NX What is the 'updates' in CAM folder for?

2019-09-04T13:01:20Z
NX for Manufacturing

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UPDATES- folders what is it  for?



Solution

 Template updates in maintenance releases (MR)


Previous maintenance releases did not require changes to the provided 
templates, and the templates were not updated in these releases. Current 
maintenance releases contain significant enhancements that often require 
updates to the provided templates. When there are updated templates in a 
maintenance release, NX places them in an update folder in the MACH folder 
structure. The new Use Latest Updated Templates customer default controls 
where NX looks for templates, and is on by default.


When the Use Latest Updated Templates customer default is selected, native NX 
looks for templates in the update folder first. If the update folder does 
not contain the required template, NX then looks in the folder where the main 
release templates are stored. The main release templates are stored in the 
location specified by the cam_resource_dir environment variable, and by 
default, this location is MACH/resource/template_part.


If you do not customize your templates, you do not need to do anything 
differently. Native NX will automatically use the correct templates.


If you use customized templates in native NX:


1. Save them in a different location from the templates provided with the 
 main release.


2. Modify the cam_resource_dir environment variable to point to their 
 location.


3. Turn off the Use Latest Updated Templates customer default so that NX 
 looks for your templates in the correct location. 


Tip:


To find a customer default, choose File--> Utilities--> Customer Defaults, and 
click Find Default.



Notes and References


Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: all
OS: n/a
OS Version: n/a
Product: NX
Application: CAM
Version: V12.0.2
Function: BASIC_FUNCTIONS

Ref: 001-7342428

KB Article ID# PL8010624

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