NCGroup Class

class NXOpen.CAM.NCGroup

Bases: NXOpen.CAM.CAMObject

Represents a NC group

To obtain an instance of this class us NXOpen.CAM.NCGroupCollection

New in version NX4.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
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
Prototype Returns the prototype of this object if it is an occurrence.
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.

Methods

Method Description
DeleteAllAttributesByType Deletes all attributes of a specific type.
DeleteAttributeByTypeAndTitle Deletes an attribute by type and title.
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.
GetAttributeTitlesByType Gets all the attribute titles of a specific type.
GetBooleanUserAttribute Gets a boolean attribute by Title and array Index.
GetBooleanValue Get the boolean value of the parameter index from the object @return the boolean value
GetComputationalTimeUserAttribute Gets a time attribute by Title and array Index.
GetFeedRate Get the feed rate value and unit of the parameter index from the object @return the feed rate unit
GetFeedRateColor Get the feed rate color of the parameter index from the object.
GetIntegerArrayValue Get the integer array value of the parameter index from the object.
GetIntegerAttribute Gets an integer attribute by title.
GetIntegerUserAttribute Gets an integer attribute by Title and array Index.
GetIntegerValue Get the integer value of the parameter index from the object.
GetMembers Get all members of the group(single level) @return array of members
GetObject Get the object value of the parameter index from the object @return the object value
GetObjectArrayValue Get the object array value of the parameter index from the object.
GetParent Get parent of the group @return parent of this group
GetRealArrayValue Get the real array value of the parameter index from the object.
GetRealAttribute Gets a real attribute by title.
GetRealUserAttribute Gets a real attribute by Title and array Index.
GetRealValue Get the real value of the parameter index from the object.
GetReferenceAttribute Gets the reference string (not the calculated value) of a string attribute that uses a reference string.
GetStatus Get the status of the input object.
GetStringArrayValue Get the string array value of the parameter index from the object.
GetStringAttribute Gets a string attribute value by title.
GetStringUserAttribute Gets a string attribute by Title and array Index.
GetStringValue Get the string value of the parameter index from the object @return the string value
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.
GetWireEdmFeedRate Get the feed rate value and side of the parameter index from the object, side is only used in wire edm.
Has911Attribute Check if a 911 attribute exists in an 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.
Print Prints a representation of this object to the system log file.
Remove911Attribute Remove a specific 911 attribute from an object.
RemoveAll911Attributes Remove all 911 attributes from an object.
SetAttribute Creates or modifies an integer attribute.
SetBooleanUserAttribute Creates or modifies a boolean attribute with the option to update or not.
SetBooleanValue Set a boolean value to the parameter index for the object.
SetFeedRate Set feed rate value and unit to the parameter index for the object.
SetFeedRateColor Set feed rate display color to the parameter index for the object.
SetIntegerArrayValue Set integer array value to the parameter index for the object.
SetIntegerValue Set an integer value to the parameter index for the object.
SetName Sets the custom name of the object.
SetObject Set a object to the parameter index for the object.
SetObjectArrayValue Set object array to the parameter index for the object
SetRealArrayValue Set real array to the parameter index for the object.
SetRealValue Set a real value to the parameter index for the object.
SetReferenceAttribute Creates or modifies a string attribute which uses a reference string.
SetStringArrayValue Set string array to the parameter index for the object
SetStringValue Set a string value to the parameter index for the object.
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.
SetWireEdmFeedRate Set feed rate value and side to the parameter index for the object, side is only used in wire edm.

Property Detail

IsOccurrence

NCGroup.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

NCGroup.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

NCGroup.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

NCGroup.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

NCGroup.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.

Prototype

NCGroup.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.

Method Detail

FindObject

NCGroup.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.

GetMembers

NCGroup.GetMembers

Get all members of the group(single level)

Signature GetMembers()

Returns:array of members
Return type:list of NXOpen.CAM.CAMObject

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

GetParent

NCGroup.GetParent

Get parent of the group

Signature GetParent()

Returns:parent of this group
Return type:NXOpen.CAM.NCGroup

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Print

NCGroup.Print

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

Signature Print()

New in version NX3.0.0.

License requirements: None.

SetName

NCGroup.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.