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.prt file won't open directly in NX 7.5

.prt file won't open directly in NX 7.5

.prt file won't open directly in NX 7.5

(OP)
After installing NX 7.5 on my new laptop I realized that all my .prt files still did not have a default program to open to but the .fem and .sim files were defaulted to opened in NX 7.5. So I set them to open with ugraf.exe in the install directory. Then I clicked the files and NX 7.5 opens to the main screen but my part will not load. If I open them from the software they load fine. It's not too big of a problem but I am just wondering if any knows how to make my .prt files open directly from where they are located.

RE: .prt file won't open directly in NX 7.5

You need to pass the the file name to ugraf when you open it. The open command has a %1 after ugraf.exe.

ugraf.exe %1
 

"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli

RE: .prt file won't open directly in NX 7.5

(OP)
How do I do this? There is no where to change the path when I right click the .prt file and select properties.

RE: .prt file won't open directly in NX 7.5

You need to do the edit in the registry.
regedit, then do a search for ugraf

"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli

RE: .prt file won't open directly in NX 7.5

If you're uncomfortable with editing the registry, there's a less scary way to do it - in a Windows Explorer window, click Tools > Folder Options, then the File Types tab (I'm describing the Windows XP way to get to this tab - as yours is a new laptop you'll probably have to find the Windows 7 equivalent to this). scroll down to the .prt extension, click Advanced. The Actions box should contain 'open' (or similar) - click Edit and add the %1 described above to the end of the Application line (it may need to be "%1", including the "").

Best of luck!

Jon Hackett
Taylor Hobson Ltd. (www.taylor-hobson.com)

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