NX How to disable the SIMIT MCD Add-in once installed with SIMIT 10.2?

How to remove the SIMIT toolbar (ribbon) ?

When you install SIMIT Plug-in / SIMIT Add-in via SIMIT 10.2 installer, then the simit-installer will edit following file in the NX installation (the path and version may differ):

     C:\Program Files\Siemens\NX1926\ugii\menus\custom_dirs.dat

The SIMIT 10.2 installer adds 2 lines in custom_dirs.dat similar to:

# This will enable the "Simit" toolbar and will open a communication channel for Simit to connect to the MCD
C:\Program Files (x86)\Siemens\Automation\SIMIT\SIMIT MCD


Removing (or commenting) these lines will disable the SIMIT Add-in. 

Solution

1) Check which custom_dirs.dat is exactly used in your NX-session via the NX-logfile:

     File --> Help -->NX logfile... and find similar line:

    UGII_CUSTOM_DIRECTORY_FILE    C:\Program Files\Siemens\NX1926\ugii\menus\custom_dirs.dat

2) Open in (e.g.) notepad your customer_dirs.dat and remove (or comment) lines:

# This will enable the "Simit" toolbar and will open a communication channel for Simit to connect to the MCD
C:\Program Files (x86)\Siemens\Automation\SIMIT\SIMIT MCD

3) Alternative is to set an environment variable to point to a different customer_dirs.dat, e.g.:

UGII_CUSTOM_DIRECTORY_FILE=C:\Program Files\Siemens\NX1926\ugii\menus\custom_dirs.dat_default 


4) Restart NX to read the new customer_dirs.dat, and the SIMIT add-in and its toolbar should not load anymore. 

Notes and References

Document at SIOS: Installation of SIMIT MCD Add-in
SIMIT MCD Add-in toolbar failed to show after upgrade of NX

Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: INTL64
OS: windows
OS Version: 1064
Product: NX
Application: MECHATRONICS
Version: V1926
Function: SIMIT

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