tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787684020000029382024-03-12T20:25:59.583-05:00The Swoosh ScoopSwoosh Technologies brings you the latest news for NX CAD, NX CAM, Solid Edge, Teamcenter, and Femap. Discover tips and tricks, product updates, and promotions. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107192585415497549noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778768402000002938.post-4935975680295239682014-10-16T09:00:00.000-05:002014-10-16T09:00:07.036-05:00We Challenge YOU! New GrabCAD Design Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Siemens PLM’s Solid Edge team is sponsoring another great challenge hosted by GrabCAD! This is your chance to trick out the Razor Crazy Cart by Razor USA to showcase your creativity, quality of design and design thinking. Simply download models, start designing, create a render and animation using <a href="http://swooshtech.com/product-solutions/solid_edge/">Solid Edge</a> and <a href="http://swooshtech.com/product-solutions/keyshot/">KeyShot</a>, and submit it online.<br />
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Lid Jarnindustri designs better with <a href="http://swooshtech.com/product-solutions/solid_edge/" target="_blank">Solid Edge</a>. As a result, the company is now able to compete with low-cost suppliers. It has enhanced customer service, increased speed for altering product design, improved communication between customers, designers and its production line, and reduced the number of physical prototypes. <br />
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Aircraft propeller manufacturer MT-Propeller develops better products using <a href="http://swooshtech.com/product-solutions/femap_/" target="_blank">Femap</a> from Siemens PLM Software. Results include reducing prototype testing, improving manufacturability and increasing sales.<br />
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"Based on our finite element analysis (technology), we were able to reduce stress by a third," said Martin Albrecht, MT-Propeller CEO.<br />
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The first phase of my pumpkin creation resided around the creation of easily synchronous sketched curves to dictate the size of the pumpkin. Synchronous made this step easy using the steering wheel and patterning to replicate and modify the sketches.<br />
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Next I used Blue Surfing to bring the edges together and inserted sketches along the way - eventually resulting in a solid body shown in the image below. Watch the video below this creation in real time. <br />
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Once I had a solid body, which made up the Jack-O-Lantern body, the following parts were very easy to create. Using a part and doing a Multi Body design made it easy to create the top for the lantern.<br />
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After all the parts were designed and published to an assembly, all the rendering fun starts in KeyShot! After having sent the Solid Edge model to Keyshot, spending a few minutes of adding lights, an iron bumpmap, and adjusting a few artistic settings such as view focus and setting vignette strength, its time for a render.<br />
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Have some fun and share your Halloween designs in a comment below. Happy rendering!<br />
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<i><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Start your 45 day free trial of Solid Edge integrated with KeyShot <a href="http://partnertrack.plm.automation.siemens.com/z/48/4056215/" target="_blank">here. </a></b></span></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107192585415497549noreply@blogger.com5Dallas, TX, USA32.7801399 -96.80045109999997532.3531349 -97.44589809999998 33.2071449 -96.155004099999971tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778768402000002938.post-28264126316638101332014-10-07T09:30:00.000-05:002014-10-07T09:30:01.382-05:00Add a Custom Command for Header Lines for Post Processing in NX 9 CAMFollow these simple steps to create a Custom Command in <a href="http://swooshtech.com/product-solutions/nx_unigraphics/nx_cam/" target="_blank">NX CAM</a> to add to a post processor for header lines to be output from a post processor:<br />
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Start Postbuilder.<br />
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Select the custom command tab. <br />
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Select the Create option.<br />
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Right mouse button on the new custom command and rename it. To PB_CMD_header line.<br />
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Highlight everything in the right window, as displayed below.<br />
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Once everything is highlighted, select the delete key.<br />
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Select the lines below:<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><br />#=============================================================<br />proc PB_CMD_header_line { } {<br />#=============================================================<br />#This Custom Command will output the header information<br /><br />#this will output information associated with a program<br /><br />global mom_oper_program<br />global mom_part_name<br />global mom_date<br />global mom_logname<br /><br />MOM_output_literal "(PROGRAM NUMBER: $mom_oper_program)"<br />MOM_output_literal "(PART NAME : $mom_part_name)"<br />MOM_output_literal "(POSTED DATE : $mom_date)"<br />MOM_output_literal "(PROGRAMMED BY : $mom_logname)"}</span><br />
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Copy the lines selected above and paste them into the right side of the dialog box. It should appear like this:<br />
