Submitted by mikefrank on Tue, 04/18/2017 - 06:45
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Hello,
I am working on a program that will select a component and start the move component dialog based on previous used selections. I have recorded a few journals using the move component command but I can't seem to find a way to actually display the move component dialog when the journal runs. The user will need to specify the motion, the program is just to insure that the correct program is selected (It's a large assembly with similarly named components).
I have everything working up to actually displaying the move component dialog. Any hep or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
-Mike
re: display dialog
Unfortunately, the API does not give you the tools to display/modify/close the standard NX dialogs. If you have the block styler license, you could create your own dialog box that your code could control.
A macro could open a dialog box, enter values, and leave it open for the user. So, a possible alternative would be to use menu script to create a custom button and assign it 2 actions: your journal and the macro. I've not tested this possibility, so I'm not sure it will work as intended (the macro may not wait for the journal to finish before it opens the dialog).
Thank you for the response. I
Thank you for the response. I will start exploring other options then.