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Brief Videos about NX (the flagship CAD product from Siemens) from Taylor Anderson. These will mostly be brief Tutorials, Tips and Tricks, How-To, and answers to frequently asked questions about NX parametric part and assembly modeling, including template model creation and usage.
NX Assembly Mass Properties: Measuring MOI about Alternate Axes [NX 2406]
I got a great question today about how to use the NX Mass Properties Management tools to examine/estimate/extract the Moment of Inertia of a set of rotating parts in an assembly. This simple example walks through how to use either the Centroidal MoI numbers or the WCS (Work Coordinate System) MoI numbers to extract this value. In this example you'll see that both methods work great for arriving at the same answer. In general, the Centroidal numbers will work great if you're looking at rotation around the centroid with an axis of rotation parallel to one of the global X, Y or Z directions. If the axis of rotation you're examining is not parallel with one of the standard directions, then placing the WCS such that one of its axes is aligned with the axis you care about will do the trick, and give you the values you're after. I hope that all makes sense! Please let me know if you find this useful!
(NOTE: I recorded this video using NX 2406, but everything in the video can be accomplished in any version of NX since NX 1899.)
(NOTE: I recorded this video using NX 2406, but everything in the video can be accomplished in any version of NX since NX 1899.)
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NX Assembly Mass Properties: Variable Mass for NX Deformable Components [NX 2406]
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With the June 2024 release of NX, the author of a Deformable Component can now specify whether it should be considered as a classic Deformable Component with fixed mass, or as “stock” material with variable mass! This video walks through the original historical intent for NX Deformable Components (they were originally envisioned as a way to model parts that are manufactured in a specific shape,...
NX Template Authoring: Dual-input schemes for Expressions [NX 2406]
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From time to time in NX Template Studio Author, it's useful to allow users to choose between more than one input style for a specific expression. With the June 2024 release of NX, you can now add multiple widgets to control the same expression in different ways, and these will automatically stay synchronized. This can be useful in the context of simple/advanced or beginner/advanced dialog desig...
NX Deformable Components: Utility for Modernizing your Deformable Components [NX 2406]
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With the June 2024 release of NX, we've added a simple utility for moving Deformable Components forward from the older UDF-based definitions to the Feature Template based definitions, enabling powerful new configuration, including modern NX Block-based selection widgets for resolving geometric inputs!
NX Template Authoring: Adding F1 Help to your Templates [NX 2406]
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With the June 2024 release of NX, we've added an easy way to add help documentation to your templates. This enables end users of NX Templates to use the familiar F1 help gesture and the question mark at the top of the Template dialog to launch your custom help. Because Feature Templates, Product Templates, and Deformable Components are all authored in the same Template Studio Author tool these ...
NX Measure: Three New Measurement Types [NX 2406]
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The NX Measure command is architected to allow us to add new measurement types relatively easily, and the June 2024 release of NX continues the trend of adding a few useful new measurement types! The new Inscribed Circle measurement is very useful for applications involving parallel roller systems like printing applications, or other sheet materials that are rolled or unrolled at assembly time....
NX Feature Templates: Converting UDFs with Legacy Positioning Dimensions [NX 2406]
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Migrating UDFs to Feature Templates is easier than ever with new support for legacy RPO dimensions. If your older UDFs contain RPO dimensions, Template Studio Author can now recognize these and optionally allow you to add an extra button to your Feature Template dialog to allow editing and redefinition of these dimensions!
NX Deformable Components: New Authoring in Template Studio Author [NX 2406]
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With the June 2024 release of NX, Deformable Components are now authored using the Template Studio Author environment, just like Product Templates and Feature Templates. Deformable Components have also been enhanced in some key ways, including the ability to edit the deformation definition, the ability to use Deformable Components authored using any units, and of course new modern and configura...
NX Feature Templates: Using a Label to show a Warning Message [NX 2206]
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I got a great question today about whether we could create a Label in a Product Template dialog that would conditionally display a warning message when a particular input is not incorrect. We of course have a variety of automatic checkers built into NX that can display NX Alert messages, but with a little bit of creativity we can certainly do this inside the dialog in a Label as well. This exam...
