NX How do you customize electrode blanks library in Electrode Design Module and add new fixtures to the fixture lib.?

How do you customize electrode blank library and add new fixtures to the fixture library.

Here are instructions to customize electrode blanks:

1. Add new blank template for electrode blank library.

In electrode library folder in %UGII_BASE_DIR%\MOLDWIZARD\electrode, add your shape definition in file blank_reg.xlsx

Copy your template part file Spaniard_blank.prt and stock_blank.prt into folder: %UGII_BASE_DIR%\MOLDWIZARD\electrode\blank\metric\model.

Copy your data file Spaniard.xlsx and stock.xlsx into folder: %UGII_BASE_DIR%\MOLDWIZARD\electrode\blank\metric\data.

Copy your image file into folder %UGII_BASE_DIR%\MOLDWIZARD as  you need to.

The data file definition should reference the default file like block_blank.xlsx.

Note: some parameters should not be missed, see the below black mark parameters, otherwise the blank will not be edited  or updated successful. 

Also, you can define other expressions as parameters in this data file as well. And you can also add a parameter FIXTURE_MODEL in the data file to add the electrode fixture together.

After successfully added, the shape type will list in dialog box.

2. Add new fixture to fixture library:

In electrode library folder in: %UGII_BASE_DIR%\MOLDWIZARD\holder, add your customer fixtures definition in file holder_reg.xlsx,

You can also add customer pallet in %UGII_BASE_DIR%\MOLDWIZARD\pallet

Copy your fixture part file like Tester010793.prt into folder %UGII_BASE_DIR%\MOLDWIZARD\electrode\holder\metric\model;

Copy your data file Tester010793.xlsx into folder %UGII_BASE_DIR%\MOLDWIZARD\electrode\holder\metric\data;

The parameters in data file list the size expressions of the holder part, and it will find a matching size from this list according to the blank head size.

Copy your image file into folder %UGII_BASE_DIR%\MOLDWIZARD\electrode\holder\metric\bitmap if you need to.

After adding the new fixture, it will be listed in reuse library.