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Select the Program Tab.<br />
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Select the Program Start Sequence.<br />
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Select the name of the custom command you just created. In this case it should be the <b>PB_CMD_header</b> line.<br />
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Select the Add block option.<br />
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Drag the command after the rewind stop code.<br />
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This will add the header lines to the beginning of the CNC program. <br />
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Application Engineer<br />
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TATXA designs better with <a href="http://swooshtech.com/product-solutions/solid_edge/" target="_blank">Solid Edge</a>. TAXTA specializes in the production of labeling machines for the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, as well as for cleaning products and other special applications. Other results included reduced costs across operations, increased machine availability and opportunity, and improved product performance as well as product aesthetics.<br />
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<li>Expanded File Open Dialog</li>
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<li>Instructional Videos</li>
<li>Learning Paths</li>
<li>Online Community and Component Catalogs: Cadenas and TraceParts </li>
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<li><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Highly Visual, in –window drawing tools</b></span></li>
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<li>Quick View Cube</li>
<li>Visually appealing intuitive sketch drawing tools </li>
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<li>Enhanced tooltips with more text, graphics and videos</li>
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NX<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> </a>part files can contain, reference, and link to spreadsheet data. This is often used to define iterations or multiple configurations of a design such as Pattern features, Part Families, etc. Methods such as Patterns generally retain the spreadsheet data within the feature definition and not the part file as in the case of Part Families. This article discusses the application and use of spreadsheet driven data from both perspectives.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Spreadsheet Overview</b></span><br />
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The Spreadsheet serves as an advanced expression editor for <a href="http://swooshtech.com/product-solutions/nx_unigraphics/">NX</a> hybrid modeling thus providing a seamless transfer of conceptual model data between NX and the spreadsheet.<br />
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This section focuses specifically on the spreadsheet extensions and applications in NX and is intended to be a supplement to the standard spreadsheet documentation, which can be viewed in the NX Documentation Set.<br />
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The spreadsheet consists of three main session applications:<br />
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<li>A Gateway spreadsheet function, available in <b>Tools</b> tab→<b>Utilities</b> group→<b>Spreadsheet.</b></li>
<li>A Modeling spreadsheet function, available from <b>Tools</b> tab→<b>Utilities </b>group→<b>Spreadsheet. </b>Some spreadsheet programs (such as " Goalseek"), may not be fully supported within the Modeling Spreadsheet extended functionality. </li>
<li>A basic Expression Editor. You can find the expression edit spreadsheet in the <b>Tools</b>→<b>Expression </b>dialog in Modeling. Click "<b>Spreadsheet Edit."</b></li>
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While the spreadsheet functions are active, you have full spreadsheet functionality. You can edit and modify cells; change color, captions, and text; or even import or export spreadsheets that could have originated on a PC.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Gateway Spreadsheet</b></span><br />
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The Gateway spreadsheet is activated in current application modes except for Modeling.<br />
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NX will start a copy of Xess, or Microsoft Excel on Windows, and make connections to it automatically. Messages on the status line inform you of the progress made toward connecting with the spreadsheet. If there is a copy of the spreadsheet already running on your display that can accept connections, then <a href="http://swooshtech.com/product-solutions/nx_unigraphics/">NX</a> uses that copy without invoking another instance of the spreadsheet.<br />
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<i>Note:</i><br />
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<li>If there is already a spreadsheet saved in the part, then that spreadsheet will be opened with the application that created it (Xess or Excel) regardless of the default spreadsheet set in the spreadsheet preferences. If there is no spreadsheet stored in the part, and you are running on Windows, the setting from <b>Preferences</b>→<b>Spreadsheet</b> (available only on Windows) will be used to determine whether to use Xess or Excel.</li>
<li>An Xess spreadsheet session started from a command line can accept connections to NX if you start the program with the command line options "-connect a" or if you toggle the <b>Connections</b>→<b>Accept Connections</b> option on the spreadsheet main menu bar. Remember that the NX specific version of Xess, xessu, cannot be started from the command line.</li>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br />Modeling Spreadsheet</b></span><br />
