NX Parts, Assemblies, and Drawings

Loading Option

Defines the options for loading

• 2D/3D Loading: Loads 2D vectors and 3D solids, 3D solids only, or 2D only

Drawing

Defines the drawing settings. This option is only available when 2D has been included in the Loading option.

• Drawing Paper Color: Selects a background color for layout

Common

Defines the general settings including tessellation (arrangement and density of the polygons)

Geometry: Defines the geometry settings

• Import Filters: Defines the import filter settings

  • Import Hidden Objects: Imports all hidden objects. If you modify any visible objects that contain hidden subobjects after import, those hidden objects are also modified. The default setting is Yes.

  • Display Hidden Objects: Displays hidden objects in the viewport after importing the file.

  • Import Construction Geometry: Imports the construction geometry. It could contain solid geometry or polylines.

  • Display Construction Geometry: Displays the imported construction geometry. This option is only available if Import Construction Geometry is set.

  • Import Metadata: Imports file metadata from the original CAD file (stored inside the file as the metadata category CADMetadata)

  • Reference Set: Imports groups of parts in a specific order. The order of preference defines the order in which groups of parts are imported. The first reference set in the Reference Set Type list is read. If it fails, the second reference set in the list is read, and so on. This process continues until the file is successfully imported. This field is used to select which reference set to import. The set order is by import preference.

    • As Saved: Imports all the reference sets that were last saved in the scene.

    • Entire: Imports all the reference sets in the scene.

    • User-Specified: Imports the reference set as defined in the User-Specified Name option

  • User-Specified Name: If a user-defined Reference Set is selected, the name of the reference set to import.

  • Import Layer: Imports layers from the original CAD file

    • Yes: Imports all layers containing geometry. Empty layers are filtered out.

    • No: Layers aren’t imported.

  • Import Arrangement: Imports all arrangements in the scene

  • User-Specified Name: If a user-defined arrangement is selected, the name of the arrangement to import.

  • Loading Mode: Indicates the loading mode. Available options are Internal and External. The default option is Internal, and we recommend that this setting isn’t changed.

  • Part Version Substitution Rule: Indicates the rules for part version substitution by way of regular expression.

    If this field is empty (which is default behavior), the file loads as normal. If a referenced file isn’t found, an error/warning message displays.

    If this field has a valid regular expression for part versions, the system attempts to find files in the same folder that matches the regular expression and replaces the part/sub-assembly file referenced by the top-level assembly. If there’s more than one version of the file that exists in the same folder, the version that is found first loads.

• Tessellation Settings: Defines the tessellation settings

  • Import Splines, Surfaces, and Solids: Determines whether splines, surfaces, and solids are imported.

  • Tessellation Level: Applies different resolutions based upon preselected values for chord height ratio and normal tolerances. If you select User-Defined, further options become available.

    • Angular Tolerance: Determines the maximum angular deviation (in degrees), allowed between an analytical surface and its triangulation. Pairs of triangles don’t incorporate a dihedral angle greater than this amount. For example, this setting dictates the minimum number of facets around a smaller circle or cylinder regardless of the Surface Deviation setting. This parameter gives you added control over faces with small radii. Lower values result in finer tessellations, while higher values produce coarser tessellations.

    • Chord Height Tolerance: The value between the analytical surface and its triangulation that determines the distance and accuracy of the tessellation. The lower the value, the more accurate the result. 0.00001 is the minimum unit (high detail), and 1 000 000 is the maximum unit (low detail).

    • Chord Height Behavior: Determines how accurately the chord height tolerance is applied. Absolute applies the chord height tolerance as it is. Scaled adjusts the values depending on the scale of the object being tessellated.

• Collapse Part Geometry: Collects all the surfaces, and tessellates collectively, treating loose surfaces as one object. This option is used to avoid seams and gaps, and produce unified normals. The default setting is Yes.

PMI Captures Model Views: Defines settings for PMI

• Import Standard Views: Imports any standard views within the file. The default setting is Yes.

• Import PMI: Imports any Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) within the file. You can access the PMI data objects from within the 3D Objects list. The default setting is Yes.

• Always Show PMI on Top: Draws the markup and markup lines on top of, and through all the objects in the scene. Markups are drawn on top even if the markup is behind the object or obscured by the geometry. The default setting is No.

• PMI Billboarding: Establishes settings for Billboard Mode.

  • Default: Draws the dimension in a default manner

  • Disable: Draws the dimension as defined in the CAD file

  • Full: Draws the dimension as a billboard. That is, the dimension rotates to face the camera always. When printed to a vector-based file, the measurement is converted to vector line art.

  • Flip Label: Aligns the dimension in the direction of the leader line

  The default setting is Yes.

• Import Model Views: Imports any custom model views within the CAD file. You can filter model views associated with different levels of the scene tree. The default setting is Top-Level.

  When this setting is used by itself, model views are imported. Hidden or other objects aren’t imported. Visibility of objects in the scene is affected by the model views. If model views are imported, the initial view is imported as a model-view with “(Work)” suffix in addition to standard or user-created initial views in NX.

  • All: All model views associated with parts, assembly including top-level assembly are imported.

  • Top-Level: Only model views for top level (root) assembly are imported.

  • Assembly: Only model views associated with assembly nodes are imported.

  • Parts: Only model views associated with part (leaf) nodes are imported.

  • None: Model views aren’t imported.

Construction Geometry: Defines settings for the construction geometry

• Import Surfaces: Imports all construction geometry

• Import Points: Imports all 3D points data stored inside the CAD file and draws points as saved in CATIA files.

• Import Planes: Imports all infinite 3D plane data stored inside the CAD file and draws planes as transparent mesh.

• Import Wireframes: Imports all wireframes if any exist. The default setting is Yes.

Geometry Transformation