OutputCurvesBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Die.OutputCurvesBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents an output curves feature builder.

This is an abstract class, and cannot be created.

New in version NX4.0.1.

Properties

Property	Description
AngleTolerance	Returns or sets the angle tolerance.
DistanceTolerance	Returns or sets the distance tolerance.
FirstLimitPoint	Returns or sets the first limit point.
LastLimitPoint	Returns or sets the last limit point.
OffsetDistance	Returns or sets the offset distance
ParentFeatureInternal	Returns or sets whether or not the latest timestamped parent feature of this feature should be made internal
PatchSolutionFlag	Returns or sets the patch solution flag
PatchSurfaceFilename	Returns or sets the patch surface filename
ReferenceFeature	Returns or sets the reference feature - must be either a die section or form task feature
ReferencePoint	Returns or sets the reference point.
SmoothTolerance	Returns or sets the tolerance used for cubic or quintic smoothing.
SmoothType	Returns or sets the smooth type
SurroundingPatchSurfaceFilename	Returns or sets the surrounding patch surface filename
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.
TrimCurveCreateType	Returns or sets the trim curve creation type
TrimCurveType	Returns or sets the trim curve type.
TrimOutputCurveType	Returns or sets the trim curve output type

Methods

Method	Description
Commit	Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
CommitFeature	Commits the feature parameters and creates the feature
CreateNonAssociative	Creates the output curve without a feature.
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.
GetFeature	Returns the feature currently being edited by this builder.
GetObject	Returns the object currently being edited by this builder.
HideInternalParentFeatureAfterEdit	Re-suppress an internal parent feature (a slave feature) after it has been edited.
SetParentFeatureInternal	Set the parent features which would be internal or slaves to the feature being created or commited
ShowInternalParentFeatureForEdit	Unsuppress an internal parent feature (a slave feature) so it can be edited.
ShowResults	Updates the model to reflect the result of an edit to the model for all builders that support showing results.
UnsetParentFeatureInternal	Set the internal parent feature of the feature being edited to external
Validate	Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

Enumerations

OutputCurvesBuilderSmoothTypes Enumeration	Settings for the curve smoothing type.
OutputCurvesBuilderTrimCurveCreateTypes Enumeration	Settings for the trim curve creation type.
OutputCurvesBuilderTrimCurveTypes Enumeration	Settings for the trim curve type.
OutputCurvesBuilderTrimOutputCurveTypes Enumeration	Settings for the trim curve output type.

Property Detail

AngleTolerance

OutputCurvesBuilder.AngleTolerance

Returns or sets the angle tolerance.

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Getter Method

Signature AngleTolerance

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature AngleTolerance

Parameters:angleTolerance (float) –

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

DistanceTolerance

OutputCurvesBuilder.DistanceTolerance

Returns or sets the distance tolerance.

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Getter Method

Signature DistanceTolerance

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature DistanceTolerance

Parameters:distanceTolerance (float) –

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

FirstLimitPoint

OutputCurvesBuilder.FirstLimitPoint

Returns or sets the first limit point.

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Getter Method

Signature FirstLimitPoint

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Point3d

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature FirstLimitPoint

Parameters:firstLimitPoint (NXOpen.Point3d) –

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

LastLimitPoint

OutputCurvesBuilder.LastLimitPoint

Returns or sets the last limit point.

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Getter Method

Signature LastLimitPoint

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Point3d

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature LastLimitPoint

Parameters:lastLimitPoint (NXOpen.Point3d) –

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

OffsetDistance

OutputCurvesBuilder.OffsetDistance

Returns or sets the offset distance

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Getter Method

Signature OffsetDistance

Returns:each non-trim offset curve will be output by this distance Return type:float

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature OffsetDistance

Parameters:offsetDistance (float) – each non-trim offset curve will be output by this distance

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

ReferenceFeature

OutputCurvesBuilder.ReferenceFeature

Returns or sets the reference feature - must be either a die section or form task feature

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Getter Method

Signature ReferenceFeature

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Features.Feature

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature ReferenceFeature

Parameters:referenceFeature (NXOpen.Features.Feature) –

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

ReferencePoint

OutputCurvesBuilder.ReferencePoint

Returns or sets the reference point.

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Getter Method

Signature ReferencePoint

Returns:Reference point indicating which output curve you want Return type:NXOpen.Point3d

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature ReferencePoint

Parameters:referencePoint (NXOpen.Point3d) –

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

SmoothTolerance

OutputCurvesBuilder.SmoothTolerance

Returns or sets the tolerance used for cubic or quintic smoothing.

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Getter Method

Signature SmoothTolerance

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature SmoothTolerance

Parameters:smoothTolerance (float) –

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

SmoothType

OutputCurvesBuilder.SmoothType

Returns or sets the smooth type

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Getter Method

Signature SmoothType

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Die.OutputCurvesBuilderSmoothTypes

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature SmoothType

Parameters:smoothType (NXOpen.Die.OutputCurvesBuilderSmoothTypes) –

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

TrimCurveCreateType

OutputCurvesBuilder.TrimCurveCreateType

Returns or sets the trim curve creation type

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Getter Method

Signature TrimCurveCreateType

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Die.OutputCurvesBuilderTrimCurveCreateTypes

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature TrimCurveCreateType

Parameters:trimCurveType (NXOpen.Die.OutputCurvesBuilderTrimCurveCreateTypes) –

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

TrimCurveType

OutputCurvesBuilder.TrimCurveType

Returns or sets the trim curve type.

Needs to be set before reference point

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Getter Method

Signature TrimCurveType

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Die.OutputCurvesBuilderTrimCurveTypes

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature TrimCurveType

Parameters:trimCurveType (NXOpen.Die.OutputCurvesBuilderTrimCurveTypes) –

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

TrimOutputCurveType

OutputCurvesBuilder.TrimOutputCurveType

Returns or sets the trim curve output type

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Getter Method

Signature TrimOutputCurveType

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Die.OutputCurvesBuilderTrimOutputCurveTypes

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature TrimOutputCurveType

Parameters:trimCurveOutputType (NXOpen.Die.OutputCurvesBuilderTrimOutputCurveTypes) –

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

Method Detail

CreateNonAssociative

OutputCurvesBuilder.CreateNonAssociative

Creates the output curve without a feature.

Signature CreateNonAssociative()

Returns:output curves Return type:list of NXOpen.ICurve

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

Validate

OutputCurvesBuilder.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.