NX9 - Open Dialog Box Question

[Kenja824]

When you click on "Open" in NX, on the left side, there are 5 options. RECENT PLACES, DESKTOP, LIBRARIES, COMPUTER, & NETWORK.

When you open a Windows folder, there are a similar set of options on the left side, but you have the option to right click and add places to your favorites.

Is it possible to add locations to the left options in OPEN for NX9? If there is a way to add a few favorite locations, it would really save a lot of hassle of having to navigate through ten folders to get to the file you need to open. I try to use Recent Places when I can, but often the location I want to go is not available in there anymore.

 

[JohnRBaker]

Not that I'm aware of.

That being said, there is something that you can do using the Resource Bar which is similar to having a favorite folders in an explorer window. Just go to...

Preferences -> Palettes...

...and the third icon at the top of the dialog, labeled 'Open Directory as Palette' will allow you to define a new Resource Bar tab from a folder. When you select that icon it will allow you to browse to the desired folder and when you hit OK a tab will be added to the Resource Bar which when you select it, it will show you all the Part files in that folder. And if you double click one of those Part files it will open it in NX. And if you were to 'drag' one of those Part files from that tab, it would be ADDED to the current Work part as a Component.

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[cowski]

If you don't want to go the palette route, you could create a library of the most used locations in windows; then you would have quick access through the "library" option in the open dialog.

Below are a few links about libraries and how to set them up.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Working-with-libraries

http://lifehacker.com/5464350/get-to-know-windows-7-libraries-inside-and-out

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2341721,00.asp

www.nxjournaling.com

 

[jpetach]

Kenja824,

In addition to Cowski's suggestion for the newer Libraries approach, another older approach is the "PlacesBar".

A Google search of the controlling windows registry key "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\placesbar" will yield several good examples.

HTH,
Joe

 

[Bugie]

Like this?

here is how

http://mscerts.programming4.us/windows/windows 7 customizing the places bar.aspx

Regards
Greg

 

[PhoeNX]

https://vimeo.com/111063797

is a video we made on this exact topic

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