Stop the current function without killing ugraf.exe process
Stop the current function without killing ugraf.exe process
(OP)
NX 6: Is there a way to kill the current process of adding a feature to a part if it is taking forever? For example, suppose I want to Instance Feature to create an array of holes in my part. But there are so many of them that when I hit the OK button, it takes several minutes to complete the feature, or ugraf.exe hangs in the task manager. Is there a way to terminate the feature creation and return to your NX session without having to kill NX in the task manager and then relaunch it? I know that sometimes a "Working" dialog box pops up with a Stop button, but other times this is not avaliable (unless that is an option that has to be turned on somewhere). Update view of large assemblies in Drafting is another operation that can take a several minutes to complete.





RE: Stop the current function without killing ugraf.exe process
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Hudson
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RE: Stop the current function without killing ugraf.exe process
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Stop the current function without killing ugraf.exe process
Larry
RE: Stop the current function without killing ugraf.exe process
If you're having any particular problems using a particular feature or function then by all means post your concerns here and we'll see if anyone can offer tips to get around those sticking points. It might even be a tip in itself to take care using some functions in case you do strike such a problem.
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum
RE: Stop the current function without killing ugraf.exe process
RE: Stop the current function without killing ugraf.exe process
Note that there is a proposal to revamp this whole area of 'Patterning' features and objects for NX 7.5. We got a 'demo' of some prototype code just yesterday that looks promising with a lot of effort going into improving the raw performance although anytime you have functions like this you tend to start experiencing what's called the 'N-squared' phenomenon, which can often only be mitigated but never eliminated totally. Anyway, it shows promise so time will tell.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.