NX Feature Templates: Introduction and Demonstrations [NX 2206]

This video was recorded for use as a remote session at the Siemens Realize Live conference held in May 2022. This was the first public announcement and demonstration of the new NX Feature Templates capability -- the extension of the highly productive Product Template Studio tools down into the sub-part level, as a successor technology to the venerable User-Defined Feature. In addition to the technological advances here, and the productivity benefits from UI consolidation, we'll talk about the future of UDF and the path forward. We're excited to show you what we've been working on here!

[@rickintexas1584]

This looks great. I can’t wait to start using this new capability. It looks much better than the legacy UDFs. Many thanks for the demonstration and the new capabilities!!!

[@PLM_Bulgaria]

Thank you very much! The company I work for will move to NX 2212 from NX 1980 and the new Feature tamplates are a topic. I am thankful to see a comprehensive and clear guide on how to use them and how to migrate from UDFs.

[@taylorandersonnxvideos]

Thanks!

[@BeatTheD3viL]

Nice.

[@KrishnaPrasad-vr3wt]

Hello Anderson, Can we instantiate these created user template using NXOpen APIs just like we create for UDF? Are APIs to update and instantiate feature template added in NX2206?

[@taylorandersonnxvideos]

Krishna -- Yes, the APIs are in place and ready to use!

[@ThiagoR7767]

Where can I find these examples?

[@user-xu5mu8el5u]

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?

[@taylorandersonnxvideos]

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?

[@PLM_Bulgaria]

Question: Will deformable parts be updated as well sometime in the future? The UDF and Deformable dialogs are almost identical, so I guess they use the same underlying technology. Am I wrong?

[@taylorandersonnxvideos]

You're exactly right... We're working on that one as we speak. As soon as we release it, I'll post a video here. :-)

[@PLM_Bulgaria]

@@taylorandersonnxvideos Thank you!