Subset Class

class NXOpen.Assemblies.Subset

Bases: NXOpen.NXObject

A subset is a set of design elements within a collaborative design.

To create or edit an instance of this class, use NXOpen.Assemblies.SubsetBuilder

New in version NX8.5.0.

Properties

Property Description
ComponentInWorkset Returns the NXOpen.Assemblies.Component that corresponds to this subset in the workset NXOpen.Assemblies.ComponentAssembly.
Description Returns the description of this subset.
DisplayExcludedDesignElements Returns or sets the design elements excluded from spatial search to be displayed or not
IsOccurrence Returns whether this object is an occurrence or not.
JournalIdentifier Returns the identifier that would be recorded in a journal for this object.
Name Returns the custom name of the object.
OwningComponent Returns the owning component, if this object is an occurrence.
OwningPart Returns the owning part of this object
PartitionViewStyle Returns or sets the partition view style to show.
Prototype Returns the prototype of this object if it is an occurrence.
ShowSubsetStructure Returns or sets the subset structure to be shown or not.
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.

Methods

Method Description
AddAllChildrenToSubset Adds all the child components of the selected Reuse Design Element to the owning subset.
AddConnectedByElements Add Elements to a subset that reference the existing Design Elements in it by a Connection relation.
AddInterpartParents Add sources of interpart relationships (wave links in the subset and Connected To relationships for design features) that are not in the specified subset to the subset recipe.
AddNewChildrenToSubset If the Reuse Design Elements in the subset contain any new components which were not added to the subset because its owning workset was not the displayed part at the time of creation, then add those new components to the subset now.
DeleteAllAttributesByType Deletes all attributes of a specific type.
DeleteAttributeByTypeAndTitle Deletes an attribute by type and title.
DeleteFromCollaborativeDesign Deletes the design elements from the owning NXOpen.CollaborativeDesign.
DeletePositioningTask Deletes the NXOpen.Assemblies.PositioningTask from this subset.
DeleteUserAttribute Deletes the first attribute encountered with the given Type, Title.
DeleteUserAttributes Deletes the attributes encountered with the given Type with option to update or not.
FindObject Finds the NXOpen.NXObject with the given identifier as recorded in a journal.
GetAllPositioningTasks Gets all NXOpen.Assemblies.PositioningTask that belong to this subset.
GetAttributeTitlesByType Gets all the attribute titles of a specific type.
GetBooleanUserAttribute Gets a boolean attribute by Title and array Index.
GetComputationalTimeUserAttribute Gets a time attribute by Title and array Index.
GetDesignElementRevisionMembers The :py:class:`NXOpen.PDM.DesignElementRevision`s that are members of this subset.
GetDesignElementRevisionParents The NXOpen.PDM.DesignElementRevision`s that have been loaded because they contain            a :py:class:`NXOpen.PDM.DesignSubordinateRevision that belongs to this subset.
GetDesignSubordinateRevisionMembers The :py:class:`NXOpen.PDM.DesignSubordinateRevision`s that are members of this subset.
GetDesignSubordinateRevisionParents The NXOpen.PDM.DesignSubordinateRevision`s that have been loaded because they contain            a :py:class:`NXOpen.PDM.DesignSubordinateRevision that belongs to this subset.
GetIntegerAttribute Gets an integer attribute by title.
GetIntegerUserAttribute Gets an integer attribute by Title and array Index.
GetRealAttribute Gets a real attribute by title.
GetRealUserAttribute Gets a real attribute by Title and array Index.
GetReferenceAttribute Gets the reference string (not the calculated value) of a string attribute that uses a reference string.
GetStringAttribute Gets a string attribute value by title.
GetStringUserAttribute Gets a string attribute by Title and array Index.
GetTimeAttribute Gets a time attribute by title.
GetTimeUserAttribute Gets a time attribute by Title and array Index.
GetUserAttribute Gets the first attribute encountered on the object, if any, with a given Title, Type and array Index.
GetUserAttributeAsString Gets the first attribute encountered on the object, if any, with a given title, type and array index.
GetUserAttributeCount Gets the count of set attributes on the object, if any, of the given type.
GetUserAttributeLock Determine the lock of the given attribute.
GetUserAttributeSize Gets the size of the first attribute encountered on the object, if any, with a given Title and Type.
GetUserAttributeSourceObjects Returns an array of objects from which this object presents attributes.
GetUserAttributes Gets all the attributes that have been set on the given object.
GetUserAttributesAsStrings Gets all the attributes that have been set on the given object.
HasUserAttribute Determines if an attribute with the given Title, Type and array Index is present on the object Unset attributes will not be detected by this function, as its purpose is to test for the actual presence of the attribute on the object.
HideCollaborativeDesignPreview Hides the preview for the Collaborative Design in the graphics window if it was already displayed.
IsCollaborativeDesignPreviewDisplayed Is the preview for the Collaborative Design being displayed in the Graphics window.
Print Prints a representation of this object to the system log file.
RemoveDesignElements Removes the design elements from this subset.
ReplayRecipe Replay this subset.
SetAttribute Creates or modifies an integer attribute.
SetBooleanUserAttribute Creates or modifies a boolean attribute with the option to update or not.
SetName Sets the custom name of the object.
SetReferenceAttribute Creates or modifies a string attribute which uses a reference string.
SetTimeAttribute Creates or modifies a time attribute.
SetTimeUserAttribute Creates or modifies a time attribute with the option to update or not.
SetUserAttribute Creates or modifies an attribute with the option to update or not.
SetUserAttributeLock Lock or unlock the given attribute.
ShowCollaborativeDesignPreview Displays the preview for the Collaborative Design in the graphics window.

