Step/stp => prt right click conversions

[Cdickstein]

I currently have a batch file which is used for right click conversions of stp=>prt. It works only when the file is on my desktop, however the majority of the files are on a server location. Working on my desktop is not a viable option as many people share the same files.

The code is as follows:

@echo off
set fl=%1
set ofl=%fl:stp=prt% 
"C:\Program Files\Siemens\NX1872\STEP214UG\step214ug.cmd" d=%fl% O=%ofl%
rem ofl% O=%1 d="C:\Program Files\Siemens\NX1872\STEP214UG\step214ug.def"

What I am aiming to do is to right click on a step/stp file (on my desktop, on the server, etc...) and be able to convert the files.

The following are my requirements
[ul square]
[li]What is working:[/li]
[ul disc]
[li]Right click activates batch file[/li]
[/ul]
[li] What is not working:[/li]
[ul disc]
[li]Converting file from any file location (including on server)[/li]
[ul circle]
[li]This must be done using a batch file[/li]
[/ul]
[/ul]
[li]Additional Requierments[/li]
[ul disc]
[li]Must use step214[/li]
[/ul]
[/ul]

 

[jerry1423]

Have you considered using the built-in translator that NX has in Windows ?
You will need to expand the Siemens-NX menu to get there.

Jerry J.
UGV5-NX1884

 

[Rob_N]

While I dont use this to right click, it drops the nx files wherever the step file came from.

I keep it on my desktop and you can drag multiple files onto it and it'll translate them.

Maybe something in the code will work for you? I did not write it. It's something I found here years ago.

@echo off
:: if multiple versions installed uncomment 
:: line below and edit to version folder required

::set UGII_BASE_DIR=C:\Program Files\Siemens\NX 12.0

set UGII_ROOT_DIR=%UGII_BASE_DIR%\ugii
set PATH=%UGII_ROOT_DIR%;%PATH%
set STEP214UG_DIR=%UGII_BASE_DIR%\step214ugset ROSE_DB=%STEP214UG_DIR%
set ROSE=%STEP214UG_DIR%

:Loop
if '%1'=='' goto DONE
call "%STEP214UG_DIR%\step214UG.exe" %1
shift
goto Loop

:DONE

 

[Cdickstein]

Have you considered using the built-in translator that NX has in Windows ?
You will need to expand the Siemens-NX menu to get there.

Jerry J.
UGV5-NX1884

I am aware of this, but learning this has other benefits for me as well, therefore, why not use this as an opportunity to learn how to do this? In the future, I may implement the batch file to not only convert the file, but to also convert from millimeters to inches in one go.