UGNX2: How do i activate the dynamic dialog boxes.

[scottpowell]

We are using NX2.02.4 which has the dynamic dialog function for features such as extrude. This is activated on all but one of our stations which uses the old dialog function as on NX18.

How do I switch this feature on ? I'm sure it's easy but i can't find it anywhere.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Xwheelguy]

It's pretty much spelled out for you in the What's New documentation for NX 2.0.2. I copied this straight from it:

Product Notes
Enabling The New Dynamic Extrude
You can reconfigure your system to use a new more dynamic interface to the Extrude function. If you choose to do so, and except for editing those extrude features created by it, the legacy Extrude function will be unavailable.

Navigate to the directory defined as UGII_USER_DIR. If this system environment variable is not set, define it.

Create these directories, if they don’t already exist:

startup
application

Navigate to the $UGII_USER_DIR/startup directory. Create a new file of any unique NX .men name with the .men extension (e.g., my.men). Its contents should be:

VERSION 120
EDIT UG_GATEWAY_MAIN_MENUBAR
MODIFY
APPLICATION_BUTTON UG_APP_MODELING
MENU_FILES my_modeling.men
END_OF_MODIFY

Note that my_modeling.men can be any unique Unigraphics NX .men name with the .men extension (e.g., my_modeling.men).

Navigate to the $UGII_USER_DIR/application directory. Create a file named my_modeling.men (or named as referenced above) with these contents:

VERSION 120
EDIT UG_GATEWAY_MAIN_MENUBAR
SHOW UG_MODELING_EXTRUDED_FEATURE

Bring up interactive Unigraphics NX 2.0.2. You may now access the new Extrude from Insert-> Form Feature-> Extrude. To add it to the NX Form Feature Toolbar, use MB3 over the toolbar area and choose Customize. Choose the Commands property page. Choose the Form Feature toolbar from the panel on the left. Select Extrude from the panel on the right.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.

http://www.enkei.com

 

[ewh]

Tim's suggestion agrees with thread561-99366.
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