CAMSession Class

class NXOpen.CAM.CAMSession

Bases: object

Represents cam session

To obtain an instance of this class, refer to NXOpen.Session

New in version NX4.0.0.

“PathDisplay”, “Returns the NXOpen.CAM.PathDisplay belonging to this cam session “

Methods

Method Description
CreateCamPreferences Create Cam Preferences builder.
GetMcsDisplay Get MCS display
GetTemplateSubtypes Get the names of the available template subypes for the specified template type.
GetTemplateTypes Get the names of the available template types.
SetMcsDisplay Set MCS display
SpecifyConfiguration Specify the configuration file of the current cam session

Enumerations

CAMSessionObjectSubtype Enumeration the template subtype class

PathDisplay

CAMSession.PathDisplay

Returns the NXOpen.CAM.PathDisplay belonging to this cam session

Signature PathDisplay

New in version NX10.0.2.

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.CAM.PathDisplay

Method Detail

CreateCamPreferences

CAMSession.CreateCamPreferences

Create Cam Preferences builder.

Signature CreateCamPreferences()

Returns:created cam preferences builder
Return type:NXOpen.CAM.Preferences

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: cam_base (“CAM BASE”)

GetMcsDisplay

CAMSession.GetMcsDisplay

Get MCS display

Signature GetMcsDisplay()

Returns:whether the MCS should be displayed
Return type:bool

New in version NX8.0.1.

License requirements: None.

GetTemplateSubtypes

CAMSession.GetTemplateSubtypes

Get the names of the available template subypes for the specified template type.

Only those subtypes have the specified subtype class are returned.

Signature GetTemplateSubtypes(typeName, subtypeClass)

Parameters:
Returns:

the names of available subtypes
Return type:

list of str

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: cam_base (“CAM BASE”)

GetTemplateTypes

CAMSession.GetTemplateTypes

Get the names of the available template types.

Signature GetTemplateTypes()

Returns:the names of the template types
Return type:list of str

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: cam_base (“CAM BASE”)

SetMcsDisplay

CAMSession.SetMcsDisplay

Set MCS display

Signature SetMcsDisplay(displayMCS)

Parameters:displayMCS (bool) – whether the MCS should be displayed

New in version NX8.0.1.

License requirements: cam_base (“CAM BASE”)

SpecifyConfiguration

CAMSession.SpecifyConfiguration

Specify the configuration file of the current cam session

Signature SpecifyConfiguration(configFile)

Parameters:configFile (str) – the name of the configuration file

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: cam_base (“CAM BASE”)