In addition to having the ability to read and write NX files from within FEM Builder, the FEM Builder NX Plugin adds the ability to read and write FEM Builder files (*.fdb) from within NX. The NX Plugin is included with the FEM Builder installation and can be activated by following these steps:


  1. Look for the Windows environment variable UGII_CUSTOM_DIRECTORY_FILE
  2. If that environment variable exists:
    1. Open the file that the environment variable value points to in a text editor
    2. Add the full path to the External\NXplugin folder under the FEM Builder installation directory as a new line in that file, e.g. C:\Program Files\NGC\FemBuilder 5\External\NXplugin
  3. If that environment variable does not exist:
    1. Create an environment variable named UGII_CUSTOM_DIRECTORY_FILE with value C:\Program Files\ATK\FemBuilder 4\External\NXplugin\nx_custom_dirs.dat
    2. Go into the C:\Program Files\NGC\FemBuilder 5\External\NXplugin directory and create a new file named nx_custom_dirs.dat
    3. Add the following as the only line in that file:  C:\Program Files\NGC\FemBuilder 5\External\NXplugin
  4. Relaunch NX


Options to read and write FEM Builder files can then be found in the NX menu:

 

 

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