Export Assembly

[CPaul]

Is there an option to export an assembly to another file?
In my folder, I currently have many parts that I no longer use and have deleted from the assembly. However, those parts are still in the folder, despite not being used.
I would like to export my assembly to another file, and bring along all the associated parts, to help me clean up my files. Rather than deleting all the files I don't use, is there an easier way to do this?

Thanks,
Chris
NX 7.5

 

[JohnRBaker]

You could try using the UGZip utility which I've attached a 32-bit Windows version of. Despite what the readme file might imply, this works even with NX 7.5 on Windows 7.

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[CPaul]

It doesnt seem to be working. I dont seen a export->zip option. I used the help-> nx log to make sure the environmental variable is correct and its there.
I'm using UGII_USER_DIR%. Should I try UGII_SITE_DIR% or UGII_VENDOR_DIR instead?

 

[JohnRBaker]

It should show up in the NX menus as...

File -> Zip Assembly...

Once zipped, you can then drop the zip file in a new folder and upzip it to there and you'll have a clean copy of the assembly and its files all in one place.

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[CPaul]

John,
forgot about this thread but I got this working. However, the zip option is under Orphans->zip assembly.
I'm having a problem using it though. When clicking the "..." buttons, it exits the utility. Is it supposed to do that or is that an error?

Thanks,
Chris

 

[JohnRBaker]

I didn't write it so I don't know. It works fine for me, but I only use is once in awhile.

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[basenxuser]

Hi CPaul,

I remember an utility exe (similar to change part units) written by ugs long back which if run with assembly name will list the of sub-components and parts beneath it. Check in documentation.

 

[JohnRBaker]

You're thinking of 'ugpc.exe', which can still be found in the UGII folder.

For a description of what this 'utility' does, simply execute it with the -h argument, which will show:

UGPC Help: ugpc takes the following arguments:

<part1> <part2>
This argument specifies one or more part filenames to produce a listing
for. This is the only ugpc argument that is not optional.

-n
This optional argument indicates that ugpc should print the number
of components found at a given level.

-s
This optional argument indicates that ugpc should print an indented listing
of the assembly structure. If a number is specified immdediately after
the -s (e.g -s4) you can control the amount of the indentation,

-p<directory1> -p<directory2>
This optional argument provides a way to specify one or more directories
for ugpc to search for components in. The directory must be specified
immediately after the -p without a space (e.g -p/parts/released)

-a
This optional argument specifies that the assembly should be reported
`as saved'. By default, ugpc will attempt to search for components in
directories where the top-level assembly or its components have previously
been found. If this option is used, ugpc will not attempt to do this.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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[basenxuser]

Thanks much John,

Does this not solve the problem of Cpaul.

 

[CPaul]

After searching for "ugzip" I saw that some people were having problems with it as well. They resorted to using the clone assembly feature which seems to accomplish what I need.

Thanks for the suggestion basenxuser, I'll try that out when I get the time.