NX 'Reverse' is grayed out when defining a Lightweight Section View plane

2021-10-06T23:26:56Z
NX for Design

Summary


Details

When defining a plane for a Lightweight Section View, the 'Reverse' option is 
grayed out and unavailable. How can the Lightweight Section View be reversed to 
the opposite direction if the 'Reverse' option is grayed out?



Solution

 When creating a Lightweight Section View, the plane can be created as either 
associative or non-associative. This is controlled through the following 
preference: 
1. Select 'Preferences-->PMI-->PMI'. 
2. Select the 'Lightweight Section View' tab. 
3. Toggle on or off 'Associative Plane' as desired. 
4. OK the PMI Preferences dialog.


If choosing to toggle off the above option and use a non-associative plane, the 
'Reverse' option will stay available while defining the section plane directly 
on the Lightweight Section View dialog.


If choosing to toggle on the above option and use an associative plane, the 
'Reverse' option will gray out and become unavailable. There are two options: 
1. If the associative Section Plane is defined directly from the Lightweight 
Section View dialog, simply select the 'Plane Dialog' icon under the Section 
Plane group. On the Plane dialog, select 'Reverse Direction'. Then OK the Plane 
dialog to see the Lightweight Section View update.


2. If the Section Plane is defined using the 'Plane Dialog' option, the 
'Reverse' option will initially gray out and become unavailable on the Plane 
dialog. Simply OK the Plane dialog to return to the Lightweight Section View 
dialog. Then re-enter the Plane dialog using the 'Plane Dialog' icon under the 
Section Plane group. On the Plane dialog, select 'Reverse Direction'. Then OK 
the Plane dialog to see the Lightweight Section View update.


The behavior is as follows: 
•If the plane is non-associative, then options on the Lightweight Section 
View dialog can be used. 
•If the plane is associative, only geometry (for example, curves or points) can 
be defined outside the Plane dialog. To specify any other attribute of the 
associative plane (such as 'Reverse') the 'Plane Dialog' needs to be used. This 
is because in the case of an associative plane, the plane is completely 
dependent on the geometry selected. So, the plane can update only through a 
geometry change or edit of the plane definition using the 'Plane Dialog'.



Notes and References


Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: na
OS: n/a
OS Version: n/a
Product: NX
Application: PMI
Version: V9.0
Function: SECT_VIEW_LGCY

Ref: 002-7006773

KB Article ID# PL7006773

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