NX 7.5 import points for hole construction

[lahines25]

Is there an easy way in NX 7.5 to import points with X/Y coordinates that will be used to create holes? I saw an old post about importing points via creation of a spline, then deleting the spline. This seems a bit excessive, so I am looking for a more streamlined method. In Inventor, there is a hole table where you can import this easily, so I am looking for something similar if it exists.

Thanks.

 

[uwam2ie]

have you seen:

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=326967

this

 

[lahines25]

this vb file creates non-smart points, so I have no way of controlling the points inserted. After speaking with GTAC, there seems to be no other quick way to do this. Any other advice or user created item that allows control of the points, or at least has them show in the feature tree?

 

[cowski]

Any other advice or user created item that allows control of the points

You can use move object after you import the points if needed.

www.nxjournaling.com

 

[FrankSwinks]

It is possible to have editable smart points for holes. Attached is a demo package (NX7.5 parts, a point dat file and the journal) which works for bsurface faces. It would take some extra code to apply to analytical faces. Editing the hole position can be done by changing the u v parameters or by coordinates that are within tolerance of the face.

To use points say by a x y grid the points can be created on a datum plane or a sketch for projecting to a body for hole creation. Again the points can be moved to also move the holes.

Frank Swinkels

 

[JohnRBaker]

NX 8.5 will have an enhancement which will allow you to 'Import' points from a data file (several file formats will be supported) and while the points created are technically NOT 'Smart Points', they are created as a group which means that it's very easy to import a new set of points and then edit whatever feature was created using these points by replacing one 'group' of points with the new 'group'. And of course, any one of the points can be 'moved' using the Move Object function, as was already mentioned by cowski.

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