View Rotation Centre Nx9 5

[paverte]

All
The way CATIA creates a view centre of rotation is excellent, you just middle click in the graphics view over some arbitrary geometry and the (face/line/edge whatever... ) and CATIA will centre that point in the view and centre the rotation at that point at the same time. This rotation centre is held will you a re invoking modelling dialogs (like cures etc...)
When will NX develop the same functionality?

I am constantly browsing large models/assemblies and in even though in NX8 I could hold MB2 down to get a rotation centre as soon as I enter a modelling dialog (like basic curves) the rotation centre resets itself. Now in NX9 I hold MB2 and I get the view rotation centre but as soon as I let go the centre resets.

Please can we get a MB2 one click "view centre/rotation centre"

regards
Paul

 

[Arkance/PhoeNX]

Have you tried RMB in the display and selected 'Set Rotation Reference'?
Or you press Ctrl + F2. You can then pick your point.
You can clear with a RMB or Ctrl + F3.

I don't think you can assign to MB2 but the function works to set a permanent rotation centre until cleared.


Anthony Galante
Senior Support Engineer


NX3 to NX9 with almost every MR (18versions) plus the NX10 Beta

 

[GrLoki]

Hi,

NX has advantage fron CATIA. NX can automaticaly recognize where you are on assembly or large model or where you want to have a rotation point. Some times this recognize is wrong from your requirement.
For this time you can set rotation point and other usefull functions under RMB menu.

Best regards
Graviant Lokimovic

 

[paverte]

Anthony
Of course I've tried them all, the point here is to reduce "over head" not increase.
I don't want to
1. RMB click
2. drag down
3. select 'Set Rotation Reference'
4. select point,
nor do I want to take my hand of the space ball just to hold CRTL+F2 (not F3 mate) just to get a rotate centre.

I just want to do a one click operation ... MB2 BAM! done.

Graviant
You will struggle to find a bigger "PRO UG" supporter than myself (UGIIv9 to NX9) and yes NX is best, but on this one I disagree. In a large assembly moving from one small component to another you the centre rotations stays behind or is at absolute. I simply want to centre my view and rotation point in one click ... UG can’t do it. In Nx8 you could at lease hold MB2 down to set rotation point and then RMB while holding MB2 and this would set the point but it would reset when invoking another function. Now in NX9 thats gone???

Yes I understand you can set you CRTL RMB menu to have 'Set Rotation Reference' but it is just extra clicks for noting.

When you are "modelling large complex models in anger", this functionality is truly great and time saving,
You should both try it some time.
Regards
Paul

 

[NGMatt]

I couldn't agree more, the middle mouse button set rotation is desperately needed. I will keep checking in here to see if this ever gets resolved.

 

[cowski]

nor do I want to take my hand of the space ball just to hold CRTL+F2 (not F3 mate) just to get a rotate centre.

You can map the [kbd]Ctrl[/kbd]+[kbd]F2[/kbd] key combination to one of the spaceball buttons.

www.nxjournaling.com

 

[Toost]

How about setting the Customer default : Gateway - Visualization- View/Screen- Rotation point delay = 0, then NX will use the position of the cursor as the center of rotation .
If it works for you, it's a click less than that other system

Regards,
Tomas

 

[cnc07]

@paverte

Catia completely sucks when it comes to 3d view manipulation for the 3d geometry window. I have been using Catia V5 since V5R2 and own a machining(AM2)license seat as well. I have been using Catia since 1999 and I exactly know its strengths and weaknesses inside out including the CAA APIs.

Ever since I used UG(from NX3 to NX8) on my previous workplaces, I can say the spacepilot sdk implementation is done best in NX when compared to any other CAD/CAM systems.

NX automatically recognizes the center of the rotation as you move the large models on the screen. Which is very important and helpful when programming the large (some 10 to 30 foot) parts. In Catia you constantly keep clicking the middle mouse button.

My company has recently purchased another CAD system "SpaceClaim" which has also another neat idea implemented for the center of rotation. You dont have to select/pick the center with the mouse click as it recognize the location of the mouse cursor on the model feature. You simply move the mouse where you want the center of rotation but it has to be on somewhere on the model's geometry feature. It is new to me so I have yet to explore it more before I say more about it. But it is certainly 1000 times better than Catia. Moreover, Catia folks managed to screw up the spacepilot sdk implementation in the SP4 of V5R18. After that I kept going back and forth with them to fix it but it has been over 7 years and still waiting.

Please don't say Catia is the best in this case. Because it is not.

Regards.

 

[Toost]

CNC07, : "You dont have to select/pick the center with the mouse click as it recognize the location of the mouse cursor on the model feature. You simply move the mouse where you want the center of rotation but it has to be on somewhere on the model's geometry feature."

This is exactly what you get in NX by the setting i noted above.

Regards,
Tomas

 

[cnc07]

Dear Tomas,

Thanks for pointing it out. I got a bit upset and I forgot to read anything after Paul's post.


Regards