toolbar with buttons linked to block styler

[EngProgrammer]

Dear Forum.

Can someone please help me with setting up a toolbar with buttons linked to block styler ui's? I know how to create nxopen dll and a block styler dlx. But, how do I stack these with a toolbar?

Thank you.

 

[JohnRBaker]

In Customize you can assign an action, including NX Open programs, to a user-defined Toolbar/Ribbon icon. What version of NX are you running?

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[EngProgrammer]

Hi John. I've develop KF apps when KF was first integrated with UG V17. I am now using nx9 and I recall briefly that there is a special folder with sub folders of application, startup, and dfa. But, the specific details of the file structure and contents escape me.

 

[JohnRBaker]

Yes, you need to set the environment variable:

UGII_KF_USER_CLASS_DIR=<path to the folder with your KF files>

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Digital Factory
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UG/NX Museum:

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[EngProgrammer]

What about having several buttons on a toolbar? And these buttons hooked to dlxs and dlls? Where in the ug docs does it specify the setup and contents of the folders?

 

[JohnRBaker]

When you assign an 'Action' to a toolbar/ribbon icon, you can include the full path to the executable file and therefore it does not have to be any special place.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Digital Factory
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.