Sometimes it is essential to copy a view from one part file into another. It is not a best practice or even a recommended workflow, but it could be handy in some cases. For an instance, I use the described method to obtain previews for manufacturing documentation. The basic approach of… Read More »
This article is concerned with a manner of creating so-called “fake” dimensions in NX drafting. Sometimes it’s needed to manually override a dimension value to make it easier for manufacturing. Following this manner you can create the dimension based on a part geometry, but then override it accordingly to manufacturing needs. The main… Read More »
In NX drafting it’s possible to use a baseline as an object to define cylindrical or half-cylindrical dimensions. It’s important to select the input objects in the right order. If a baseline is selected as the first object, NX calculates the dimension as a distance between the baseline and point, multiplied… Read More »
By default NX would display a view border for each view on a current sheet. This behaviour could be changed by editing NX drafting settings. Go to Menu —> Preferences —> Drafting (see the picture): Under the View group select Workflow and tick the Display checkbox: Click Apply… Read More »
A common situation is when you have designed your part in a solid body and need to create a draft with all dimensions. If you had using sketches, holes or symbolic threads in your part – then this way will help you to inherit dimensions from solid onto a draft. By the way,… Read More »
