NX Best practice for UDF [Configure Library]

2021-10-06T23:26:11Z
NX for Design

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Details

Customer uses one [dbc_udf_ascii.def] and [udf_database.txt] file as a common setting to all users, but usually do you prepare those files for each user and switch them with [Configure Library]?
 
Or 
 
is it recommended to prepare [dbc_udf_ascii.def] and [udf_database.txt] for each type of UDFs (ex. Bolt type, Nut type, ...) and switch them with [Configure Library]?

Solution

It is up to the user - either way is fine.
 
* For some companies, they have a global def and txt for all the users across the company. They set the db file to UGII_UDF_IMAN_GLOBAL_DATABASE_FILE.
 
* For other companies, each department may have their own def/txt for users in that department, in order to control visibility of UDFs and based on the need. The user specific db file is set to UGII_UDF_IMAN_LOCAL_DATABASE_FILE.

Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: INTL64
OS: window
OS Version: 764SP1
Product: NX
Application: DESIGN
Version: V9.0.3
Function: FEATURE_MODEL

Ref: 001-8930390

KB Article ID# PL8003112

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