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    Exporting multiple bodies to a single STL file

    Hey NX Fam! I am trying to utilize this journal to grab all bodies that are on Layer 36 as a single STL file. The number of bodies will typically range from 2-8. When I run the journal below, it only grabs one of these bodies and it isn't totally consistent which one it is. Please send help...
  2. pittbuck

    "flipping" an object to another layer

    Hello fellow NX journal people, My goal is to take an object that is oriented according to a coordinate system on one layer (layer 151) and make a copy of the object. This copied object will need to be orientated to the absolute coordinate system (for milling purposes). Below are the goals...
  3. pittbuck

    NX8: Message Box/Listing Window question

    Is it possible to open a message box or listing window with step-by-step instructions for a design (training purposes) and be able to leave said window open while doing work in NX?
  4. pittbuck

    Moving Objects Journal

    Is it possible to have a journal that will copy an object to another layer and rotate the copied object in a specific way? I know how to copy an object, but I'm not sure how to move it/rotate it.
  5. pittbuck

    Bringing in STP Files Journal

    Hey everyone. SO here's the goal: Have NX open a directory so that I can click on a folder and allow any and all STP file to be brought in to the file that I am presently working on. I have a journal for importing in STP files based on the name of the file and I have a journal that will open...
  6. pittbuck

    "Import IGES and sew bodies" Journal

    Hello All. Need some assistance with how to adjust this journal. Currently, this journal brings in the designated IGES file as a number of bodies. I would like it if this could be adjusted to also sew these bodies together, but I'm stuck on what to add. Any help would be great. Below...
  7. pittbuck

    Exporting Object to STL file; Journal

    I am trying to write a journal that will export a single object from a specified layer to a .stl file. I've tried to "rewrite" the journal that is on the following website, but it doesn't seem to help. Maybe I am re-writing the code wrong (very likely)...
  8. pittbuck

    Copying Solids To A New Layer; Journal

    Hello. I'm trying to move a solid from layer 180 to 195, but flip it such that when I click CTRL-ALT-HOME, I can see the bottom of the solid. Presently, I am doing "Move Object" and I am using "CSYS to CSYS" as the motion. The "from CSYS" is a Datum CSYS on layer 42. The "to CSYS" is the...
  9. pittbuck

    Creating a journal to copy a body by using "Align Axis to Vector"

    Greetings fellow NX users; I am trying to find a journal that will allow me to copy a body from one layer to another. The transform that needs to happen is an "align axis to vector". When doing this by hand, the usual method is performing "Move Object", motion "Align Axis to Vector", and have...
  10. pittbuck

    Journal for exporting to part file

    Looking to make an addition to a journal. Needing a portion of the journal to export all objects on a specific layer to a part file. This will be imported later, but I already have the code to do that. The number of objects is varied (and can be zero at times). Any help or link to the right...

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