ThicknessBuilder Class — NXOpen Python API Reference 12.0.0 documentation

# ThicknessBuilder Class

class `NXOpen.CAE.``ThicknessBuilder`

  Bases: `NXOpen.Builder`

  Represents a `NXOpen.CAE.ThicknessBuilder`

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

  New in version NX6.0.1.

# Properties

Property | Description
--- | ---
AllMeshContext | Returns or sets the all mesh in context
Element | Returns the selected elements
EntityOption | Returns or sets the entity option
HighThicknessColor | Returns or sets the above high color
LowThicknessColor | Returns or sets the low color
MeshContext | Returns or sets the mesh in context
MidThicknessColor | Returns or sets the mid thickness color
Node | Returns the selected node
Scale | Returns or sets the thickness scale
Tag | Returns the Tag for this object.
ZeroThicknessColor | Returns or sets the zero thickness color

# Methods

Method | Description
--- | ---
Clear | The clear context
Commit | Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
CreateField | The field creation
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.
GetElementThickness | The method to access nodal thickness at corner nodes of an element, If found the output array will have either 4 values for quad elements and 3 values for tria elements
GetNodeThickness | The method to access average nodal thickness
GetObject | Returns the object currently being edited by this builder.
Plot | The plotting method
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

ThicknessBuilderEntityType Enumeration | Option to Info on Node or Element

# Property Detail

## AllMeshContext

`ThicknessBuilder.``AllMeshContext`

  Returns or sets the all mesh in context

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `AllMeshContext`

  Returns: | All displayed meshes flag
  Return type: | bool

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `AllMeshContext`

  Parameters: | fAllMeshes (bool) – All displayed meshes flag

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## Element

`ThicknessBuilder.``Element`

  Returns the selected elements

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `Element`

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

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

## EntityOption

`ThicknessBuilder.``EntityOption`

  Returns or sets the entity option

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `EntityOption`

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

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `EntityOption`

  Parameters: | entityOption (`NXOpen.CAE.ThicknessBuilderEntityType`) –

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## HighThicknessColor

`ThicknessBuilder.``HighThicknessColor`

  Returns or sets the above high color

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `HighThicknessColor`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | Id

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `HighThicknessColor`

  Parameters: | highThicknessColor (Id) – thickness color

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## LowThicknessColor

`ThicknessBuilder.``LowThicknessColor`

  Returns or sets the low color

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `LowThicknessColor`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | Id

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `LowThicknessColor`

  Parameters: | lowThicknessColor (Id) – thickness color

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## MeshContext

`ThicknessBuilder.``MeshContext`

  Returns or sets the mesh in context

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `MeshContext`

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

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `MeshContext`

  Parameters: | meshContext (`NXOpen.CAE.Mesh`) – Mesh for thickness data access

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## MidThicknessColor

`ThicknessBuilder.``MidThicknessColor`

  Returns or sets the mid thickness color

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `MidThicknessColor`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | Id

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `MidThicknessColor`

  Parameters: | goodThicknessColor (Id) – thickness color

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## Node

`ThicknessBuilder.``Node`

  Returns the selected node

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `Node`

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

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

## Scale

`ThicknessBuilder.``Scale`

  Returns or sets the thickness scale

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `Scale`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | float

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `Scale`

  Parameters: | scale (float) – scale

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## ZeroThicknessColor

`ThicknessBuilder.``ZeroThicknessColor`

  Returns or sets the zero thickness color

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `ZeroThicknessColor`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | Id

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `ZeroThicknessColor`

  Parameters: | noThicknessColor (Id) – thickness color

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

# Method Detail

## Clear

`ThicknessBuilder.``Clear`

  The clear context

  Signature `Clear()`

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## CreateField

`ThicknessBuilder.``CreateField`

  The field creation

  Signature `CreateField()`

  New in version NX6.0.2.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## GetElementThickness

`ThicknessBuilder.``GetElementThickness`

  The method to access nodal thickness at corner nodes of an element, If found the output array will have either 4 values for quad elements and 3 values for tria elements

  Signature `GetElementThickness(element)`

  Parameters: | element (`NXOpen.TaggedObject`) – Valid shell element tag
  Returns: | a tuple
  Return type: | A tuple consisting of (padValue, fFound) padValue is a list of float. array of Element Nodal thickness fFound is a bool. Element result status:found or not found

  New in version NX7.5.1.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## GetNodeThickness

`ThicknessBuilder.``GetNodeThickness`

  The method to access average nodal thickness

  Signature `GetNodeThickness(node)`

  Parameters: | node (`NXOpen.TaggedObject`) – Valid shell node
  Returns: | a tuple
  Return type: | A tuple consisting of (pdValue, fFound) pdValue is a float. Average thickness at node fFound is a bool. Node result status:found or not found

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## Plot

`ThicknessBuilder.``Plot`

  The plotting method

  Signature `Plot()`

  New in version NX6.0.1.

  License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

## Validate

`ThicknessBuilder.``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.