NX Features other programs should adopt

NX
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As I’m re-learning NX, I am coming across things I’ve really missed since working exclusively in SW.

I will start adding them here, for those that are interested.

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#1. The details pane.

Click on a feature, and all of the relevant information is there. In this example of a sketch, you don’t need to edit the sketch, or double click a value. Just change the dimension in the details pane.

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Here is the CB fastener feature.

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This didn’t exist when I last used NX4. I love table views for data like this though.

With all the new “Web” UI influence lately, it seems like table views have gone away in favor of “grandpa remote” size buttons and simple views.

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I don’t doubt that what you showed is a nice feature, but you can edit sketch values in SW without editing the sketch also. I do it all the time.

A single click on the sketch (or feature) in the tree will display the dimension values in the graphics area (assuming you have Instant3d turned on). You can single-click on the value and change it to whatever you want. The change will take effect as soon as you click away, without the need for a manual rebuild.

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I do that all the time too. I prefer the NX approach.