NX Environment Variables

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The following are variables that can be set for NX as a system environment, startup script variable, or
sometimes as a customer defaults file. The more common customer defaults file are used the less
these variables will be relevant. Then these variables will be used for testing or debugging.

NX 6 Added Variables

enable the legacy Create Reference Set CSYS functionality, creating a new Reference Set

UGII_ALLOW_REFERENCE_SET_CSYS=1

turn on / some of the legacy transformation options are not available in NX6.

UGII_ENABLE_TRANSFORM_LEGACY_OPTIONS = 1

turn on the new NX6 Hole Table creation in drafting

UGII_DRAFTING_HOLE_TABLE=1

NX 5 Added or Depricated Variables

Enable the Class Selection Dialog Removes the floating dialog class selection and goes straight to the
advanced class selection dialog

NX_FORCE_CSD=1

Point to the directories with the template and pax files (File\New)

UGII_TEMPLATE_DIR=<path>

Enable on extra Nx5.02 Replace Face Option

UGII_Simplify_Surface=1

After Nx5.02 activate old Edit->Face functions

UGII_DMX_NX502=1

don't cache WAVE specific information

UGII_DONT_CACHE_WAVE_LINK_DATA=1

Variable to Aid With “Out of Memory” Errors on Large Assemblies

UGII_CLOSE_UNDO_MODE=CHECK

NX 4 Added or Depricated Variables

Visually see the coverage of a Journaling when creating a Journal file

Enable view dynamics under the function keys (F1 -> F4)

UGII_FKEY_DYNAMICS=1

Required to load the Solid Edge V19 adapter when Solid Edge parts are opened in NX4.0.2

UGII_USE_SEV19=1

NX 3 Added or Depricated Variables

Store user customizations

UGII_LOCAL_USER_DEFAULTS=<path>\nx3_user.dpv

Set Default Role, MTX file must be in the ugii\menus\roles\

UGII_DEFAULT_ROLE=example.mtx

Location of the user.mtx file Store nx_mru.txt file for folding of menus

UGII_USER_PROFILE_DIR=<path>

Save history.pax palette file in a specific location

UGII_HISTORY_PALETTE_DIR=<path>

Turn of folded menus and prevent recording actions

UGII_NO_FOLDED_MENUS=1

Default location for interactively created palettes

UGII_PALETTE_WORK_DIR=<path>

NX to perform an interactive drawing refile on part load

UGII_DRAFT_DRAWING_UPGRADE=1

Enable the Class Selection Dialog

NX_FORCE_CSD=1

Disable splash on start of a NX session

UGII_DISABLE_FLASH=YES

Enable the drawing compare (the hpgl output) function under file -> utilities ->

UGII_ALLOW_DRAWING_COMPARE=1

Base Environment Variables

Not sure which version it was first released in but they have been in NX for a while.
Support for Multi Processor or Multi Core CPUs

UGII_SMP_ENABLE=1

Mouse wheel (since NX2)

UGII_MOUSE_WHEEL=1 default, roll back to enlarge

UGII_MOUSE_WHEEL=2 roll forward to enlarge

UGII_MOUSE_WHEEL=0 inactive mouse wheel, no zoom

Where should execute NX/Open application directory look by default

UGII_INITIAL_UFUN_DIR=

Allow for opening of Solid Edge Assemblies

UGII_SE_INTEROP=1

All the expression editor to be viewed in Drafting

UGII_DRAFT_EXPRESSIONS_OK=1

Required for interoperability to function between Solid Edge and NX

UGII_MONIKER=1

NX Location

UGII_BASE_DIR=C:\PROGRA~1\UGS\NX4~1.0\

UGII_ROOT_DIR=%UGII_BASE_DIR%UGII\

Point to the application directory instead of custom_dirs.dat

UGII_USER_DIR=<path>

Set Custom Directory Location

UGII_CUSTOM_DIRECTORY_FILE=<path>\custom_dirs.dat

set part family member directory

UGII_INITIAL_FAMILY_INSTANCE_DIR=%folder%

Enable class selection on the graphics display dialog bars

UGII_CSD_ON_DIALOG_BAR=1

Enable class selection on the selection toolbar

UGII_CSD_ON_TOOLBAR=1

Text file to map directories between windows and unix

Prevents the syslog from being removed from temp

UGII_KEEP_SYSTEM_LOG=1

File difference time tolerance

UGII_MODIFICATIONS_TIME_TOLERANCE=60

Prevents NX from defaulting to sketch on face when extruding Customer Defaults: Modeling->Extras-
>Sketch on Planar Faces

UGII_SECTION_USE_PLANAR_FACE=1

Default location of your pattern files

UGII_PATDIR=<path>

Creates a new parts list from a template

UGII_DEFAULT_PARTS_LIST=<path>

Remove unsupported characters from text in drafting

UGII_DRAFT_REMOVE_UNSUPPORTED_CONTROL_CHARACTERS=TRUE

Enable symbolic thread performance improvements

UGII_DRAFT_SUPPRESS_THREAD_TRUE_HIDDEN_LINE=1

Force Parts lists to Upper Case

UGII_FORCE_PLIST_AUTO_TEXT_TO_UPPER_CASE=1

Prevent Internal pars list from being used for Insert->Parts List

UGII_IGNORE_INTERNAL_PLIST=1

Delay View Updates preference can be saved with the part file, this overrides that setting

UGII_SUPPRESS_VIEW_UPDATE=1

Enable Surface Finish symbols in drafting

UGII_SURFACE_FINISH=ON

Defining a user defined location for custom symbols

UGII_SYMBOL_LIBRARY_DIR=<path>

User Defined Directory for Table Templaces defined by pax files

UGII_TABLE_TEMPLATES=<path>
Allows user defined balloon symbols to be applied to assembly drawings

UGII_UPDATE_ALL_ID_SYMBOLS_WITH_PLIST=1

Activate the weld symbols utility for drafting

UGII_WELD_SYMBOL=ON

Converts promotions to WAVE geometry

UGII_CONVERT_PROMOTION_TO_LINKED_BODY=1

turn off preview generation for all component Previews will still be generated for the Work and
Display part

UGII_DISABLE_COMPONENT_PREVIEWS=TRUE

Disable the generation of preview images under all circumstances

UGII_DISABLE_PREVIEW=ON

Overrides customer defaults or the Save Options to always save trueshape data

UGII_FORCE_TRUESHAPE_SAVE=1

Reverts to old style if internal errors received when adding a component to an assembly

UGII_OLD_STYLE_STAGING_VIEW=YES

disable part preview in Open Part file

UGII_SHOW_PART_PREVIEW=OFF

Allows JT assemblies to be opened as an assembly

UGII_JT_ASSY_STRUCTURE=1

auto update for parts lists will not be turned off in NX/Manager mode

UGII_UGMGR_PLIST_ALLOW_AUTO_UPDATE=1

point UG to the install path of Process Aid Wizard

UGPROCESS_AID=<path>

Enable Weld Assistant Required for weld assistant. Points UG to the install directory for weld
assistant. E.g: D:\Program Files\EDS\Unigraphics NX\UGWELD

UGWELD_DIR=<path>

Helpfull Part Attributes

-->File->Preferences

If attribute exists on a component then component is excluded by all parts list

If attribute exists on a component then that component and all of its children is excluded

PLIST_IGNORE_SUBASSEMBLY=1

If attribute exists on a component will not intersected and shown with no crosshatching in drafting
section view

SECTION-COMPONENT=NO