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Graphics for use in NX

You can create, update, or prepare graphics in Active Workspace for use in NX.

Use Active Workspace to prepare graphics for use in NX

You can use Prepare Graphics for NX in Active Workspace to prepare an object, using a graphics template, to generate a 3D model. This object can then be used in NX to create graphics using classification attribute values. For more information, see Prepare a graphic for use in NX.

Note

After preparing the graphic in Active Workspace, you must then use NX to complete the graphic creation process. For more information, see Managing tool assemblies between Manufacturing Resource Library and NX.

If you use Prepare Graphics for NX, you don't need to use the graphics builder.

Use a template to create or update graphics in NX

You can use Update Graphics

in Active Workspace to create or update the graphics of an object using its classification properties.

For more information, see Understanding how you can create graphics for a class based on templates or Create graphics for a class based on templates.

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.xid1899608/xid2304249 · retrieved 2026-07-11