Nx 6: Importing Data from Access for Drafting

[phranxy]

I have a question I'm not sure if its possible, apologies if it sounds a little vague

If their a method of importing data from Microsoft Access (via a .xml file maybe?) to use as a method of dimensioning a drawing? So if you change the numbers in the .xml file the dimensions change in NX.

Thankyou

Scott

 

[JohnRBaker]

If you're talking about changing the parameters of a feature-based model, which would inturn cause the Drawing of that model to update, then yes, it can be done.

First off, it's easier to link your models to an Excel spreadsheet since we have built-in routines to do that, but you could link an NX model to Access, it would just require the creation of some KF routines.

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[phranxy]

Yes this is what i require, thank you for your reply,

could you point me in the right direction for any KF tutorials?

 

[JohnRBaker]

Start with the user Help files. Look under...

Automation -> Knowledge Fusion ->Knowledge Fusion Help and Best Practices

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA

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http://www.plmworld.org/p/cm/ld/fid=209

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