Build a NX Open .NET application

A basic setup to build a NX Open .NET application using Visual Studio (IDE)

Interactive Application: .NET authoring license is required

Start Visual Studio 2003 (7.1)

Create 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/
Add the following files

• NXOpen.dll
• NXOpen.Utilities.dll
• NXOpen.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()
  {

  }

Compile and build the application

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:
In order to release an application and have non programers use this (someone without a .NET authoring license) you need to sign your application.

Add resource file NXSigningResource.res to your Visual Studio project

• File -> Add Existing Item -> browse to UGII_BASE_DIR/UGOPEN/NXSigningResource.res

Set the NXSigningResource.res file Build Action to Embedded Resource

• Properties on the NXSigningResource.res file that’s attached to your Visual Studio project

Sign the application, at a command prompt:

• UGII_BASE_DIR/UGII/SignLibrary.exe yourSampleApplicationLocation/sampleApplication.dll

If 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.

Set your Project Configuration Build to Release
This will change the build arguments and remove the unnecessary debug statements for the released application

• Build -> Configuration Manager
• Set “Active Solution Configuration” to Release

Compile, Build, and test

Summary
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.