SurfaceCoatBuilder Class

class NXOpen.CAE.SurfaceCoatBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Builder for creating Surface Coat

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

New in version NX6.0.1.

Properties

Property	Description
ElementFace	Returns the selected element face(s)
ElementType	Returns the element type to be created
ExportToSolver	Returns or sets the export to solver toggle
SelectGeometry	Returns the selected geometry object(s)
SelectionMethodType	Returns or sets the selection method for different ways of selection
SourceMesh	Returns the selected source object(s)
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.

Methods

Method	Description
Commit	Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
CommitMesh	Commit the mesh
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

SurfaceCoatBuilderSelectionMethod Enumeration

Represents the selection method to be used

Property Detail

ElementFace

SurfaceCoatBuilder.ElementFace

Returns the selected element face(s)

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Getter Method

Signature ElementFace

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.SelectElementsBuilder

New in version NX6.0.1.

License requirements: None.

ElementType

SurfaceCoatBuilder.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 NX6.0.1.

License requirements: None.

ExportToSolver

SurfaceCoatBuilder.ExportToSolver

Returns or sets the export to solver toggle

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Getter Method

Signature ExportToSolver

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ExportToSolver

Parameters:fExportToSolver (bool) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

SelectGeometry

SurfaceCoatBuilder.SelectGeometry

Returns the selected geometry object(s)

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Getter Method

Signature SelectGeometry

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.SelectTaggedObjectList

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

SelectionMethodType

SurfaceCoatBuilder.SelectionMethodType

Returns or sets the selection method for different ways of selection

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Getter Method

Signature SelectionMethodType

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.SurfaceCoatBuilderSelectionMethod

New in version NX6.0.1.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SelectionMethodType

Parameters:selectionMethodType (NXOpen.CAE.SurfaceCoatBuilderSelectionMethod) –

New in version NX6.0.1.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

SourceMesh

SurfaceCoatBuilder.SourceMesh

Returns the selected source object(s)

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Getter Method

Signature SourceMesh

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.SelectTaggedObjectList

New in version NX6.0.1.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

CommitMesh

SurfaceCoatBuilder.CommitMesh

Commit the mesh

Signature CommitMesh()

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.Mesh

New in version NX6.0.1.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

Validate

SurfaceCoatBuilder.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.