Enumerations

SubsetPartitionViewStyleType Enumeration Represents the type of partition view style to show for a subset.

Property Detail

ComponentInWorkset

Subset.ComponentInWorkset

Returns the NXOpen.Assemblies.Component that corresponds to this subset in the workset NXOpen.Assemblies.ComponentAssembly.

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Getter Method

Signature ComponentInWorkset()

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Assemblies.Component

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

Description

Subset.Description

Returns the description of this subset.

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Getter Method

Signature Description()

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

DisplayExcludedDesignElements

Subset.DisplayExcludedDesignElements

Returns or sets the design elements excluded from spatial search to be displayed or not

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Getter Method

Signature DisplayExcludedDesignElements()

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

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Setter Method

Signature DisplayExcludedDesignElements(displayExcluded)

Parameters:displayExcluded (bool) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

IsOccurrence

Subset.IsOccurrence

Returns whether this object is an occurrence or not.

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Getter Method

Signature IsOccurrence()

Returns:This object is an occurrence
Return type:bool

New in version NX3.0.0.

License requirements: None.

JournalIdentifier

Subset.JournalIdentifier

Returns the identifier that would be recorded in a journal for this object.

This may not be the same across different releases of the software.

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Getter Method

Signature JournalIdentifier()

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX3.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Name

Subset.Name

Returns the custom name of the object.

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Getter Method

Signature Name()

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX3.0.0.

License requirements: None.

OwningComponent

Subset.OwningComponent

Returns the owning component, if this object is an occurrence.

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Getter Method

Signature OwningComponent()

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Assemblies.Component

New in version NX3.0.0.

License requirements: None.

OwningPart

Subset.OwningPart

Returns the owning part of this object

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Getter Method

Signature OwningPart()

Returns:The owning part of this object or null if it does not have an owner
Return type:NXOpen.BasePart

New in version NX3.0.0.

License requirements: None.

PartitionViewStyle

Subset.PartitionViewStyle

Returns or sets the partition view style to show.

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Getter Method

Signature PartitionViewStyle()

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Assemblies.SubsetPartitionViewStyleType

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

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Setter Method

Signature PartitionViewStyle(partitionViewStyle)

Parameters:partitionViewStyle (NXOpen.Assemblies.SubsetPartitionViewStyleType) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

Prototype

Subset.Prototype

Returns the prototype of this object if it is an occurrence.

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Getter Method

Signature Prototype()

Returns:The prototype of this object or null if this object is not an occurrence
Return type:NXOpen.INXObject

New in version NX3.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ShowSubsetStructure

Subset.ShowSubsetStructure

Returns or sets the subset structure to be shown or not.

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Getter Method

Signature ShowSubsetStructure()

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

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Setter Method

Signature ShowSubsetStructure(showSubsetStructure)

Parameters:showSubsetStructure (bool) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

Method Detail

AddAllChildrenToSubset

Subset.AddAllChildrenToSubset

Adds all the child components of the selected Reuse Design Element to the owning subset.

Signature AddAllChildrenToSubset(reuseDesignElements)

Parameters:reuseDesignElements (list of NXOpen.Assemblies.Component) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

AddConnectedByElements

Subset.AddConnectedByElements

Add Elements to a subset that reference the existing Design Elements in it by a Connection relation.

A typical example will be to add Weld Design Features that reference any of the Design Elements in this subset. The recipe will be modified and explicit include terms will be added for each Element. The modified recipe will be replayed at the end of the operation. See JA_SUBSET_AddInterpartParents

Signature AddConnectedByElements()

New in version NX8.5.1.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

AddInterpartParents

Subset.AddInterpartParents

Add sources of interpart relationships (wave links in the subset and Connected To relationships for design features) that are not in the specified subset to the subset recipe.

The recipe will be modified and explicit include terms will be added for each parent. The modified recipe will be replayed at the end of the operation.

Signature AddInterpartParents()

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

AddNewChildrenToSubset

Subset.AddNewChildrenToSubset

If the Reuse Design Elements in the subset contain any new components which were not added to the subset because its owning workset was not the displayed part at the time of creation, then add those new components to the subset now.

Signature AddNewChildrenToSubset()

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

DeleteFromCollaborativeDesign

Subset.DeleteFromCollaborativeDesign

Deletes the design elements from the owning NXOpen.CollaborativeDesign.

