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? convert in part to mm
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? convert in part to mm

? convert in part to mm

(OP)
How do you convert an in part to mm?

RE: ? convert in part to mm

Hi Mark,

For the future - use the search function in the forum...

From ewh (thanks)

I got this directly from "Gateway". You must open a command prompt window (PROGRAM-UNIGRAPHICS-UNIGRAPHICS TOOLS-COMMAND PROMPT).

At the operating system prompt, type:

ug_convert_part -mm|-in -[o s u uo x y] [-o <dirname>] <part_name>|-d <dirname>

Options in brackets are not required. Options separated by the pipe character `|' mean that you must provide either the option before the pipe or the option after the pipe, but not both. The first set of options, -mm | -in, denotes the units you are converting to, and are not optional. You must either use -mm to convert to millimeters or -in to convert to inches.
d
 Sets current directory as the source
 
-d <dirname>
 Sets the directory <dirname> as the source
 
-in
 Converts to inch units
 
-mm
 Converts to metric units
 
-o <dirname>
 Sets the directory <dirname> as the destination
 
-s
 Traverses subdirectories
 
-u
 Converts UDFs (user defined features)
 
-uo
 Converts only UDFs (user defined features)
 
-x
 Exports the annotated expressions to a <filename>.exp_txt file
 
-y
 Converts entire assembly

RE: ? convert in part to mm

For a little more detail

lookup ug_convert_part in NX help

RE: ? convert in part to mm

Mark,

The other thing worth knowing is that for all intents and purposes NX works just as well with a combination of parts in different units. So and assembly can contain all metric parts with a range of imperial fasteners designed in inches quite successfully. Ask yourself first whether you really need to convert the parts.

Best Regards

Hudson

www.jamb.com.au

Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum

RE: ? convert in part to mm

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i have been away from NX for a little over a year as the place i was at went under and now i am a monkey using catia.  i miss NX.  (if i ever get back to NX i will never complain about the amount of mouse clicks again!!)

Anyway here is a little interface that simplifies the use of ug_convert_part.

rename it to just .zip to extract the information

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