Any one know UG NX5?

[kramarczyk]

OK, circling back around...

So, nobody I've approached at GM or UGS/Siemens have been able to identify a function that imports a point set as just a set of points. The point import options are buried in the spline and surface generation functions. For the record, here is the solution I came up with in case it is of use to anyone else.

Create data file
- Take your two columns of XY data and paste it into an new excel sheet. Add zeros for Z. There should be no column headers, just point data.
- Save it as a tab delimited text file with a .dat suffix

Set-up NX
- Open your file and move the WCS to the origin that you wish to use.

Import the points as a spline
- Insert -> Curve -> Spline
- Select the "Through Points" option
- Select the "Points from File" option - accept the other defaults
- Choose the data file you made earlier - You should see the point cloud at this point
- Select OK to generate the spline

Extract the point definition from the spline
- Insert -> Datum/Point -> Point Set
- Select the "Spline Defining Point" option
- Select the spline
- Refresh the screen (F5) to see the points created
- Delete the spline to leave just the points

You may all now laugh at the NX users.