Custom dialog layouts are being created for Manufacturing. The 'Show More/Show Less' option is behaving inconsistently. How does NX choose what groups are displayed with the 'Show More/Show Less' option at the bottom of the dialog?
Solution
First, to see the 'Show More/Show Less' option arrow at the bottom of the dialog, set the following display preference:
1. In the Menu, select 'Preferences-->User Interface'.
2. Select 'Options'.
3. Set 'Default Presentation of Dialog Content = Less'.
NOTE: This must be set to 'Less' in order for the software to include the 'Show More/Show Less' option in any dialogs. The 'More' choice here will present the full dialogs all the time.
4. OK the User Interface Preferences dialog.
The following assumes working with planar mill templates and dialogs. When a new planar mill operation is created, the groups which are initially shown open are Geometry, Path Settings and Actions. If the dialog is switched to the 'Show Less' mode, these three groups will be the ones that are shown exclusively. If later, other groups are collapsed/expanded, this has no influence on the groups that will be shown in 'Show Less' mode. The behavior is not related to the name of the groups specifically.
The groups which are initially shown open (i.e. the very first time a dialog is created from the template part), are driven by the dialog customization. There a group can be specified as open or closed the very first time.
So, the 'Show More/Show Less' function is based on the set of open groups originally created when the operation dialog is built from the template part operation. Then, any further applications of 'Show or Hide Collapsed Groups' under the gear icon (in the title bar of the dialog) operates on the current state of the dialog, which groups are open or closed. The 'Show/Hide Collapsed Groups' function operates independently of the 'Show More/Show Less' option.
This is further complicated by the ability to customize manufacturing dialogs. The real key is getting the custom dialog set up right in the template part file. Then the state of those template groups determine what 'Show Less' does for the user later on.
Notes and References
Hardware/Software Configuration
Platform: all
OS: n/a
OS Version: n/a
Product: NX
Application: CAM
Version: V10.0.3
Function: USER_INTERFACE
Ref: 001-7960081