Data Exchange > Interface > Working with Data Exchange Formats > NX > To Export a Part or Assembly to NX
To Export a Part or Assembly to NX
1. With part or assembly open, click File > Save As > Save a Copy. The Save a Copy dialog box opens.
2. Select NX File (*.prt) in the Type box.
3. Browse to select a location for the file after export.
4. Accept the default name with the extension, _ug_prt or _ug_asm that is automatically added to the exported part or assembly name, respectively, in the File name box or type a new name for the exported model.
5. Click Options. The NX Export Profile Settings export profile editor opens.
6. Click Load Profile and select a stored NX export profile from the profiles directory or customize the export options in NX Export Profile Settings.
7. Click OK in NX Export Profile Settings.
8. Click OK in the Save a Copy dialog box to export the model or select the Customize Export check box before you click OK to select layers and a coordinate system for the exported model.
If you select the Customize Export check box, the Export NX dialog box opens.
9. To customize the export of layers, click Customize layers. The Choose Layers dialog box opens.
10. Customize the layers for export in the Choose Layers dialog box.
11. Under Coordinate system, click to change the coordinate system. The GET COORD S menu opens.
12. Click a coordinate system in the graphics window or in the Model Tree and click OK. The new coordinate system appears in the Export NX dialog box.
13. Click Export in the Export NX dialog box.
The part or the assembly model is exported to the NX format using the customized export profile options and the layers and the coordinate system selected in the Export NX dialog box.
For an assembly, the exported component model files are named after the corresponding component model name with the extensions, _ug_prt and _ug_asm, depending on the model type.