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The Modeling spreadsheet is launched by <b>Tools</b>→<b>Spreadsheet</b> and requires that the current application mode be in "Modeling".<br />
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<a href="http://swooshtech.com/product-solutions/nx_unigraphics/">NX</a> will start a copy of the spreadsheet and make connections to it automatically. Messages on the status line inform you of the progress made toward connecting with the spreadsheet. If there is a copy of the spreadsheet already running on your display that can accept connections, then NX will use that copy without invoking another instance of the spreadsheet.<br />
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<i>Note</i>:<br />
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<li>If there is already a spreadsheet saved in the part, it will be opened with the application that created it (either Xess or Excel), regardless of the default spreadsheet set in its preferences. If there is no spreadsheet stored in the part, and are running on Windows, the setting from <b>File </b>tab→<b>Preferences</b>→<b>Spreadsheet</b> will be used to determine whether to use Xess or Excel.</li>
<li>In these discussions about the Modeling spreadsheet, the pull-down menus such as <b>File</b>→, <b>Edit</b>→, and <b>Tools</b>→ usually refer to options within the spreadsheet, not the pull-down menus from the NX main Menu Bar (unless specified).<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></li>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Pattern Features</b></span><br />
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With the exception of the Reference Layout, a Spreadsheet option is available for all other layouts in the Pattern dialog. This allows the user to drive the design of the duplicated feature(s) to be driven by spreadsheet data. Once the feature to duplicate has been selected and the Layout requirements have been satisfied, the Use Spreadsheet option will become active.<br />
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NX allows the access of spreadsheet data directly from an outside file. There are two ways to do this, depending on what format you want. <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>1. </b></span>Go to <b>Tools</b>→<b>Import and Export Expressions</b>, select the <b>Import</b> option, and browse for the spreadsheet file to bring in. You’ll note there are two formats you can filter for, “.xls” and “.xlsx”. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A listing window reports the success or failure of the imported expressions:<br />
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This process allows outside spreadsheet data in .xls or .xlsx format to be brought into an NX part file directly as expressions but without any linking or associativity.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>2.</b></span> Go to <b>Tools</b>→<b>Expressions</b> and in that dialog at the top there’s an icon for <b>Spreadsheet Edit</b>. <br />
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This will start a new spreadsheet and from there you can open an existing spreadsheet or copy/paste from another spreadsheet. NX doesn’t offer an Import Spreadsheet command under <b>File</b>→<b>Import </b>but that does not matter if you can just open an existing spreadsheet using this method. Once the Worksheet is open, note the <b>ADD-INS</b> tab at the top resulting from the NX integration for spreadsheets in the <a href="http://swooshtech.com/product-solutions/nx_unigraphics/">NX</a> installation.<br />
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Next to the Spreadsheet Edit icon in that dialog, there are also two icons for Import Expressions from File and Export Expressions to File. These two functions allow the copying of an expressions file (with the extension of “.exp”) into or out of an NX part file.<br />
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With the use of the spreadsheet and expressions functions discussed above, the NX user has the ability to reuse mathematical values, formulae, expressions, equations, and even character strings both inside and outside of an NX part file. This functionality is practically identical when working with assembly or drawing files as well. <br />
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However, these practices do not develop any associativity or linking between the data within the NX part and that or the spreadsheet or expression file.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Procedure for linking a value in a spreadsheet outside of a part file to an internal expression:</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>1.</b></span> Choose <b>Tools </b>tab→<b>Utilities</b> group→<b>Expressions</b>. <br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>2.</b></span> In the <b>Expressions</b> dialog box, in the <b>Name</b> box, type “thickness”.<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>3.</b></span> Click <b>Functions</b>.<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>4.</b></span> In the <b>Insert Function</b> dialog box, from the <b>Or Choose a Category</b> list, select <b>spreadsheet</b>.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>5.</b></span> From the list of functions, select <b>ug_cell_read</b>.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>6.</b></span> Click <b>OK</b>.<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>7.</b></span> In the <b>Function Arguments </b>dialog box, click <b>Specify a spreadsheet</b>.<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>8.</b></span> Navigate to the desired spreadsheet and click <b>OK</b>.<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>9.</b></span> In the <b>Specify a Cell</b> box, type the desired cell callout such as “B3”.<br />
