STLImporter Class

class NXOpen.STLImporter

Bases: NXOpen.Importer

Used to import an STL file into the work part.

To obtain an instance of this class use ImportManager.CreateStlImporter().

New in version NX5.0.0.

Properties

Property	Description
AngularTolerance	Returns or sets the angular tolerance.
DisplayInformation	Returns or sets the Display Information flag.
FileFormat	Returns or sets the file format.
FileName	Returns or sets the name of the file containing the data to import.
FileUnits	Returns or sets the file units.
HideSmoothEdges	Returns or sets the Hide Smooth Edges flag.
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.

Methods

Method	Description
Commit	Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
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.
GetObject	Returns the object currently being edited by this builder.
ShowResults	Updates the model to reflect the result of an edit to the model for all builders that support showing results.
Validate	Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

Enumerations

STLImporterAngularToleranceType Enumeration	Specifies the angular tolerance.
STLImporterFileFormatType Enumeration	Specifies the STL file format.
STLImporterFileUnitsType Enumeration	Specifies the STL file units.

Property Detail

AngularTolerance

STLImporter.AngularTolerance

Returns or sets the angular tolerance.

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

Getter Method

Signature AngularTolerance

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.STLImporterAngularToleranceType

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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

Setter Method

Signature AngularTolerance

Parameters:angularTolerance (NXOpen.STLImporterAngularToleranceType) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

DisplayInformation

STLImporter.DisplayInformation

Returns or sets the Display Information flag.

True if the Display Information flag is on.

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

Getter Method

Signature DisplayInformation

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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

Setter Method

Signature DisplayInformation

Parameters:displayInformation (bool) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

FileFormat

STLImporter.FileFormat

Returns or sets the file format.

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

Getter Method

Signature FileFormat

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.STLImporterFileFormatType

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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

Setter Method

Signature FileFormat

Parameters:fileFormat (NXOpen.STLImporterFileFormatType) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

FileUnits

STLImporter.FileUnits

Returns or sets the file units.

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

Getter Method

Signature FileUnits

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.STLImporterFileUnitsType

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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

Setter Method

Signature FileUnits

Parameters:fileUnits (NXOpen.STLImporterFileUnitsType) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

HideSmoothEdges

STLImporter.HideSmoothEdges

Returns or sets the Hide Smooth Edges flag.

True if the Hide Smooth Edges flag is on.

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

Getter Method

Signature HideSmoothEdges

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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

Setter Method

Signature HideSmoothEdges

Parameters:hideSmoothEdges (bool) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

Validate

STLImporter.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.