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NX Open batch journal (run_journal): Parts.OpenBase + SetWork fails with "no displayed part" — use Parts.OpenBaseDisplay

siemens-nx@12nxopen-pythonrun_journalwindows#nx#nxopen#run_journal#cam#headless
no displayed part
Fix

Open the part as the displayed part:

import NXOpen
s = NXOpen.Session.GetSession()
part, status = s.Parts.OpenBaseDisplay(r"C:\work\copy_of_part.prt")
status.Dispose()
setup = part.CAMSetup
# e.g. regenerate the operations of a program group

Practical rules for running journals from a background agent:

  • Run run_journal.exe with the NX environment set explicitly (UGII_BASE_DIR, UGII_ROOT_DIR, NX PATH entries). A process started by a service/remote agent does not inherit variables a user set interactively. Read them from HKCU\Environment / HKLM\...\Session Manager\Environment with winreg if needed.
  • Always work on a copy of the user's .prt and never save over the original. The user may have it open in interactive NX.

Symptom

A Python NX Open journal was run headless with run_journal.exe (NX 12, Python 3.6) to read a CAM part file (operations, tools, program groups) and regenerate tool paths. Opening the part with theSession.Parts.OpenBase(path) and then setting it as the work part failed with "no displayed part", and later CAM calls had nothing to act on.

Cause

In batch mode there is no display, and many APIs (including the CAM setup objects reached through the work/display part) expect a displayed part. OpenBase only loads the part.

Verify

With OpenBaseDisplay, the journal started in about 1 s, enumerated every operation, tool and program group, and regenerated 10 tool paths in 1.45 s. Cycle times matched the user's own setup sheets.

Notes

This entry covers reading and regenerating only. Post-processing from batch has its own requirements.

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