Build a NX Open .NET application

stephen zhang

A basic setup to build a NX Open .NET application using Visual Studio (IDE)
/ J6 e7 v: o2 `9 ?Interactive Application: .NET authoring license is required
Start Visual Studio 2003 (7.1)
& p) m; t/ u9 e5 T: @6 v% xCreate class library project
File -> New -> Project -> Visual C# Projects (project types) -> Class Library
Add references
Project -> Add Reference…
Browse to ugII_BASE_DIR\UGII\managed\
) ?& {# A: [& n# q9 j) _Add the following files
NXOpen.dll
0 U: t4 N* [! S: mNXOpen.Utilities.dll
7 @( j; ]3 @- N" o4 O8 g  g  kNXOpen.UF.dll
NXOpenUI.dll (only needed if you build an user interface for your application)
Add Main() function to the class
public static void Main()
{
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Compile and build the application
- _( |# q- k. o5 z/ C. }Test Appilcation:
Launch NX
Run your sample application
File -> Execute -> NX/Open… (browse to your sample application \bin\Debug\ location, select your application.dll)
Sign Application:
# g1 _9 A! g" \* a7 a4 m/ {In order to release an application and have non programers use this (someone without a .NET authoring license) you need to sign your application.
1 K3 k# ~+ a2 s, c5 n& ^4 c2 w/ N: JAdd resource file NXSigningResource.res to your Visual Studio project
File -> Add Existing Item -> browse to UGII_BASE_DIR\UGOPEN\NXSigningResource.res
+ V; ^2 {& Z' C8 BSet the NXSigningResource.res file Build Action to Embedded Resource
3 U* ~. R: Z5 c. j: o- l/ n3 RProperties on the NXSigningResource.res file that’s attached to your Visual Studio project
" Y) ]' l4 \+ K5 D; F6 Z- USign the application, at a command prompt:
: q# ~1 x; _( O  s- @8 n5 NUGII_BASE_DIR\UGII\SignLibrary.exe yourSampleApplicationLocation\sampleApplication.dll
( V% p+ g2 E+ s: f8 IIf you don’t sign your application when you release it to your end users, they will be required to have a “.NET authoring license”. This is very costly and unnecesary.
+ G9 F( Y9 m# H5 d5 NSet your Project Configuration Build to Release
/ Z4 i# ~( ]2 U! F. Y' yThis will change the build arguments and remove the unnecessary debug statements for the released application
4 c: b5 p3 D% s- D1 pBuild -> Configuration Manager
Set “Active Solution Configuration” to Release
  ]) V$ _3 Q- e$ P  T7 D+ eCompile, Build, and test
9 n- G. k7 z0 l+ g4 }3 C" U$ W2 L, j. rSummary
This application does not do anything but it does set up the foundation needed to get an application built using the Visual Studio IDE and have it signed for release.