Cloning deliverable assemblies in NX6?
Cloning deliverable assemblies in NX6?
(OP)
Allright... I've been using the cloning tool in NX4 for years. It works ok but I've always been frustrated with having to append the files names. I never had any success with it otherwise.
All I want to do is clone Assembly content "as is" to ditch all the orphaned parts and clean up the folder.
Anyone have any knowledge of a different tool set for this? Or has ver 6 been enhanced to allow this now?
TIA
Dave
All I want to do is clone Assembly content "as is" to ditch all the orphaned parts and clean up the folder.
Anyone have any knowledge of a different tool set for this? Or has ver 6 been enhanced to allow this now?
TIA
Dave





RE: Cloning deliverable assemblies in NX6?
http://www.w-eng.de/ugzipc.htm
Note that despite the fact that the site above only mentions NX 2.0 and NX 3.0, I've tested this on all recent releases including NX 4.0 thru NX 7.0 and even NX 7.5, and it works just fine.
Now for your situation, I would use it to zip-up your current assembly (it will only include the components associated with the assembly which you run this Utility against), then delete all the files except the zipped file, then simply unzip it and you will be right where you want to be, with only the original assembly and it's components, all with their original file names still intact.
Note that the download comes with instructions as to how to install it so that a 'Zip Assembly...' option is automatically added the NX File pull-down menu which will make it very easy to get access to it when needed.
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Cloning deliverable assemblies in NX6?
Just downloaded and I'm looking at it now... the "read me" isn't all that clear. As in step by step.
But I'm going to give it a shot... it would be so nice to have!
Dave
RE: Cloning deliverable assemblies in NX6?
Looks like this...
C:\NX_Lib\UG_PC\startup
C:\NX_Lib\UG_PC\application
Then made an environment variable...
UG_USER_DIR
C:\NX_Lib\UG_PC
But isn't there an software "install" I'm missing?
The file -> export -> zip assembly isn't just going to appear there.
What gives???
TIA
Dave
RE: Cloning deliverable assemblies in NX6?
Thanks John
Dave
RE: Cloning deliverable assemblies in NX6?
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
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.
RE: Cloning deliverable assemblies in NX6?