NX Extract Geometry Modification

[Abbarth]

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Hello everyone,

I have a complex STEP file which shall be converted to a "living geometry" using NX. The NX Exctract Geometry Feature makes a great job, but the problem remains with the surfaces which cannot be modified. Is there any way/work steps for converting imported surfaces to a geometry which can be afterwards modified, based of course on the imported ones.

After converting the surfaces to NX from the STEP file how I can delete/remove/Isolate the reference which was created between the original/imported STEP file and the extracted ones.

Thank you.

 

[jerry1423]

It would help if you could show a picture of the surfaces that you are referring to.

 

[cowski]

The extract function does NOT convert 'dumb', imported geometry into NX features. You can use the synchronous commands to modify the imported geometry or you can use the imported geometry as a guide to create feature based geometry in NX, but there is no command to directly convert imported geometry into "living geometry" as you call it.

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[Frank2288]

Do you need to do this in NX? Otherwise you could try other software geometric extraction tools (e.g. Solidworks).

 

[Abbarth]

@cowski which are those synchronous commands to modify the imported geometry?

@Frank2288 yes, NX

 

[Frank2288]

Well, depending on your needs (especially regarding accuracy of the final result), i think that a solution could be to reverse-engineer the surfaces/bodies using the information and appareance of the imported geometry

 

[cowski]

@cowski which are those synchronous commands to modify the imported geometry?

Check out Menu -> Insert -> synchronous modeling. All of these commands can be used to modify imported geometry.
Other NX commands can also be used to modify existing faces on imported geometry, such as: offset, draft, X-form, etc.

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[Abbarth]

Thank you for your replies.

 

[Toost]

Frank2288 :
I am curious: What would solidworks be able to do with the imported geometry that NX wouldn't ?
Have you seen what the X-form and the I-form can do ?

Regards,
Tomas