Drawing Template (Borders) missing in existing files.

[JTDillard80]

I can not figure out why some of the files I open no longer have the drawing template/ border in the file. The file has already been created by a different user and will load fine on any other computer in the engineering department. When I try to load another sheet that will work in other files I get an error " The drafting setting 'Display Populate Title Block Dialog on Template Instantiation' is turned on. The dialog will not be displayed through, because the title block is not visible."

Please help.

Thank you

 

[JohnRBaker]

Check that the layer where the border was placed is visible. With our standard OOTB border templates that would be layer 256.

One other possibility is that if these are older Drawing files, they may have been created using a 'Pattern' for the Drawing border and if this Drawing border 'pattern' file is not included it will NOT show when you open the Drawing.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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[Arkance/PhoeNX]

Have a look in your NX log file (Help -> NX Log File) for UGII_PATDIR and see if it has a value.
Do the same on a computer where it does work.
Chances are that you don't have a Pattern Directory set so NX can't find the pattern files.

If there is a difference, go to

Win XP: Windows Control Panel -> System -> Advanced (TAB) -> Environment Variables
or
Win 7: Windows Control Panel -> System -> Advanced System Settings (Upper left) -> Environment Variables

Create a new user variable called UGII_PATDIR and set the value to whatever the working systems are set to.
Then restart NX and the patterns should appear.


Anthony Galante
Senior Support Engineer

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