NX4 Part Family/Assy Question

[Vikingbro]

NX4.0.3.3 MP1
WinXP SP2
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I asked this on the BBS last week and got ZERO responses, so here goes:

I have a user that came to me with the following scenario:

He has an assembly, called ABC with child parts X and Y. Part Y has an expression that governs the length of an extrude.

In the assy file ABC, he would like to vary the length of Part Y, so he wants to use an interpart expression.

Now, he wants to use assy file ABC as the template file for a Part Family, and he wants to vary that same length expression governing the length of Part Y, in the Part Family Spreadsheet.

Can this be done, and if so, how?

Many thanks!

Chris Cooper
Senior CAD Specialist
Cleveland Golf / Never Compromise

http://www.clevelandgolf.com

http://www.nevercompromise.com

 

[J-C]

Create the Variable in the assembly file. Then create the linked expression from part "Y" and make it equal to that Assembly variable. Create your family of parts and add the variable to the family table.

Jason

UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2006 SP5.1 on WinXP SP2
SolidWorks 2007 SP2.1 on WinXP SP2

 

[Vikingbro]

Thanks for the quick reply, Jason.

I will pass this on to my user!

Have a great day!


Chris Cooper
Senior CAD Specialist
Cleveland Golf / Never Compromise

http://www.clevelandgolf.com

http://www.nevercompromise.com