NX Template Authoring: Scale Limits driven by Expression [NX 2312]
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We've had several requests to allow NX Expressions (model parameters) to drive the LIMITS of sliders and spinners in Product Template (and Feature Template) user dialogs. We've enabled this in the December 2023 release of NX! Check out this interesting new dynamic behavior in this video, and please let us know about the interesting ways you end up using this new capability!
NX Feature Templates: Automating Placement at Multiple Points [NX 2312]
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With the December 2023 release of NX, we added a cool ability for Feature Templates that use a point for positioning. Template authors can use an optional new setting to allow Feature Templates to be automatically placed at multiple points at the same time, rather than needing to select each location individually. As you'll see, this includes some automatic recognition of each individual target...
NX Feature Templates: New Options for Resolving Geometric References [NX 2312]
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With the December 2023 release of NX, we give creators of Feature Templates a new option to help guide consumers to more effectively choose geometry that will correctly drive your Feature Template. In particular, the new options allow the author to choose whether Selection Intent Rules will be reused exactly, or whether end users can Redefine these on the fly. Similarly, authors can choose whet...
NX Measure: New Associative XYZ Components for Distance Measurements [NX 2312]
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In the December 2023 release of NX, we added the ability to create associative measurement results for the X, Y and Z components of Distance measurements. These were previously displayed, but could not be saved as an associative expression. (A quick note for the interested student... You might recognize that these components are actually the exact same results as if we had performed a "Minimum ...
NX Assembly Mass Properties Management: Automatic Support for Assembly Cut Operations [NX 1872]
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This example shows how NX automatically manages the mass properties changes associated with an assembly cut operation, where material is removed post-assembly. In this case, the original components can remain unmodified (as-manufactured), and the mass removal appears as a negative mass contribution at the assembly level. I hope you find this useful!
NX Assembly Mass Properties Management Overview (from Realize Live 2022)
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I've had a few requests for this lately, so here's my virtual presentation from our Realize Live User Conference in 2022. Combining some PowerPoint with a live demonstration, this long-form presentation goes through a lot of the philosophy behind our work here, as well as some observations and best practices from the customers who have been deriving great benefit from the new tools. Please let ...
NX Measure: Measuring relative to an alternate coordinate system [NX 12.0.1]
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NX Measure: Measuring relative to an alternate coordinate system [NX 12.0.1]
NX Expressions: Simple Requirement Checks on a Measure
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NX Expressions: Simple Requirement Checks on a Measure
NX Feature Templates: Using Points and Hole Features [NX 2206]
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NX Feature Templates: Using Points and Hole Features [NX 2206]
NX Measure: Fast Multiple Measurements with Input Reselection [NX 2206]
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NX Measure: Fast Multiple Measurements with Input Reselection [NX 2206]
NX Template Authoring: Image Tooltips for Option Menus [NX 11] and [NX 2212]
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NX Template Authoring: Image Tooltips for Option Menus [NX 11] and [NX 2212]
NX Template Authoring: Swapping Dialog Images [NX 2212]
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NX Template Authoring: Swapping Dialog Images [NX 2212]
NX Assembly Mass Properties: Alternate ways to remove duplicate mass from WAVE links
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NX Assembly Mass Properties: Alternate ways to remove duplicate mass from WAVE links
NX Product Templates: Adding a User Interface to a Drawing [NX 2306]
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NX Product Templates: Adding a User Interface to a Drawing [NX 2306]
NX Assembly Mass Properties: New precision options and a new Center of Mass property [NX 2306]
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NX Assembly Mass Properties: New precision options and a new Center of Mass property [NX 2306]
NX Measure: Measuring to extended arcs... Will my swinging object collide? [NX 2306]
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NX Measure: Measuring to extended arcs... Will my swinging object collide? [NX 2306]
NX Feature Templates: Using a Parameter Table with new data types [NX 2306]
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NX Feature Templates: Using a Parameter Table with new data types [NX 2306]
NX Product Templates: Reusing Feature Templates within Product Templates [NX 2306]
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NX Product Templates: Reusing Feature Templates within Product Templates [NX 2306]
NX Product Templates: "Fit Screen" Visual Rule for NX Template Authoring [NX 2306]
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NX Product Templates: "Fit Screen" Visual Rule for NX Template Authoring [NX 2306]
NX Product Templates: Using a Parameter Table with new data types [NX 2306]
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NX Product Templates: Using a Parameter Table with new data types [NX 2306]
NX Product Templates: How does the "Part Family Refinement" control work? [NX 2212]
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NX Product Templates: How does the "Part Family Refinement" control work? [NX 2212]
Is there a tool as it were PTS but to be used in sketch? 2D Reuse Library does not offer User Interface as PTS does. Thanks in advance.