Signature DeleteFromCollaborativeDesign(designElement)

Parameters:designElement (list of NXOpen.NXObject) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

DeletePositioningTask

Subset.DeletePositioningTask

Deletes the NXOpen.Assemblies.PositioningTask from this subset.

Signature DeletePositioningTask(positioningTask)

Parameters:positioningTask (NXOpen.Assemblies.PositioningTask) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

FindObject

Subset.FindObject

Finds the NXOpen.NXObject with the given identifier as recorded in a journal.

An object may not return the same value as its JournalIdentifier in different versions of the software. However newer versions of the software should find the same object when FindObject is passed older versions of its journal identifier. In general, this method should not be used in handwritten code and exists to support record and playback of journals.

An exception will be thrown if no object can be found with the given journal identifier.

Signature FindObject(journalIdentifier)

Parameters:journalIdentifier (str) – Journal identifier of the object
Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.INXObject

New in version NX3.0.0.

License requirements: None.

GetAllPositioningTasks

Subset.GetAllPositioningTasks

Gets all NXOpen.Assemblies.PositioningTask that belong to this subset.

Signature GetAllPositioningTasks()

Returns:
Return type:list of NXOpen.Assemblies.PositioningTask

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

GetDesignElementRevisionMembers

Subset.GetDesignElementRevisionMembers

The :py:class:`NXOpen.PDM.DesignElementRevision`s that are members of this subset.

Note that this does not include elements that have been loaded only because they contain a NXOpen.PDM.DesignSubordinateRevision that belongs to this subset. See GetDesignElementRevisionParents

Signature GetDesignElementRevisionMembers()

Returns:
Return type:list of NXOpen.PDM.DesignElementRevision

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

GetDesignElementRevisionParents

Subset.GetDesignElementRevisionParents

The NXOpen.PDM.DesignElementRevision`s that have been loaded because they contain a :py:class:`NXOpen.PDM.DesignSubordinateRevision that belongs to this subset.

Signature GetDesignElementRevisionParents()

Returns:
Return type:list of NXOpen.PDM.DesignElementRevision

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

GetDesignSubordinateRevisionMembers

Subset.GetDesignSubordinateRevisionMembers

The :py:class:`NXOpen.PDM.DesignSubordinateRevision`s that are members of this subset.

Note that this does not include elements that have been loaded only because they contain a NXOpen.PDM.DesignSubordinateRevision that belongs to this subset. See GetDesignSubordinateRevisionParents

Signature GetDesignSubordinateRevisionMembers()

Returns:
Return type:list of NXOpen.PDM.DesignSubordinateRevision

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

GetDesignSubordinateRevisionParents

Subset.GetDesignSubordinateRevisionParents

The NXOpen.PDM.DesignSubordinateRevision`s that have been loaded because they contain a :py:class:`NXOpen.PDM.DesignSubordinateRevision that belongs to this subset.

Signature GetDesignSubordinateRevisionParents()

Returns:
Return type:list of NXOpen.PDM.DesignSubordinateRevision

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

HideCollaborativeDesignPreview

Subset.HideCollaborativeDesignPreview

Hides the preview for the Collaborative Design in the graphics window if it was already displayed.

See ShowCollaborativeDesignPreview.

Signature HideCollaborativeDesignPreview()

New in version NX8.5.1.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

IsCollaborativeDesignPreviewDisplayed

Subset.IsCollaborativeDesignPreviewDisplayed

Is the preview for the Collaborative Design being displayed in the Graphics window.

Signature IsCollaborativeDesignPreviewDisplayed()

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX8.5.1.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

Print

Subset.Print

Prints a representation of this object to the system log file.

Signature Print()

New in version NX3.0.0.

License requirements: None.

RemoveDesignElements

Subset.RemoveDesignElements

Removes the design elements from this subset.

This will not delete the design element from the owning NXOpen.CollaborativeDesign.

Signature RemoveDesignElements(designElements)

Parameters:designElements (list of NXOpen.NXObject) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

ReplayRecipe

Subset.ReplayRecipe

Replay this subset.

This will perform a search using the current subset recipe and configuration. The contents of the subset will be changed accordingly.

Signature ReplayRecipe()

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)

SetName

Subset.SetName

Sets the custom name of the object.

NOTE: This method should not be used to edit a read-only object such as a Mirrored PMI object. If it is, the changes will be overridden when the part is updated.

Signature SetName(name)

Parameters:name (str) –

New in version NX3.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ShowCollaborativeDesignPreview

Subset.ShowCollaborativeDesignPreview

Displays the preview for the Collaborative Design in the graphics window.

The preview is stored as a JT dataset on the Collaborative Design. Any transformation specific to this subset will also be applied to the preview. isPreviewAvailable will be false if no JT dataset could be found. See HideCollaborativeDesignPreview.

Signature ShowCollaborativeDesignPreview()

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX8.5.1.

License requirements: nx_4gd_integration (“4th Generation Design”)