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Surface finish symbols do not migrate correctly from Ideas to NX
Surface finish symbols do not migrate correctly from Ideas to NX
IR Number: 7309871
Priority: 1
Business Urgency: No
GTAC Urgency: No
PR Matrix: 6a,b
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Problem Description:
Surface finish symbols do not migrate correctly from Ideas to NX
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NX Versions: NX 9.0.3 MP4
Managed Mode: No
Tc Versions: n/a
Containing:
Part: Yes
AVI: n/a
Syslog: n/a
Other Files: Yes
Work Around: Manually edit the Surface Finish Symbols in NX to remove unwanted zero parameter values and select the correct Material Removal type.
Steps to Duplicate:
(Optional) Migrate the supplied I-deas package file using CMM Solo 9.0.2.)
Open the resulting NX drawing (2015-02-23-100_0001.1.prt) in NX 9.0.3. (The drawing is supplied with the support data.) Note that the Surface Finish Symbols in the views 'Front' and 'Section A-A' include zeros that were not there in the Ideas drawing. This is the issue.
Note also that the 'Material Removal' symbol has changed from 'Material Removal Required' to 'Modifier, Material Removal Required'. This is also an issue.
- Select the 'Drafting Tools' tab and select the 'Drawing Migration - Overlay On/Off' icon to display an overlay of the Ideas drawing, to help highlight the differences between the drawings.
Problem is part specific: No
Problem is OS specific: No
Platform Information-
Problem is platform specific: No Platform:
Problem verified on the following platforms and OS versions:
Intel IV, Win7 64-bit
Siemens PLM believes that the problem where surface finish symbols would not migrate correctly from I-deas to NX as documented in this PR, will be resolved by code changes made to the release of our product NX 10.0.3. PR 7309871 Product Information: Product: NX , Application: TRANSLATOR , Version: V8.0
Source: https://support.sw.siemens.com/en-US/knowledge-base/PL8044846 · retrieved 2026-10-02