Very nice demo. Thanks!
I created a template that has some dimensions shown in readtext only field but for some unkown reason this dimensions show more zeros than the value is show in expressions editor, so in Expressions editor it is so 12.5 but in the template it is 12.500000...do you know how can I change it?
@Stocjon1985: Great question. We've noticed this as well, and we're adding a specific control for the number of displayed decimal places in both ReadOnly and Label widgets in an upcoming release of NX. Thanks for asking!
@@taylorandersonnxvideos Tks for replying.
Hello. First of all, this videos are so benefical. I need to ask you something sir. How can I add picture like a Mold Wizard informations. I need to see dimensions and I need to change in this picture. How can I add and manage ? Thank you for your videos. I like it so much.
If I understand your question correctly, it sounds like you're wanting to add an image to your dialog? You can use the "Label" widget in Template Studio Author to do this. This video shows some examples of this and shows the ability to swap this image dynamically if needed. th-cam.com/video/olMebCktZHM/w-d-xo.html Does this help?
Sir your every videos are incredible Thaaks a lot to share such aladin ka chiraag
Thank you so much!
Very nice video as per usual. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Stephen!
Great tutorial. I was also interested in how this O'ring was designed in NX in order to behaviour like that. Thanks.
This other video should be helpful in this regard: th-cam.com/video/PmMAkMBxjmc/w-d-xo.html The key is choosing the centerline curve as the desired "input" for the deformation. Deformable Components can have either geometric or numerical inputs that guide their deformation. Does this help?
Hello... it's so Great sharing...🎀🤩👍👌
Thank you!
Hello sir, how to calculate PCD of that patterned hole wrt wcs
I think you're asking about the Pattern Circle Diameter? In newer versions of NX (starting with NX 2406) you could directly measure the pattern circle diameter using three points. In older versions, creating a circle using three points first, and then measuring the circle would likely be the fastest way. Does that help?
@@taylorandersonnxvideos thank you for the reply sir, yes it works in newer version.....
Thanks for this! How do you associate these to requirements that you create in Teamcenter?
On the Teamcenter side, you'll first link the Requirements to the NX Item Revision. With this link in place, NX will find the Requirements when you open the part in NX, and automatically display them in the Requirements Validation tool in NX. You can then create the checkers in NX that relate the specific measurement expression to the requirement. Does that make sense?
Is it possible to block the OK and the Apply buttons when test==false, so the user can't create the part when some parameter is wrong?
Great question! Most of the parameter entry widgets have the ability to add limits (upper and/or lower) to each input. If one of these limits is exceeded, the OK and APPLY buttons will automatically be disabled, and warning messages about the out-of-range inputs will be displayed. Does that make sense?
Best teacher of NX in YT.
You're very kind! Thank you!
Hi Taylor, is it possible to implement full hole capabilities - in my case the hole table with all the defined differend hole types and values - in feature template?
Thanks, Michael! Yes, this should certainly be doable using a Parameter Table today. In fact, Parameter Tables and Feature Templates are a perfect combination for things like this. This video shows the ability to use Parameter Tables with a wide variety of expression types: th-cam.com/video/DhXEdZUI8bA/w-d-xo.html Does this help?