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The Expressions dialog box is displayed and the function ug_cell_read("<SPREADSHEET_NAME>", "B3") appears in the <b>Formula</b> box.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>10.</b></span> Click <b>OK.</b> <br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>11.</b></span> Verify the value of the expression and click <b>OK</b>.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Migrating data between spreadsheet applications (Excel/Xess)</b></span><br />
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To assist you with migrating data between spreadsheet applications, NX provides a migration utility.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Platforms</b></span><br />
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On Windows, you can migrate spreadsheet data from Xess to Excel and vice versa. On all systems, you don't need to have access to the spreadsheet where the data is stored. You only need access to the spreadsheet to which you are migrating.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Required Software</b></span><br />
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When migrating from Xess to Excel, you only need Excel. Similarly, migrating spreadsheet data from Excel to Xess requires only Xess (which also means that Exceed must be present).<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Before You Begin</b></span><br />
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Before you begin, make a copy of the part containing the old spreadsheet data. Keep the copy until you verify that the new spreadsheet data is correct.<br />
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In this example, the value of the expression is <b>2.5.</b><br />
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<i>Note: </i>If the spreadsheet is modified, you can update the expression by clicking <b>Refresh Values from External Spreadsheet.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Spreadsheets are also available in the Drafting application. As an example, a Tabular Note on a drawing can be edited using a spreadsheet. Simply right-click the handle of the Note and select Edit Using Spreadsheet from the popup menu.<br />
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<i>Note</i> that by default, Expressions functionality is not enabled in the Drafting application. It can be turned on either by editing the settings in the global customer defaults file (.dpv) or by going to <b>File</b>→<b>Utilities</b>→<b>Customer Defaults</b>→<b>Drafting</b>→<b>Drawing</b>→<b>General </b>tab, and toggle the <b>Allow Expressions</b> option on.<br />
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<b>Garrett Koch</b><br />
Application Engineer<br />
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Templates can also be utilized to consistently process your machined parts in very similar sequences.<br />
If applied properly the programmer should only need to re-select the geometry intended to program.<br />
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Any NX CAM file can be utilized at any time as a template. The following steps show just how easy using existing files as templates is:<br />
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When creating an operation select the browse option:<br />
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Locate to the file you wish to utilize as your template file. Select the file and select the OK button.<br />
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The operations that you have created in your selected file appears as your available operations.<br />
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<i>Note: In the example shown, Only 3 operations exist</i><br />
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For best results attach the template to the geometry level in your operation navigator.<br />
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<i>Note: Parts can be used as Templates pulling versions forward, but not backwards. (NX7.5 file can be a template in NX9.0, but NX9.0 files cannot be used as a template in NX7.5)</i><br />
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<i>Note: You will need a valid Webkey from Siemens PLM that is delivered after your account has been processed. </i><br />
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Starting with NX4, released in 2005, NX uses an updated version of FlexLM from FlexeraSoftware to manage its licenses. Most customers purchase floating licenses but even with node-locked licenses a license server must be installed. <br />
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Siemens PLM will issue a temporary 7-day license for you to use until you settle on what machine you want to install as a license server. In the meantime, you need to gather three pieces of information:<br />
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• Host ID – the physical address, or MAC address, of the computer’s Ethernet adapter.<br />
• Composite ID – the unique ID generated from the UGS_composite ID utility.<br />
• Hostname – the assigned name of the computer or server on which the license will be installed.<br />
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<i>Note: The hostname in the license file is not the same as the host ID. The hostname and the composite ID become part of the NX license file. If Siemens PLM is not provided with the hostname of the license server, it is the customer’s responsibility to enter it themselves.</i><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Running the NX Setup Program</b></span><br />
