ContactMeshBuilder Class

class NXOpen.CAE.ContactMeshBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Represents a NXOpen.CAE.ContactMeshBuilder

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.CAE.MeshManager.CreateContactMeshBuilder()

New in version NX10.0.0.

Properties

Property	Description
AlignTargetEdgeNodes	Returns or sets a flag to align target edge nodes
AlignmentMethod	Returns or sets the alingment method
ContactEdge	Returns the contact edge or the source edge
ContactEdgeEndPoint	Returns or sets the end point of contact on contact edge
ContactEdgeStartPoint	Returns or sets the start point of contact on contact edge
ElementType	Returns the element type to be created
EnableGapTolerance	Returns or sets a flag to enable gap tolerance
GapTolerance	Returns or sets the gap tolerance
NumElements	Returns or sets the number of contact elements
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.
TargetEdge	Returns the target edge
TargetEdgeEndPoint	Returns or sets the end point of contact on target edge
TargetEdgeStartPoint	Returns or sets the start point of contact on target edge

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

ContactMeshBuilderAlignmentType Enumeration

the type of alignment to be created

Property Detail

AlignTargetEdgeNodes

ContactMeshBuilder.AlignTargetEdgeNodes

Returns or sets a flag to align target edge nodes

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Getter Method

Signature AlignTargetEdgeNodes

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature AlignTargetEdgeNodes

Parameters:alignTargetEdgeNodes (bool) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

AlignmentMethod

ContactMeshBuilder.AlignmentMethod

Returns or sets the alingment method

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Getter Method

Signature AlignmentMethod

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ContactMeshBuilderAlignmentType

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature AlignmentMethod

Parameters:alignmentMethod (NXOpen.CAE.ContactMeshBuilderAlignmentType) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

ContactEdge

ContactMeshBuilder.ContactEdge

Returns the contact edge or the source edge

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Getter Method

Signature ContactEdge

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.SelectCAEEdge

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ContactEdgeEndPoint

ContactMeshBuilder.ContactEdgeEndPoint

Returns or sets the end point of contact on contact edge

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Getter Method

Signature ContactEdgeEndPoint

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Point

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ContactEdgeEndPoint

Parameters:contactEdgeEndPoint (NXOpen.Point) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

ContactEdgeStartPoint

ContactMeshBuilder.ContactEdgeStartPoint

Returns or sets the start point of contact on contact edge

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Getter Method

Signature ContactEdgeStartPoint

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Point

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ContactEdgeStartPoint

Parameters:contactEdgeStartPoint (NXOpen.Point) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

ElementType

ContactMeshBuilder.ElementType

Returns the element type to be created

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Getter Method

Signature ElementType

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ElementTypeBuilder

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

EnableGapTolerance

ContactMeshBuilder.EnableGapTolerance

Returns or sets a flag to enable gap tolerance

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Getter Method

Signature EnableGapTolerance

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature EnableGapTolerance

Parameters:enableGapTolerance (bool) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

GapTolerance

ContactMeshBuilder.GapTolerance

Returns or sets the gap tolerance

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Getter Method

Signature GapTolerance

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature GapTolerance

Parameters:gapTolerance (float) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

NumElements

ContactMeshBuilder.NumElements

Returns or sets the number of contact elements

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Getter Method

Signature NumElements

Returns: Return type:int

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature NumElements

Parameters:numElements (int) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

TargetEdge

ContactMeshBuilder.TargetEdge

Returns the target edge

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Getter Method

Signature TargetEdge

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.SelectCAEEdge

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

TargetEdgeEndPoint

ContactMeshBuilder.TargetEdgeEndPoint

Returns or sets the end point of contact on target edge

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Getter Method

Signature TargetEdgeEndPoint

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Point

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature TargetEdgeEndPoint

Parameters:targetEdgeEndPoint (NXOpen.Point) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

TargetEdgeStartPoint

ContactMeshBuilder.TargetEdgeStartPoint

Returns or sets the start point of contact on target edge

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Getter Method

Signature TargetEdgeStartPoint

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Point

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature TargetEdgeStartPoint

Parameters:targetEdgeStartPoint (NXOpen.Point) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

Method Detail

Validate

ContactMeshBuilder.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.