UG NX 2.0 WHAT'S NEW

Geometric Tolerancing Display
What is it?
GD&T display instances are now fully supported by the Annotation Preferences dialog. To prevent conflicts, the Display Preferences option has been removed from the Display Instance Editor.
  
Also, you can now select multiple instances for display editing.
  
Why should I use it?
It provides a common location to edit the display preferences of any annotation or display instance.
  
Where do I find it?
Preferences-> Annotation
  
  

Hide Model Geometry
What is it?
When you toggle ON the new Hide Model Geometry preference, all GD&T-created modeling geometry is removed from all modeling dialogs and navigators.
  
Why should I use it?
It lets you reduce on-screen clutter by hiding the geometry that is used only for GD&T regions and targets.
  
Where do I find it?
Preferences-> Geometric Tolerancing

Knowledge Fusion Adoption
What is it?
You can now adopt GD&T objects into Knowledge Fusion. To adopt an object, open the Tolerance Feature Editor, select the object in the tree, and choose Adopt from the pop-up menu. (Adopted objects appear in the Knowledge Fusion Navigator.)
  
You can adopt datum reference frames, multiple datum references, tolerance features, size tolerances, FCFs, and datum and target objects.
  
Why should I use it?
You can now control GD&T objects through either the interactive geometric tolerancing interface or through the Knowledge Fusion interface.  
  
Where do I find it?
Tolerance Feature Editor-> Adopt (on the object's pop-up menu in the tree)
  
   
  
  

Modeling Datum Planes/Axes
What is it?
You can now create a tolerance feature, Model Axis/Plane (see the Type menu on the Tolerance Feature Editor), that references a modeling datum plane or axis. Coordinate system datum planes/axes are not selectable.
  
You can also select a modeling datum plane as origin feature geometry when you are creating directed dimension tolerance features.  
  
Why should I use it?
The Model Axis/Plane option lets you create a tolerance feature on objects (modeling datum planes and axes) that were not selectable before.
  
When you are creating directed dimension tolerance features, you are no longer limited to faces as origin feature geometry.
  
Where do I find it?
Tools-> Smart Models-> Geometric Tolerancing-> Tolerance Feature Editor-> Type
  
   
  
  

Product Attributes
What is it?
Two new product attributes are:
  
Balloon Note -- displays usually brief user-defined text within a balloon symbol. Balloon notes are typically used for cross-reference to some other piece of information documented in another portion of the model. For example: parts lists, hole charts, and other tabulated formats often use balloon notes to directly reference geometry in the part whose content is in expanded format in a table.
  
Locator Designator -- marks features (such as holes, feature edges, or surface patches) on a part that are used to consistently and accurately locate components with respect to each other and the manufacturing tooling. A locator designator is composed of a symbol that indicates when the locator is used, letters which indicate the type of part feature used as a locator, and modifiers which designate special case locator applications.
  
Why should I use it?
Balloon Notes and Locator Designators were previously supported in I-DEAS but not in Unigraphics NX. The addition of these new product attributes improves the results when you migrate data and files from I-DEAS to Unigraphics NX.
  
Where do I find it?
Tools-> Smart Models-> Product Definition

TFE Columns
What is it?
Several new columns have been added to the Tolerance Feature Editor (TFE) tree:
  
Keywords -- displays (on the feature node level) all of the keywords that have been defined on the tolerance feature, separating multiple keywords with a comma.
  
Requirement ID -- displays (on the tolerance node level) the tolerance index number. You can edit this column in place.
  
Pull/Link -- marks (on the tolerance node level) tolerances that have been pulled or WAVE-linked.
  
Pulled tolerances have an arrow symbol:  
  
Linked tolerances have a link symbol:  
  
You can show or hide these columns, or change their order (except that the Name column must be visible and must be first), with either of these background pop-up menu options:
  
Columns
  
Properties
  
Why should I use it?
These columns provide an easy way to view additional information about your model.
  
Where do I find it?
Tools-> Smart Models-> Tolerance Feature Editor
  
   
  
  

TFE Background Node Pop-up Menu
What is it?
The following options have been added to the Tolerance Feature Editor (TFE) tree's background pop-up menu:
  
New -- creates a new tolerance feature. This is the same operation as pressing the Create New Feature button at the bottom of the TFE.
  
Columns -- this cascade menu lets you control the visibility and order of the tree's columns (except for Name, which must be visible and must be first). Configure opens the Columns page of the Properties dialog.
  
Properties -- lets you set some of the tree list configuration options. The General page contains the instance view options (which have been moved from the background pop-up menu). The Columns page, as described above in the Columns option, lets you control the columns' visibility and order.
  
Where do I find it?
Tools-> Smart Models-> Tolerance Feature Editor-> MB3 below the tree or on the Name title bar
  
   
  
  

TFE Feature Node Pop-Up Menu
What is it?
The following options have been added to the Tolerance Feature Editor (TFE) tree's feature node pop-up menu:
  
New -- this cascade menu lets you create a new tolerance feature, datum feature, or display instance. If the feature is a Tapered Pin/Hole feature, you can also add a top or bottom cross section.
  
Edit -- brings up the appropriate editor dialog. If the feature contains only datums, the Datum Editor appears. If the feature contains either tolerances only or a combination of tolerances and datums, the Tolerance Editor appears.
  
Adopt -- lets you control the selected object through the Knowledge Fusion interface.
  
Rename -- lets you edit the feature name in place.
  
Description -- brings up the Tolerance Feature Description dialog (which can also be raised by pressing the Description button on the Tolerance Feature Editor).
  
Information -- this option was named Properties before Unigraphics NX 2.0. Its behavior stays the same.
  
Where do I find it?
Tools-> Smart Models-> Tolerance Feature Editor-> MB3 on a feature node
  
   
  
  

TFE Tolerance and Datum Node Pop-up Menu
What is it?
The following options have been added to tolerance and datum nodes' pop-up menus in the Tolerance Feature Editor (TFE) tree. The nodes include tolerances, feature control frames, datums, and datum targets:
  
Edit -- brings up the appropriate editor: the Tolerance Editor for a tolerance node, or the Datum Editor for a datum node.
  
Adopt -- lets you control the selected object through the Knowledge Fusion interface.
  
Where do I find it?
Tools-> Smart Models-> Tolerance Feature Editor-> MB3 on a tolerance or datum node
  
   
  
  

WAVE Attribute Linker
What is it?
You can use the WAVE Attribute Linker to link geometric tolerances in the WAVE module. You can link tolerances either while or after you WAVE-link the source geometry. (You can only link geometric tolerances that are on WAVE-linked geometry.)
  
You can also use the WAVE Attribute Linker to edit geometric tolerance links.
  
To use the WAVE Attribute Linker, you should set the customer default Assemblies_AllowInterPart to yes and turn ON the Assemblies application.
  
Why should I use it?
WAVE-linked geometric tolerances can be useful, for example, when you want to export a part that includes linked geometric tolerances to vendors, without exposing design information. You can do this because, once you have linked the geometric tolerances that you want to include in the part you will ship to your vendors, you can close the source parts where those tolerances are located.
  
Where do I find it?
Assemblies-> WAVE Attribute Linker
  
or
  
Link Attributes on the Interpart Copy or WAVE Geometric Linker dialogs
  
or
  
Edit Linked Attributes on the Edit Linked <Geometry> dialog