MeshPointProjectBuilder Class — NXOpen Python API Reference 12.0.0 documentation

# MeshPointProjectBuilder Class

class `NXOpen.CAE.``MeshPointProjectBuilder`

  Bases: `NXOpen.CAE.MeshPointBaseBuilder`

  Represents a `NXOpen.CAE.MeshPointProjectBuilder`

  To create a new instance of this class, use `NXOpen.CAE.MeshPointCollection.CreateMeshpointProjectBuilder()`

  New in version NX5.0.2.

# Properties

Property | Description
--- | ---
Direction | Returns or sets the direction
MeshPointToEdit | Returns or sets the base mesh point that will be replaced or edited after the commit operation (Edit Operation).
NodeLabel | Returns or sets the node label assigned to mesh point so that node created on the mesh point will have that label.
Point | Returns or sets the point
Points | Returns the points selection list
PointsList | Returns the points selection list
ProjectToNearestGeometry | Returns or sets the toggle
ProjectionOption | Returns or sets the projection method type
ProjectionTolerance | Returns or sets the projection tolerance
Tag | Returns the Tag for this object.
Target | Returns the target

# Methods

Method | Description
--- | ---
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.

# Enumerations

MeshPointProjectBuilderProjectionMethod Enumeration | the projection method types

# Property Detail

## Direction

`MeshPointProjectBuilder.``Direction`

  Returns or sets the direction

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `Direction`

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

  New in version NX11.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `Direction`

  Parameters: | direction (`NXOpen.Direction`) –

  New in version NX11.0.0.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## Point

`MeshPointProjectBuilder.``Point`

  Returns or sets the point

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `Point`

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

  New in version NX5.0.2.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `Point`

  Parameters: | point (`NXOpen.Point`) –

  New in version NX5.0.2.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## Points

`MeshPointProjectBuilder.``Points`

  Returns the points selection list

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `Points`

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

  New in version NX11.0.0.

  Deprecated since version NX12.0.0: use `NXOpen.CAE.MeshPointProjectBuilder.PointsList()` as the replacement for this property.

  License requirements: None.

## PointsList

`MeshPointProjectBuilder.``PointsList`

  Returns the points selection list

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `PointsList`

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

  New in version NX12.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## ProjectToNearestGeometry

`MeshPointProjectBuilder.``ProjectToNearestGeometry`

  Returns or sets the toggle

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `ProjectToNearestGeometry`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | bool

  New in version NX11.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `ProjectToNearestGeometry`

  Parameters: | toggle (bool) –

  New in version NX11.0.0.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## ProjectionOption

`MeshPointProjectBuilder.``ProjectionOption`

  Returns or sets the projection method type

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `ProjectionOption`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | `NXOpen.CAE.MeshPointProjectBuilderProjectionMethod`

  New in version NX11.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `ProjectionOption`

  Parameters: | projectionType (`NXOpen.CAE.MeshPointProjectBuilderProjectionMethod`) –

  New in version NX11.0.0.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## ProjectionTolerance

`MeshPointProjectBuilder.``ProjectionTolerance`

  Returns or sets the projection tolerance

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `ProjectionTolerance`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | float

  New in version NX11.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `ProjectionTolerance`

  Parameters: | projectionTol (float) –

  New in version NX11.0.0.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## Target

`MeshPointProjectBuilder.``Target`

  Returns the target

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `Target`

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

  New in version NX6.0.2.

  License requirements: None.

# Method Detail

## Validate

`MeshPointProjectBuilder.``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.