How to Create a Drawing Template and Add to NX 7.5 Template
ListJanuary 30, 2013First create your Drawing file and give it
meaningful name. I'm going to call mine BC ATemplate.prt.
While you still have the template open, create an image for the
preview of the template. Go to File-Export- JPEG
Browse to a location to save the JPEG so you know where it is
at.
Click OK. Close out of the Part File.Move the drawing template
(BC A Template.prt) and the preview image (BC A Template.jpgof it
to the default location of your templates inC:\Program Files\UGS\NX
7.5\UGII\templates.We now need to edit the
ugs_drawing_templates.pax file in the following location:C:\Program
Files\UGS\NX 7.5\UGII\templates. Edit this file with notepad.Right
Mouse Button on the file and open with notepad.
Below is what we see in the .pax file.
We need to create another Palette Entry ID in the .pax file. I'm
using English units formy new template, so I'm going to copy one of
the ID's already with English Units. I'm going to highlight and
copy.
I'm going to scroll down to the bottom so I can see what the
last Palette Entry ID is. It is d27. For my new drawing Template
I'm going to use d28. Yours may not be d27.
I'm now going to create another line by hitting enter on the
keyboard between the endof PaletteEntry for d27 () and the end of
the Palette (). I'm then going to Right Click and Paste the text
from earlier.
Here is the result. What is highlighted in blue is what was
pasted here.
Now edit the text to fit your new custom template. Highlighted
in Red is what I changed.
Changed in Red: PaletteEntry id to d28 which is next available
id in .pax file Presentation name: BC A Template Is what will
display in the New File List Preview Image type location: BC A
Template.jpg Filename: BC A Template. Units: EnglishThe custom
template (BC A Template) is now in my File-New list