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bmarchand1-Visitor
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July 30, 2015
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Advanced Assembly Extension

  • July 30, 2015
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I am decideing to purchase creo parametric and am wondering if I need the AAX package

I do top down modelling, with descent size assemblies

Would I be able to get along without it?

Thanks

Brian


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    svillafuerte1-Visitor
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    July 30, 2015

    Depending on what decent size assemblies means, but we mess with assemblies of a couple hundred parts all the time ans have never had the need for AAX. Although we do have one license that we have had since the mid 90's but just don't use it to that capacity. Hope this help a little.

    Shane V.

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    bmarchand1-VisitorAuthor
    1-Visitor
    July 30, 2015

    The die I'm working on now has about 300 components, so i guess that's about average

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    TomU23-Emerald IV
    23-Emerald IV
    July 30, 2015

    Advanced assembly doesn't have any impact on the number of files you can work with at a time, rather it adds additional functionality that can help with top down designs.  Things like:

    • Assembly Include
    • Assembly level Pro-Program
    • Publish Geometry
    • Copy Geometry
    • Motion Skeletons
    • Interchange Assemblies
    • Skeleton Models
    • Assembly Level UDFs

    Take a look at these links for more info:

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      dgschaefer21-Topaz II
      21-Topaz II
      July 30, 2015

      Personally I consider AAX a must have simply for the ability to use skeletons & copy geoms.  I wouldn't buy Creo without it.  The time savings and additional control over your design through skeleton modeling is easily worth the additional cost.

      I rarely do an assy - a few parts or hundreds - without a skeleton anymore.  It's become an essential tool in my workflow.

      You can do TDD without AAX, but it's harder.

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        bmarchand1-VisitorAuthor
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        July 30, 2015

        I build all my tools top down, use UG NX currently, All geometry is referenced from a main construction assembly (like a skeleton)

        All parts below this have geometry linked in from that main part

        So what I am hearing is that the non AAX has no copy geom or publish geom

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        dgschaefer21-Topaz II
        21-Topaz II
        July 31, 2015

        Yes, but that's not to say that there aren't ways of copying geometry from one model to another, they just aren't as pretty.

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