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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">NX to JT lets you translate NX part files to the JT format. The files are created with a .jt extension. You can view the resulting JT files with Teamcenter Visualization or any other software that can read JT files.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">There are three different versions of the software that translate NX parts and assemblies into jt files. These versions have different interfaces and available options, but all produce a standard JT file.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Using the NX user interface: Choose <b class="uiTerm">File</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Export</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">JT</b>. Although there are other methods described in this Help, this method is more suitable for translating single files. 
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            <p class="para_item">Using the operating system command prompt: This is the ugtopv translator that provides additional options to customize the output of your JT file.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Using the operating system command prompt: This is the ugtojt translator that also provides additional options to customize the output of your JT file. However, this translator is the oldest version and is being phased out in favor of the ugtopv translator.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">In all the above cases, you can use configuration file settings to control the output of the translation.</p>
      <div class="title_division">When to use which translator</div>
      <p class="para_division">Depending on the data you want in your JT file, and the methods and procedures your organization uses for translating files, you can choose the translation method.</p>
      <div class="title_division">From the NX user interface</div>
      <p class="para_division">Using the NX user interface, you can create JT files in one of the following ways:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">File</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Save</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Save Options</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Save JT Data</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">File</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Export</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">JT</b>. 
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            <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">File</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Interoperability</b>. 
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      <p class="para_division">You can save NX part files in JT format as you create them. You can also update the existing JT files later. </p>
      <div class="title_division">From the command line</div>
      <p class="para_division">You can use the ugtopv command line translator to create JT files. ugtopv provides more flexibility in customizing your output and is useful for generating batch JT files. You can operate ugtopv directly from the NX installation without running NX. This translator is located in the &quot;pvtrans&quot; directory in the NX installation. You can access brief help information by running ugtopv with the <code>-help</code> or <code>-examples</code> options. For example, <code>ugtopv -help</code> or <code>ugtopv -examples</code>.
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      <p class="para_division">You can also run the older ugtojt translator from the command line for translating NX part files to the JT format. The ugtojt &nbsp;translator is an external program, separate from the ugtopv translator. You can access brief help information by running ugtopv with the <code>-help</code> option. For example, <code>ugtopv -help</code>.
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