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Custom User Defined Features w/ In House Network Access?

Custom User Defined Features w/ In House Network Access?

Custom User Defined Features w/ In House Network Access?

(OP)
We are running UG/NX3 native on Dell Precision 490 PCs.

I have created a set of countersunk threaded holes for use with NAS1130 helical inserts as user defined features.   Each UDF consists of countersunk hole and a threaded feature.  These were saved using the UDF Wizard and each was created successfully.  I can access these UDFs by Tools/User Defined Feature/Insert... and they appear in the "No Library".

My question is how do I make these UDFs accessible to other users on our network?  I have located the CGM and UG files in C:\Program Files\UGS\NX 3.0\UGII

Gary Ashby
Designer

RE: Custom User Defined Features w/ In House Network Access?

Set the environment variable UGII_UDF_LIBRARY_DIR= on the user's systems to all point to the same network location.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
UGS NX Product Line
SIEMENS
UGS PLM Software
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/ugs
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/

RE: Custom User Defined Features w/ In House Network Access?

1) Copy the files to all of your workstations
2) Setup a network shared drive location for the files and then modify the NX configuration to point to the shared location.

"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli

RE: Custom User Defined Features w/ In House Network Access?

(OP)
Thanks John Baker and Ben Loosli for your rapid replies.  Can you please tell me where to find the environment variable UGII_UDF_LIBRARY_DIR= on my workstation?  I tried the online UG help, but it is not clear.  I located the File / Utilities / Customer Defaults / Modeling / Feature Settings / Library File / Windows input, but I am not sure if this is what you mean.  Details on how to do this would be greatly appreciated.

Secondly, are the only files that need to be copied to and exist in this new directory the CGM and UG files that were created thru the UDF Wizard?

Thanks again for your input.

Gary Ashby
Designer

RE: Custom User Defined Features w/ In House Network Access?

(OP)
I have the ugii_env.dat open using Windows Notepad.  It reads as follows:


# Native Unigraphics user defined feature environment variables that optionally can be set

are:
# UGII_UDF_DEFINITION_FILE is a file that determines your hierarchical library structure.
#    A sample definition file is located at $UGII_ROOT_DIR\udf\dbc_udf_ascii.def and
#    we recommend its use.
# UGII_UDF_DATABASE_FILE defines the location of your user defined features.
#    A sample database file is located at $UGII_ROOT_DIR\udf_database.txt
# UGII_UDF_LIBRARY_DIR, used in sample UGII_UDF_DEFINITION_FILE, defines the full path of
your user
#    defined features directory so that a relative path can be defined in the database file for cgm
#    and part locations. It has an old version UDF_LIBRARY_DIR.
# UGII_UDF_EVENT_FILE is the TCL file that accesses the database files. We do not recommend
#    changing this file that is located at $UGII_ROOT_DIR\udf\dbc_udf_ugmgr.tcl


Is all I have to do is remove the # and space to activate the line and add the new directory path as follows:


UGII_UDF_LIBRARY_DIR=T:\UG Standard Parts\Ingenium User Defined Features\

Gary Ashby
Designer

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