How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
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Hi,
Using NX8.5, how to get the character "~" in the annotation.. For example if I want to say 1~3 ..
Using NX8.5, how to get the character "~" in the annotation.. For example if I want to say 1~3 ..





RE: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
Using BlockFont, NX does not show the ~.. Is BlockFont not a Truetype font? It has the NX icon next to it in font styles..
RE: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
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RE: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
So using NX font, is it not possible to get "~" symbol? is there no key combinations which can give me the "~"?
The Site standard is BlockFont.. It would be good if I can make it work with the BlockFont..
RE: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
Since Siemens has enabled True Type fonts, I would suggest updating your standards to a True Type font as they are easier to do special characters with.
One option you do have is to use a secondary font, like Arial, and switch fonts when you want the tilde sysmbol, leaving the rest of the text in Blockfont.
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RE: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
So our advice is move into the 21st century and adopt a decent looking TrueType font as your corporate standard. Arial works pretty good for most people.
BUT, if you insist that you MUST continue to use the obsolete 'blockfont' on your drawings, I've attached a version which includes a 'tilde' (~) and it doesn't need a special character or anything, just enter a '~' like normal. So take this file and add it to the ...\UGII\ugfonts folder, restart NX and you should see the 'blockfont-1' as one of the NX Fonts. You could also remove the old 'blockfont.fnx' file and rename this one to replace it and then you won't have to even think about it.
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: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
RE: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
We are now moving to Arial font.. My question is how to get the < and = , +/- symbols.. Should we still use the combo of keystrokes?
RE: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
+/- is available in GDNT option.. But < and = or > and = is not available.. I remember you making a new BlockFont for this ..
So if we use Arial Font, then how to get the symbols back?
Please advise..
Thanks again for all the support
RE: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
Alt + 0177 gives: ±
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RE: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
Iam looking for a similar solution like in this
http://eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=259926
John had created a version of block font style to map these into it..
In Arial font, do we still have to do this?
RE: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
John created some characters and added them to the NX font definition. You will NOT have to do this with Arial font (or most other true type fonts) as the characters already exist in the font definition file. Some characters do not have handy keyboard shortcuts, so you will have to copy & paste them from the character map program or a Word document 'cheat sheet' that you keep handy.
The advice to switch fonts within the note text to access other special symbols still applies, but it may look odd mixing Arial font with NX Block font (or mixing any true type font with any 'stroked' NX font, for that matter).
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RE: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
I tried your process of character mapping.. But that won't work.. If I paste < and the = below it in Annotation editor, I get alert message saying incorrect operation or syntax.
So I guess we will have to map it into font style..
Hi John,
Please can you help in this regards?
RE: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
Windows comes with a utility called "character map"; open this utility, pick your font and scroll down until you find the symbol you need. Choose the symbol then copy & paste it into the NX annotation editor.
Character map - find the symbol you want here:
Copy & paste symbol into NX text editor:
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RE: How to get "~" in NX8.5 drafting
Thanks for walking me through it.. This helps a lot..