SheetmetalComponentBuilder Class — NXOpen Python API Reference 12.0.0 documentation

# SheetmetalComponentBuilder Class

class `NXOpen.Features.SheetMetal.``SheetmetalComponentBuilder`

  Bases: `NXOpen.TaggedObject`, `NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.IComponentBuilder`

  Represents a sheet metal component builder to be used in the creation and modification of features componenets.

  Component builders manage the steps needed to correctly create features components on a feature.

  This is an abstract class, and cannot be instantiated.

  New in version NX12.0.0.

# Properties

Property | Description
--- | ---
Tag | Returns the Tag for this object.

# Methods

Method | Description
--- | ---
GetApplicationContext | Get the application context.
SetApplicationContext | Set the application context.
Validate | Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

# Method Detail

## GetApplicationContext

`SheetmetalComponentBuilder.``GetApplicationContext`

  Get the application context.

  This component is available in more than one application and under different licenses. The enum `NXOpen.Features.SheetMetal.ApplicationContext` contains a list of all sheet metal related applications and a component might be available in one or more applications listed there.

  Signature `GetApplicationContext()`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | `NXOpen.Features.SheetMetal.ApplicationContext`

  New in version NX12.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## SetApplicationContext

`SheetmetalComponentBuilder.``SetApplicationContext`

  Set the application context.

  Signature `SetApplicationContext(appContext)`

  Parameters: | appContext (`NXOpen.Features.SheetMetal.ApplicationContext`) –

  New in version NX12.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## Validate

`SheetmetalComponentBuilder.``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.