Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
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Hi
Is there a way to turn off the new shortcut toolbar in NX9.0 graphic window?
Whenever I left click the mouse in the graphics window it shows the shortcut toolbar, I would like to disable this behavior if possible.
Other than this little annoyance I am so far liking the ribbon UI.
Thanks
Rick D
Is there a way to turn off the new shortcut toolbar in NX9.0 graphic window?
Whenever I left click the mouse in the graphics window it shows the shortcut toolbar, I would like to disable this behavior if possible.
Other than this little annoyance I am so far liking the ribbon UI.
Thanks
Rick D
Win7 64 bit w/NX7.5 and NX8.5
Vericut 7.2





RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
RMB on any border area and select customize.
Select the Shortcuts tab
Select View Type
On the view toolbar that appears on screen, click the menu (triangle) and deselect all options.
The toolbar, will now not appear.
At first I didn't lie it either but now have customized it to commands I prefer there.
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
Thanks Deedub777. worked like a charm.
Win7 64 bit w/NX7.5 and NX8.5
Vericut 7.2
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
So when a new function is created to help speed things up for some (I this case, in the form of the popup shortcut), it ends up driving me insane.
deedub777 - Your method to disable the popup shortcut bar only works for that particular feature when you deselect the objects in within the view drop-down. Meaning that if you were to disable all on 'curves', you would have to repeat the process on every single selectable feature in UG. (Which I have done)
That would be justifiable for someone that sits in front of a monitor starring at UG for 8 to 10 hours a day IF it actually worked...
If you disable all popups for all features and then you select more than one type of feature guess what pops up? Yup, a shortcut toolbar! With two shortcuts 'hide' and 'delete'. Oh, and if you select multiple features and go to the customize => Shortcuts => View there are no options to De-select!
To prove it I have attached a screenshot after all view options are disabled for all features, I selected an arc, spline, and a sheet body and the popup is right there next to my pointer waiting for me to accidentally click it..
Would be SOOO simple to create a control within a user pref to 'disable all shortcut popups'.
I like that the UG engineers are trying to implement new features that will improve the user experience, but I think they should be optional in some cases. I mean I love cruise control in my car sometimes, but most of the time I don't use it.. and look, they made a nice little switch to enable/disable it!
Until I find a way to eliminate it completely I will have to continue selecting features in the anti-clockwise direction in order to avoid accidentally clicking the 'delete' shortcut mid way, having to click cancel to the delete prompt, and start selecting them again.
-Annoyed
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
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Pro choice, would love if we could turn these off some how?
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I know, its just a little box and I should just click around it right, but when I am firing off 200 clicks a minute that little bastard starts to remind me of a toddler watching me work on my car.. "But why?", "need this?", "can I help?" "are you sure?" "whats this do?" "But why?" "now need this?"
Its getting to the point that I am just going to have to sit down and find the time to dissect this program and disable it internally. If our customers weren't demanding that we stay at the same version level they are at, I would roll our whole shop back to before that little box was created. Every one of our designers hate it with a passion.
Simple solution? Add this;
TOOLS>>
>>CUSTOMIZE
>>>SHORTCUT TOOLBARS
>>>>[X] DISABLE SELECTION INTENT POPUP?
>>>>[X] DISABLE SHORTCUT TOOLBAR POPUP?
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
I have attached a video of the box that drives us crazy. My mistake - Although the selection intent box should have a disable feature too, it is not the one that pops up mid-selection within a function. Since it doesn't have a hover-over name, I can only describe it as a curve rule popup box since that is what it controls. Does the F3 key hide this little box permanently without hiding other needed popup entry widgets?
Also, your suggestion to hit F3 to hide the box does not work in our case as F3 was long ago reassigned as an export to IGES shortcut. Do you know what command the default F3 key was tied to so I can assign it another?
