Drafting standard
Drafting standard
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Does anyone know where the drafting standard is saved? When customizing the standard its possible to save it with another name. I would like to share these settings but can't find the file.
I use NX5.





RE: Drafting standard
The customer defaults are edited under File>Utilities>Customer Defaults. But for drafting most of the time users set up template files which once set and saved with the correct defaults function really well for capturing them in a portable manner. Of course to be really thorough most site administrators set both, but I am nevertheless a dedicated template user and find the in the immediate sense you really only need the correct templates to get you going.
When it comes to drafting templates there are canned "out of the box" drawing formats that you can use. These actually use templates, which you can edit by overwriting the originals, or what is in my opinion better you can set up your own custom palette files, using the system samples as a guide.
What you're touching on are quite commonly asked questions so searching the forum should yield good results.
If after further investigation you still have some specific questions then by all means ask away.
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RE: Drafting standard
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Unigraphics Solutions\<NX version>
Note that the file with the .dpv extension is where the actual settings are stored while the file by the same name except for the .xls extension is an XML file containing the instructions on how to append the name of the modified standard to the Customer Default dialogs. The .xls file is only created and updated once when you define the standard for the first time, but the .dpv file will be updated whenever you make any actual changes to the settings in the standard.
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