Hi Taylor, the title of this video is "NX Feature Template ..." but you are showing PTS-Studio. Do we have same function in Feature-Template Author?
Hi, Michael! Yes, because we're using the common Template Studio Author environment now, this technique works the same for Product Templates, Feature Templates, and Deformable Components. :-)
Thanks for providing the solution in such a explanatory and easy to understand way sir. Thank you so much 🙏🙏
My pleasure! Thanks for the feedback!
A great video form an even greater person!
Heh heh... You're kind, Stephen! Thank you!
Hello! Taylor Anderson !What is the quality expression of the part? What can I do to change the size of the part with manually entered mass values?
@hualiang178 -- Great question. The mass of the body is generally an *output* from a body, rather than an input, so getting from a mass input to an appropriate "size" is going to either involve: 1) a quick expression calculation (if the shape is canonical and we can easily invert the volume equation) 2) a set of pre-determined known values (like the first half of this video), or 3) an iterative approach to "finding" the right size that produces the desired mass. For this non-canonical shape, I used the third method in the second half of this video. As described, starting at about 1:55 in the video, I have a small optimization (Goal Seek, really) iterating on a size parameter to find the size that produces the desired mass. The "how to" details are in the last third of this video. Does that make sense?
Hello! Taylor Anderson !Can you provide me with your project to learn more about how you did it
Feel free to email me privately... First Name "dot" Last Name at Siemens.com. :-) I'm happy to share this model!
Hello Anderson Can you put video on setting color using feature template visual rule
Thanks! That's a great idea. I'll put that one on my list. :-)
if i want to import a new table from file how to do that please explain.
In the "Actions" group on the Parameter Tables dialog, you can use the "New Table from File" option to start a new table using an Excel spreadsheet or CSV file. The easiest way to understand the required format is to manually create a small Parameter Table and export it. (MB3 on the name of the Parameter Table after you've created it, and choose "Export".) Does that help?
This new function is very good. In the past we had to use wave geometry link in order to get something similar.
Assembly Cut is certainly a useful feature!
Im completely lost with expressions and your video as well. Im trying to do a variational pattern varying the size of an extrude (through a dimensioned check). What do you think I need to do to accomplish this. Do I need to learn expressions?
You'll definitely need to understand Expressions, but the key will be the Pattern Increment described in this video. Best of luck!
In this example, it is possible to have a single replaceable component that can be mounted to a different slot depending on the component selection made on the product template. (i.e. if component_1 is selected it gets mounted to slot A, if component_2 it goes to slot B). I could use suppression by expression, but i was wondering if i could use visual rules instead for a cleaner execution.
Interesting question! We don't have the ability to directly specify alternate assembly constraints, but if the different mounting positions were spaced along a similar direction, you could certainly have one of the assembly constraints be a Distance constraint that could vary based on the selected component (and thus in your example, modify the position the swapped component into slot A or B based on a different distance value.) I suppose this could work for angular constraints as well, now that I think about it. Again, thanks for an interesting question!
Hi sir your are the one of the best teacher which teaches a unique command many chapters on your channel is only one content on TH-cam thanks a lot sir 🙏
Thank you! You're very kind!
Well, I don't even have the pattern increment option when I try to create the pattern feature... NX 1926. Some help here would be great! How to enable the pattern increment if possible...
You may be looking at the Pattern Feature dialog in the "Less" state. Look for a tiny arrow pointing downward at the bottom center of the dialog, just above the OK, APPLY, and CANCEL buttons. This should expand the dialog downward and reveal some extra options for you. Alternately, the "gear" icon in the upper left corner of the dialog should similarly have a "Pattern Feature (More)" option that will similarly reveal more options. Does that help?
Hi Taylor. Wonderful tutorial! I'm trying to combine multiple csv-defined foils into 1 propeller blade. I've tried with a "Through Curves"-node, but it doesn't allow me to select multiple csv-generated cruves. Any ideas?
Hi! One option would be to set up a CSV file selector for each of your curves. Would that make sense in your application?
do you need a specific license for this? if yes how is it called?
