UG NX 4 Cad File Network Storage
UG NX 4 Cad File Network Storage
(OP)
I store my CAD files on a network server. I'm looking for a way to speed up the search of an initial load because of the system has to search my defined network drives in the load options section. We have a lot of files and it can take a while to load.
Does anyone have successful method in tweaking the performance of UG when searching the directories to load all the necessary part files?
I already use the gigabit network cards and devices.
Thanks for your help.
Does anyone have successful method in tweaking the performance of UG when searching the directories to load all the necessary part files?
I already use the gigabit network cards and devices.
Thanks for your help.





RE: UG NX 4 Cad File Network Storage
"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter
RE: UG NX 4 Cad File Network Storage
Thanks for the post. We use these parts in other projects and don't want start keeping muliple copies of the files. We are taking a steps towards a PLM system but not quite there yet.
I was think of some type of a 3rd party program that would help the search function.
Thanks.
RE: UG NX 4 Cad File Network Storage
Do you use part versioning? That has an impact on file loading, too. Also, NX will always load the first occurance of a file it finds, so multiple locations for the same file does not work.
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
RE: UG NX 4 Cad File Network Storage
If you have different naming from one project to the next or for differently used data sets then that is ideal because you can afford to store the files separately with less risk of doubled up file names.
With directory structures you probably want to reflect your organisational workflow so that released files are kept separately from work in progress. Using windows system investigate setting owner file permissions so that files that a team are working on can be stored in a collective directory without risk of them overwriting one another. Then you want to be able to search that directory usually first and the release directories later.
Change the names of files as they go up a release as soon as you begin working on them. In that regard look into versioning rules and if you have the choice use the military system. You need to be able by name to regulate and control your assemblies content otherwise you'll have a persistent state of chaos.
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum
RE: UG NX 4 Cad File Network Storage
If you do use versioning rules then if there are two versions of the same core file name stored in a top directory and a subdirectory then unless you specifically search the sub directory first the system will always find whatever version is stored in the top directory. Having an directory structure inappropriate to your work flow can see the system regularly load older versions rather than newer ones.
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum