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Delete all existing Categiries

Delete all existing Categiries

Delete all existing Categiries

(OP)
Hi John Baker,
In '09 there is a post about Deleting ALL Categories in one operation.
I've tried everything without success.
What haven't I tried?
Cheers
Ian

Automotive
EDAG Engineering Germany
NX9.0 TcAE 10

RE: Delete all existing Categiries

Are we talking about layer categories?
If so, select them all and press the Delete key.

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RE: Delete all existing Categiries

(OP)
Yes Layer Categories.
NX9
I've tried that in 'Layer Settings' ... I can select all Layers, hit delete and nothing happens.
In 'Layer Category' I can only select 1 Category at a time. I've tried Ctrl + Select and Shift + Select.

Automotive
EDAG Engineering Germany
NX9.0 TcAE 10

RE: Delete all existing Categiries

Make sure the "Category Display" option is turned on so you can select the categories themselves (selecting the layers won't delete the category it belongs to). Once in category display mode, the normal Ctrl or Shift select methods should work as expected.

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RE: Delete all existing Categiries

It's a bit of a bummer but the CNTRL and SHIFT methods don't seem to work in this case, unless I am missing something

Jerry J.
Milwaukee Electric Tool
http://www.milwaukeetool.com/

RE: Delete all existing Categiries

NX 9.0.3.4 here, the normal selection methods work as expected in the layer category view. I don't know of any setting in NX that would change this behavior.

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RE: Delete all existing Categiries

(OP)
That got it.
So...
Layer Settings>
Category Display option selected.
DO NOT select the 'ALL' category
Multiple Categories can then be selected and deleted

Thanks once again

Automotive
EDAG Engineering Germany
NX9.0 TcAE 10

RE: Delete all existing Categiries

No, you cannot delete the "ALL" category; it has special standing. It is like the "entire part" reference set, it always exists in the part.

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