@emanuelemarano8661-- Great question! No need for any new licenses here... If you already have User Defined Features (UDFs), we use that exact same license for Feature Templates. :-)
Wow! The fact that I can convert my old UDFs to Feature Templates is awesome. I can't wait to get started. I was afraid I was going to have to re-create everything.
Thanks, Rick! Glad you noticed that we're trying to make this super-easy!
Wow this is nice. I wanna use all these features but oem people are stuck with nx 11.
Thanks for the positive feedback! I always appreciate that. 🙂 Product Template Studio has actually been around since NX 5, so there's a lot of this that you can use today in NX 11. (Feature Templates are newer... NX 2206 was the first release.) Thanks again!
@@tbatba yep my work revolves around PTS in NX 11. I love it. But the feature templates ( pts ui for udfs) and FTs in PTS is just too good. P.s. oh also the Algorithmic modeling, have read about it on a forum.
Great! Thanks again. :-) And just so you know, you can totally include Algorithmic Modeling features inside a Feature Template!
@@taylorandersonnxvideos thats awesome. I need to start exploring and learning the algorithmic modelling. 😃
Is it possible to show the COG symbol also linked on a drawing?
Great question. The little colored CG markers we show here in the Modeling environment are not persisted to where we could display them in Drafting at the moment. But you could certainly use the Measure feature to create an associative point entity at the Center of Mass and then use this in the drawing. Does that make sense?
Hi Taylor!Is it possible to get COG with respect to new CSYS you placed in the center?
Great question. Looks like that would be a two-step process today... You could measure the Center of Mass and create a point (either associatively or non-associatively) and then you could measure the location of the point with respect to the new CSYS. Does that make sense? (And yes, this sounds like a great Enhancement Request, if you'd like to submit it.) 🙂
How do 2D drawings work with product templates?
Quite well. :-) You can certainly create an associative drawing describing the part or assembly in your Product Template, and then have this be associatively copied and updated as you instantiate your Template by dragging-and-dropping from the Reuse Library. Great question!
@@taylorandersonnxvideos Thanks Taylor. We use TC managed NX at my workplace with a master 3D and then a 2D manifestation file. Our current workflow is we open a reference part and "save-as" to create the new part, and then modify expressions and adjust 2D if necessary (eg adding rev note). What would be the workflow to create a new part based on the product template feature? Would you create a new part and then drag/drop from reuse library, which would then populate the features, and also create a 2D manifestation?
@@taylorandersonnxvideos Hi Taylor, just saw your video on 2D drawings and it all makes sense, only question I had was whether it will work with TC managed NX.
@@espresso-shot Great question! The easy answer here is yes. The template interface is all self-contained within the drawing PRT file, so there is no additional complexity here from the Teamcenter perspective. Does that help?
Taylor I Have a question regards Replacing Feature template. I Created a Feature Template. During the use, engineers asked for a change. I made a Revision. How can I replace the old revision for the new One?
We would recommend using "Replace Feature" in this case. This should maintain associativity with any downstream features, and provide the replacement mapping tool if there are geometric changes between the different Feature Templates. Additionally, Teamcenter can help you identify all of the parts in which you've used a particular Feature Template (or UDF) in case you want to go back and revisit them. Does that help?
it seems boolean operation is not working correctly. after boolean(substract), I always need to come back to history and hide the body.
Algorithmic Modeling features will always create new bodies -- they will not consume the previous input bodies. So in cases like this where the Algorithmic Modeling feature uses the original part solid as an input, you'll see that original body remain as construction geometry. You can either just remove this body from the MODEL reference set (which will remove any duplicate mass from the part), or use the "Delete Body" feature if you really don't want the body around anymore at all. Does this help?
Hello Mr Anderson, Frist, thanks for the video. Second, I don't get it. How does NX know which part it has to change? Just with the component name? It doesn't work. I rebuild your work step by step. Greetings from Germany Marvin
I have found the issue. I don't know that the parts have to be in the same folder as the assembly. I thought I could choose them from another folder.
