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Mechanical
Just wanted to share a tip on contour flange feature creation using NX Sheetmetal (UG NX4, WinXP-32).
If you want to create an associative (parametric) length contour flange, based on a saved measurement, the saved measurement must be placed earlier in the history tree than the contour flange. If it isn't you'll actually be able to input the measurement name in the contour flange definition (without any warning from NX), but after you close out the dialogue boxes, the associativity will be lost and only the static value will remain. If the measurement is moved before the flange in the history tree though, the associativity will "stick". Using saved measurements is handy if there are multiple features that need the same length definition.
Question on contour flanges:
Why can't contour flanges be created with "Up to Selected" constraints, instead of just a value?
If you want to create an associative (parametric) length contour flange, based on a saved measurement, the saved measurement must be placed earlier in the history tree than the contour flange. If it isn't you'll actually be able to input the measurement name in the contour flange definition (without any warning from NX), but after you close out the dialogue boxes, the associativity will be lost and only the static value will remain. If the measurement is moved before the flange in the history tree though, the associativity will "stick". Using saved measurements is handy if there are multiple features that need the same length definition.
Question on contour flanges:
Why can't contour flanges be created with "Up to Selected" constraints, instead of just a value?