Adding to a Coomand in NX 8.5

[Kaleva]

Hi all I was wondering if it is possible to add commands to the hole command in modeling. For example our company has a standard size that we use for threaded inserts and dowel pins. So in theroy I would like to be able to go to the hole command and select "threaded insert" from the type drop down, and then select a part number and have the fields auto fill based on that selection. To do this do I need to go through the XML files that the hole command pulls from or do I need to have some special coding done?

 

[JohnRBaker]

You can certainly edit the XML thread data files to either remove or add additional sizes and you might even be able to add an additional set of threaded holes to the list of thread 'Standards' from the 'Setting' section of the Hole dialog, but it's not possible to add an additional 'Type' to the list at the top of the dialog. Now you could use NX Open to create a custom application which would replace or supplement the original Hole function where you could add a 'Threaded Insert' option.

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[Kaleva]

Thanks a lot John. That's what I needed to know. Out of curiosity do you know how I can 'copy' the existing hole command to modify it, or maybe it would be better to just create a custom command with these hole types in it.