.prt file won't open directly in NX 7.5

[mcchea]

After installing NX 7.5 on my new laptop I realized that all my .prt files still did not have a default program to open to but the .fem and .sim files were defaulted to opened in NX 7.5. So I set them to open with ugraf.exe in the install directory. Then I clicked the files and NX 7.5 opens to the main screen but my part will not load. If I open them from the software they load fine. It's not too big of a problem but I am just wondering if any knows how to make my .prt files open directly from where they are located.

 

[looslib]

You need to pass the the file name to ugraf when you open it. The open command has a %1 after ugraf.exe.

ugraf.exe %1


"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli

 

[mcchea]

How do I do this? There is no where to change the path when I right click the .prt file and select properties.

 

[looslib]

You need to do the edit in the registry.
regedit, then do a search for ugraf

"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli

 

[JHTH]

If you're uncomfortable with editing the registry, there's a less scary way to do it - in a Windows Explorer window, click Tools > Folder Options, then the File Types tab (I'm describing the Windows XP way to get to this tab - as yours is a new laptop you'll probably have to find the Windows 7 equivalent to this). scroll down to the .prt extension, click Advanced. The Actions box should contain 'open' (or similar) - click Edit and add the %1 described above to the end of the Application line (it may need to be "%1", including the "").

Best of luck!

Jon Hackett
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http://www.taylor-hobson.com)