NX Open - Status

Kaushal Shah
NX Open Product Manager

Siemens PLM Software

Topics
Roadmap: NX 4
NX 6
NX 6 Capabilities:
Block Styler
C/C++ License Control
Events Part Callbacks and Menuscript Callbacks
Consolidated Programmers Guide
NX 6 Metrics
Stability Metrics
Journal Coverage

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Topics
Roadmap: NX 4
NX 6
NX 6 Capabilities:
Block Styler
C/C++ License Control
Events Part Callbacks and Menuscript Callbacks
Consolidated Programmers Guide
NX 6 Metrics
Stability Metrics
Journal Coverage

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NX 4
Java Support

Journaling UI Additions

Common API Binding

UF Wrappers for Java
Journaling Record

Language selection
Insertions for comments, code and pause
Coverage indicators

KF Bindings for Common API

Language Selection Preferences

Enhance language binding tools to support

KF

Feature Based License Control

User Function apps no longer require
runtime license

License Manager
Programmatic reserve and release

Additional UF Wrappers

Journal Coverage
Indicators

Transformations (4.0.1)
Simple UI tools
Patterns
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NX 5
UI Styler
Enhance the UI Styler to create template source
files for C, C++, Java, C# and VB .NET
Enhance the Common API to work with dialogs
created with the UI Styler

C# Support

NX 5.0.1

Journal Record and Playback

User Defined Objects (UDOs)

Enhance Common API to support UDOs
UDO enhancements

Events
Enhance the Common API to support UDO, UI
Styler and selection events

Call .Net and Java from KF

Enable a KF application to access methods in .NET
and Java libraries

Application Signing for C/C++

Provide a signature utility for C/C++ as exists for
.NET and Java
UI Styler Language Selection
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NX 6
Block Styler
New Block Styler application to create block based
dialogs
Generate template source files in all supported
languages for block based dialogs
Enhance common API to work with block based
dialogs

C/C++ License Control

Implement applications contexts for C/C++

Events Phase 2
Support menu item events and standard callbacks

Consolidate Programmers Guides

(2006 #1 CIP item)
Single Common API programmers guide
General discussion of each topic with examples for
all languages
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Topics
Roadmap: NX 4
NX 6
NX 6 Capabilities:
Block Styler
C/C++ License Control
Events Part Callbacks and Menuscript Callbacks
Consolidated Programmers Guide
NX 6 Metrics
Stability Metrics
Journal Coverage

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Block Styler
A block based dialog is characterized by:

Vertical dialog layout

Collapsible groups
Blocks
Each block on its own line

Groups are collapsible to hide infrequently used commands

Dialog memory to remember values from session to session
Automation support in NX6 to allow custom applications inherit
look, feel and behavior of NX. .NET, C++, Java and KF support.
In built features to improve productivity like selection intent,
selection scope, design logic etc

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Block Styler VS UI Styler

Block Styler

UI Styler

In-built selection support including

selection intent, scope and filter

Programmatically add selection support

cannot add selection intent

Design Logic support in appropriate

blocks Linear Dimension, Angular
Dimension

Cannot add design logic

Consistent with NX dialogs - Majority of

NX dialogs redesigned as block based
dialogs
Vertical Layout blocks are in order
corresponding to the flow of command

Suitable for almost any layout

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Block Styler VS WinForm

Summary of Advantages
Features

Block Styler

WinForms

Platform Independent

Yes

No

In Built Selection Support

Yes

No

Design Logic Support

Yes

No

In built support for dynamic drag handles

Yes

No

Consistency with NX dialogs

Yes

No

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Block Styler
Selection

Collection of
selection blocks
from generic Select
Object to specific
Select Feature

In built support for selection

intent and Snap point

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Block Styler
Block Catalog
Huge collection of core blocks:

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Block Styler
Design Logic
Built-in Design Logic support
Invokes standard NX dialogs
for Measurement, Expression,
Functions etc
Remembers last few inputs

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Block Styler - Demo

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C/C++ License Control

Enables a method to maintain license
contexts for C/C++ (as is already
automatically done for .NET and Java)
Allows feature licenses to be released
automatically when a C/C++ application
is unloaded (as is already done for .NET
and Java)

NX

Reserved
Features

APP A APP B APP C

gateway
modeling
drafting

gateway
modeling
drafting

gateway

gateway
modeling

APP A
Ends
&
Unloads

Reserved
Features

NX

APP B APP C
gateway

gateway
modeling

gateway
modeling

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C/C++ License Control - Demo

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Events
Implement methods to support exiting callback functions in .NET and Java
Implement methods to support existing Menu Script actions from .NET and Java

Event Type
Create Part

When is event triggered?

After a new part is created.

Open Part
Save Part
Save Part As

After an existing part is opened.

After a part is saved.
After part is saved as a specified
name.
After a part is closed.

Close Part
Modify Part
Rename Part
Change Work Part

After a part is modified for the first

time.
After a part is renamed.
After the work part is changed.

Event Object
The part that has been
created.
The part that was opened.
The part that was saved.
The part that was saved.
The name of the part that was
closed.
The part that was modified.
The part that was renamed.
The part that used to be the
work part and the part that
currently is the work part.

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Events
C Prototype

Class Containing new

Common API Method

New Common API Method

UF_MB_add_actions

MenuBarManager

AddMenuAction

UF_MB_ask_button_id

MenuBarManager

GetButtonFromName

UF_MB_ask_button_sensitivity

MenuButton

GetButtonSensitivity

UF_MB_ask_button_type_name

MenuButton

GetButtonTypeName

UF_MB_ask_toggle_state

MenuButton

GetToggleStatus

UF_MB_register_application

MenuBarManager

RegisterApplication

UF_MB_set_button_sensitivity

MenuButton

SetButtonSensitivity

UF_MB_set_toggle_state

MenuButton

SetToggleStatus

UF_MB_callback_t

MenuBarManager

ActionCallback

UF_MB_enter_proc_t

MenuBarManager

EnterMenuApplication

UF_MB_exit_proc_t

MenuBarManager

ExitMenuApplication

UF_MB_init_proc_t

MenuBarManager

InitializeMenuApplication

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Events - Demo

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Topics
Roadmap: NX 4
NX 6
NX 6 Capabilities:
Block Styler
C/C++ License Control
Events Part Callbacks and Menuscript Callbacks
Consolidated Programmers Guide
NX 6 Metrics
Stability Metrics
Journal Coverage

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NX 6 Metrics: Stability

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NX 6 Metrics: Journal Coverage

Journaling Coverage
Full Journaling

NX3

NX4

NX5

NX6

132

Partial Journaling

15

244

26

590

59

1072

62

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Back Up Slides
Block Styler:
Vertical layout with blocks in order corresponding to workflow
Each item is a block which encompasses semantics and behavior
of the command
UI Styler:
Traditional dialog with almost any layout
Event based each item has a corresponding event/s which gets
triggered when item is activated

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