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Assume that I've created a part using Unigraphics NX software and need to distribute to a third party. However I would like to hide the part model build history before sending it to a third party. Will it be possible?

Thanks in advance for all the replies.

Abbas
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You can do that by exporting the part file as a parasolid and send it. User gets a good geometry, but not the build history.

Shyam Bhimani
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Abbas
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Right click on "History Mode" on Part Navigator and select "History-Free Mode". Save the Part.

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  • By changing the history mode - only the display of it gets changed, anyone opening the part can change this mode and get the complete build history. – Abbas Mar 30 '16 at 09:06
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I'm not quite sure how this question ended up in this forum, as it is clearly off-topic, but anyway:

It totally depends on what the third-party needs to do with the model and what CAD software they have. If they don't have SIEMENS NX, then the popular export options are the vendor-neutral standards:

  • STEP: .step/.stp Standard for the Exchange of Product model data
  • IGES: .iges/.igs Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
  • JT: .jt Jupiter Tessellation

or the open standards:

  • STL: .stl Stereolithography created by 3D Systems (mistakenly refered to as Surface/Standard Triangulated Language)
  • OBJ: .obj developed by Wavefront Technologies
  • VRML: .wrl Virtual Reality Modeling Language vector file

beware that exporting from NX to any of the above formats can cause "topology anomalies" (more info). If the third-party company does have access to SIEMENS PLM products (e.g., NX, SolidEdge...) or any of the CAD software with ParaSolid engine (e.g., SolidWorks) then exporting as ParaSolid .x_t is the best option. And if they do have NX then another option is to unparametrize your mono-part(s) from Menu > Edit > Feature > Remove Parameters.... Then I think they will show up in the "Non-Timestamp Geometry" grouping in the "Part Navigator" panel.

Foad S. Farimani
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