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  1. sumBuddy

    Java Error using Advanced Search in NX 8.5 Help file

    Hello Everyone - I am having an issue runnging the the Advanced Search functionality in NX 8.5 Help File. I clearly have Java installed (Version 7 Update 40) on my Windows 7 64 bit machine. But I keep getting an error that says I need to download a version of Java to allow this function to...
  2. sumBuddy

    NX8.5.2 Drafting Sheet not Updating

    Hello Everyone - I have run into an issue with NX 8.5.2. One of the engineers has reported to me that their drafting sheets are always out of date when they open an existing drawing. They must force the update to occur. I am running the exact same version of NX on my machine, without an...
  3. sumBuddy

    NX 8.5 Quirk with Adding notes in drafting

    Hello All - I have just installed NX 8.5.1.3 on three different workstations. The setup on all three of these machines were done at the exact same time, and all hardware being used is certified Dell Workstations. One of the machines has this quirk when adding a note in drafting. Here is the...
  4. sumBuddy

    Wavelink a drawing sheet?

    Hello Everyone - Is it possible to wavelink a drawing sheet in NX (6.0-8.0) to another part file? I want to combine a couple of different drawings into one file to assist the quality engineering department in ballooning drawings. Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions. sumBuddy...
  5. sumBuddy

    NXOpen a Ruled Surface in NX8

    Hello All - I am creating a utility that places a surface across a set of curves. I am utilizing a combination of through curve mesh, and ruled surfaces. When using the RuledBuilder, I add my curves, etc and generate the surface. My issue occurs after the surface has been generated. About...
  6. sumBuddy

    NX8 Journal/NXOpen createpoint at WCS coordinates

    Hello all - I am having an issue placing a point in a sketch via a Journal with the defining coordinates referenced by the WCS, and not the Absolute coordinates. When I have a random CSys, and create a journal locating a sketch point at (0,0,0) referencing the random WCS, the journal actually...
  7. sumBuddy

    Using NXOpen .exe's in a .tbr File for NX6

    Hello everyone - I am having difficulty creating a custom toolbar for NX6.0.4.3. I have a couple of executables created with NXOpen .NET and I have them signed and ready. When I create a custom user command in NX, I can choose the type of action that the button will perform, and I can...
  8. sumBuddy

    Signing an NXOpen .NET file

    Hello Everyone - I am attempting to sign my first program with the NXOpen .NET author, but I keep getting an error when I attempt to run the SignLibrary command in command prompt. The error reads: System.BadImageFormatException: An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format...
  9. sumBuddy

    NX Takes a long time to exit...

    Hello - I am at a company that has multiple workstations running NX6. Two people are running CAM and all the others only work in CAD. The two people that use the CAM package are complaining that NX6 will take 5 - 10 minutes to close down (regardless of a part being open). If you start a...
  10. sumBuddy

    NX6 Journal: You can't automate a section view?

    Hello everyone - It is my understanding that you cannot journal a section view in NX6. Is this true? My company always creates a "right view" as a base view and always sections this view to create their draft, I was hoping to create a journal to automate this task, but cannot find a way to...
  11. sumBuddy

    NXOpen function for Drafting Page Size

    Hello - I am writing a journal to insert the company titleblock, but I wanted to build in the intellegence for the system to know what size is the "work-active" page in drafting. Is there a function that allows me to capture the current page size of the work-active drafting page? Thanks in...
  12. sumBuddy

    NXOpen capture current directory

    Hello - I am trying to create a journal that when executed will create a separate .prt file in the same directory as the display part. Is there an NXOpen command that allows me to capture the current directory of a displayed part? I am using NX6. Any help would be greatly appreciated...

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