Thanks, Marvin! For reference, I believe that if you use full paths in the Visual Rule, you can reference parts from other folders as well. Thanks again!
Why such a low view count for these good channels ?
Great question... Tell your friends! :-)
Very nice presentation of a very powerful toolset. Thanks!
Glad it helped! Thank you!
The "none" option does not open the free input variables for my particular feature template. What could be the reason for this?
@wg1159: I'd recommend making sure your template is saved in the "None" state to ensure that the widgets are not saved in a read-only state. Does that help?
Hello Taylor, very clear, informative video as always - thank you. Quick question: At t=2:24 you had canceled the Measurement Tool, then moved the WCS back to Absolute CSYS (global 0,0,0 location), I assume by using Ctrl+Z to undo the WCS move? But however you moved WCS back from the hole in the plate back to Absolute origin, the thing that puzzles me is that at the instant you moved the WCS back to the Absolute CSYS, the visibility of Datum CSYS (0) turned on. Is that a feature on NX? Or was there a gap in the recording and during the gap you had manually turned on visibility for Datum CSYS (0)? Thank you.
Great question! My voiceover is usually recorded at the same time as the demonstration, so I honestly don't do a lot of detailed edits... I went back and tested this just now, and sure enough, the CTRL-Z "Undo" is undoing the "Hide" operation I'd previously performed on the Datum Coordinate System prior to the beginning of the video. So yes... that was just normal NX behavior, and not any editing trickery. 😀 Great eye!
Your videos are the best teaching NX in english.
Thank you for your kind comment!
Thank you for the info. At 36:30 you mentioned instance attributes. Do you have a video that elaborate this? I have some issue where assert mass at sub assembly is not rolling up consistently. Thanks!
As I mentioned in the video, assertions at the individual component level are going to roll up easiest. Fundamentally, assembly-level component assertions are local to that specific subassembly, and will not roll up to higher levels. As a rule of thumb, if you want to create a clean assertion that will roll up to higher levels, always make the part or assembly for which you are asserting a value the "Displayed Part" (not just the Work Part... Use "Open in Window" to make sure it is the top-level part in the Assembly Navigator when you make the assertion.) Assertions created in this way will roll up beautifully, just as you expect. Does that help?
Omg, Taylor! Just do the WAVE-linking in a separate auxiliary construction assembly (usually called Control Structure). Leave a product mock-up do to its own job which is to represent a product structure. Product mock-up is not for construction. 🙂
@TrueScaffold: I don't disagree at all! But not everyone does this, hence the other options. :-) Thanks!
Hello Taylor, maybe you already addressed my problem, but I couldn't find it. My question is: how can I use the Component switch together with an interpart expression? I do not want to use the "edit reusable part" function once my reusable part (assembly) is placed in another assembly (where the expression is set) It now only seems to work when I open the "Edit reusable part" window and change the value there.
@user-ux5gs4dy7o: Great question, actually. You will need to use the Product Template UI to do this swap. It's not a general function that can be used outside the context of a Product Template interface. You *can* of course use "Component Suppression by Expression" techniques without a Product Template interface, if suppressed components are acceptable in your assemblies. Hope that helps!
Measuring tool is not same as in this video . I also use nx 12.0.1 . Pls tell us how to fix it
Not sure what your question is... The new Measure tool was introduced in NX 12.0.1... Are you perhaps looking at one of the older Measure commands (that were not yet retired in NX 12.0.1)?
Same problem . Pls guide us to fix it.
The new Measure command came out in NX 12.0.2. It should be visible in any version newer than this!
Hello Do you maybe know what licence do I need for this mass properties to work?
@jozehrovat3719 -- The optional Advanced Assemblies license, most easily accessible with Value-based Licensing (Design Tokens), lights up the Mass Properties Panel in the Assembly Navigator and Part Navigator, with tons of functionality including multiple assertion options, scaled inertial values when masses are asserted (so inertial properties are closer to reality), Center of Mass visualization options, immediate update without save for mass and inertial properties, mass reference set overrides, maturity-driven assembly rollup options, and much more. And with VBL, you can easily share the license as needed. Hope that helps!