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If you have already received the NX Installation media, run the NX setup program, “Launch.exe” from the software installation folder (i.e. nx-9.0.0-64bit) and click the “Get the composite host ID” option.<br />
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Download the utility from the Siemens PLM website or contact Swoosh Technologies support for the getcid.exe utility and run it on the server machine. The output of the ugs_composite utility looks like this:<br />
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Generally, the CID (composite ID) displayed will be the CID of the Ethernet Adaptor within the computer. If other CID’s are listed, they might include a Wi-Fi adaptor or other irrelevant networking devices within the computer. The CID is needed for Siemens to generate the proper licenses and cannot be edited by the customer. <br />
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Next log in to the Siemens PLM <a href="http://support.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/gtac.shtml">GTAC website</a> and enter the needed information. Expand the “License Management Group.”<br />
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If you are a new customer, click “Register your Composite Host ID (CID).”<br />
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Select the “Composite Host ID” button.<br />
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Register your CID by entering the characters. After completing this step, Siemens will then process the information and generate a license file for THAT computer at your company. This may take 24-48 hours but the file will be emailed to the Customer Contact Email Address on file for your company. <br />
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To verify the Customer Contact on file, select the “Sold-To/Install” link shown above.<br />
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If you are an existing customer with a CID on file with Siemens, select the option for “Current Licenses.”<br />
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Enter or select your Sold-To/Install number in the upper left and press Enter. Then select the “Passwords and License Files” link.<br />
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Select “Unigraphics NX” as the product and then “9” as the Version. (NX9 license files allow previous versions to run.) Then click “Continue”.<br />
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A new license file is created based on stored information for that Webkey account (MAC address, Composite ID, etc.). Download and Save the file (defaults to your temp download folder). Download and save the “ugnx9.dat” file to the appropriate folder. <br />
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This process works for getting license files for your current server on the file in your account with Siemens PLM. If you need to change server machines, contact Swoosh Technologies here for help in filing the request. <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Checking the License File Content</b></span><br />
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Upon receiving the license file, you want to inspect the content.<br />
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1. Check the Sold-To/Install number to make sure it is for NX and not Solid Edge.<br />
2. Check the Contact Name and E-mail Address to make sure it is the name and address of the contact or CAD administrator of the customer and not a contractor or outside service company.<br />
3. Check the creation date.<br />
4. Check that it is an NX9 license file.<br />
5. Note whether or not the server hostname has been included. If not, make sure that an explanation of changing it to the correct hostname is clearly communicated to the customer. The hostname (computer name) of the server MUST be included in the SERVER line of the license file in order for the license to work properly.<br />
6. Check the cid.<br />
7. Check that either the port “28000” or the word “any” follows the cid. This license service uses port 28000 by default, so that port must be unused on the license server or the port number will need to be edited to an unused number, i.e. 28001.<br />
8. Check for an expiration date – there should not be an expiration date if it is a permanent license file.<br />
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Have questions? Contact <a href="http://swooshtech.com/">Swoosh Technologies</a>’ support team today by calling (314) 549-8110. <br />
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<b>Garrett Koch </b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107192585415497549noreply@blogger.com4St. Louis, MO, USA38.6270025 -90.199404238.230196500000005 -90.844851200000008 39.0238085 -89.5539572tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778768402000002938.post-18263620439840997222014-07-29T09:30:00.000-05:002014-07-29T09:30:00.117-05:00Creating a Reuse Library in NX 8.5 NX Reuse Libraries aid in assembly with jigs and fixtures by simply dragging the files into the manufacturing setup files. <i>Sample Reuse Library files can be downloaded from Siemens PLM <a href="https://download.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/unigraphics/cam/">here</a>; however, a webkey is necessary.</i><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Follow these steps to setup a reuse library and create a reuse folder on your computer: </b></span><br /><br />Start <a href="http://www.swooshtech.com/nx-cad">NX</a>. <i>This example uses NX 8.5.</i> <br /><br />Edit your customer defaults by navigating to File > Utilities > Customer Defaults. <br />
