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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Process Example 2- Using an I-deas part in NX </div>
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            <p class="para_item">In I-deas, create an export package file:</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Check the part into a library.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item"> <em>File &rarr; Interoperate...</em></p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Select the part to export.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Select the file type:  <em>Unigraphics xpk</em>.
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                  <p class="para_item">Enter the destination file name.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item"> <em>Export</em>.
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                  <p class="para_item">For more detail, see the section: &quot; <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('interoperability/savingideas.html');return(false);">Transferring I-deas models to NX</a>.&quot;
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            <p class="para_item">In NX, open this file:</p>
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                  <p class="para_item"> <em>File &rarr; Open</em>.
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                  <p class="para_item">Files of type:  <em>I-deas Exchange Package (*.xpk)</em>.
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                  <p class="para_item">Select the I-deas exchange package file name.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">You may add features or NC toolpaths to this part.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">For more detail, see the section: &quot; <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('interoperability/openug.html');return(false);">Opening I-deas models in NX</a>.&quot;
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            <p class="para_item">In I-deas, modify the part and create a new exchange package file:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Check the new version of the part into the library. </p>
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            <p class="para_item"> <em>File &rarr; Interoperate...</em></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the part to export.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the file type:  <em>Unigraphics xpk</em>.
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            <p class="para_item">Enter the destination file name.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> <em>Export</em>.
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            <p class="para_item">In NX, update the part:</p>
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                  <p class="para_item"> <em>Edit &rarr; Feature &rarr; Parameters</em> (or use the Part Navigator)
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                  <p class="para_item">Double-click on the feature name.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item"> <em>Reload from Package</em>.
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                  <p class="para_item">Select the exchange package file.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item"> <em>OK</em>.
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      <p class="para_topic">For more detail, see the section: &quot; <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('interoperability/updateug.html');return(false);">Updating I-deas parts in NX</a>.&quot;
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                  <p class="para_tip_body">This example showed the process of using an exchange package file to transfer the part from I-deas to NX. The part could have also been accessed directly from the I-deas Team Data Manager (TDM) library. For more information, see: &quot; <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('interoperability/tdmug.html');return(false);">Accessing I-deas models with Team Data Manager</a>.&quot; 
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