OrientationMethodBuilder Class

class NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.OrientationMethodBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.TaggedObject, NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.IComponentBuilder

Represents a NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.OrientationMethodBuilder

New in version NX5.0.0.

Properties

Property	Description
AngularLaw	Returns the angular law.
Faces	Returns the faces that provide normal direction for alignment of second axis of local coordinate system.
NormalFaceList	Returns the normal face list.
OrientationCurve	Returns the orientation curve.
OrientationOption	Returns or sets the orientation option.
OrientationPoint	Returns or sets the orientation point.
OrientationVector	Returns or sets the orientation vector.
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.

Methods

Method	Description
Validate	Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

Enumerations

OrientationMethodBuilderOrientationOptions Enumeration

This enum represents the orientation option.

Property Detail

AngularLaw

OrientationMethodBuilder.AngularLaw

Returns the angular law.

For orientation by an Angular Law, the section rotation along the guide curve is governed by the input law.

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Getter Method

Signature AngularLaw

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.LawBuilder

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Faces

OrientationMethodBuilder.Faces

Returns the faces that provide normal direction for alignment of second axis of local coordinate system.

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Getter Method

Signature Faces

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.ScCollector

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: None.

NormalFaceList

OrientationMethodBuilder.NormalFaceList

Returns the normal face list.

For orientation by Face Normals, the second axis of the local coordinate system is aligned with the resultant of normals of the input faces.

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Getter Method

Signature NormalFaceList

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.SelectFaceList

New in version NX5.0.0.

Deprecated since version NX12.0.0: Use NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.OrientationMethodBuilder.Faces()

License requirements: None.

OrientationCurve

OrientationMethodBuilder.OrientationCurve

Returns the orientation curve.

For orientation by Another Curve, the second axis of the local coordinate system is obtained by joining corresponding points on the guide and the input section.

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Getter Method

Signature OrientationCurve

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Section

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

OrientationOption

OrientationMethodBuilder.OrientationOption

Returns or sets the orientation option.

Except for Fixed orientation method, additional parameters and/or inputs are required.

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Getter Method

Signature OrientationOption

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.OrientationMethodBuilderOrientationOptions

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature OrientationOption

Parameters:orientationOption (NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.OrientationMethodBuilderOrientationOptions) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

OrientationPoint

OrientationMethodBuilder.OrientationPoint

Returns or sets the orientation point.

For orientation by a Point, the second axis is obtained with the equivalent of a three-sided ruled sheet between the guide string and the input point.

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Getter Method

Signature OrientationPoint

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Point

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature OrientationPoint

Parameters:orientationPoint (NXOpen.Point) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

OrientationVector

OrientationMethodBuilder.OrientationVector

Returns or sets the orientation vector.

For orientation by Vector, the second axis of the local coordinate system is aligned with the input vector.

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Getter Method

Signature OrientationVector

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Direction

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature OrientationVector

Parameters:orientationVector (NXOpen.Direction) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Method Detail

Validate

OrientationMethodBuilder.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.