get it to move automatically.

Thanks,
Jackie.

 

[JohnRBaker]

This may sound like a kludge, but it works. As I've done in the attached example, use...

Insert -> Associative Copy -> Extract Geometry...

...and set the 'Extract Geometry Type' to 'Body' and toggle OFF the 'Fix at Current Timestamp' option. Now create your Body Measurement selecting ONLY the Extracted body. What this will do is keep the Body Measurement as the LAST feature of your model. One thing you need do is go back to the...

Format -> Reference Set...

...function and make sure that the extracted body it NOT part of the 'Model' Reference Set. Also 'Hide' the Extracted Body or move it to an unseen Layer.

Anyway, give it a try ans see if this will give you what you're looking for.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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[Legs11]

Hi John,
Thanks for your reply that will give me what I need. I did not think to use Extract Body and I do not mind having to filter it out of the model reference set.

Best Regards,
Jackie.

 

[cubalibre000]

Sorry John, but if you add feature, the extracted body with 'Fix at Current Timestamp' OFF doesn't stay at the bottom of the part navigator.
You need always move the related feature, then extracted body is not useful.

Thank you...

Using NX 8 and TC9.1

 

[JohnRBaker]

If works exactly as I've described, but ONLY IF, as I previously stated, you HIDE the extracted body. That way you can't accidently pick it when you're ADDING features to the original model. If you add the features to the body that you selected when you created the Extract Body feature and IF the 'Fix at Current Tomestamp' was toggled OFF, any feature ADDED to the original boidy will be placed in the Modeling tree BEFORE the Extracted Body.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[Legs11]

I find it works exactly as John described. Every time I add a feature to the original solid the Exracted Bady drops to the Bottom of the Part Nav. I have already linked some things to the associative Mass and Volume of the Extracted Body to add to my drawings. All working really well and saves me some time.

Best regards,
Jackie

 

[cubalibre000]

Hi John, it works fine with the steps described in your last post.
Thank you and sorry for mistake.

Thank you...

Using NX 8 and TC9.1