Command reference help topics
Create/Edit Command dialog box
General options
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Command Name | Sets the name for the report command |
| Display name | Sets the name of the report item that appears in the Report node of the Simulation Navigator. |
| Description | Sets the description for the command that appears in the Information window. |
| Application | |
| Controls the binding program for the report command:GatewayDefines the command at the global level (Gateway). All applications can use the command.Pre/PostPre/Post can use the command.Design SimulationDesign Simulation can use the command. | |
| Program | |
| Enter these options if the report command has an associated NX Open program. | |
| Language | Specifies the language used to create the NX Open program. |
| Script File | Appears when you set Language toC#, Visual Basic, or Python.Specifies the supporting script file for the NX Open program. |
| The following options appear when you set Language to C++. | |
| Library | Specifies the supporting library (.dll) for the NX Open program. |
| Function Name | Specifies the name of the function for the NX Open program. |
| The following options appear when you set Language to Java. | |
| JAR File | Specifies the supporting JAR file for the NX Open program. |
| Class Name | Specifies the name of the class for the NX Open program. |
User Input
| Before Automation/After Automation | |
|---|---|
| The User Input page defines required user input either before or after the command or associated NX Open program runs. The options in the Before Automation and After Automation groups are identical in how you specify the required user input. | |
| Type | Sets the type of required user input to either Text or Image. |
| Name | Sets the name that appears in the Report node of the Simulation Navigator. |
| Description | Sets a description for the user input that appears in the Information window. |
| Add New User Input | |
| Creates new user input and activates the User Input page. | |
| List | Displays the user input required for this command. |
Arguments
| Lets you add an integer argument. | |
|---|---|
| Lets you add a string argument. | |
| Lets you add a double argument. | |
| Lets you add an enumeration argument. | |
| Deletes the selected argument. | |
| Argument Properties | |
| Set the argument properties for the selected argument. | |
| IntegerLets you set the default and lower and upper bound values. StringLets you set the default value.DoubleLets you set the default and lower and upper bound values. EnumerationDouble-click to enter the values. Right-click to select the default value. Displays the default value. |
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Create/Edit Command dialog box, Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series
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