CompositeCurveBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Features.CompositeCurveBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents a NXOpen.Features.CompositeCurve builder.

Inputs to this class can be convergent objects.

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Features.FeatureCollection.CreateCompositeCurveBuilder()

Default values.

Property	Value
AllowSelfIntersection	False
Associative	True
CurveFitData.CurveJoinMethod	No
CurveFitData.Degree	7
CurveFitData.FitMethod	DegreeAndSegments
CurveFitData.IsAdvancedFit	0
CurveFitData.IsAlignShape	0
CurveFitData.MaximumDegree	7
CurveFitData.MaximumSegments	1
CurveFitData.MinimumDegree	5
CurveFitData.Segments	1
HideOriginal	False
InheritDisplayProperties	False

New in version NX5.0.0.

Properties

Property	Description
AllowSelfIntersection	Returns or sets the self intersection
Associative	Returns or sets the associative
CurveFitData	Returns the curve fit data
FixAtCurrentTimestamp	Returns or sets the fix at timestamp option
FrecAtTimeStamp	Returns or sets the frec at time stamp
HideOriginal	Returns or sets the hide original
InheritDisplayProperties	Returns or sets the inherit display properties from source option
JoinOption	Returns or sets the join option
MakePositionIndependent	Returns or sets the make position independent
ParentFeatureInternal	Returns or sets whether or not the latest timestamped parent feature of this feature should be made internal
ParentPart	Returns or sets the parent part
PatchSolutionFlag	Returns or sets the patch solution flag
PatchSurfaceFilename	Returns or sets the patch surface filename
ReverseDirection	Returns or sets the composite curve reverse direction
Section	Returns the section
SourcePartOccurrence	Returns or sets the source part occurrence
SurroundingPatchSurfaceFilename	Returns or sets the surrounding patch surface filename
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.
Tolerance	Returns or sets the tolerance

Methods

Method	Description
Commit	Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
CommitCreateOnTheFly	Commits the feature and set create on the fly flag
CommitFeature	Commits the feature parameters and creates the 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.
GetProductInterfaceObjects	Gets selected product interface objects
GetSourcePartOccurrences	Gets source part occurrences
GetWaveLinkInformation	Prints wave browser type information about link
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
SetProductInterfaceObjects	Sets selected product interface objects
SetSourcePartOccurrences	Sets source part occurrences
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

CompositeCurveBuilderJoinMethod Enumeration	the join method
CompositeCurveBuilderPartType Enumeration	Composite Curve part type.

Property Detail

AllowSelfIntersection

CompositeCurveBuilder.AllowSelfIntersection

Returns or sets the self intersection

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Getter Method

Signature AllowSelfIntersection

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature AllowSelfIntersection

Parameters:allowSelfIntersection (bool) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”) OR cam_base (“CAM BASE”) OR geometric_tol (“GDT”) OR insp_programming (“INSPECTION PROGRAMMING”)

Associative

CompositeCurveBuilder.Associative

Returns or sets the associative

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Getter Method

Signature Associative

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Associative

Parameters:associative (bool) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”) OR cam_base (“CAM BASE”) OR geometric_tol (“GDT”) OR insp_programming (“INSPECTION PROGRAMMING”)

CurveFitData

CompositeCurveBuilder.CurveFitData

Returns the curve fit data

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Getter Method

Signature CurveFitData

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.CurveFitData

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

FixAtCurrentTimestamp

CompositeCurveBuilder.FixAtCurrentTimestamp

Returns or sets the fix at timestamp option

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Getter Method

Signature FixAtCurrentTimestamp

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature FixAtCurrentTimestamp

Parameters:timestamp (bool) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”) OR cam_base (“CAM BASE”) OR geometric_tol (“GDT”) OR insp_programming (“INSPECTION PROGRAMMING”)

FrecAtTimeStamp

CompositeCurveBuilder.FrecAtTimeStamp

Returns or sets the frec at time stamp

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Getter Method

Signature FrecAtTimeStamp

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Features.Feature

New in version NX6.0.1.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature FrecAtTimeStamp

Parameters:terminalFrec (NXOpen.Features.Feature) –

New in version NX6.0.1.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”) OR cam_base (“CAM BASE”) OR geometric_tol (“GDT”) OR insp_programming (“INSPECTION PROGRAMMING”)

HideOriginal

CompositeCurveBuilder.HideOriginal

Returns or sets the hide original

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Getter Method

Signature HideOriginal

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature HideOriginal

Parameters:hideOriginal (bool) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”) OR cam_base (“CAM BASE”) OR geometric_tol (“GDT”) OR insp_programming (“INSPECTION PROGRAMMING”)

InheritDisplayProperties

CompositeCurveBuilder.InheritDisplayProperties

Returns or sets the inherit display properties from source option

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Getter Method

Signature InheritDisplayProperties

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature InheritDisplayProperties

