SnipIntoPatchesBuilder Class — NXOpen Python API Reference 12.0.0 documentation

# SnipIntoPatchesBuilder Class

class `NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.``SnipIntoPatchesBuilder`

  Bases: `NXOpen.Builder`

  Represents a `NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.SnipIntoPatchesBuilder` builder.

  No object is returned by this builder. To create a new instance of this class, use `NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.CAMDataPrepManager.CreateSnipIntoPatchesBuilder()`

  Default values.

  Property | Value
  --- | ---
  HideOriginal | 0

  New in version NX9.0.0.

# Properties

Property | Description
--- | ---
Face | Returns the face to snip into patches
HideOriginal | Returns or sets the option indicating to hide or show the original.
Region | Returns the region to delete from the surface
Tag | Returns the Tag for this object.

# Methods

Method | Description
--- | ---
Commit | Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
CreateRegionsPreview | Create region preview
DeleteExtractFace | Delete the extracted face
DeleteInternalPatch | Delete internal patch from the selected surface
DeleteIsoCurve | Delete the isoparametric curve generated on the selected surface
Destroy | Deletes the builder, and cleans up any objects created by the builder.
GetCommittedObjects | For builders that create more than one object, this method returns the objects that are created by commit.
GetExtractFace | Get extracted face
GetIsoCurves | Get the generated isoparametric curves on the selected surface
GetObject | Returns the object currently being edited by this builder.
ShowResults | Updates the model to reflect the result of an edit to the model for all builders that support showing results.
SnipSurfaceIntoPatches | Snip the selected surface into patches
Validate | Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

# Property Detail

## Face

`SnipIntoPatchesBuilder.``Face`

  Returns the face to snip into patches

  `-------------------------------------`

  Getter Method

  Signature `Face`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | `NXOpen.SelectFace`

  New in version NX9.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## HideOriginal

`SnipIntoPatchesBuilder.``HideOriginal`

  Returns or sets the option indicating to hide or show the original.

  If True it is hidden,else it is shown

  `-------------------------------------`

  Getter Method

  Signature `HideOriginal`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | bool

  New in version NX9.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

  `-------------------------------------`

  Setter Method

  Signature `HideOriginal`

  Parameters: | hideOriginal (bool) –

  New in version NX9.0.0.

  License requirements: nx_freeform_2 (“advanced freeform modeling”) OR die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

## Region

`SnipIntoPatchesBuilder.``Region`

  Returns the region to delete from the surface

  `-------------------------------------`

  Getter Method

  Signature `Region`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | `NXOpen.RegionPointList`

  New in version NX9.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

# Method Detail

## CreateRegionsPreview

`SnipIntoPatchesBuilder.``CreateRegionsPreview`

  Create region preview

  Signature `CreateRegionsPreview(targetFace, allCurves)`

  Parameters:

  - targetFace (`NXOpen.Face`) –
  - allCurves (list of `NXOpen.Curve`) –

  New in version NX9.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## DeleteExtractFace

`SnipIntoPatchesBuilder.``DeleteExtractFace`

  Delete the extracted face

  Signature `DeleteExtractFace(extractFace)`

  Parameters: | extractFace (`NXOpen.Face`) –

  New in version NX9.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## DeleteInternalPatch

`SnipIntoPatchesBuilder.``DeleteInternalPatch`

  Delete internal patch from the selected surface

  Signature `DeleteInternalPatch(targetFace, allCurves)`

  Parameters:

  - targetFace (`NXOpen.Face`) –
  - allCurves (list of `NXOpen.Curve`) –

  New in version NX9.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## DeleteIsoCurve

`SnipIntoPatchesBuilder.``DeleteIsoCurve`

  Delete the isoparametric curve generated on the selected surface

  Signature `DeleteIsoCurve(allCurves)`

  Parameters: | allCurves (list of `NXOpen.Curve`) –

  New in version NX9.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## GetExtractFace

`SnipIntoPatchesBuilder.``GetExtractFace`

  Get extracted face

  Signature `GetExtractFace()`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | `NXOpen.Face`

  New in version NX9.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## GetIsoCurves

`SnipIntoPatchesBuilder.``GetIsoCurves`

  Get the generated isoparametric curves on the selected surface

  Signature `GetIsoCurves(targetFace)`

  Parameters: | targetFace (`NXOpen.Face`) –
  Returns: |
  Return type: | list of `NXOpen.Curve`

  New in version NX9.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## SnipSurfaceIntoPatches

`SnipIntoPatchesBuilder.``SnipSurfaceIntoPatches`

  Snip the selected surface into patches

  Signature `SnipSurfaceIntoPatches(targetFace)`

  Parameters: | targetFace (`NXOpen.Face`) –

  New in version NX9.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## Validate

`SnipIntoPatchesBuilder.``Validate`

  Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

  If the component is not in a state to commit then an exception is thrown. For example, if the component requires you to set some property, this method will throw an exception if you haven’t set it. This method throws a not-yet-implemented NXException for some components.

  Signature `Validate()`

  Returns: | Was self validation successful
  Return type: | bool

  New in version NX3.0.1.

  License requirements: None.