Template conundrum

[Twullf]

Background:

We make wind turbine blades. A standard drawing places 50 cuts along the length of the blade to show the changing shape of the blade.

Conundrum:

Prior to using Master Model we had a template that was used like an assembly, the modeling side had a line with a point set on it. The model for the blade was brought in as an assembly, expressions used to change the length of the line to fit the blade.

The drawing side placed a section cut on each point. This meant when the length of the blade was changed the section cuts automatically moved with the points.

Now we use Master Model. It seems logical that now we need two templates instead of one, the model and the drawing, but the drawing is never going to be used for any other model and I'm not sure if the section cuts will remain associated to the points on the Model.

Any one have a good rule of thumb for the best template for this situation?

 

[JohnRBaker]

In a situation like this, I see no problem with continuing to work as you have in the past as the Master Model drawing philosophy is still being followed since the extra 'geometry' in the Drawing file is only there to assist in the production of the Drawing section views. The actual 'model' of the blade is still being treated as an individual Design model, independent of its Drawing data, which was the intent of the Master Model approach all along, to NOT burden the Design model with the extra drawing data and to allow people to work in parallel, one on the design model and one on the Drawing.

To make this fully compatible with the Master Model approach and to tie it into the way NX works, you will probably need to create a set of 'Drawing Templates' which already contains the so-called rigging data used to connect to and define the section models.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Engineering Software
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