Need help with NXopen

[mdiggikar]

Hello everyone,

I am a Mechanical Engineer & this is the first time I am trying to experiment with NX open. Below are some questions on which I would like to get some help from you.
1.Can I create my own toolbars/commands with the help of NXopen ? I want to create new commands which are not available in NX.
2.If yes to the above question, which is the easiest programming language I can use for this ? I am a beginner to programming, have no idea about it.
3.Can someone share the .dll files to visualize how NXopen works ? I would like to save the .dll file in appropriate folder & execute it with NXopen.

Thanks

 

[BubbaK]

The answer to Q1 is yes -- you can create new commands.

The easiest programming language to get started is probably Visual Basic (VB). I don't think VB is inherently easier than some other languages (like Java or C# or Python), but it's more widely used in the NX community, so it's easier to find example code and people to help you. Look at NXJournaling.com, for example -- the vast majority of the code there is written in VB.

The best way to get started is to read the "Getting Started with SNAP" guide, and work through the tutorials. It's written for people with little or no programming experience. The idea is that you call the SNAP functions from your VB code. Once you get the hang of things, you may want to start using NX/Open functions, too. Again, you can call these functions from your VB code.

 

[mdiggikar]

Thank you BubbaK.

I am referring the SNAP guide to start with, will post if anything needed.

Regards
Madhav

 

[MikeHyde]

This guide may also be useful.

https://docs.plm.automation.siemens...rary/nx/nxopen/nxopen_getting_started_v11.pdf

Mike Hyde

http://www.astonmartin.com

NX10.0.3 with TC11.2.1 and Vis 11.2