GuidedCurveBuilder Class — NXOpen Python API Reference 12.0.0 documentation

# GuidedCurveBuilder Class

class `NXOpen.CAM.``GuidedCurveBuilder`

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

  Represents a Guided Curve Drive Method Builder

  New in version NX11.0.1.

# Properties

Property | Description
--- | ---
CutDir | Returns the Cut Dir
CutOrder | Returns the Cut Order
CutSide | Returns the Cut Side
ExtendGuideCurve | Returns or sets the Extend Curve to cut area boundaries
FromCurveList | Returns the Drive Curve List
GcCutPattern | Returns the Cut Pattern
PatternType | Returns the Pattern Type
Smoothing | Returns or sets the option that specifies whether to smooth corners in tool path for guiding curves drive method.
StepoverBuilder | Returns the Stepover
Tag | Returns the Tag for this object.
ToolPosition | Returns the Tool Position

# Methods

Method | Description
--- | ---
Validate | Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

# Enumerations

GuidedCurveBuilderGcCutPatternTypes Enumeration | Available types for Guided Curve cut pattern

# Property Detail

## CutDir

`GuidedCurveBuilder.``CutDir`

  Returns the Cut Dir

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `CutDir`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | `NXOpen.CAM.GuidingCurvesCutDir`

  New in version NX12.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## CutOrder

`GuidedCurveBuilder.``CutOrder`

  Returns the Cut Order

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `CutOrder`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | `NXOpen.CAM.GuidedCurveCutOrder`

  New in version NX11.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

## CutSide

`GuidedCurveBuilder.``CutSide`

  Returns the Cut Side

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `CutSide`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | `NXOpen.CAM.CutSideBuilder`

  New in version NX11.0.2.

  License requirements: None.

## ExtendGuideCurve

`GuidedCurveBuilder.``ExtendGuideCurve`

  Returns or sets the Extend Curve to cut area boundaries

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `ExtendGuideCurve`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | bool

  New in version NX11.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `ExtendGuideCurve`

  Parameters: | newValue (bool) –

  New in version NX11.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

## FromCurveList

`GuidedCurveBuilder.``FromCurveList`

  Returns the Drive Curve List

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `FromCurveList`

  Returns: | the from curve list
  Return type: | `NXOpen.SectionList`

  New in version NX11.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

## GcCutPattern

`GuidedCurveBuilder.``GcCutPattern`

  Returns the Cut Pattern

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `GcCutPattern`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | `NXOpen.CAM.CutPatternBuilder`

  New in version NX11.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

## PatternType

`GuidedCurveBuilder.``PatternType`

  Returns the Pattern Type

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `PatternType`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | `NXOpen.CAM.PatternTypeBuilder`

  New in version NX11.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

## Smoothing

`GuidedCurveBuilder.``Smoothing`

  Returns or sets the option that specifies whether to smooth corners in tool path for guiding curves drive method.

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `Smoothing`

  Returns: | True if path smoothing is on
  Return type: | bool

  New in version NX11.0.2.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `Smoothing`

  Parameters: | newValue (bool) – True if path smoothing is on

  New in version NX11.0.2.

  License requirements: None.

## StepoverBuilder

`GuidedCurveBuilder.``StepoverBuilder`

  Returns the Stepover

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `StepoverBuilder`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | `NXOpen.CAM.StepoverBuilder`

  New in version NX11.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

## ToolPosition

`GuidedCurveBuilder.``ToolPosition`

  Returns the Tool Position

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `ToolPosition`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | `NXOpen.CAM.DmToolPosition`

  New in version NX11.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

# Method Detail

## Validate

`GuidedCurveBuilder.``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.