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<br />Next, map your new Reuse Library location. In the native NX area dialog box, add the path highlighted below. <br /><br /><i>NOTE: You may enter any path you wish after the | symbol. </i><br /><br />Reuse Examples<b>|</b>$UGII_BASE_DIR/nxparts/Reuse Library/Reuse Examples<br /><span style="background-color: yellow;">Reuse Examples<b>|</b><span style="color: #cc0000;">C:\Users\brian\Desktop\NX85_Reuse\CAM_Reuse_Library_Samples </span></span><br />
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<br />Select OK to save your defaults. <br /><br />Exit NX.<br /><br />Restart NX. <br /><br />Your new Reuse Library should be now be displayed. <br />
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<br />You are ready to create a model in your Reuse Library! <br /><br />The model you create must reference the column heading in Excel.<br /><br />Create a new file. Prior to creating any geometry, set up expressions for the column heading. Then create geometry referencing those expressions.<br /><br />Save your file.<br /><br />Enter the Reuse Library to view the model. <br />
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<br /><i>Learn more about NX Reuse Library and the Manufacturing Resource Library (MRL) through training with Swoosh Technologies. Register for a class or request a customized class <a href="http://www.swooshtech.com/">here</a>. </i><br /><br /><i>Written by</i><br /><b>Brian Brown</b><br />Application Engineer<br /><a href="http://www.swooshtech.com/">Swoosh Technologies</a><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107192585415497549noreply@blogger.com0Harrisburg, PA, USA40.2731911 -76.88670079999997140.1762841 -77.04806229999997 40.3700981 -76.725339299999973tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778768402000002938.post-74631279041655646092014-07-22T10:41:00.000-05:002014-07-22T10:55:36.903-05:00Imported Sheet Metal Solid in Solid Edge ST6<a href="http://www.swooshtech.com/solid-edge">Solid Edge</a> offers very powerful sheet metal tools. For this blog post, I imported a STEP file that I need to transform to sheet metal and generate a flat view. Upon opening the file, I noticed it was drawn as a solid part and was designed without any radii. With Solid Edge, I have the ability to quickly and easily prep this solid model for its transformation into proper sheet metal model. <br />
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To begin, I need create some separation between the two solid corners of the model; this is necessary for Solid Edge to recognize it as flange. In Sheet Metal there is a tool, Rip Corner, that allows us to quickly add the cuts into the edges creating the needed separation.<br />
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Now I utilize <a href="http://www.swooshtech.com/solid-edge">Solid Edge</a>’s Transform to Sheet Metal to convert the solid body into a sheet metal part. During this process I define my Sheet Metal options including the shape and size of the relief cuts, bend radius, and neutral factor (K- Factor). If I chose not to make any changes to the options, Solid Edge will automatically recognize the thickness of the model and apply the default settings in the Material Table (See the video below). Then it’s just a matter of selecting a base face (the main tab of the new sheet metal model) and watch Solid Edge complete the transformation.<br />
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Notice the Pathfinder now has new features: a Tab and Flanges 1 thru 5, radii have been added to all the sharp corners, and the previously ripped corners are ready for any corner treatments you wish to add. Please see the video below to see the transformation in real time and watch how I change the corner treatments and make some synchronous changes to the model to generate the flat pattern.<br />
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Application Engineer<br />
<a href="http://www.swooshtech.com/">Swoosh Technologies</a><br />
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In the screenshot above, you will notice options for each of these assembly features. The first on the list is <b>Create Assembly Features</b>; this will have your feature only show in the assembly level where it was drawn. The next option is <b>Create Assembly-Driven Features</b>; this will allow the feature to be created in the assembly level, but the actual feature will be shown in the parts that are affected by the feature. The last option is <b>Create Part Features</b>; these features are started at the assembly level but once you finish the feature it will be then moved and controlled at the part level allowing you to cut multiple part files at the same time. Yet each part will have its own feature added to the part pathfinder and not create an assembly feature.<br />
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The second type of assembly features <a href="http://www.swooshtech.com/solid-edge">Solid Edge</a> offers are weld features. This is perhaps the most used type of post process feature. To create welds in Solid Edge a single button toggle is all that’s needed as shown in the image below. Under the <i>Tools</i> drop down menu select the <i>Weldment</i> configuration, and select the check box for making the assembly a weldment. Once this is done you can now apply weld labels or actual weld beads to help get a more accurate weight on final assemblies.<br />
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<i>Written by</i><br />
<b>Dylan Malek</b><br />
Applications Engineer<br />
<a href="http://www.swooshtech.com/">Swoosh Technologies</a><br />
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Learn more about working with assemblies in Solid Edge with training from Swoosh Technologies. Enroll today or request a customized class <a href="http://www.swooshtech.com/">here</a>. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107192585415497549noreply@blogger.com0Dallas, TX, USA32.7801399 -96.80045109999997532.3531349 -97.44589809999998 33.2071449 -96.155004099999971