NX7.5 Assembly loading problems

[LordMcThor]

Y'alright.
When I start an assembly and load a prt file into it it always comes out bigger than it should. In modeling it's 500mm, in assemblies it's ~550mm. Any idea why it's doing this? Or if there's a way to scale models that'd be good.
Also while I'm at it, how do you make the oversized buttons along the top normal?
Cheers!

 

[JohnRBaker]

How are you measuring your model?

What exactly do you mean by the "oversized buttons"? Are you talking about toolbar icons with names under them? If so, try changing your Role (Resource Bar tab) to something other than one of the 'Essential' Roles.

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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[LordMcThor]

Thanks, so much more space now!
Using the ruler tool, I've checked and double checked. It's stretching in the X and Y planes, not the Z one though... Goes from 20.925 to 25.91 and 50 to 55.01

 

[JohnRBaker]

Make sure that you're actually measuring between edges/faces and not just between screen points.

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[LordMcThor]

Yup measuring from one corner to another, zoomed right in. I'm 100% sure it's the wrong size

 

[JohnRBaker]

OK, do you have multiple solid bodies in your original part file? If so, in your Assembly change the Reference Set to 'Entire Part' and see if anything else shows up.

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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[LordMcThor]

All the bodies are merged, but I tried anyway,no change, also changed "part versions" to as saved, tried turning off partial loading, tried turning off generate missing part family members, no change for any of them.

 

[cowski]

Does this happen to all of your assemblies, or just this particular one?

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[LordMcThor]

Just this one and a different version of the same thing somebody else made. Loaded the other version into an assembly and it was all wrong, so remade it and the same thing happens.

 

[JohnRBaker]

Is it possible to upload the original part file, or at least one which behaves in this manner?

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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[LordMcThor]

Here it is:

 

[cowski]

I measure the length of the c-section part to be 500 mm whether in the part file or an assembly file.

Are you using promotions, wave links, or any type of interpart modeling?

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[LordMcThor]

Hmmmm... Restarted the computer while I cooked dinner, opened a new assembly, loaded and it worked. Double checked and closed and reopened a new assembly, and it didn't work. Re-restarted and clicked assembly, and it worked again. Odd...

 

[JohnRBaker]

There does not appears to be anything wrong with this part and no matter how I load it into an Assembly, the size of the part does not change nor are the measured distances any different between measuring the piece part itself or doing so while working in the context of the Assembly.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[dtharrett]

Aside from the time you got a 50.0 measurement, does the 50 always go to exactly 55.01 or does it change? Are you using measure distance or measure projected distance?