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
The best analogy I can come up with is that its like having another turn signal appear ON your steering wheel every time you turn, just in case you want to change your mind mid-turn but are too lazy to reach over and change the normal boring one which you already flipped one way or the other... Whats the point? Most importantly, why cant I turn it off?
Did the coding guy take a shortcut and piggy back it off the existing widget feature, thereby making all widgets an 'all-or-nothing' option?
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My company just got NX 9 installed and I find myself also being really annoyed that UG wants me to accidentally delete features, surfaces or whatever I happen to click on by giving me a quick access pop up toolbar that has the functions "suppress, hide and delete". Have you found a solution to this problem? Having to be aware of the order in which I select multiple items (ie counter clockwise) so as not to accidentally delete something is going to be a real pain.
Thanks
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
Sorry but that's not helpful. The toolbar in question doesn't appear in any of the customization areas. Below are some photos detailing the issue I'm having.
001.png
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
Thanks, but that isn't helpful. The quick access toolbar in question doesn't pop up under the customization menu. I've attached some files to try to illustrate the issue. The photos/screenshots are as follows:
001.png is the toolbar that appears if you LMB in empty space
002.png is the customization menus, wherein you can see upper left, the toolbar that appears with LMB in empty space, then to the right of it, the toolbar that appears with RMB in empty space
003.png is the toolbar that appears if you RMB in empty space
004.png is the toolbar that appears if you LMB on any feature from inside the modeling environment. This toolbar isn't always the same, but the delete button on the right is ALWAYS there. Sometimes it's 3 buttons + delete, sometimes it's only delete, but it is always there. You don't run into this if you click on features, surfaces, or bodies from the part feature tree, but it always pops up if you select things from inside the modeling environment with LMB.
Thanks
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RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
Thanks. Since the toolbar wouldn't pop up when I go into the customization options, I didn't realize you could force it to appear by clicking on an object with the custom menu open. Hooray!!
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I've went through the process of removing these shortcut toolbars that appeared. I got rid of these since I didn't really like that feature except for one stubburn bar; the constraint bar. Whenever I select a component in an assembly, I get this tiny box which I can't turn off or delete. I right-click it and select customize, but this particular toolbar doesn't show up in the shortcut list.
Is there something I'm missing?
Thanks
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I'm having a similar problem as described here. I am working on a model with many 'dumb' lines, curves, and groups. I have been able to disable the shortcuts pop-up for lines, curves, splines, and groups. If I select a single line, or even multiple lines, the pop-up does not appear. If I select a single curve, or even multiple curves, the pop-up does not appear. However, if I select a line and a curve then the shortcut toolbar pops up! I included a screenshot to show this.
How do I change the shortcut option for a selection of multiple types of objects (like lines and curves, or curves and splines)?
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
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Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Digital Factory
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
the issue I have is that the specific toolbar that shows a constraint button when selecting a component in an assembly doesn't show up in the customization menu. I don't know if there's an other way of "calling" for that toolbar by activating assembly mode or something?
I tried several things but apparently not the right one since I haven't been able to resolve my issue...
Thanks
41EX
RE: Shortcut toolbar NX9.0
Open an assembly, switch to the modeling application, start the 'customize' mode -> shortcut toolbars, select a component; the 'component' toolbar and radial pop up should appear, customize these to your liking. If you remove all the buttons from the toolbar, it should not appear when you select a component. If you have removed all the buttons and something still appears, double check the 'all objects' toolbar (also found in the customize -> shortcut toolbars).
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But this is exactly what I did and the bars either keep coming back (even when switching from a file to another) or I can't disable them at all.
I guess I'll have to get use to it...
Thanks
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Ending deleting or hiding a part because that damn toolbar appears isn't something I'll get use to or get to appreciate.
I hope that I'll find a turn around because now all what was mentioned in this thread or what I could find somewhere else really isn't doing the job. I don't know if customer defaults may be the cause of all this, but it's really a down grade in my opinion. There should really have a simple OFF option.