RibBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Features.RibBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents a Features.Rib builder

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Features.DesignFeatureCollection.CreateRibBuilder()

Default values.

Property Value
CombineRibWithTarget 1
DraftAngle.Value 1
RibCapGeometryOption FromSection
RibCapOffset.Value 0 (millimeters part), 0 (inches part)
RibDraftOption None
RibThickness.Value 2 (millimeters part), 0.1 (inches part)
RibThicknessOffsetOption Symmetric
RibType PerpendiculartoSectionPlane

New in version NX9.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
CappingFaces Returns the capping datum or faces
CombineRibWithTarget Returns or sets the combine rib with target flag
DraftAngle Returns the draft angle
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
ReverseOffsetDirection Returns or sets the reverse offset direction flag.
ReverseRibDirection Returns or sets the reverse rib direction flag.
ReverseThicknessDirection Returns or sets the reverse thickness direction flag.
RibCapGeometryOption Returns or sets the rib cap geometry
RibCapOffset Returns the rib cap offset
RibDraftOption Returns or sets the rib draft options
RibThickness Returns the rib thickness
RibThicknessOffsetOption Returns or sets the rib walls offset type
RibType Returns or sets the rib type
Section Returns the input section
SurroundingPatchSurfaceFilename Returns or sets the surrounding patch surface filename
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.
TargetBody Returns the target body

Methods

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

RibBuilderRibCapGeometryOptions Enumeration These represent the options for the Rib cap
RibBuilderRibDraftOptions Enumeration These represent the options for drafting the Rib
RibBuilderRibThicknessOffsetOptions Enumeration These represent the options for Rib Walls Offset
RibBuilderRibTypes Enumeration These represent the options for Rib type

Property Detail

CappingFaces

RibBuilder.CappingFaces

Returns the capping datum or faces

-------------------------------------

Getter Method

Signature CappingFaces

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.ScCollector

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

CombineRibWithTarget

RibBuilder.CombineRibWithTarget

Returns or sets the combine rib with target flag

-------------------------------------

Getter Method

Signature CombineRibWithTarget

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

-------------------------------------

Setter Method

Signature CombineRibWithTarget

Parameters:combineRibWithTarget (bool) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

DraftAngle

RibBuilder.DraftAngle

Returns the draft angle

-------------------------------------

Getter Method

Signature DraftAngle

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Expression

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ReverseOffsetDirection

RibBuilder.ReverseOffsetDirection

Returns or sets the reverse offset direction flag.

Indicates whether the Rib Cap Offset direction has been flipped from its initial inferred direction

-------------------------------------

Getter Method

Signature ReverseOffsetDirection

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

-------------------------------------

Setter Method

Signature ReverseOffsetDirection

Parameters:reverseOffsetDirection (bool) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

ReverseRibDirection

RibBuilder.ReverseRibDirection

Returns or sets the reverse rib direction flag.

Indicates whether the Rib direction has been flipped from its initial inferred direction

-------------------------------------

Getter Method

Signature ReverseRibDirection

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

-------------------------------------

Setter Method

Signature ReverseRibDirection

Parameters:reverseRibDirection (bool) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

ReverseThicknessDirection

RibBuilder.ReverseThicknessDirection

Returns or sets the reverse thickness direction flag.

Indicates whether the Thickness direction has been flipped from its initial inferred direction

-------------------------------------

Getter Method

Signature ReverseThicknessDirection

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

-------------------------------------

Setter Method

Signature ReverseThicknessDirection

Parameters:reverseThicknessDirection (bool) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

RibCapGeometryOption

RibBuilder.RibCapGeometryOption

Returns or sets the rib cap geometry

-------------------------------------

Getter Method

Signature RibCapGeometryOption

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Features.RibBuilderRibCapGeometryOptions

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

-------------------------------------

Setter Method

Signature RibCapGeometryOption

Parameters:ribCapGeometryOption (NXOpen.Features.RibBuilderRibCapGeometryOptions) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

RibCapOffset

RibBuilder.RibCapOffset

Returns the rib cap offset

-------------------------------------

Getter Method

Signature RibCapOffset

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Expression

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

RibDraftOption

RibBuilder.RibDraftOption

Returns or sets the rib draft options

-------------------------------------

Getter Method

Signature RibDraftOption

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Features.RibBuilderRibDraftOptions

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

-------------------------------------

Setter Method

Signature RibDraftOption

Parameters:ribDraftOption (NXOpen.Features.RibBuilderRibDraftOptions) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

RibThickness

RibBuilder.RibThickness

Returns the rib thickness

-------------------------------------

Getter Method

Signature RibThickness

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Expression

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

RibThicknessOffsetOption

RibBuilder.RibThicknessOffsetOption

Returns or sets the rib walls offset type

-------------------------------------

Getter Method

Signature RibThicknessOffsetOption

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Features.RibBuilderRibThicknessOffsetOptions

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

-------------------------------------

Setter Method

Signature RibThicknessOffsetOption

Parameters:ribThicknessOffsetOption (NXOpen.Features.RibBuilderRibThicknessOffsetOptions) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

RibType

RibBuilder.RibType

Returns or sets the rib type

-------------------------------------

Getter Method

Signature RibType

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Features.RibBuilderRibTypes

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

-------------------------------------

Setter Method

Signature RibType

Parameters:ribType (NXOpen.Features.RibBuilderRibTypes) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Section

RibBuilder.Section

Returns the input section

-------------------------------------

Getter Method

Signature Section

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Section

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

TargetBody

RibBuilder.TargetBody

Returns the target body

-------------------------------------

Getter Method

Signature TargetBody

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.ScCollector

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

Validate

RibBuilder.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.