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  1. Zrob

    Weld Symbol Settings Help in Drafting Mode NX8.0

    I have figured most of these settings out except this one. Anyone know how to adjust this spacing? AutoCAD and UGS NX 5 & 7 User South Coast Mass
  2. Zrob

    Does Solid Edge have a CAM package?

    I was wondering if Solid Edge comes with or has a CAM package for use with a CNC punch press machine? This is just a general question since my work is just exploring this and we are not sure what machine will be purchase yet or what software packages will be needed; We are still in the stone age...
  3. Zrob

    Using .NET how can I change the diameter of a circle/arc?

    Hi Guys, I do have a function already that reads in all NX objects using NX Open and I flag holes that are too small, so now I would like to fix them on the fly, but now I am stuck on how to go about this. I need someone to help guide me in the right direction on this. Any ideas? AutoCAD...
  4. Zrob

    Grip code that reads in a CSV text file of points?

    Hey all, I am a VB.net guy and I was just told that GRIP is all we have to work with! I need to read in x, y, z points line by line from a text file, then create a line through each set of points. Do you guys have any grip code examples on how to do this? All points are on a 2D plane so z always...
  5. Zrob

    NX Open and .Net

    I would like to start some small automated projects in NX 7 using NX Open w/ VB.Net and I have a few questions. I am assuming my company would have to purchase that license then I would get the .net class libraries and I would have to install those in the Visual Studios IDE directories?? Is this...
  6. Zrob

    Looking for a VB.Net command to do a ZoomAll in acad 2009

    Anyone doing .net programming in AutoCAD 2009? The examples I see I think are for 2010 or 2011. But I am working in 2009, trying to do a ZoomAll ? Thanks!
  7. Zrob

    How Can I Change the Scale for a View in the iges.def - File (NX5)

    Hi, Using NX5- On line 5 of my iges.def file I have: UGI_VIEW_MASK=TOP How can I change the scale for this TOP View in this file? Thanks.
  8. Zrob

    Can text be placed in a Model vs Draw space? NX5

    Can text be placed in a Model vs Draw space? I am using NX5
  9. Zrob

    NX5 - Reducing the number of Views (aux views)

    Hi, I hate to confuse anyone so let me try and clarify what I mean since I am not a hard core UGS guy. I am outputing a .prt simple 2D model with one line of text to IGES. Model lines are in (Geometry/Model Space)and Text is in (Draw Mode/Paper Space)When it is Imported to the other cad system...
  10. Zrob

    How do I set a perminent change to the BG color in NX5?

    Hi, How do I set a perminent change to the BG color in NX5? I would like to model with a black back ground where do I change these settings? I have tried Preferences -> Visualization but only gray seems to work? But I would like to have every new model the we make come up defaulted to black...
  11. Zrob

    dxf format for a hidden line?

    Hello! I am currently outputting a simple dxf file from a JavaScript program, all it contains are simple lines, I need to change some of the lines to a hidden line, how can I do that? here is my basic line code, can I do something in here to make it a hidden line or do I need to add line type...
  12. Zrob

    Whats the best way to move a basic 2d part to 0,0,0 ?

    Guys I have to admit, some items in UGS are great others seem a bit strange, such as I am trying to move these parts to 0,0,0 and I am trying to do so with Edit->Transform and some times I get it but most of the time more often than not I cannot get this simple operation to move.(see pic)...
  13. Zrob

    How should I work with 2D lines that were converted from .DXF to PRT ?

    Hello guys: I am having some small problems dealing with 2D lines that were converted from .dxf to .prt and I am using NX5. I am finding it difficult to manipulate these lines such as if I offset one line and try and delete the other both lines get erased or if I add a line across an existing...
  14. Zrob

    Whats new in ACAD, I am a 2005 user??

    Hi guys, I am a long time user of older versions of AutoCAD, such as 2000 and at work I have 2005. But I was wondering what the newer features are like in 2008 or 2009? I saw a demo on youtube and it looked almost like it was parametric?
  15. Zrob

    Log Files? how do I change the save to location?

    Hi guys, I was looking at the help files today and it seems as though you have to go into a config file and put a path in to change the save to path for log files; is this correct? If so where do I find this file? Thanks for any insight on this!
  16. Zrob

    help on sketcher dimensions

    Hi, I am very new to UGS and I am using NX5 just got it two weeks ago. When doing sketches for modeling my horizontal dimension has a strike through; how can I adjust the sketcher dimension attributes? Thanks, Rob
  17. Zrob

    edit sheet format line colors

    Just curious but the sheet lines when I print a sketch out are light grey (title block) but if you do an edit sheet format and the highlight a line the properties say its black, so I am stumped; Can we print title blocks and sheet format lines in black? Thanks!

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