NX Threaded Hole and Hole Series are grayed out

2023-10-27T12:23:28Z
NX for Design

Summary


Details

When selecting the 'Hole' command, the following message is received:
Application Driven Holes
Standard data not found.
Creating Application driven holes is not allowed.
<<OK>>


As a result, the 'Threaded Hole' and 'Hole Series' options are grayed out in the dialog.


Solution

This is usually due to the following 3 files not being able to be found or read:

  • NX_Drill_Size_hole_Standard.xml
    • NX_Screw_Clearance_Hole_Standard.xml
      • NX_Thread_Standard.xml

        Make sure the following system environment variables (or placed in ugii_env.dat) are pointing to the location of the 3 above files:

        • UGII_DRILL_SIZE_HOLE_STANDARD_DIR
          • UGII_SCREW_CLEARANCE_HOLE_STANDARD_DIR
            • UGII_THREADED_HOLE_STANDARD_DIR

              Make sure the above files exist in the folder specified by the environment variable. Make sure the 3 xml files are named exactly as specified above (without any prefix or suffix). They must be named exactly as specified, or they will not be found and read from the folder.

              Notes

              KB Article ID# PL8693302

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