OPEN NX 7.5 FILES IN NX 6

[mhaze813]

I am looking for help. I am currently using NX 7.5 for all modeling and detailing. I have a customer that uses NX 6. I am wanting to know if anyone knows if/how you can export the file to NX 6 and keep the detail associative to the model so I can send the electronic data to the customer. I know i can save off the model and the detail seperately but I am hoping there is a way to keep from doing this. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[looslib]

There is no way to maintain associativity since you are exporting file data in 2 different formats.


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[JohnRBaker]

There is NO downward compatibility in NX. The best that you can do is export a non-parametric Parasolid model compatible with older versions of NX which can then be opened in that older version of NX. While typologically the model would be 100% accurate and valid, it would contain NO feature or parameter data nor would it retain any assembly or associative relationship with any of the files in the current version of NX that it was exported from. But it could be used for manufacturing, creating drawings from or to be meshed for use in Simulation applications. These models can also be added as components to an assembly, just that they will be simple Solid/Sheet body models and nothing more.

To find this function for exporting compatible Parasolid models go to...

File -> Export -> Parasold...

...where you will be offered a list of legacy versions of Parasolid, and their compatible versions of NX, which you indicate when you export your model(s). Once created, you can then launch the legacy version of NX and either using File -> Open AS to create a new Part file based on the Parasolid model or you in File -> Import the Parasolid model(s) into an existing legacy Part file.

That is about as best as you're going to be able to do.

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[ewh]

This has also been answered in a FAQ.

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