BlankNestingBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Tooling.BlankNestingBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Blank Nesting Builder of PDW, EDW and Die Engineering.

No object is returned by this builder. To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Tooling.BlankNestingCollection.CreateBlankNestingBuilder()

Default values.

Property	Value
AngleResult	0
AngleStep	25
BlankArea	0
BoundarySegment	200
HeightStep	25
LayoutType	Rectangle
MinimumDistance	0
PitchResult	0
StripWidthResult	0
Utilization	0
WebDistance	0

New in version NX8.5.0.

Properties

Property	Description
AngleResult	Returns or sets the angle between processed blank and original blank.
AngleStep	Returns or sets the angle increment to use when rotating the blank during the processing to find the best layout.
BlankArea	Returns or sets the up datum face area that was found in the processing.
BoundarySegment	Returns or sets the number of boundary segment.
HeightStep	Returns or sets the distance increment to use when translating the blank in the vertical direction during the processing to find the best layout.
LayoutType	Returns or sets the type of layout to use in the blank nesting processing.
MinimumDistance	Returns or sets the minimum distance between the adjacent blanks.
PitchResult	Returns or sets the distance between blanks that was found in the processing.
SelectObject	Returns the selected entities making up the blank to be nested.
StripWidthResult	Returns or sets the strip width.
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.
Utilization	Returns or sets the maximum material utilization of the blank.
WebDistance	Returns or sets the distance between the blank and the strip.

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.
LayoutCalculation	The method to calculate maximum material utilization for the selected entities.
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

BlankNestingBuilderLayoutTypeSpecification Enumeration

Specifies the layout type of blank nesting.

Property Detail

AngleResult

BlankNestingBuilder.AngleResult

Returns or sets the angle between processed blank and original blank.

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Getter Method

Signature AngleResult

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature AngleResult

Parameters:angleResult (float) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

AngleStep

BlankNestingBuilder.AngleStep

Returns or sets the angle increment to use when rotating the blank during the processing to find the best layout.

The angle is specified in degrees.

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Getter Method

Signature AngleStep

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature AngleStep

Parameters:angleStep (float) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

BlankArea

BlankNestingBuilder.BlankArea

Returns or sets the up datum face area that was found in the processing.

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Getter Method

Signature BlankArea

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature BlankArea

Parameters:blankArea (float) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

BoundarySegment

BlankNestingBuilder.BoundarySegment

Returns or sets the number of boundary segment.

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Getter Method

Signature BoundarySegment

Returns: Return type:int

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature BoundarySegment

Parameters:boundarySegment (int) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

HeightStep

BlankNestingBuilder.HeightStep

Returns or sets the distance increment to use when translating the blank in the vertical direction during the processing to find the best layout.

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Getter Method

Signature HeightStep

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature HeightStep

Parameters:heightStep (float) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

LayoutType

BlankNestingBuilder.LayoutType

Returns or sets the type of layout to use in the blank nesting processing.

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Getter Method

Signature LayoutType

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Tooling.BlankNestingBuilderLayoutTypeSpecification

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature LayoutType

Parameters:layoutType (NXOpen.Tooling.BlankNestingBuilderLayoutTypeSpecification) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

MinimumDistance

BlankNestingBuilder.MinimumDistance

Returns or sets the minimum distance between the adjacent blanks.

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Getter Method

Signature MinimumDistance

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature MinimumDistance

Parameters:minimumDistance (float) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

PitchResult

BlankNestingBuilder.PitchResult

Returns or sets the distance between blanks that was found in the processing.

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Getter Method

Signature PitchResult

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature PitchResult

Parameters:pitchResult (float) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

SelectObject

BlankNestingBuilder.SelectObject

Returns the selected entities making up the blank to be nested.

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Getter Method

Signature SelectObject

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.ScCollector

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

StripWidthResult

BlankNestingBuilder.StripWidthResult

Returns or sets the strip width.

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Getter Method

Signature StripWidthResult

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature StripWidthResult

Parameters:stripWidthResult (float) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Utilization

BlankNestingBuilder.Utilization

Returns or sets the maximum material utilization of the blank.

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Getter Method

Signature Utilization

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Utilization

Parameters:utilization (float) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

WebDistance

BlankNestingBuilder.WebDistance

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

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Getter Method

Signature WebDistance

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature WebDistance

Parameters:webDistance (float) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

LayoutCalculation

BlankNestingBuilder.LayoutCalculation

The method to calculate maximum material utilization for the selected entities.

Signature LayoutCalculation()

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Validate

BlankNestingBuilder.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.