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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Troubleshooting tools</div>
      <hr noshade="true"><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap423"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap424"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap425"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap426"></a><p class="para_topic">NX includes several tools for listing useful troubleshooting information.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">A very useful general diagnostic tool in NX is the log file. This file lists information about the configuration of your computer and lists every possible variable in your session. This file may be very useful to help diagnose problems when talking to GTAC support.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">To display the log file, use:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Help</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">NX Log File</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Modifications</b></p>
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      <p class="para_topic">To list information such as the creation date and version of all the .prt files loaded in your session, use:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Information</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Part</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Loaded Parts</b></p>
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      <p class="para_topic">To display versions of NX used to create and modify a part and the name of the user and other modification history, use the commands:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Information</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Part</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">History</b> and
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Information</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Part</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Modifications</b></p>
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      <p class="para_topic">These and other commands in the <b class="uiTerm">Information</b> menu place results in the Information window.
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      <p class="para_topic">Other useful diagnostic commands are found in the Information and Analysis menus. </p>
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                  <p class="para_tip_body">As you select objects, it is important to recognize the feedback that is provided in the Status line.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">See also:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_7.html');return(false);">Listing information</a></p>
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_8.html');return(false);">Measurements</a></p>
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_10.html');return(false);">Analysis</a></p>
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_9.html');return(false);">Area and volume</a></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Help: <img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/book_closed.gif" border="0"> Design &rarr; Modeling &rarr; Appendices &rarr; Error Options
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