Creating points from a text file

Does anyone know how to import a csv file or excel file to generate
points in NX2? The purpose would be to overlay the points as
inspection points and check the actual profile of a part against the
model.

<DIV>What type of part is it, how complicated is it and how many points do you have?</DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV>Larry</DIV>

Here is a GRIP program that will read in a .csv file and create points. You will need to compile and link the program. When you run the .grx file it will prompt you for a file to import. Enter the path\filename.csv


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$$ PROGRAM: FILE2POINTS.GRS


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$$ SYSTEM TYPE: ALL


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NUMBER/SRESP,PCNT,PC(3)


STRING/FNAMEX(80)


ENTITY/PNTS(1000)


DATA/FNAMEX,'POINTS.DAT'


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$$ ASK FOR FILENAME, MAKE SURE IT EXISTS:


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ST1:


TEXT/'FILENAME FOR POINT INPUT',FNAMEX,RESP,DEFLT


JUMP/STOP:,STOP:,RESP


IF/LENF(FNAMEX)==0,JUMP/ST1:


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FHREAD/FNAMEX,IFERR,FILERR:


JUMP/ST2:


FILERR:


MESSG/'FILE DOES NOT EXIST'


JUMP/ST1:


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$$ ASK FOR POINTS:


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ST2:


FETCH/TXT,2,FNAMEX,IFERR,NOFET:


RESET/2


PCNT=0


RLOOP:


READ/2,IFEND,EOF2:,PC


POINT/PC


PCNT=PCNT+1


JUMP/RLOOP:


$$


EOF2:


FTERM/TXT,2


MESSG/ISTR(PCNT)+' POINTS CREATED.'


JUMP/STOP:


$$


NOFET:


MESSG/'COULD NOT FETCH FILE'


JUMP/ST1:


STOP: HALT





Have fun

Hello Xobi,


U canuse this alternate method.


Open excel sheet, File->Save As...->select Formatted Text (Space Delimited) (*.prn) from the 'Save as type' drop down list.


Rename thefile just created,from xx.prn to xx.dat


In ug, Insert curve->spline->Through points->Points from file-> select the xx.dat file. spline is created based on the current wcs position.


Insert->Curve->Point Set...->Spline Defining Points->select the spline.


point set is created.


Delete the spline.