MeshManager Class

class NXOpen.CAE.MeshManager

Bases: NXOpen.CAE.IMeshManager

Creates Meshes:py:class:NXOpen.CAE.Mesh in a fem part

New in version NX6.0.0.

Properties

Property	Description
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.

Methods

Method	Description
CreateCollectorBuilder	Creates a mesh collector builder for the mesh collector object
CreateContactMeshBuilder	Creates a NXOpen.CAE.ContactMeshBuilder
CreateDependentMeshBuilder	Creates a dependent mesh builder
CreateLocalRemeshBuilder	Creates a local remesh builder
CreateMappedMeshBuilder	Creates a mapped mesh builder
CreateMesh0dBuilder	Creates a 0d mesh builder
CreateMesh1dBuilder	Creates a 1d mesh builder
CreateMesh2dBuilder	Creates a 2d mesh builder
CreateMesh3dHexBuilder	Creates a 3d Hex mesh builder
CreateMesh3dHybridBuilder	Creates a hybrid mesh builder
CreateMesh3dTetBuilder	Creates a 3d Tet mesh builder
CreateMeshRefinementBuilder	Creates a NXOpen.CAE.MeshRefinementBuilder
CreatePrimitiveMeshBuilder	Creates a builder for editing an existng primitive mesh.
CreatePrimitiveRecipeMeshBuilder	Creates a builder for editing an existing primitive recipe mesh.
CreateProjectNodesToCadGeometryBuilder	Creates a project nodes to cad geometry builder
CreateReassignElementsBuilder	Creates a builder for element transfer to collector command
CreateShell2solidBuilder	Creates a shell to solid builder
CreateShellto3dhybridBuilder	Creates a shell to 3d hybrid builder
CreateShipMeshAutomationBuilder	Creates a ship mesh automation builder
CreateSurfaceCoatBuilder	Creates a shell from solid (surface coat) builder
CreateWeldBuilder	Creates a NXOpen.CAE.WeldBuilder
DragNDropMesh	Call for doing Drag n Drop of a given Mesh across Mesh Collectors
FindObject	Finds the NXOpen.CAE.Mesh with the given identifier as recorded in a journal.
GetElementStatus	Returns the elements status for this manager
GetMeshCollectors	Returns the IMeshCollectors NXOpen.CAE.IMeshCollector for this manager
GetMeshes	Returns the Meshes NXOpen.CAE.Mesh for this manager
GetNodeStatus	Returns the node status for this manager
MergeMeshes	Call for doing Merge Meshes
MoveMeshToNewCollector	Call for moving a Mesh to a new Mesh Collector
SetMeshCollectorName	Renames a mesh collector object

Method Detail

CreateCollectorBuilder

MeshManager.CreateCollectorBuilder

Creates a mesh collector builder for the mesh collector object

Signature CreateCollectorBuilder(meshCollector, pElementCollectorContainerName)

Parameters:

• meshCollector (NXOpen.CAE.MeshCollector) – NXOpen.CAE.MeshCollector to be edited, if None then create a new one
• pElementCollectorContainerName (str) – the valid Element Collector Container descriptor neutral name

Returns:

MeshCollector Builder

Return type:

NXOpen.CAE.MeshCollectorBuilder

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateContactMeshBuilder

MeshManager.CreateContactMeshBuilder

Creates a NXOpen.CAE.ContactMeshBuilder

Signature CreateContactMeshBuilder(contactMesh)

Parameters:contactMesh (NXOpen.CAE.Mesh1d) – NXOpen.CAE.Mesh1d to be edited, if None then create a new one Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ContactMeshBuilder

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateDependentMeshBuilder

MeshManager.CreateDependentMeshBuilder

Creates a dependent mesh builder

Signature CreateDependentMeshBuilder(dependentMesh)

Parameters:dependentMesh (NXOpen.CAE.DependentMesh) – Dependent Mesh entity to be edited, if None then create a new one Returns:Dependent Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.DependentMeshBuilder

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateLocalRemeshBuilder

MeshManager.CreateLocalRemeshBuilder

Creates a local remesh builder

Signature CreateLocalRemeshBuilder()

Returns:Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.LocalRemeshBuilder

New in version NX7.5.2.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateMappedMeshBuilder

MeshManager.CreateMappedMeshBuilder

Creates a mapped mesh builder

Signature CreateMappedMeshBuilder(mappedMesh)

Parameters:mappedMesh (NXOpen.CAE.MappedMesh) – Mapped Mesh entity to be edited, if None then create a new one Returns:Mapped Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.MappedMeshBuilder

