Configure NX Library using the installation wizard

When you install the manufacturing library data, you must configure the NX Library so that the new data appears in the library selection dialog boxes when you search in NX CAM for classified resources, such as tools, machines, or devices.

You must perform this configuration on the client on which NX is installed. If your environment includes a shared MACH directory, see Configure NX Library manually or Modifying PAX files to include MRL setup sheet templates.

Note

Before you begin installation, make sure you have the latest available version of the Manufacturing Resource Library (MRL). If a later version is available, download and extract the latest version and browse to the advanced_installations directory in the location of the extracted files.

For information about later versions, see Support Center.

Procedure

1. In the Teamcenter software kit advanced_installations directory, locate the advanced_installations.zip file and unzip it to a local directory.

2. In the resource_management directory, click Setup.exe.

The Select the type of installation dialog box is displayed.

3. In the Select the type of installation dialog box, select Configure NX CAM.

Note You can also select additional options.

Full Manufacturing Resource Library (MRL) installation setup:Note Full MRL installation includes the NX CAM configuration and populates the class hierarchy.

MRL NX configuration setup:Note MRL NX configuration installs only the NX configuration, without the class hierarchy.

For more information, see Installation wizard for Manufacturing Resource Library.

4. Click Next.

The NX CAM resource base directory dialog box is displayed.

5. In the NX CAM resource base directory dialog box, enter the path to the NX CAM resource base directory on this system, and click Next.

Tip Typically, the directory is (UGII_BASE_DIR)\MACH\resource. The NX version may need to be updated to the desired version.

6. In the operating system explorer window, select the NX CAM configuration that you want to configure for the MRL usage, and click Open.

Note The default configuration file for NX CAM is cam_part_planner_mrl.dat.

The LANGUAGE Selection dialog box is displayed.

7. In the LANGUAGE Selection dialog box, select the language you want for the NX Library dialog boxes, and click Next.

The Select the database to be used by the NX Tool Library dialog box is displayed.

8. In the Select the database to be used by the NX Tool Library dialog box, select the location from which you want tools in the NX machine library to be retrieved, and click Next.

Note The Select the database to be used by the NX Tool Library dialog box is used to select where tools, machines, devices and machining data in the NX machine library are retrieved from.

(1) - Use MRL tool database

(2) - Use ASCII tool database

(3) - No change to tool configuration

Note Select No change to tool configuration to retain the existing settings.

The Select the database to be used by the NX Machine Library dialog box is displayed.

9. In the Select the database to be used by the NX Machine Library dialog box, select the NX machine library, and click Next.

(1) - Use MRL machine database

(2) - Use ASCII machine database

(3) - No change to machine configuration

Note Select No change to machine configuration to retain the existing settings.

The Select the database to be used by the NX Feeds&Speeds Library dialog box is displayed.

10. In the Select the database to be used by the NX Feeds&Speeds Library dialog box, select the NX Feeds and Speeds, and click next.

(1) - Use MRL machining data database

(2) - Use ASCII machining data database

(3) - No change to machining data configuration

Machining data includes the following libraries:

Feeds_speeds

Machining_data

Tool_machining_data

Part_material

Tool_material

Cut_method

Note Select No change to machining data configuration to retain the existing settings. The Confirmation dialog box is displayed.

11. In the Confirmation dialog box, confirm your selections and click Next.

Teamcenter performs the following actions:

Makes adjustments to the NX CAM configuration file, according to your library selections.

Copies the definition files to the target directory.

Copies event handler files to the target directory.

Copies the images for the NX CAM tool dialog boxes to the target directory.

A dialog box confirms that the setup is complete.

12. When you are working in NX CAM, select the configuration file that you selected in step 5.

Note The default configuration file for NX CAM is cam_part_planner_mrl.dat.

When you retrieve a tool from the Teamcenter database in NX CAM, the library selection dialog boxes now show the classification structure from the customer assembly hierarchy, including images corresponding to the new tooling data. You can search for and retrieve your customer-specific tool assembly data.