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Importing .dat files into NX3

Importing .dat files into NX3

Importing .dat files into NX3

(OP)
Hi all
Could someone please indicate wheither it is possible to import .dat files into NX3 and if so how to do this.

Thanks a lot
pudney

RE: Importing .dat files into NX3

The .dat file suffix is pretty generic, I don't think there is any standard for what a .dat file contains or how it is formatted. Can you be more specific as to what you are trying to import?

RE: Importing .dat files into NX3

(OP)
hi cowski
I am trying to import a set of data points into NX3. The file would contain X and Y coordinates of a required shape.

thanks
pudney

RE: Importing .dat files into NX3

Yes, it is possible.  The spline creation operation has an option for -> through points -> points from file.  The file would be a .dat file.

RE: Importing .dat files into NX3

(OP)
thanks ewh, most helpful

RE: Importing .dat files into NX3

If the data was intended to represent a surface, as long as the file is formatted as if the points defined a series of section curves that the surface would pass through, there is also an option in the Surface Through Points function to use a .dat file as input.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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UGS Corp
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John.R.Baker@ugs.com

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