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Batch Plotting in NX4?

Batch Plotting in NX4?

Batch Plotting in NX4?

(OP)
Hi Guys,

Does anyone know of a way of plotting a series of PRT files without having to open each file individually? I was hoping for some form of command line method so it can be performed outside of NX.


I looked at the help menu, but the closest it gives is using NXPLOT to plot CGM, JPEG and TIFF files from the command prompt.

Many thanks,

Andy.

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(Using: UG NX4)
Design Engineer

RE: Batch Plotting in NX4?

(OP)
Hi,

No, I'm not working for a GM supplier (I work in the Orthopaedic Implant industry).

I don't think there's an easy answer for this.sad

- Andy.

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(Using: UG NX4)
Design Engineer

RE: Batch Plotting in NX4?

You can create a program to open a ug file and print it out however you would need to know how to use Visual Basic or a similar programming language. The program would need to index down the list of files in the directory and then open them and print them.

Mark Benson
CAD Support Engineer

RE: Batch Plotting in NX4?

(OP)
Hi,

Many thanks for your reply. I am currently trying to learn VB so we can customise some of the NX functionality.

Would you have any tips/help you can offer on the best approach to this problem?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I am still on the rather large VB learning curve. sadeyes

Many thanks,

Andy.


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(Using: UG NX4)
Design Engineer

RE: Batch Plotting in NX4?

Check out the sample directory located under the UGII_BASE_DIR location (C:\Program Files\UGS\NX 3.0\UGOPEN\SampleNXOpenApplications) there is one example regarding DrawingCycle, that you could modify to print.

-Dave
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http://groups.google.com/group/NX_CAX/

RE: Batch Plotting in NX4?

Hi Andy,

I would too be interested if you succeed to create such a program (plotting a series of PRT files without having to open each file individually).

Thanks in advance

Regards

Didier

RE: Batch Plotting in NX4?

Chedck the GRIP Library. There is an older program named PLOTGEN that may be modifiable to a windows environmnet. It was originally written for VMS.

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