ElementRotateBuilder Class

class NXOpen.CAE.ElementRotateBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Represents a NXOpen.CAE.ElementRotateBuilder

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.CAE.NodeElementManager.CreateElementRotateBuilder()

New in version NX12.0.0.

Properties

Property	Description
Angle	Returns the theta angle for translation in a cylindrical/spherical coordinate system
Axis	Returns or sets the axis.
CopyOption	Returns or sets the copy option .
DistanceCopyOption	Returns or sets the distance option
ElementDimension	Returns or sets the dimension of the elements to be rotated
ElementSelection	Returns the selected elements
ElementType	Returns the element type builder.
Increment	Returns or sets the increment in label for each new element
Label	Returns or sets the start label for the new elements
LabelOption	Returns or sets the option to specify the start label and increment for the new elements OR specify an offset from the existing element labels
MeshCollectorName	Returns or sets the name of the mesh collector which will hold the new elements
MeshName	Returns or sets the name of the mesh that will hold the new elements
NeutralName	Returns or sets the neutral name of the elements to be created
NewMeshOption	Returns or sets the option to create a new mesh or add the new elements to an existing mesh
NumCopy	Returns or sets the number of copies to be created for each selected element
Offset	Returns or sets the offset to be used to generate new element labels
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.
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

ElementRotateBuilderCopyType Enumeration	the copy types
ElementRotateBuilderDistanceType Enumeration	Distance - specify whether the translation distance is per copy or total
ElementRotateBuilderElemDimensionType Enumeration	Dimension of the elements to be created
ElementRotateBuilderLabelType Enumeration	Option to use label/increment or offset
ElementRotateBuilderMethodType Enumeration	Translation method
ElementRotateBuilderNewMeshType Enumeration	Option to create a new mesh or add the new elements to an existing mesh

Property Detail

Angle

ElementRotateBuilder.Angle

Returns the theta angle for translation in a cylindrical/spherical coordinate system

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Getter Method

Signature Angle

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Expression

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Axis

ElementRotateBuilder.Axis

Returns or sets the axis.

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Getter Method

Signature Axis

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Axis

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Axis

Parameters:axis (NXOpen.Axis) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CopyOption

ElementRotateBuilder.CopyOption

Returns or sets the copy option .

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Getter Method

Signature CopyOption

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ElementRotateBuilderCopyType

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature CopyOption

Parameters:inCopyoption (NXOpen.CAE.ElementRotateBuilderCopyType) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

DistanceCopyOption

ElementRotateBuilder.DistanceCopyOption

Returns or sets the distance option

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Getter Method

Signature DistanceCopyOption

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ElementRotateBuilderDistanceType

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature DistanceCopyOption

Parameters:distanceOption (NXOpen.CAE.ElementRotateBuilderDistanceType) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

ElementDimension

ElementRotateBuilder.ElementDimension

Returns or sets the dimension of the elements to be rotated

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Getter Method

Signature ElementDimension

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ElementRotateBuilderElemDimensionType

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ElementDimension

Parameters:elementDimension (NXOpen.CAE.ElementRotateBuilderElemDimensionType) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

ElementSelection

ElementRotateBuilder.ElementSelection

Returns the selected elements

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Getter Method

Signature ElementSelection

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.SelectElementsBuilder

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ElementType

ElementRotateBuilder.ElementType

Returns the element type builder.

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Getter Method

Signature ElementType

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ElementTypeBuilder

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

Increment

ElementRotateBuilder.Increment

Returns or sets the increment in label for each new element

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Getter Method

Signature Increment

Returns: Return type:int

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Increment

Parameters:increment (int) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

Label

ElementRotateBuilder.Label

Returns or sets the start label for the new elements

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Getter Method

Signature Label

Returns: Return type:int

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Label

Parameters:label (int) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

LabelOption

ElementRotateBuilder.LabelOption

Returns or sets the option to specify the start label and increment for the new elements OR specify an offset from the existing element labels

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Getter Method

Signature LabelOption

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ElementRotateBuilderLabelType

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature LabelOption

Parameters:labelOption (NXOpen.CAE.ElementRotateBuilderLabelType) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

MeshCollectorName

ElementRotateBuilder.MeshCollectorName

Returns or sets the name of the mesh collector which will hold the new elements

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Getter Method

Signature MeshCollectorName

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature MeshCollectorName

Parameters:meshCollectorName (str) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

MeshName

ElementRotateBuilder.MeshName

Returns or sets the name of the mesh that will hold the new elements

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Getter Method

Signature MeshName

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature MeshName

Parameters:meshName (str) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

NeutralName

ElementRotateBuilder.NeutralName

Returns or sets the neutral name of the elements to be created

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Getter Method

Signature NeutralName

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature NeutralName

Parameters:neutralName (str) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

NewMeshOption

ElementRotateBuilder.NewMeshOption

Returns or sets the option to create a new mesh or add the new elements to an existing mesh

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Getter Method

Signature NewMeshOption

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ElementRotateBuilderNewMeshType

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature NewMeshOption

Parameters:newMeshOption (NXOpen.CAE.ElementRotateBuilderNewMeshType) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

NumCopy

ElementRotateBuilder.NumCopy

Returns or sets the number of copies to be created for each selected element

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Getter Method

Signature NumCopy

Returns: Return type:int

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature NumCopy

Parameters:numCopy (int) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

Offset

ElementRotateBuilder.Offset

Returns or sets the offset to be used to generate new element labels

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Getter Method

Signature Offset

Returns: Return type:int

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Offset

Parameters:offset (int) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

Method Detail

Validate

ElementRotateBuilder.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.