BlankLayoutBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Tooling.BlankLayoutBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Progressive Die Wizard blank layout builder

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Tooling.BlankLayoutCollection.CreateBlankLayoutBuilder()

Default values.

Property	Value
Bottom	0
LeftDistance	0
LeftRightSide	Average
LockPitchAndWidth	0
MinimumSpaceSize	0
Pitch	0
RightDistance	0
Rotate	0
SideWeb	Average
SnapSize	One
ThreeBlanks	0
Top	0
Width	0
XShift	0
YShift	0

New in version NX7.5.0.

Properties

Property	Description
BasePoint	Returns or sets the base point.
Blank	Returns the blank.
BlankNameStr	Returns or sets the selected blank name.
Bottom	Returns or sets the bottom boundary distance between blank and strip.
LeftDistance	Returns or sets the left boudary distance between blank and strip.
LeftRightSide	Returns or sets the type of use left or right side to decide the distance between blank and strip.
LockPitchAndWidth	Returns or sets the lock pitch and width values from being changed during processing.
MaterialUtilization	Returns or sets the material utilization of the blank.
MinimumSpaceSize	Returns or sets the option to report minimum space size or not.
MinimumSpaceSizeValue	Returns or sets the minimum distance between the adjacent blanks.
Pitch	Returns or sets the distance between the adjacent stations.
RightDistance	Returns or sets the right boundary distance between blank and strip.
Rotate	Returns or sets the value to rotate the blank around the base point.
SideWeb	Returns or sets the type of the overlap on the strip.
SnapSize	Returns or sets the option to set the increment of the scale bar.
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.
ThreeBlanks	Returns or sets the usage of three blanks or one blank.
Top	Returns or sets the top boudary distance between blank and strip.
Type	Returns or sets the blank layout type.
Width	Returns or sets the width of the strip.
XShift	Returns or sets the value to shift the blank in the X direction.
YShift	Returns or sets the value to shift the blank in the Y direction.

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

BlankLayoutBuilderLeftRightSideOption Enumeration	Specifies the option of left right side type.
BlankLayoutBuilderSideWebOption Enumeration	Specifies the option of side webs type.
BlankLayoutBuilderSnapSizeOption Enumeration	Specifies the option of snap size.
BlankLayoutBuilderTypes Enumeration	Specifies the option of blank layout type.

Property Detail

BasePoint

BlankLayoutBuilder.BasePoint

Returns or sets the base point.

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Getter Method

Signature BasePoint

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Point

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature BasePoint

Parameters:point (NXOpen.Point) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Blank

BlankLayoutBuilder.Blank

Returns the blank.

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Getter Method

Signature Blank

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.SelectBody

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

BlankNameStr

BlankLayoutBuilder.BlankNameStr

Returns or sets the selected blank name.

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Getter Method

Signature BlankNameStr

Returns:Returns the blank name Return type:str

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature BlankNameStr

Parameters:blankNameStr (str) – Sets the blank name

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Bottom

BlankLayoutBuilder.Bottom

Returns or sets the bottom boundary distance between blank and strip.

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Getter Method

Signature Bottom

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Bottom

Parameters:bottom (float) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

LeftDistance

BlankLayoutBuilder.LeftDistance

Returns or sets the left boudary distance between blank and strip.

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Getter Method

Signature LeftDistance

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature LeftDistance

Parameters:leftDistance (float) –

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: None.

LeftRightSide

BlankLayoutBuilder.LeftRightSide

Returns or sets the type of use left or right side to decide the distance between blank and strip.

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Getter Method

Signature LeftRightSide

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Tooling.BlankLayoutBuilderLeftRightSideOption

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature LeftRightSide

Parameters:leftRightSide (NXOpen.Tooling.BlankLayoutBuilderLeftRightSideOption) –

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: None.

LockPitchAndWidth

BlankLayoutBuilder.LockPitchAndWidth

Returns or sets the lock pitch and width values from being changed during processing.

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Getter Method

Signature LockPitchAndWidth

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature LockPitchAndWidth

Parameters:lockPitchAndWidth (bool) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

MaterialUtilization

BlankLayoutBuilder.MaterialUtilization

Returns or sets the material utilization of the blank.

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Getter Method

Signature MaterialUtilization

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature MaterialUtilization

Parameters:materialUtilization (str) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

MinimumSpaceSize

BlankLayoutBuilder.MinimumSpaceSize

Returns or sets the option to report minimum space size or not.

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Getter Method

Signature MinimumSpaceSize

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature MinimumSpaceSize

Parameters:minimumSpaceSize (bool) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

MinimumSpaceSizeValue

BlankLayoutBuilder.MinimumSpaceSizeValue

Returns or sets the minimum distance between the adjacent blanks.

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Getter Method

Signature MinimumSpaceSizeValue

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature MinimumSpaceSizeValue

Parameters:minimumSpaceSizeValue (str) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Pitch

BlankLayoutBuilder.Pitch

Returns or sets the distance between the adjacent stations.

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Getter Method

Signature Pitch

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Pitch

Parameters:pitch (float) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

RightDistance

BlankLayoutBuilder.RightDistance

Returns or sets the right boundary distance between blank and strip.

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Getter Method

Signature RightDistance

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature RightDistance

Parameters:rightDistance (float) –

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Rotate

BlankLayoutBuilder.Rotate

Returns or sets the value to rotate the blank around the base point.

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Getter Method

Signature Rotate

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Rotate

Parameters:rotate (float) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

SideWeb

BlankLayoutBuilder.SideWeb

Returns or sets the type of the overlap on the strip.

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Getter Method

Signature SideWeb

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Tooling.BlankLayoutBuilderSideWebOption

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SideWeb

Parameters:sideWeb (NXOpen.Tooling.BlankLayoutBuilderSideWebOption) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

SnapSize

BlankLayoutBuilder.SnapSize

Returns or sets the option to set the increment of the scale bar.

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Getter Method

Signature SnapSize

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Tooling.BlankLayoutBuilderSnapSizeOption

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SnapSize

Parameters:snapSize (NXOpen.Tooling.BlankLayoutBuilderSnapSizeOption) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

ThreeBlanks

BlankLayoutBuilder.ThreeBlanks

Returns or sets the usage of three blanks or one blank.

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Getter Method

Signature ThreeBlanks

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ThreeBlanks

Parameters:threeBlanks (bool) –

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Top

BlankLayoutBuilder.Top

Returns or sets the top boudary distance between blank and strip.

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Getter Method

Signature Top

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Top

Parameters:top (float) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Type

BlankLayoutBuilder.Type

Returns or sets the blank layout type.

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Getter Method

Signature Type

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Tooling.BlankLayoutBuilderTypes

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Type

Parameters:type (NXOpen.Tooling.BlankLayoutBuilderTypes) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Width

BlankLayoutBuilder.Width

Returns or sets the width of the strip.

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Getter Method

Signature Width

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Width

Parameters:width (float) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

XShift

BlankLayoutBuilder.XShift

Returns or sets the value to shift the blank in the X direction.

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Getter Method

Signature XShift

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature XShift

Parameters:xShift (float) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

YShift

BlankLayoutBuilder.YShift

Returns or sets the value to shift the blank in the Y direction.

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Getter Method

Signature YShift

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature YShift

Parameters:yShift (float) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

Validate

BlankLayoutBuilder.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.