Parameters:inheritDisplayProperties (bool) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”) OR cam_base (“CAM BASE”) OR geometric_tol (“GDT”) OR insp_programming (“INSPECTION PROGRAMMING”)

JoinOption

CompositeCurveBuilder.JoinOption

Returns or sets the join option

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Getter Method

Signature JoinOption

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Features.CompositeCurveBuilderJoinMethod

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature JoinOption

Parameters:joinOption (NXOpen.Features.CompositeCurveBuilderJoinMethod) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”) OR cam_base (“CAM BASE”) OR geometric_tol (“GDT”) OR insp_programming (“INSPECTION PROGRAMMING”)

MakePositionIndependent

CompositeCurveBuilder.MakePositionIndependent

Returns or sets the make position independent

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Getter Method

Signature MakePositionIndependent

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature MakePositionIndependent

Parameters:makePositionIndependent (bool) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”) OR cam_base (“CAM BASE”) OR geometric_tol (“GDT”) OR insp_programming (“INSPECTION PROGRAMMING”)

ParentPart

CompositeCurveBuilder.ParentPart

Returns or sets the parent part

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Getter Method

Signature ParentPart

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Features.CompositeCurveBuilderPartType

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ParentPart

Parameters:parentPart (NXOpen.Features.CompositeCurveBuilderPartType) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”) OR cam_base (“CAM BASE”) OR geometric_tol (“GDT”) OR insp_programming (“INSPECTION PROGRAMMING”)

ReverseDirection

CompositeCurveBuilder.ReverseDirection

Returns or sets the composite curve reverse direction

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Getter Method

Signature ReverseDirection

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX9.0.2.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ReverseDirection

Parameters:reverseDirection (bool) –

New in version NX9.0.2.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”) OR cam_base (“CAM BASE”) OR geometric_tol (“GDT”) OR insp_programming (“INSPECTION PROGRAMMING”)

Section

CompositeCurveBuilder.Section

Returns the section

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Getter Method

Signature Section

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Section

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

SourcePartOccurrence

CompositeCurveBuilder.SourcePartOccurrence

Returns or sets the source part occurrence

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Getter Method

Signature SourcePartOccurrence

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.TaggedObject

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SourcePartOccurrence

Parameters:sourcePartOcc (NXOpen.TaggedObject) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Tolerance

CompositeCurveBuilder.Tolerance

Returns or sets the tolerance

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Getter Method

Signature Tolerance

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Tolerance

Parameters:tolerance (float) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”) OR cam_base (“CAM BASE”) OR geometric_tol (“GDT”) OR insp_programming (“INSPECTION PROGRAMMING”)

Method Detail

CommitCreateOnTheFly

CompositeCurveBuilder.CommitCreateOnTheFly

Commits the feature and set create on the fly flag

Signature CommitCreateOnTheFly()

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Features.Feature

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”) OR cam_base (“CAM BASE”) OR geometric_tol (“GDT”) OR insp_programming (“INSPECTION PROGRAMMING”)

GetProductInterfaceObjects

CompositeCurveBuilder.GetProductInterfaceObjects

Gets selected product interface objects

Signature GetProductInterfaceObjects()

Returns:items in list Return type:list of NXOpen.Assemblies.ProductInterface.InterfaceObject

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

GetSourcePartOccurrences

CompositeCurveBuilder.GetSourcePartOccurrences

Gets source part occurrences

Signature GetSourcePartOccurrences()

Returns: Return type:list of NXOpen.TaggedObject

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

GetWaveLinkInformation

CompositeCurveBuilder.GetWaveLinkInformation

Prints wave browser type information about link

Signature GetWaveLinkInformation()

Returns:a tuple Return type:A tuple consisting of (info, xformExists, xformOrigin, xformOrientation, xformScale). info is a str. queried wave information xformExists is a bool. true if there is a transform xformOrigin is a NXOpen.Point3d. transformation origin xformOrientation is a NXOpen.Matrix3x3. transformation matrix xformScale is a float. transformation scale

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: wave (“WAVE FUNCTIONALITY”)

SetProductInterfaceObjects

CompositeCurveBuilder.SetProductInterfaceObjects

Sets selected product interface objects

Signature SetProductInterfaceObjects(selectedObjects)

Parameters:selectedObjects (list of NXOpen.Assemblies.ProductInterface.InterfaceObject) – items in list

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

SetSourcePartOccurrences

CompositeCurveBuilder.SetSourcePartOccurrences

Sets source part occurrences

Signature SetSourcePartOccurrences(sourcePartOccurrences)

Parameters:sourcePartOccurrences (list of NXOpen.TaggedObject) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Validate

CompositeCurveBuilder.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.