EditDimensionBuilder Class — NXOpen Python API Reference 12.0.0 documentation

# EditDimensionBuilder Class

class `NXOpen.Features.``EditDimensionBuilder`

  Bases: `NXOpen.Builder`

  Represents a builder of edit feature dimensions

  To create a new instance of this class, use `NXOpen.Features.FeatureCollection.CreateEditDimensionBuilder()`

  Default values.

  Property | Value
  --- | ---
  DisplayAsPmi | 0

  New in version NX6.0.0.

# Properties

Property | Description
--- | ---
Dimension | Returns the feature dimension
DisplayAsPmi | Returns or sets the display as pmi flag
FeatureSet | Returns the list of features
Tag | Returns the Tag for this object.

# Methods

Method | Description
--- | ---
AttachToNewGeometry | Attach the given dimension to new geometry
Commit | Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
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.
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.
Validate | Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

# Property Detail

## Dimension

`EditDimensionBuilder.``Dimension`

  Returns the feature dimension

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `Dimension`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | `NXOpen.Annotations.SelectAnnotation`

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## DisplayAsPmi

`EditDimensionBuilder.``DisplayAsPmi`

  Returns or sets the display as pmi flag

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `DisplayAsPmi`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | bool

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `DisplayAsPmi`

  Parameters: | displayAsPmi (bool) –

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

## FeatureSet

`EditDimensionBuilder.``FeatureSet`

  Returns the list of features

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `FeatureSet`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | `NXOpen.Features.SelectFeatureList`

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

# Method Detail

## AttachToNewGeometry

`EditDimensionBuilder.``AttachToNewGeometry`

  Attach the given dimension to new geometry

  Signature `AttachToNewGeometry(dimTag, newGeometry)`

  Parameters:

  - dimTag (`NXOpen.Annotations.Annotation`) –
  - newGeometry (`NXOpen.DisplayableObject`) –

  New in version NX8.5.0.

  License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

## Validate

`EditDimensionBuilder.``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.