Custom template draft and model in the same file?

[Jezovuk]

Hello!

I created my custom template and changed the .pax file as explaned on this forum.
Now, when i go to NEW/ DRAWING i can pick my new template and choose which part i want to draft.
Then i save that file and it creates a new file with extension XXXXX_dwg1.prt next to my existing part.

But when I open some model and go to START/ DRAFTING i can't pick my custom template. It' s just not there.

Is there a way to do this and to get one file with model and draft with my custom template in the same file?

 

[MickyV007]

If you choose drafting, do you see a choice menu like in attachment? If not please try to change the customer defaults like in the second picture of attachment.


Best regards,

Michaël.

NX7.5.4.4 + TC Unified 8.3
Win 7 64 bit (Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5650 @2.67GHz)
24.0 GB
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 + NVIDIA Tesla C2050

 

[Jezovuk]

Thank u MickyV007 for your answer. I changed my customer default to match your picture but nothing changed for me after restarting NX. Here are the pictures

 

[MickyV007]

The picture of the customer defaults is not the right one, but i assume you changed it in Drafting - General -Drawing.

Also i noticed that the defauls level is user, this is the lowest priority, try changing it in the site level also.

If you look at your log file, where does the UGII_PATDIR points to, it should be to where your templates are....



Best regards,

Michaël.

NX7.5.4.4 + TC Unified 8.3
Win 7 64 bit (Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5650 @2.67GHz)
24.0 GB
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 + NVIDIA Tesla C2050

 

[MickyV007]

Also for the UGII_TEMPLATE_DIR...

Best regards,

Michaël.

NX7.5.4.4 + TC Unified 8.3
Win 7 64 bit (Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5650 @2.67GHz)
24.0 GB
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 + NVIDIA Tesla C2050

 

[Jezovuk]

This is how GENERAL tab looks like.
There is no DRAWING on the right side.
Also, i don't have any other option but "user" default level.
I did not work with log files until now, where is it located?

 

[MickyV007]

Beneath the Help menu.

One more thing that's import what version of nx are you in?

Do you work native or Teamcenter?

Best regards,

Michaël.

NX7.5.4.4 + TC Unified 8.3
Win 7 64 bit (Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5650 @2.67GHz)
24.0 GB
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 + NVIDIA Tesla C2050

 

[Arkance/PhoeNX]

None of the responses answer what your original question was: But when I open some model and go to START/ DRAFTING i can't pick my custom template. It' s just not there.

Which PAX file/s did you edit?

There are three (native or managed is irrelevant).

ugs_model_templates.pax or nxdm_ugs_model_templates.pax is for the model templates (File -> New).
ugs_drawing_templates.pax or nxdm_ugs_drawing_templates.pax is for the drawing templates (File -> New).
ugs_sheet_templates or nxdm_ugs_sheet_templates.pax is for the sheet templates (Insert -> Sheet).

If it has nxdm_ in front, then it is used for managed mode, otherwise it's for native.

So to have your template appear in Start -> Drafting, you need to edit ugs_sheet_templates or nxdm_ugs_sheet_templates.pax



Anthony Galante
Technical Resource Coordinator

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[Jezovuk]

I work in NX 8.0, native mode, but i'm still relatively new in NX since i switch from ProE.

I was editing "ugs_drawing_templates.pax" file and maybe that is the problem.