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    Reading expressions from internal spreadsheet

    I would like some information on how to fill in an expression's formula cell by reading from the internal spreadsheet. What I am trying to do is build the internal spreadsheet to look like a sheet we are given at work that includes all of the info you need to build a model. The problem is...
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    Snap Increments for Move Face and Offset

    No matter if I'm zoomed in or way out it does the same thing. I clicked the reset button on the move face dialog and that didn't fix it. The grid snap is not on. If I'm in an English file and zoomed in, it won't even show the drag preview because the first snap increment is larger than my...
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    Snap Increments for Move Face and Offset

    My NX 9.0.3.4 started doing a strange thing, if I do a "Move Face" and try to drag the face, it only wants to do it in 5" increments. I can't get it to just drag like normal. If I type in a specific distance it still works but the visual drag will only allow increments of 5. Same with the...
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    Creating custom icons & commands on Ribbon bar

    Excellent, Thank you!
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    Creating custom icons & commands on Ribbon bar

    I've searched this site for exact steps on how to do this, but cant find anything. What I want to do is create custom icons & bitmaps that when I click on it, it will run a custom macro. What is the process for doing this? I'm running 9.0.2.5 and using the Ribbon bars. Step by step...
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    Customizing radial popup buttons in NX9

    That's it! Thank you so much!
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    Customizing radial popup buttons in NX9

    I would like to know if there's a way to customize the radial popup buttons when you hold down Ctrl+Shift and hold down MB1, MB2 or MB3. I would like to customize all three radials if possible. For example, on the Ctrl+Shift+MB1 radial I never use Datum CSYS, Draft, Hole or Revolve. I would...
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    TOO MANY CLICKS

    I agree with filbbb about the pulldowns in dialog boxes. I also agree that picking a plane is a lot more cumbersome now than it was in NX3. At least double the clicks and menu maneuvering than nx3 in that regard. Although NX has added time saving commands and refined the way certain commands...
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    NOOOOOO NX9 use ribbon interface

    John, I have looked over the screenshots you posted, we are moving to NX9 next summer. Can you tell me if the in-command menus that pop up are still based heavily on pull-down style fields? The pull downs on everything (Including the selection bar) are soooo time consuming. Take for...
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    NX resets all if escaping from command

    Great advice, thank you John.
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    NX resets all if escaping from command

    I understand exactly what you mean as far as programming goes. Ugh, that's a shame but I guess understandable. This happens so many times through my day, and we work on progressive die strip layouts so there are very long wait times for regen just to turn on a layer or shade. So sometimes I...
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    NX resets all if escaping from command

    I am wondering if there is a way to change behavior NX has while escaping out of a command while you're in the middle of picking things. It wants to reset all views, changes to WCS, object display settings, objects blanked and layer changes I made while in the command if I don't complete it...
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    How to copy part attibutes in NX8 to text file

    Very helpful, thank you!
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    How to copy part attibutes in NX8 to text file

    In NX7.5 we could select all part attributes and simply copy & paste, how do I do it in NX8? It lets me select them all in File-> Properties but won't let me copy them.
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    How do I get my custom .tbr to show up every time in NX 7.5?

    Marc, I tried that, but the dropdowns i would like to have on a toolbar are the plane selection buttons, like point & direction or three points. I can't go to customize while I'm in the middle of a command or it goes away so I can't select it to drag it.

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