Catiav4Importer Class — NXOpen Python API Reference 12.0.0 documentation

# Catiav4Importer Class

class `NXOpen.``Catiav4Importer`

  Bases: `NXOpen.Builder`

  Represents a `NXOpen.Catiav4Importer` to be used when importing the CATIA V4 Data This class is created using `NXOpen.DexManager`.

  NULL object will be returned from Commit() To create a new instance of this class, use `NXOpen.DexManager.CreateCatiav4Importer()`

  Default values.

  Property | Value
  --- | ---
  HealBodies | 0
  Optimize | 0
  SimplifyGeometry | 0

  New in version NX6.0.0.

# Properties

Property | Description
--- | ---
FileOpenFlag | Returns or sets the file open flag - should be set to false if doing file import
HealBodies | Returns or sets the heal bodies - if set to true then imported data will be healed
InputFile | Returns or sets the input file - name of a file which is being imported
Optimize | Returns or sets the optimize - if set to true then toplogy will be optimized
SettingsFile | Returns or sets the settings file - definition file for default settings
SimplifyGeometry | Returns or sets the simplify Geometry - if set to true then imported data will be simplified
Tag | Returns the Tag for this object.

# 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.
SaveSettings | Save the settings - this will save the settings to a file sepcified
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

## FileOpenFlag

`Catiav4Importer.``FileOpenFlag`

  Returns or sets the file open flag - should be set to false if doing file import

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `FileOpenFlag`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | bool

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `FileOpenFlag`

  Parameters: | doingFileOpen (bool) –

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## HealBodies

`Catiav4Importer.``HealBodies`

  Returns or sets the heal bodies - if set to true then imported data will be healed

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `HealBodies`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | bool

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `HealBodies`

  Parameters: | healBodies (bool) –

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## InputFile

`Catiav4Importer.``InputFile`

  Returns or sets the input file - name of a file which is being imported

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `InputFile`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | str

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `InputFile`

  Parameters: | filename (str) –

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## Optimize

`Catiav4Importer.``Optimize`

  Returns or sets the optimize - if set to true then toplogy will be optimized

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `Optimize`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | bool

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `Optimize`

  Parameters: | optimize (bool) –

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## SettingsFile

`Catiav4Importer.``SettingsFile`

  Returns or sets the settings file - definition file for default settings

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `SettingsFile`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | str

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `SettingsFile`

  Parameters: | filename (str) –

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## SimplifyGeometry

`Catiav4Importer.``SimplifyGeometry`

  Returns or sets the simplify Geometry - if set to true then imported data will be simplified

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

  Getter Method

  Signature `SimplifyGeometry`

  Returns: |
  Return type: | bool

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

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

  Setter Method

  Signature `SimplifyGeometry`

  Parameters: | simplifyGeometry (bool) –

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

# Method Detail

## SaveSettings

`Catiav4Importer.``SaveSettings`

  Save the settings - this will save the settings to a file sepcified

  Signature `SaveSettings(filename)`

  Parameters: | filename (str) –

  New in version NX6.0.0.

  License requirements: None.

## Validate

`Catiav4Importer.``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.