Orient angle vs 3D angle in assembly constraints.

[tomstickland]

I'm just messing about seeing what Orient Angle could do for me.

However, it doesn't seem to work.

I've got a bolt with a flat on it and I'm controlling the angle of that in a hole.
With 3D angle I click on the flat face on the bolt and a flat face on the block that the hole is in and it forces the bolt to the required angle.

With Orient angle I first click on the axis of the bolt to define the axis of rotation and then the two faces. Nothing happens to the orientation of the bolt though.

I've read the help file and I can see no difference between what I'm doing and what it tells me to do.

Any ideas?

 

[uwam2ie]

orient angle is the way to control angle movements across 180
2d angle is more for rigid /static solutions

 

[JohnRBaker]

Can you provide at least a picture of your situation as well as tell us what version of NX you are running?

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

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

 

[tomstickland]

NX6.
As I described, I'm constraining a bolt in a hole and want to control the angle of it relative to the edge of the part. Just as an example.

Imagine a bolt in a hole with a hex head on it and for some reason I want to make one surface of the hex head at a prescribed angle to the edge of the part.

The help files makes out that it's as easy as picking the axis and then two objects.

 

[JohnRBaker]

In your example, '3D Angle' is probably more than adequate to meet your needs.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

http://www.plmworld.org/museum/

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

 

[tomstickland]

Yes, so where would Orient Angle be used?