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Update part with specific color palette

Update part with specific color palette

Update part with specific color palette

(OP)
Is it possible in NX4 to update a part with a specific color palette during opening ?

RE: Update part with specific color palette

I don't have time to check this for you now, but I'm guessing that if there is a user exit that you can set to run every time that you open a file then you might be able to do something like that. This would take care of each file as and when you open it directly, but I think it would not do anything with the components of an assembly.

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RE: Update part with specific color palette

look in the Nx doxs there is something like overide option for cdf ' s

RE: Update part with specific color palette

(OP)
I have setup in the customer defaults the following switch, but it doesn't overide the cdf file for an opening file:
File/Utilities/Customer Defaults/
Gateway/Visualisation/Color Palette.
It works only for a new part

RE: Update part with specific color palette

After opening an existing part, go to...

Preferences -> Color Palette...

...and in the last section of the dialog labeled 'Options' you can 'open' (which is the same as changing or assigning) the color-palette (.cdf file) of your choice.  Note that there is an icon labeled 'Use System Color Palette' which will automatically assign whatever .cdf file is current being used by the system for new part files, to your current Work Part (be sure to save it afterwards to have it stay in effect).

If you're going to be doing a lot of this 'updating' of legacy part files, it might be best to create a visualization template so as to at least make this a semi-automated process.  If you have an existing user defined tab on your Resource Bar (if not add one) first open a part file in which all of your visualization settings are set the way you would like all part files to be like including any legacy files which you wish to 'update'.  Now with this part open, go the that user defined Resource Bar tab and with your cursor over some 'white space' press MB3 and and select...

New Entry -> Visualization Template

...and when the dialog comes up, assign a name and hit OK.  Now whenever you have a legacy drawing that you would like to 'update' to your current standard just open the file and go to this Resource Bar tab and 'drag' the Visualization Template you just created onto the part file and it will be fully updated to your standard.  Now just save the part file and you're done.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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Cypress, CA
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RE: Update part with specific color palette

(OP)
Thanks John
I already knew this technic but I was looking for a way to do this more automaticaly.
Regards
Didier

RE: Update part with specific color palette

Without writing an NX Open or KF application which would 'update' bulk data, this is about the best that we can offer.

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.
 

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