NX3 N-sided surfaces 1

[ronin2272]

Hello everyone!
I am a new NX3 user. I've been using Mastercam for the past 8 years, and now find myself trying to forget old habits in the NX3 world.
I am trying to build a flat surface ofr a stamped part using the N-sided surface command. The problem I am having is that I have to select line by line, and it is very time consuming.
Is there a way that will allow me to "chain" a contour instead of clicking line by line?
Your help is greatly appreciated, and I can't wait to be proficient enough to be able to help others as well!
Juan Fontana
Tool and die designer

 

[Xwheelguy]

Step by step:

1. Click on the N-Sided Surface icon to invoke the N-Sided Surface dialog.

2. Choose your N-Sided Surface options on the dialog.

3. When you are ready to select the geometry that defines the N-Sided Surface boundary, decide which direction you wish to chain. For this example, we'll say you are going to chain in a clockwise direction. When you are ready to pick the first curve or edge, select the end in the clockwise-most direction. For a horizontal line, that would mean pick towards the right hand end of the line.

4. Move the cursor to the Selection toolbar & you should see an icon that looks like a chain. This is the Chaining icon. Click it once.

5. Next, find the curve or edge that is to be the very last one in the chain. Click the end that is most COUNTERclockwise. NX should then chain all entities that are coincident up to the last entity you picked in the chain.

These steps can be applied to almost all situations where you need to chain objects for selection purposes. You can even pre-select entities prior to choosing SOME NX commands, but not all of them.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.

http://www.enkei.com

 

[ronin2272]

Thanks a million Tim! I've been reading the forums all week (I'm teaching NX myself) and all your posts have been incredibly usefull. I'm glad I got a chance to thank you!
Juan Fontana