export together as one solid full (or empty) with nx

[ALEXANDRA]

Good evening to all,
I have been working with nx for a long time, but today I was made a request that I did not know how to answer. I was asked to export a blank assembly or rather a file that contains only the external surfaces of the whole assembly with the various components.
to understand: once dissected, this new entity should result in a shell (it would be fine even a full solid) in which internally the details of the individual components are not visible. Can someone help me? Thank you in advance!

 

[falonef]

Hi.
save everything in .iges format

 

[wert]

Hi.
save everything in .iges format

but saving in iges you would still have all the surfaces of the internal organs.... yes, who receives it, to rebuild the various parts should work a little fancy, but rebuilding the assembly would not be impossible.

 

[MassiVonWeizen]

Would it not be better if this question was placed in the nx section?

 

[MassiVonWeizen]

There are 2 similar discussions I have found, but as ignorant of nx I don't know what validity they have:

convertire in unico solido da assieme

Salve a tutti Volevo sapere se qualcuno conosce un modo, con NX7.5, di creare un .prt unico partendo da un assieme. In pratica realizzare una parte unica accorpando tutti i componenti di un assieme. Ho provato passando tramite parasolid, ma senza risultato.

www.cad3d.it

Step assieme, con interno pieno

Relativamente alla release 9 , scambiando step dei complessivi con i clienti, vorrei evitare di trasmettere tutta la componentistica interna. Col mio vecchio software pro/e c'era la possibilità di creare uno step coll'interno pieno... in poche parole il comando "shrinkwrap" teneva solo la pelle...

www.cad3d.it

 

[ALEXANDRA]

Sorry I'm new in the forum, I didn't know there was a section dedicated exclusively to nx. thank you very much for the links to the discussions.

 

[The_Matrix]

hai 2 possibilità:1. linked exterior: You have as output the skin representing your assembly. where to put this "skin" (=superfici eh) depends on where you cling to create it: top assembly (but then attentive to how you open it all because you could open the components and the linked exterior) or dedicated part that could be a component of the assembly itself or a component that has nothing to do with the bom. skin is associative if you want (for me to make it associative serves nothing)2. simplify assembly (from nx 1980 onwards) that gives output a single solid. If the solid is "watertight" nx fills you... If it is not, you can do it back through synchronous functions. the resulting solid is not associative.

 

[falonef]

or use simplifier of 3d evolution

 

[The_Matrix]

or use simplifier of 3d evolution

or the elysium analogue.
Sure.
powerful, but quite expensive. (Daddy)
linked exterior and simplify assembly are in the most advanced bundles of nx or can be accessed with tokens.

 

[ALEXANDRA]

you have 2 possibilities:1. linked exterior: You have as output the skin representing your assembly. where to put this "skin" (=superfici eh) depends on where you cling to create it: top assembly (but then attentive to how you open it all because you could open the components and the linked exterior) or dedicated part that could be a component of the assembly itself or a component that has nothing to do with the bom. skin is associative if you want (for me to make it associative serves nothing)2. simplify assembly (from nx 1980 onwards) that gives output a single solid. If the solid is "watertight" nx fills you... If it is not, you can do it back through synchronous functions. the resulting solid is not associative.

Thank you so much! In the meantime I had actually discovered linked exterior, but I think it is worth trying also the second option, always that the license in my endowment allows me to. Thank you again!

 

[The_Matrix]

Thank you so much! In the meantime I had actually discovered linked exterior, but I think it is worth trying also the second option, always that the license in my endowment allows me to. Thank you again!

if you have the linked exterior, you also have the simplify assembly.
However, beware that the function has completely changed since nx 1980 (June 2021)
before was different (very limited)
here:

find an example (choose the language, but it is the first I found :d )

 

[ALEXANDRA]

if you have the linked exterior, you also have the simplify assembly.
However, beware that the function has completely changed since nx 1980 (June 2021)
before was different (very limited)
here:

find an example (choose the language, but it is the first I found :d )

Thank you! Unfortunately I do not have the June update, but very good to know in case in a future should happen to me.
to know more about the linked exterior, I had found a video in Portuguese: obviously I understood everything. :

 

[The_Matrix]

Thank you! Unfortunately I do not have the June update, but very good to know in case in a future should happen to me.
to know more about the linked exterior, I had found a video in Portuguese: obviously I understood everything. :

the linked exterior I use it to all spy.
usually with 14 views

 

[ALEXANDRA]

the linked exterior I use it to all spy.
usually with 14 views

actually is very comfortable!
my question was initially born discovering that this functionality (as a customer explained to me) was integrated into solidworks in rescue options in the phase of export assiemi... As I said, it must be in nx. and obviously nx (as for most commands), not only has this function, but allows to customize much better the options of "coupling" of solids. really useful.

 

[The_Matrix]

actually is very comfortable!
my question was initially born discovering that this functionality (as a customer explained to me) was integrated into solidworks in rescue options in the phase of export assiemi... As I said, it must be in nx. and obviously nx (as for most commands), not only has this function, but allows to customize much better the options of "coupling" of solids. really useful.

when you can see the new simplify assembly you will be amazed.
of course it is not to be applied to a assembly of 20000 components (for that there is the le)
should be applied the groups and to climb into the product structure replaced to the real ones.
I think - for example - to those who make cam simulations and needs to have a very light, "representative" machine of the real one that - maybe - has 30000 comp

 

[falonef]

if you have the linked exterior, you also have the simplify assembly.
However, beware that the function has completely changed since nx 1980 (June 2021)
before was different (very limited)
here:

find an example (choose the language, but it is the first I found :d )

Great.

There is no such thing in catia v5.
Perhaps you are in 3dexperience, but I doubt it.

 

[The_Matrix]

Great.

There is no such thing in catia v5.
Perhaps you are in 3dexperience, but I doubt it.

the analogue function of 3d evolution or elysium is definitely very much but much better. . .
But the banging of exporting in step... open in 3devolution... make the "full"... carry back to step... importing in nx is very high and not always worth

but the functionality itself is very strong.
in nx is "good", we say... but far from the state-of-the-art

 

[falonef]

from what I remember about the demo made us in the company by the 3devolution, there was no need to convert in step but the software seems to me that it was infrequently importing the native files catia v5.

However, I do not want to deviate too much from the initial discussion

 

[The_Matrix]

from what I remember about the demo made us in the company by the 3devolution, there was no need to convert in step but the software seems to me that it was infrequently importing the native files catia v5.

However, I do not want to deviate too much from the initial discussion

Okay, sure. read directly also nx...
but not "gratis"

 

[falonef]

effectively everything has a price