The format configuration program is accessed at File->Utilities->Drawing Format Configuration. The program allows you to modify or create locally-defined drawing formats and blocks.
Any local drawing formats or blocks should be saved in either the Common Configuration or Configuration locations. The directory in the DSL configuration where the data files and associated template files are stored is format_defs. The drawing format data files will have an extension of .fordef.
Important: Edits of any of the data files will automatically be available in the current NX session without saving. This means that data files do not need saved to be able to test changes. After testing and validating the changes, you can then reenter the configuration program and do a save all to commit the changes to disk.
The file options area contains several buttons that provide general data file operations.

File Options Area
| File Options | |
|---|---|
| New | Creates a new empty data file. |
| Open | Presents an open file selection dialog. Data files can be opened from the following locations: DSL Core, Common Configuration, and Configuration. Data files have the file extension of .fordef. Select the data file to open and the file will become the active file in the program. |
| Save | Save the currently active data file to disk. |
| Save As | Prompts for the location and new name to save the currently active data file to. |
| Save All Modified | Saves all the modified data files in the NX session. |
| Move Selection To | Prompts for the file to move the currently data selection to. This allows for transfer of data between files. |
Contains the file information of the currently active data file. The area presents the filename and location of the data file.
Borders define the available drawing sizes and frame geometry along with any blocks to automatically add when the border is applied to the drawing.
| Border Operations | |
|---|---|
| Add Border | Adds a new border and shows the edit border dialog |
| Edit Border | Allows editing of the selected border |
| Copy Border | Same as Add Border except the default values is the currently selected border |
| Delete Border | Removes the selected border |
Blocks are the core component of a drawing format. They contain all the input data of a drawing format. Examples of blocks are the title block and revision block.
| Block Operations | |
|---|---|
| Add Block | Adds a new block and shows the edit block dialog |
| Edit Block | Allows editing of the selected block |
| Copy Block | Same as Add Block except the default values is the currently selected block |
| Delete Block | Removes the selected block |
Block Locations describe how a block is located on a drawing. Locations can be relative to the drawing or another block. The filter is used to show the block locations for a particular block.
| Block Location Operations | |
|---|---|
| Add Block Location | Adds a new block location and shows the edit block location dialog |
| Edit Block Location | Allows editing of the selected block location |
| Copy Block Location | Same as Add Block Location except the default values is the currently selected block location |
| Delete Block Location | Removes the selected block location |
Translations are the values used in second language block fields.
| Translation Operations | |
|---|---|
| Add Translation | Adds a new translation and shows the edit translation dialog |
| Edit Translation | Allows editing of the selected translation |
| Delete Translation | Removes the selected translation |