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateMesh0dBuilder

MeshManager.CreateMesh0dBuilder

Creates a 0d mesh builder

Signature CreateMesh0dBuilder(mesh)

Parameters:mesh (NXOpen.CAE.Mesh0d) – 0d Mesh entity to be edited, if None then create a new one Returns:0d Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.Mesh0dBuilder

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateMesh1dBuilder

MeshManager.CreateMesh1dBuilder

Creates a 1d mesh builder

Signature CreateMesh1dBuilder(mesh)

Parameters:mesh (NXOpen.CAE.Mesh1d) – 1d Mesh entity to be edited, if None then create a new one Returns:1d Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.Mesh1dBuilder

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateMesh2dBuilder

MeshManager.CreateMesh2dBuilder

Creates a 2d mesh builder

Signature CreateMesh2dBuilder(mesh)

Parameters:mesh (NXOpen.CAE.Mesh2d) – 2d Mesh entity to be edited, if None then create a new one Returns:2d Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.Mesh2dBuilder

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateMesh3dHexBuilder

MeshManager.CreateMesh3dHexBuilder

Creates a 3d Hex mesh builder

Signature CreateMesh3dHexBuilder(mesh)

Parameters:mesh (NXOpen.CAE.SweptMesh) – 3d Mesh entity to be edited, if None then create a new one Returns:2d Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.Mesh3dHexBuilder

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateMesh3dHybridBuilder

MeshManager.CreateMesh3dHybridBuilder

Creates a hybrid mesh builder

Signature CreateMesh3dHybridBuilder(mesh)

Parameters:mesh (NXOpen.CAE.Mesh) – Mesh entity to be edited, if None then create a new one Returns:2d Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.Mesh3dHybridBuilder

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: nx_adv_fluid_mod (“NX Advanced Fluid Modeling - Basic”)

CreateMesh3dTetBuilder

MeshManager.CreateMesh3dTetBuilder

Creates a 3d Tet mesh builder

Signature CreateMesh3dTetBuilder(mesh)

Parameters:mesh (NXOpen.CAE.Mesh3d) – 3d Mesh entity to be edited, if None then create a new one Returns:2d Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.Mesh3dTetBuilder

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateMeshRefinementBuilder

MeshManager.CreateMeshRefinementBuilder

Creates a NXOpen.CAE.MeshRefinementBuilder

Signature CreateMeshRefinementBuilder()

Returns:Mesh Refinement Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.MeshRefinementBuilder

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreatePrimitiveMeshBuilder

MeshManager.CreatePrimitiveMeshBuilder

Overloaded method CreatePrimitiveMeshBuilder

• CreatePrimitiveMeshBuilder(mesh)
• CreatePrimitiveMeshBuilder(meshType)

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Creates a builder for editing an existng primitive mesh.

Signature CreatePrimitiveMeshBuilder(mesh)

Parameters:mesh (NXOpen.CAE.Mesh) – Primitive Mesh entity to be edited. Returns:Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.PrimitiveMeshBuilder

New in version NX7.5.1.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

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Creates a builder for creating a primitive mesh of the specified type.

Signature CreatePrimitiveMeshBuilder(meshType)

Parameters:meshType (str) – name of the type of primitive mesh Returns:Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.PrimitiveMeshBuilder

New in version NX7.5.1.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

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CreatePrimitiveRecipeMeshBuilder

MeshManager.CreatePrimitiveRecipeMeshBuilder

Overloaded method CreatePrimitiveRecipeMeshBuilder

• CreatePrimitiveRecipeMeshBuilder(mesh)
• CreatePrimitiveRecipeMeshBuilder(primitiveType)

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Creates a builder for editing an existing primitive recipe mesh.

Signature CreatePrimitiveRecipeMeshBuilder(mesh)

Parameters:mesh (NXOpen.CAE.PrimitiveRecipeMesh) – Primitive Recipe Mesh entity to be edited. Returns:Primitive Recipe Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.PrimitiveRecipeMeshBuilder

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

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Creates a builder for creating a new primitive recipe mesh of the specified type.