One important point in this video that was not mentioned once you create the switch rules (A to C1 | A to C2 | A to C3 and so on) do not forget to check them as internal rule for applying it in the main rule (switch A, B and C).
Good point! Thank you!
Is it possible to make pts ask a user to "select a point" and use it data? or select a surface and fetch that data. Instead of hard coding which surface or point to look for?
Definitely! You can certainly include WAVE Link features in a Product Template interface, enabling you to associatively select geometry (points, datums, sheets, bodies, etc.) in nearby parts to use in your construction. Your question is a great one, and it's made me realize that I don't have any videos up about using WAVE with Product Templates. I'll add that to my list! Thanks!
@@taylorandersonnxvideos ooh i will try wave. Although i dont know how to bring them into product template interface. 🙂 the actual root for my question was i discovered pts as an alternative to udfs. But udfs have reference object concept which pts doesnt have. Since udf is a feature. Pts a whole prt. So was wondering how can i implement udf reference concept into pts. If you can answer this it would be a huge help. 🙂
@@taylorandersonnxvideos also i was able to make points user selectable. By craeting a point expression and adding that to template. In the ui it will ask user to select point. The users selection will be the new point and that data is stored in my expression. A makeshift user selection of geometries(only point so far) 😅
@@saratchandramv1886 As for WAVE features, in the Author tool just drag the WAVE feature into the UI... We'll automatically create the right UI to reparent the specific linked objects in the feature. 🙂 And if you're coming from UDFs, then take a look at "Feature Templates" in NX, starting with NX 2206. These are the next-generation UDF, based on a common authoring framework with Product Templates. Here are some videos about those (including a WAVE example): th-cam.com/video/XaalG76-A2s/w-d-xo.html&pp=iAQB
@@taylorandersonnxvideos ooh will give a try with wave features like u directed. And yep! I learned about feature templates from one of your posts on a forum. Unfortunately for us we need to work on nx 11 😅 I am eagerly waiting for my company to upgrade to a new version so i cn try feature templates. Will definitely check out the videos on it. Thanks alot.
Thanks for sharing that presentation. Question about update part attributes. Does the tool have collaboration functionality between 2 people at the part level. Example one person is in charge of the geometry and the other person can update the mass property attributes but does not have access to modify the geometry.
Great question! Certainly when a group is working together on an assembly, an individual component may be owned (and open for editing) by one designer, while also being viewed (in read-only mode) by others at the same time. And yes, if the mass and inertial properties have not yet been stored with the saved part, the read-only "others" can certainly generate mass properties data if needed in the context of their work. Their changes will not be saved when they close the read-only parts, but they can certainly calculate mass rollups, for instance, without the need for full read/write access to all components at the same time. Hope that answers your question!
Thanks. Your answer confirm that collaboration work is not there yet.
Heh heh... That's an interesting conclusion to draw from what I said... We certainly have thousands of large-scale customers collaborating around weight and balance today worldwide. :-) Thanks for stopping by!
Sorry I used the word collaboration but maybe that's not the exact word I need to use to explain my thoughts. Here's what I was thinking when I used the words "collaboration work". I was thinking more of a continuous improvement and live sharing system like those used in software development (Example: Visual Studio and the Github platform). This type of functionality implemented in CAD software could allow mass property updates by a manager or line manager through an automatic notification and automatic update process after approval by the 3D model owner.
@@lebeluet NX certainly does a lot of real-time change notification in the context of assemblies these days. Here's a good video to start you down that road: th-cam.com/video/sDopPt6RQ5w/w-d-xo.html
Hi Taylor, Thank you very much for your videos! They are really useful to understand how to use this feature properly. I would like to create a custom feature in nx that would allow me to set the pre-drill length for the drill depending on the thread size I want to create. Is it possible to add a list of thread size choices in the form that would allow users to change the thread size? Thank you so much!
Definitely! Sounds like a great application for using a Parameter Table to capture those standard configurations. Great question!