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NX 9 Sketch Offset Curve

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TheWenger

Aerospace
Apr 25, 2013
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In NX 7.5 when you did an Offset Curve command in sketcher, it created an offset dimension (if you had the toggle turned on) and two offset constraints for the endpoints. If I wanted to move the endpoints but keep the offset, I'd just delete the corresponding offset dimension on the endpoint and drag it around (for a spline you can't go past the original endpoint).

In NX 9, it seems to create a single offset constraint that encompasses the main offset dimension and both endpoint positions. There isn't a different offset constraint for each endpoint and I haven't figured out a way, besides using Trim Curve, to remove the endpoint constraint without wiping out the entire offset curve, essentially creating an editable spline.

Any ideas?
 
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Thanks for the response, but it's not really relevant.....
 
I tried what you said, didn't know that it was like this in NX7.5 but it is. also tried the same in NX11 and =NX9.

No, i have no workaround.
You should submit an IR to GTAC to hear their story.

Regards,
Tomas
 
Got the answer from GTAC. There's a toggle in the dialog for "Show Ends". If that's on, you have the option to double click an endpoint to keep it constrained or not.
 
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