NX 7.5 Offset Face
NX 7.5 Offset Face
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The Offset Face function stopped working for me after using it multiple times while modeling my part. The function's dialog box opens, but I am unable to select faces. The selection filter is set to select all types and the surfaces I am selecting are definitely faces. Once this function stops working I am still able to edit offsets in the history tree I created before. However, I need to make new offsets, but I cannot seem to have it recognize faces anymore. In order to get the job done, I used the Offset Regions function, which was successful, but that too stopped recognizing faces. Now, I am stuck. Is there a solution to this problem?





RE: NX 7.5 Offset Face
Did you try saving the part, restarting NX and opening the part to see if that changed anything?
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RE: NX 7.5 Offset Face
I then realized I could copy and paste an existing offset face feature within the corrupted part file's model tree. This copy/paste method allowed me to select faces when normally it wouldn't recognize them.
Any thoughts?
RE: NX 7.5 Offset Face
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: NX 7.5 Offset Face
RE: NX 7.5 Offset Face
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: NX 7.5 Offset Face
RE: NX 7.5 Offset Face
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: NX 7.5 Offset Face
RE: NX 7.5 Offset Face
RE: NX 7.5 Offset Face
Two things I would suggest.
1. On the Offset Face dialog, try clicking on the circular arrow (see image) to reset the Offset Face dialog.
2. If that doesn't work, I would try deleting the dialog memory file.
On Windows 7, it's called DialogMemory.dlx and is found in C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Unigraphics Solutions\NX75
Anthony Galante

Senior Support Engineer
NX5.0.6, NX6.0.5, NX7.5.5, NX8.0.0 -> NX8.0.3
NX8.5.0 -> NX8.5.3, NX9.0.0 -> NX9.0.1
RE: NX 7.5 Offset Face
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: NX 7.5 Offset Face
"There have been a few cases of that dialog memory file going corrupt. It can happen if NX crashes during a session, or if NX is closed using the X in the upper right of the screen."
The only other time I've deliberately deleted this dialogmemory.dlx file was to increase the time it takes NX to exit due to it having to read/write to this file before shutting down. I was told it can get quite large, especially when working in the Manufacturing module, and it can make closing NX take forever. Apparently, it can become corrupt and cause other issues.
Thanks for everyone's help!
RE: NX 7.5 Offset Face
Preferences -> User Interface -> General
...and selecting the button at the bottom of the dialog labeled 'Reset Dialog Box Settings'.
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.