Default Settings Via a Common Part - Just the .PRT, or the .DPV too?
Default Settings Via a Common Part - Just the .PRT, or the .DPV too?
(OP)
Scenario:
Created a 'Common Part' - so that all part generated by Company X are based on that .PRT - whether it is a UGMASTER or UGPART
Issue:
Certain Company X Modeling and Drafting Criteria have been refined, or may have been missed, requiring a refinement of the Common Part
Problem:
Attempts to save refinements have produced mixed results - some annotation settings appear to have not been saved
Question:
Editing and Revising the Common Part not the only item to be done? Does work on any other NX files, will the .ENV or .DPV file need to be done as well?
Created a 'Common Part' - so that all part generated by Company X are based on that .PRT - whether it is a UGMASTER or UGPART
Issue:
Certain Company X Modeling and Drafting Criteria have been refined, or may have been missed, requiring a refinement of the Common Part
Problem:
Attempts to save refinements have produced mixed results - some annotation settings appear to have not been saved
Question:
Editing and Revising the Common Part not the only item to be done? Does work on any other NX files, will the .ENV or .DPV file need to be done as well?





RE: Default Settings Via a Common Part - Just the .PRT, or the .DPV too?
John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Default Settings Via a Common Part - Just the .PRT, or the .DPV too?
The original template is at Revision A in Teamcenter, and I am attempting to work with a Revision B.
RE: Default Settings Via a Common Part - Just the .PRT, or the .DPV too?
Well with Teamcenter this may be trickier as you need to make sure that you know exactly what part is being referenced asnd then edited.
That being said, if you're attempting to update the Template Part you have to keep in mind that you will need to open it, make the changes to your Preferences as well as any objects that you might have pre-created in your model such as perhaps adding a Datum CSYS, Attributes, Layer Categories, etc and then save it without Teamcenter making it yet another revision. Note that these changes have to be made within the Part file itself. Editing the Customer Defaults will have NO effect on any Part Specific settings/preferences inside of any existing Part file.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
UG/NX Museum: http://www.plmworld.org/p/cm/ld/fid=209
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Default Settings Via a Common Part - Just the .PRT, or the .DPV too?
The pax file for the File New templates needs to be edited with an ascii editor to change the /A revision to /B for the entry/entries that point to the item that contains the template part.
Check the NX system log for TC_NX_FileNewPAXFiles
If that is defined it will indicate the names of the Teamcenter item revision containing the pax files to revise.
Otherwise, search the log for "pax for File New Templates" to get the operating system location(s) and name(s) of the pax file(s) at your site to edit.
HTH,
Joe
RE: Default Settings Via a Common Part - Just the .PRT, or the .DPV too?
As for the "open it, make the changes to your Preferences as well as any objects that you might have pre-created in your model such as perhaps adding a Datum CSYS, Attributes, Layer Categories, etc and then save it"... that is the part that is driving me buggy JohnRBaker.
I open the part, make the changes in the Preferences, then save the file. Open it up again, and... same prefereneces as before the save. I can't help but think I am missing a step on the saving of the preferences before the saving of the file.
RE: Default Settings Via a Common Part - Just the .PRT, or the .DPV too?
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
UG/NX Museum: http://www.plmworld.org/p/cm/ld/fid=209
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Default Settings Via a Common Part - Just the .PRT, or the .DPV too?
Truth be told, most of what needs to be done is drafting annotation (font and symbol sizes, crosshatching styles, etc.).
RE: Default Settings Via a Common Part - Just the .PRT, or the .DPV too?
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RE: Default Settings Via a Common Part - Just the .PRT, or the .DPV too?
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
UG/NX Museum: http://www.plmworld.org/p/cm/ld/fid=209
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Default Settings Via a Common Part - Just the .PRT, or the .DPV too?
RE: Default Settings Via a Common Part - Just the .PRT, or the .DPV too?
RE: Default Settings Via a Common Part - Just the .PRT, or the .DPV too?