SpiderElementBuilder Class

class NXOpen.CAE.SpiderElementBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Represents a NXOpen.CAE.SpiderElementBuilder

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

New in version NX5.0.1.

Properties

Property	Description
CollectorName	Returns or sets the mesh collector name
CoreNode	Returns a core node
Label	Returns or sets the label
LegNodes	Returns the leg nodes
MeshName	Returns or sets the mesh name
NeutralName	Returns or sets the element neutral name
NewMeshOption	Returns or sets the new mesh option
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

SpiderElementBuilderNewMeshType Enumeration

Option to create new mesh or add to existing mesh

Property Detail

CollectorName

SpiderElementBuilder.CollectorName

Returns or sets the mesh collector name

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Getter Method

Signature CollectorName

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX5.0.1.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature CollectorName

Parameters:collectorName (str) –

New in version NX5.0.1.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

CoreNode

SpiderElementBuilder.CoreNode

Returns a core node

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Getter Method

Signature CoreNode

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.SelectFENode

New in version NX5.0.1.

License requirements: None.

Label

SpiderElementBuilder.Label

Returns or sets the label

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Getter Method

Signature Label

Returns: Return type:int

New in version NX5.0.1.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Label

Parameters:label (int) –

New in version NX5.0.1.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

LegNodes

SpiderElementBuilder.LegNodes

Returns the leg nodes

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Getter Method

Signature LegNodes

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.SelectFENodeList

New in version NX5.0.1.

License requirements: None.

MeshName

SpiderElementBuilder.MeshName

Returns or sets the mesh name

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Getter Method

Signature MeshName

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX5.0.1.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature MeshName

Parameters:meshName (str) –

New in version NX5.0.1.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

NeutralName

SpiderElementBuilder.NeutralName

Returns or sets the element neutral name

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Getter Method

Signature NeutralName

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX5.0.1.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature NeutralName

Parameters:neutralName (str) –

New in version NX5.0.1.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

NewMeshOption

SpiderElementBuilder.NewMeshOption

Returns or sets the new mesh option

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Getter Method

Signature NewMeshOption

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.SpiderElementBuilderNewMeshType

New in version NX5.0.1.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature NewMeshOption

Parameters:newMeshOption (NXOpen.CAE.SpiderElementBuilderNewMeshType) –

New in version NX5.0.1.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

Method Detail

Validate

SpiderElementBuilder.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.