NX

In NX, you can use MI Materials Gateway to assign materials to assemblies or part models.

You can start MI Materials Gateway from NX in two different ways. These give you access to different features, and a different view in the Assignments panel.

To view a hierarchical BoM for the assembly that is your current work part in NX, click MI Materials Gateway in the main NX toolbar.
- Using MI Materials Gateway in BoM mode enables you to view the full assembly and its assignments as a hierarchical structure, export it as a Bill of Materials file, and analyze it using BoM Analyzer (if Restricted Substances or Sustainability analysis is enabled on your system).
  Tip: To focus on an individual sub-assembly, part, or body within the BoM, you can right-click it in the Assignments panel and select Activate component. (This may be useful if you want to analyze a single component in BoM Analyzer.) To return to the full assembly, right-click and select Activate root component.
- If reference sets are defined in NX, the bodies shown for each part in BoM mode are filtered by the reference set that is currently active in NX for that part.
Note: Your administrator may have configured MI Materials Gateway to prevent you from viewing assemblies in BoM mode. If BoM mode is disabled, clicking MI Materials Gateway in the NX toolbar displays your current selection in List mode. If you don't have anything selected in NX, the current work part is displayed in List mode (with bodies, but without any sub-assemblies or parts).
To view selected parts (with bodies), right-click in your NX part model and select MI Materials Gateway.
- Using MI Materials Gateway in List mode enables you to focus on one or more specific components from anywhere in your Assembly Navigator, Part Navigator, or model geometry. (This may be useful when working with very large BoMs.) However, you can't export assignments to a file, or analyze them in BoM Analyzer.
- If reference sets are defined in NX, you can use the Reference set menu to choose a reference set to view in List mode. This filters the bodies shown for all parts in the assignments panel.
Tip: To switch to another part, change your selection in NX and click Refresh to update the Assignments panel.
To switch to BoM mode, click MI Materials Gateway in the toolbar, and then click Refresh.

You can use MI Materials Gateway to find and assign materials from your Granta MI database.

Tip: If you are in an integrated Teamcenter / NX environment where NX part models are stored in Teamcenter, you may also be able to assign materials in Teamcenter using MI Materials Gateway. See Teamcenter with NX.