NX Visual reporting using NX Open Property

Since NX 12, it is possible to use Custom NX Open Property for visual reporting.

Here is an example of usage to report NX Part Version in an Assembly

Solution

Once you have a dll giving NX Part version and placed it in a startup directory pointed for example
in custom_dirs.dat or UGII_SITE_DIR variable or equivalent, you can use your property as follows:

-From the HD3D Tools palette
-Activate Visual Reporting
-Define New Report
-Enter Any Report Name such as "Part Version"
-In Report Property Source select Component Property
-In Property select your Custom NX Open Property, here "NX Version"



-OK the Dialog

-The Result in HD3D Tools will be:


-And the result in the Assembly Navigator will be:

Stephane Despas
GTAC EMEA

Notes and References

NX 12 What's new:
https://docs.plm.automation.siemens.com/tdoc/nx/12/nx_help#uid:index_whatsnew:id1241822:xid1354487:xid1354580

NX 12 Documentation:
https://docs.plm.automation.siemens.com/tdoc/nx/12/nx_help#uid:xid1128417:index_xid895105:xid430356:xid1412024

Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: INTL64
OS: window
OS Version: 1064
Product: NX
Application: GATEWAY
Version: V12.0.2
Function: VISUALREPORTING

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