Auto PDF creation for viewing of NX drafting files by others
Auto PDF creation for viewing of NX drafting files by others
(OP)
We do not have a "drawing" viewer for our NX drafting files (for non NX users) until our TC is implemented. I am against manually exporting pdf's because of revision control, discipline, time and effort, etc.
I fooled with a journal created by Cowski in this thread from NX5-6 2010: http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=264567
It works very well on 64 bit Windows 7 and NX8 I might add! thanks!
However, I would like the process to be more failsafe.
I would like a way to link this to a save function (or build in a save function to the journal and link the save button to the journal) so that when the file is saved a new pdf is created (a form of digital document revision control). We would then change the default output directory to something accessible by non NX users. We would give NX users write access and everyone else read only access.
Can anyone help with this or other ideas??
TIA!
I fooled with a journal created by Cowski in this thread from NX5-6 2010: http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=264567
It works very well on 64 bit Windows 7 and NX8 I might add! thanks!
However, I would like the process to be more failsafe.
I would like a way to link this to a save function (or build in a save function to the journal and link the save button to the journal) so that when the file is saved a new pdf is created (a form of digital document revision control). We would then change the default output directory to something accessible by non NX users. We would give NX users write access and everyone else read only access.
Can anyone help with this or other ideas??
TIA!
NX 8.0.1.5





RE: Auto PDF creation for viewing of NX drafting files by others
Here are a couple of threads that mention it:
thread561-329094: User Exit on Save
thread561-242035: Intergrate user function into NX function
For more detailed information you will want to start with the NX help files. The menu script user's guide can be found in the Programming Tools main topic.
www.nxjournaling.com