export JPG with command line - NX journal

[duonghoang]

Dear all,

I am trying to export the JPG from my part with different views with a journal using commandline "run_journal.exe". I follow this post

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=335979#post

and have my journal (as below) successfully run with NX UI open. However, when I try to run it from the commandline, it does not work anymore since there is no rendering window to create image. Anyone has idea how to resolve it?

Many thanks!

Duong

Option Strict Off
Imports System  
Imports NXOpen  
Imports NXOpen.UF

Module NXJournal
Sub Main (ByVal args() As String) 

Dim theSession As Session = Session.GetSession()
Dim theUI As UI = UI.GetUI()
theSession.ListingWindow.Open
' ----------------------------------------------
'   Menu: File->Open...
' ----------------------------------------------
Dim basePart1 As BasePart
Dim partLoadStatus1 As PartLoadStatus
basePart1 = theSession.Parts.OpenBaseDisplay("D:\personal\hoangd\Desktop\SDCTWQ0173_C38080808080808034A7\TankOnlyForNXtest.prt", partLoadStatus1)
theSession.ListingWindow.WriteLine("File opened sucessfully.")

Dim workPart As Part = theSession.Parts.Work

Dim displayPart As Part = theSession.Parts.Display

partLoadStatus1.Dispose()
' ----------------------------------------------
'   Menu: View->Operation->Rotate...
' ----------------------------------------------
Dim matrix1 As Matrix3x3
matrix1.Xx = 0.707106781186548
matrix1.Xy = 0.707106781186548
matrix1.Xz = 0.0
matrix1.Yx = -0.408248290463863
matrix1.Yy = 0.408248290463863
matrix1.Yz = 0.816496580927726
matrix1.Zx = 0.577350269189626
matrix1.Zy = -0.577350269189626
matrix1.Zz = 0.577350269189626
workPart.ModelingViews.WorkView.Orient(matrix1)
workPart.ModelingViews.WorkView.Fit()
' ----------------------------------------------
'   Export images...
' ----------------------------------------------
Dim ufs As UFSession = UFSession.GetUFSession()  
Dim background_color As UFDisp.BackgroundColor = UFDisp.BackgroundColor.white
displayPart.WCS.Visibility = True
ufs.Disp.CreateImage("D:\personal\hoangd\Desktop\SDCTWQ0173_C38080808080808034A7\isometric.jpg", UFDisp.ImageFormat.Jpeg, background_color)  
' ----------------------------------------------
'   Menu: View->Operation->Rotate...
' ----------------------------------------------
Dim matrix2 As Matrix3x3
matrix2.Xx = 1.0
matrix2.Xy = 0.0
matrix2.Xz = 0.0
matrix2.Yx = 0.0
matrix2.Yy = 1.0
matrix2.Yz = 0.0
matrix2.Zx = 0.0
matrix2.Zy = 0.0
matrix2.Zz = 1.0
workPart.ModelingViews.WorkView.Orient(matrix2)
workPart.ModelingViews.WorkView.Fit()
' ----------------------------------------------
'   Export images...
' ----------------------------------------------
ufs.Disp.CreateImage("D:\personal\hoangd\Desktop\SDCTWQ0173_C38080808080808034A7\top.jpg", UFDisp.ImageFormat.Jpeg, background_color)  
' ----------------------------------------------
'   Menu: View->Operation->Rotate...
' ----------------------------------------------
Dim matrix3 As Matrix3x3
matrix3.Xx = 1.0
matrix3.Xy = 0.0
matrix3.Xz = 0.0
matrix3.Yx = -0.0
matrix3.Yy = 0.0
matrix3.Yz = 1.0
matrix3.Zx = 0.0
matrix3.Zy = -1.0
matrix3.Zz = 0.0
workPart.ModelingViews.WorkView.Orient(matrix3)
workPart.ModelingViews.WorkView.Fit()
' ----------------------------------------------
'   Export images...
' ----------------------------------------------
ufs.Disp.CreateImage("D:\personal\hoangd\Desktop\SDCTWQ0173_C38080808080808034A7\front.jpg", UFDisp.ImageFormat.Jpeg, background_color)  
' ----------------------------------------------
'   Menu: View->Operation->Rotate...
' ----------------------------------------------
Dim matrix4 As Matrix3x3
matrix4.Xx = 0.0
matrix4.Xy = -1.0
matrix4.Xz = 0.0
matrix4.Yx = 0.0
matrix4.Yy = 0.0
matrix4.Yz = 1.0
matrix4.Zx = -1.0
matrix4.Zy = 0.0
matrix4.Zz = 0.0
workPart.ModelingViews.WorkView.Orient(matrix4)
workPart.ModelingViews.WorkView.Fit()
' ----------------------------------------------
'   Export images...
' ----------------------------------------------
ufs.Disp.CreateImage("D:\personal\hoangd\Desktop\SDCTWQ0173_C38080808080808034A7\side.jpg", UFDisp.ImageFormat.Jpeg, background_color)  
' ----------------------------------------------
'   Menu: File->Close->All Parts
' ----------------------------------------------
theSession.Parts.CloseAll(BasePart.CloseModified.CloseModified, Nothing)

workPart = Nothing
displayPart = Nothing

End Sub
End Module

 

[cowski]

I don't think it is possible to export a 'screenshot' graphic file from NX if there is no visible display. Perhaps it would be possible to export a rendering from NX when it is running in batch mode, but I have not tried it yet.

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