Using the DSL Menu


NX DSL Menu is the main interface to launch NX related applications. Upon launching an application, the program configures the necessary environment before starting the application.

Interface

NX Configuration

A list of site-defined configurations are presented in the NX Configuration combobox. The default configuration is the configuration the user selected when the program was last run or the first configuration in the list.

Applications

A list of available applications for the selected configuration is displayed in the Applications window. The list of applications can defined for each configuration by the system administrator or CAD support personnel.

Application categories may be defined to organize the applications. Categories are signified by a plus/minus icon to the left of the application name. The applications within a category can be exposed/hidden by double-clicking on the category name or clicking on the plus/minus icon.

The site adminstrator can add or subtract from this list.

File

Press File-Quit to exit DSL menu.

Options

The options menu is only available if the --showOptions argument is used when launching the menu program. The menu contains the configration types to be visible in the Configuration list. A checkmark will appear beside the types that are visible. Select the configuration type to toggle the visiblity of the configuration type. Visiblity is persistant between sessions.

Help

Press DSL documentation.

Launching An Application

Do the following steps to launch an application from the program:

  1. Select the wanted configuration from the Configuration combobox.
  2. Select the application to launch from the Applications list.
  3. Press the Apply button to launch the application
    Note: the application can also be double-clicked to launch the application