weight properties 2

[BEAEROHEAD]

I need to add the weight of a part to a unigraphics NX2 dwg table. I can extract expressions and attributes, but I can't find a way to link the weight field from the properties.
mass3d? any ideas?

 

[velto]

Beaerohead
I don't use NX2 but in NX3 and NX5 you can use attributes. If you had measurements of the mass in expression {for example p18) than you can write in values of attribute like that <X0.3@p18>kg, you give a name for this attribute (for example total mass). On part list of drafting add new column with right button choose style/ column than choose name of attribute you had on the first step. program automatic give you values of mass (kg).
The second method is on part list after add new column,right click choose style/column/mass you will have values of the mass but only by gram.
Velto

 

[BEAEROHEAD]

Thanks for your response. What I am Looking for is a perametric parameter that will update when I make a change to a part, such as adding or deleting a hole or feature.
So far it hasn't worked in NX2 butI Will work with your suggestions and let you know haw it went.

 

[hudson888]

If you have an advanced assemblies license then the weight properties can be set up under File>Properties, and maintained every time that you save a part.

If you want to do this then you should have a look at setting up your standard parts to have this setting turned on.

Regards

Hudson

 

[BEAEROHEAD]

I think I now what you are talking about(see attached) But I dont have a clue as how to extract that data to a table in the drawing.

 

[hudson888]

You can add this to a parts list in a fairly standard fashion that is provided for in the dialogs and documentation. You will also find standard drawing templates shipped with NX that may provided some good examples of how to do this.

Depending on what version of NX you're using we have determined that the way it is done varied slightly since NX-5 at least includes a few enhancements.

If you look through the topics on this forum going back over the past month or so you may be able to find detailed examination of ways of doing things with weight attributes using Journals and other methods that aren't particularly standard or straightforward.

Preferably you will find it easier to stick to the standard behavior of NX that most people utilize. You'll find as a result that from one version to the next the system should maintain some continuity. Using a parts list would be my first choice for that reason.

Regards

Hudson

 

[man2007]

If we use the weight of a component in the annotation editor, for example <wxyz@$mass> where xyz is the component name, it gives us the integer value, but not the floating point number. I mean to say that we can not control the number of Decimal Places of this weight attribute, although it can be controlled in Parts List.

-man2007

 

[hudson888]

As I said earlier you would do well to look at the recent posts here on the same topic, and check your documentation. The variable listed above is of the correct format for some versions of NX. You may find that there are some new "enhancements" in NX-5. You may also experiment with multiplication or division formulas in the variable depending whether you wish to express a result in grams, kilograms or Lbs and Ounces.

Regards

Hudson