WorkpieceBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Tooling.WorkpieceBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Mold Wizard work piece builder

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Tooling.WorkpieceCollection.CreateWorkpieceBuilder()

Default values.

Property	Value
BlockType	UserDefinedBlock
GenerateMethod	DistanceAllowance
RoundDimensionValue	0
RoundPrecision	0
ShowBoundbox	0

New in version NX6.0.0.

Properties

Property	Description
BlockType	Returns or sets the work piece shape type access functions
GenerateMethod	Returns or sets the generate method access functions
ReferencePoint	Returns or sets the reference point to generate the work piece
RoundDimensionValue	Returns or sets the dimension round value
RoundPrecision	Returns or sets the round precision
SelectWorkPieceBody	Returns the work piece body selection
ShowBoundbox	Returns or sets the setting to show the bounding box of the product or not
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.
Type	Returns or sets the selection type to select the work piece

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.
ResetSizes	Resets workpiece sizes
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

WorkpieceBuilderMethodType Enumeration	the unit type includes the work piece define method
WorkpieceBuilderTypes Enumeration	the unit type includes product and combined work piece type
WorkpieceBuilderWorkPieceType Enumeration	the unit type includes the work piece create method

Property Detail

BlockType

WorkpieceBuilder.BlockType

Returns or sets the work piece shape type access functions

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Getter Method

Signature BlockType

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Tooling.WorkpieceBuilderWorkPieceType

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature BlockType

Parameters:blockType (NXOpen.Tooling.WorkpieceBuilderWorkPieceType) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

GenerateMethod

WorkpieceBuilder.GenerateMethod

Returns or sets the generate method access functions

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Getter Method

Signature GenerateMethod

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Tooling.WorkpieceBuilderMethodType

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature GenerateMethod

Parameters:generateMethod (NXOpen.Tooling.WorkpieceBuilderMethodType) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ReferencePoint

WorkpieceBuilder.ReferencePoint

Returns or sets the reference point to generate the work piece

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Getter Method

Signature ReferencePoint

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Point

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ReferencePoint

Parameters:referencePoint (NXOpen.Point) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

RoundDimensionValue

WorkpieceBuilder.RoundDimensionValue

Returns or sets the dimension round value

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Getter Method

Signature RoundDimensionValue

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature RoundDimensionValue

Parameters:roundDimensionValue (bool) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

RoundPrecision

WorkpieceBuilder.RoundPrecision

Returns or sets the round precision

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Getter Method

Signature RoundPrecision

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature RoundPrecision

Parameters:roundPrecision (float) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

SelectWorkPieceBody

WorkpieceBuilder.SelectWorkPieceBody

Returns the work piece body selection

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Getter Method

Signature SelectWorkPieceBody

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.SelectBodyList

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ShowBoundbox

WorkpieceBuilder.ShowBoundbox

Returns or sets the setting to show the bounding box of the product or not

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Getter Method

Signature ShowBoundbox

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ShowBoundbox

Parameters:showBoundbox (bool) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Type

WorkpieceBuilder.Type

Returns or sets the selection type to select the work piece

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Getter Method

Signature Type

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Tooling.WorkpieceBuilderTypes

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Type

Parameters:type (NXOpen.Tooling.WorkpieceBuilderTypes) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

ResetSizes

WorkpieceBuilder.ResetSizes

Resets workpiece sizes

Signature ResetSizes()

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Validate

WorkpieceBuilder.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.