Replacing the File Open dialog box 1

[CNSZU]

Hello all,

Is there a way to replace the old and cumbersome NX file open dialog box? It's very hard to navigate through folders, takes up a lot of time and is quite irritating in general.

Attached is an image showing the difference with Powerpoint 2010, which is much better.

Solidworks 2012 uses the Windows 7 style, and pro/e even has it's own dialog box which mimics the Windows 7 style.

So, what's up with NX?

In the meantime, would it be possible to somehow hack NX to replace the default File open dialog box with the Win7 style?

NX8 i7-3770K@4.3Ghz 16GB Quadro2000

 

[JohnRBaker]

Have you ever taken a look at NX running under Teamcenter?

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
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[CNSZU]

Perhaps TC could aid in file management, however all I really need is a better file open dialog box.

NX8 Win7 i7-3770K@4.3Ghz 16GB Quadro2000

 

[Xwheelguy]

John,

Are you trying to give the guy a heart attack with the TC reference?

CNSZU,

Where does Siemens draw the line on how often to change any part of the interface to suit every user out there? Change it too often and users are going to be playing catch up all the time, which probably doesn't lend itself to productivity. Ever consider that maybe Office 2013 is on the way as well as a brand new Windows OS and they're waiting for that to be the "next best thing" or would you expect it to be changed today then again next year? Ever consider that some users (a large chunk of them) don't migrate to newer NX versions with the same frequency as other (smaller groups) do, so there could be a very large group of users left out in the cold and completely lost the next time they do migrate? Siemens must take these things into consideration else they're apt to lose large customers quite quickly.

Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 7.5.4.4 MP2
WinXP Pro x64 SP2
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB

 

[CNSZU]

You are assuming that most NX customers prefer to live in the past and have a hard time grasping newfangled technology like the Win7 file dialog, which will INCREASE productivity. As for newer versions of the operating system, NX would be wise to adopt the latest standards and incorporate them into the latest version of NX. This way, those who choose to migrate to newer versions of NX will enjoy greater productivity, churning out better products at ever faster rates with less effort. That's called progress.

NX8 Win7 i7-3770K@4.3Ghz 16GB Quadro2000

 

[JohnRBaker]

We generally respond to what the market is telling us, and by that we mean the user side of the equation. So with respect to what I assume you're all talking about as being Windows 8, we'll just have to wait and see how well it's accepted. And we don't mean by the gamers or the people running tablets and Window enabled smartphones, but rather corporations and their IT and engineering departments.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[Xwheelguy]

Don't think I ever said anything about users preferring anything. LOL

Amazing. I'm done with this kid. Good luck, John.

Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 7.5.4.4 MP2
WinXP Pro x64 SP2
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB

 

[Toost]

Let's just hope NX stays out of the Windows ribbon bar idiocracy... I'm struggling to find the simplest things in Office 2010.
For example, try to find "Set print Area" in Excel. In the old uif one knew it was under "file somewhere" and could read it from there.
- And, there is no "Command finder" as in NX. ( at least i haven't found it yet.)

Regards,
Tomas

 

[edgray]

I do not understand what the heat is about in this thread!

I don't see how there would be a huge productivity gain, although my file structure is pretty simple.

On the other hand I do not see why what he is asking for was not automatically added. The hook to the OS should be really straight forward. Making the change would not have any effect on users since the split form does not preclude navigating via the old double click to open a folder method.

Am I missing something?