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  1. NXJockey

    Add .exe to Custom NX toolbar

    Hi all, I have created a couple of NXopen custom apps for NX and compiled them to be .exe's I cant seem to find away to add them to a NX toolbar '.tbr' file so that they will execute inside of NX I have also tried to add them to a '.men' file, but NX executes them as if they were a system...
  2. NXJockey

    Configure NX to use a different editor for journal code

    Hi All, Does anyone know if its possible to configure NX to use a different editor when working with journals. ie. When using 'Menu > Tools > Journal > Edit' rather than the standard NX code editor being displayed, NX will start and interact the code editor of your choice. Using NX11 if that...
  3. NXJockey

    NX VB Journal to create EXCEL file

    Thanks, NXjockey
  4. NXJockey

    NX VB Journal to create EXCEL file

    Hi, Does anybody have a simple it of example code of how to write to an EXCEL file from a NX visual basic journal please? Kind regards, NXj
  5. NXJockey

    Dynamic note syntax to capture model view name

    Does anyone know if it is possible to capture the name of a model view to include in a note. I want to create a PMI note in a model view, which contains the current view name e.g. something like:- <WRef1*0@VWNAME>. I want the note to automatically update if the view name changes. Thanks in...
  6. NXJockey

    compile .VB jornal without visual studio

    Worked perfectly, Many thanks, NXJ
  7. NXJockey

    compile .VB jornal without visual studio

    Hi, I have a simple journal file:- :>>>>>> Imports System Imports NXOpen Module NXJournal Sub Main (ByVal args() As String) Dim theSession As Session = Session.GetSession() Dim theUI As UI = UI.GetUI() msgbox("Hello World") End Sub End Module ;<<<<< Is it possible to compile this into a...
  8. NXJockey

    .NET collection for all PMI objects

    Hi All, I need to create a .net script which will change the color of all PMI objects in a part. Does anyone know if there is a .net collection in the workpart for NX which would contain all the PMI objects (text, symbols, notes ect...) I was then intending to cycle through the array to...
  9. NXJockey

    PMI back to Drawing

    We have switched a supplier who wants a conventional drawing when previously, the was a part defined with PMI. Is there a simple way (utility ect) whereby I can generate a drawing from a model containing PMI? I don’t expect to get a fully finished drawing in one go, but if I can get the data...
  10. NXJockey

    NX11 Topology Optimizer

    Has anyone else experiemented with this capability yet? Has anyone found a way to interrogate the resulting body ie, section it or convert it to a convergent body? Cheers NXJ
  11. NXJockey

    UG manager export

    Does anybody know a way to feed the ug manager export utility a list of parts, rather than a single assembly. Running the command for individual parts takes way to long to be practical. Cheers in advance, NXJ
  12. NXJockey

    NX Site DPV preference not being read

    Hi Cowski, I suspected that is how works, and that's exactly how I got around the issue. Seems odd then that Siemens have a section in the customer defaults that does nothing! (in NX11 at least) cheers for confirming what I did is logical. Nxj
  13. NXJockey

    NX Site DPV preference not being read

    Has anyone else experienced this:- Set object preferences in the site DPV file (color, Line Style, width) But these settings never appear in the part? Any ideas Cheers NXJ
  14. NXJockey

    VB.NET To create part attributes

    I need to create a lot of part attributes. I am trying to use 'setattribute' within a journal to create the variable and the value, but can't seem to set the category. Is it possible with 'setattribute' or should I use something else? I would like to separate the attributes into logical groups...
  15. NXJockey

    Are You Using Modern Fonts?

    ge_font6 for us. After lots of testing when we first deployed ug (a long time ago now), this font seemed to survive our printing and various other reprographics processing
  16. NXJockey

    NX export to 3D PDF

    Has anybody got any recommendations for exporting NX PMI data to 3D PDF. It seems unusual that NX doesn't directly support this, are there plans to with NX12? Cheers, NX Jockey
  17. NXJockey

    UgManager_Refile issues in a 2-tier vs 4-tier environment

    When ever I have done it, I always use 2 tier to get the better performance. I also copy all of my tc config (tc data ect) to the local client to improve performance. Cheers NX Jockey
  18. NXJockey

    Text in NX part passed to JT File

    Using NX9 does anybody know how I could get some text on a specific layer of the model to follow through to the JT file? Cheers, NX Jockey
  19. NXJockey

    NX VB question

    Thanks Cowski, I have tried this 'views(1) = thisview' but still have a issue :( updated code:- Option Strict Off Imports System Imports NXOpen Imports NXOpen.UF Imports NXOpen.Drawings Imports NXOpen.UI Imports NXOpen.Utilities Module reset_views Dim s As Session =...
  20. NXJockey

    NX VB question

    i am trying to create a simple vb script to cycle through all the views in a drawing sheet and reset them to the customer defaults. I have created the attached code, but it fails, and I cant work out why:- 'Object reference not set to an instance of object' so I think its something to do with...

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