UGNX VB.NET Functionality

[gedkins]

Hi,

I'm back with more questions about the VB.NET API for UGNX 3. It is becoming apparent that this API set is not in wide spread use. If anyone has used this I would like to get some info(e-mail, phone. UG is dragging their heels getting us a demo of the API toolset. It sounds like it had less than 10% functionality as compared to the interface functions.


I need to extract information from UG files about the assembly structure and quantity of parts for BoM's using Excel and Excel VBA. Does any current toolset allow this in UG (GRIP, etc)? If not we have been hoodwinked by the UG folks about the "integration" level in UG on a Microsoft platform.


Guy

 

[cowski]

You can get assembly structure into excel straight from your assembly navigator. In the assembly navigator set up the columns like you want to see them in excel then right click (in assembly navigator) expand all, right click pack all, right click export to spreadsheet. If you use pack all this will also give you part count in the descriptive part name column (eg part_name x 4). If you need part count in a separate column an excel macro* (*not included) could parse this info out for you.

This can also be done through grip and in fact I had started just such a program, but then I found the assembly navigator way and discontinued work on the grip. If grip can do it I'm sure the Open C++ could also do it (though I have no experience with that). .Net will eventually be able to do it, the UG folks don't claim 100% functionality with .Net in NX3 and in fact have stated there won't be 100% for a few releases.