Signature CreatePrimitiveRecipeMeshBuilder(primitiveType)

Parameters:primitiveType (NXOpen.CAE.PrimitiveRecipeMeshBuilderType) – type of primitive recipe mesh Returns:Primitive Recipe Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.PrimitiveRecipeMeshBuilder

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

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CreateProjectNodesToCadGeometryBuilder

MeshManager.CreateProjectNodesToCadGeometryBuilder

Creates a project nodes to cad geometry builder

Signature CreateProjectNodesToCadGeometryBuilder()

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ProjectNodesToCadGeometryBuilder

New in version NX6.0.4.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateReassignElementsBuilder

MeshManager.CreateReassignElementsBuilder

Creates a builder for element transfer to collector command

Signature CreateReassignElementsBuilder()

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ReassignElementsBuilder

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateShell2solidBuilder

MeshManager.CreateShell2solidBuilder

Creates a shell to solid builder

Signature CreateShell2solidBuilder(mesh)

Parameters:mesh (NXOpen.CAE.Mesh3d) – 3d Mesh entity to be edited, if None then create a new one Returns:2d Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.Shell2SolidBuilder

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateShellto3dhybridBuilder

MeshManager.CreateShellto3dhybridBuilder

Creates a shell to 3d hybrid builder

Signature CreateShellto3dhybridBuilder(mesh)

Parameters:mesh (NXOpen.CAE.Mesh3d) – 3d Mesh entity to be edited, if None then create a new one Returns:2d Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ShellTo3dHybridBuilder

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateShipMeshAutomationBuilder

MeshManager.CreateShipMeshAutomationBuilder

Creates a ship mesh automation builder

Signature CreateShipMeshAutomationBuilder(mesh)

Parameters:mesh (NXOpen.CAE.ShipMeshAutomation) – Ship Mesh Automation entity to be edited, if None then create a new one Returns:Ship Mesh Automation Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ShipMeshAutomationBuilder

New in version NX11.0.2.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”), nx_ship_basic (“Ship Basic Design”)

CreateSurfaceCoatBuilder

MeshManager.CreateSurfaceCoatBuilder

Creates a shell from solid (surface coat) builder

Signature CreateSurfaceCoatBuilder(mesh)

Parameters:mesh (NXOpen.CAE.MeshShellFromSolid) – Mesh entity to be edited, if None then create a new one Returns:Mesh Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.SurfaceCoatBuilder

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CreateWeldBuilder

MeshManager.CreateWeldBuilder

Creates a NXOpen.CAE.WeldBuilder

Signature CreateWeldBuilder(mesh)

Parameters:mesh (NXOpen.CAE.Mesh) – Weld entity to be edited, if None then creates a new one Returns:Weld Builder is created Return type:NXOpen.CAE.WeldBuilder

New in version NX7.5.2.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

DragNDropMesh

MeshManager.DragNDropMesh

Call for doing Drag n Drop of a given Mesh across Mesh Collectors

Signature DragNDropMesh(mesh, sourceMeshCollector, targetMeshCollector)

Parameters:

• mesh (NXOpen.CAE.Mesh) – NXOpen.CAE.Mesh being Dragged and Dropped
• sourceMeshCollector (NXOpen.CAE.MeshCollector) – Source NXOpen.CAE.MeshCollector
• targetMeshCollector (NXOpen.CAE.MeshCollector) – Target NXOpen.CAE.MeshCollector

New in version NX5.0.0.

Deprecated since version NX12.0.0: Use NXOpen.CAE.MeshManager.MoveMeshToNewCollector() instead.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

MergeMeshes

MeshManager.MergeMeshes

Call for doing Merge Meshes

Signature MergeMeshes(selectedMeshes)

Parameters:selectedMeshes (list of NXOpen.CAE.Mesh) – Array of Meshes being merged NXOpen.CAE.Mesh Returns:The Merged Mesh NXOpen.CAE.Mesh Return type:NXOpen.CAE.Mesh

New in version NX7.5.1.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

MoveMeshToNewCollector

MeshManager.MoveMeshToNewCollector

Call for moving a Mesh to a new Mesh Collector

Signature MoveMeshToNewCollector(mesh, keepMeshDisplaySettings, sourceMeshCollector, targetMeshCollector)

Parameters:

• mesh (NXOpen.CAE.Mesh) – NXOpen.CAE.Mesh being Dragged and Dropped
• keepMeshDisplaySettings (bool) – if true, keep the Mesh display settings intact, else assign the MeshCollector defaults
• sourceMeshCollector (NXOpen.CAE.MeshCollector) – Source NXOpen.CAE.MeshCollector
• targetMeshCollector (NXOpen.CAE.MeshCollector) – Target NXOpen.CAE.MeshCollector

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

SetMeshCollectorName

MeshManager.SetMeshCollectorName

Renames a mesh collector object

Signature SetMeshCollectorName(meshCollector, collectorName)

Parameters:

• meshCollector (NXOpen.CAE.MeshCollector) – NXOpen.CAE.MeshCollector to be renamed
• collectorName (str) – The new name being assigned or set

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)