1. How to Speed up Your Development Time and Create Ground Breaking UGNX Applications Using VB.NET Jim DeMercurio General Motors Corp

2. What solution should I use?
NX has many methods for solving your problem, which
one works for you?
User Defined Features
Parametric Models
Product Template Studio
Process Studio
Journals
Macros
Applications

3. What language should I use?
NX has many languages , which one works for you?
Language Options:
Expressions
Grip
C/C++ NX Open
Knowledge Fusion
.Net ( C#, Visual Basic, Managed C++)
Java
Dialog Options:
UI Styler
Block Dialogs
Winforms
Java Swing
Process Template

4. Use the right tool for the job.
Languages:
C/C++ NX Open
Knowledge Fusion
.Net ( C#, Visual Basic, Managed C++)
Java
Dialogs:
UI Styler
Block Dialogs
Winforms
Java Swing
Solution Options:
User Defined Features
Parametric Models
Product Template Studio
Process Studio
Journals
Macros
Applications
One solution may not fit
all your needs, the answer
may be use all of them!

5. What this presentation will cover
This presentation will focus on the usage of VB.net,
demonstrating how you can implement this newly supported
language into your applications.
Languages:
C/C++ NX Open
Knowledge Fusion
.Net ( C#, Visual Basic, Managed C++)
Java
Dialogs:
UI Styler
Block Dialogs
Winforms
Java Swing
Solution Options:
User Defined Features
Parametric Models
Product Template Studio
Process Studio
Journals
Macros
Applications

6. Why Visual Basic.NET? Widely used language
Numerous examples available (Endless information on the internet)
Visual Studio Integration speeds up development time
Intellisense
Code completion
Powerful dialog capability using WinForms
Visual inheritance
Reusable custom controls and forms
Drag and Drop (wysiwyg)

7. Benefits Ability to create very dynamic intuitive dialogs
Code and dialog creation in the same place/tool
Significant reduction in development time
Reuse of common functions, controls, forms and classes
Use of templates
Intellisense/Code completion
Consistent look and feel 7 7

8. Demo 8 8

9. Jim DeMercurio KBE Global Development Manager/Architect General Motors Corp jim.demercurio@gm.com