BooleanBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Features.BooleanBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents a boolean feature builder.

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Features.FeatureCollection.CreateBooleanBuilderUsingCollector

New in version NX4.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
BooleanRegionSelect Returns the boolean region select object
ConvertToSew Returns or sets the convert to sew flag
CopyTargets Returns or sets the copy targets flag
CopyTools Returns or sets the copy tools flag
Operation Returns or sets the boolean operation
ParentFeatureInternal Returns or sets whether or not the latest timestamped parent feature of this feature should be made internal
PatchSolutionFlag Returns or sets the patch solution flag
PatchSurfaceFilename Returns or sets the patch surface filename
RetainTarget Returns or sets the retain target flag
RetainTool Returns or sets the retain tool flag
SurroundingPatchSurfaceFilename Returns or sets the surrounding patch surface filename
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.
Target Returns or sets the target body
Targets Returns the target bodies for the boolean operation
Tolerance Returns or sets the tolerance
Tool Returns or sets the tool body
ToolBodyCollector Returns or sets the tool body collector for the boolean operation
Tools Returns the tool bodies for the boolean operation

Methods

Method Description
Commit Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
CommitFeature Commits the feature parameters and creates the feature @return
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.
GetFeature Returns the feature currently being edited by this builder.
GetObject Returns the object currently being edited by this builder.
HideInternalParentFeatureAfterEdit Re-suppress an internal parent feature (a slave feature) after it has been edited.
SetParentFeatureInternal Set the parent features which would be internal or slaves to the feature being created or commited
ShowInternalParentFeatureForEdit Unsuppress an internal parent feature (a slave feature) so it can be edited.
ShowResults Updates the model to reflect the result of an edit to the model for all builders that support showing results.
UnsetParentFeatureInternal Set the internal parent feature of the feature being edited to external
Validate Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

Property Detail

BooleanRegionSelect

BooleanBuilder.BooleanRegionSelect

Returns the boolean region select object

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Getter Method

Signature BooleanRegionSelect()

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.BooleanRegionSelect

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

ConvertToSew

BooleanBuilder.ConvertToSew

Returns or sets the convert to sew flag

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Getter Method

Signature ConvertToSew()

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ConvertToSew(convertToSew)

Parameters:convertToSew (bool) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

CopyTargets

BooleanBuilder.CopyTargets

Returns or sets the copy targets flag

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Getter Method

Signature CopyTargets()

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature CopyTargets(copyTargets)

Parameters:copyTargets (bool) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

CopyTools

BooleanBuilder.CopyTools

Returns or sets the copy tools flag

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Getter Method

Signature CopyTools()

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature CopyTools(copyTools)

Parameters:copyTools (bool) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Operation

BooleanBuilder.Operation

Returns or sets the boolean operation

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Getter Method

Signature Operation()

Returns:Type of boolean operation.
Return type:NXOpen.Features.FeatureBooleanType

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Operation(operation)

Parameters:operation (NXOpen.Features.FeatureBooleanType) – Type of boolean operation.

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

RetainTarget

BooleanBuilder.RetainTarget

Returns or sets the retain target flag

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Getter Method

Signature RetainTarget()

Returns:Retain target flag
Return type:bool

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature RetainTarget(retainTarget)

Parameters:retainTarget (bool) – Retain target flag

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

RetainTool

BooleanBuilder.RetainTool

Returns or sets the retain tool flag

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Getter Method

Signature RetainTool()

Returns:Retain tool flag
Return type:bool

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature RetainTool(retainTool)

Parameters:retainTool (bool) – Retain tool flag

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Target

BooleanBuilder.Target

Returns or sets the target body

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Getter Method

Signature Target()

Returns:Target body for boolean operation.
Return type:NXOpen.Body

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Target(target)

Parameters:target (NXOpen.Body) – Target body for boolean operation. This parameter may not be None.

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Targets

BooleanBuilder.Targets

Returns the target bodies for the boolean operation

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Getter Method

Signature Targets()

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.SelectBodyList

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Tolerance

BooleanBuilder.Tolerance

Returns or sets the tolerance

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Getter Method

Signature Tolerance()

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Tolerance(tolerance)

Parameters:tolerance (float) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Tool

BooleanBuilder.Tool

Returns or sets the tool body

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Getter Method

Signature Tool()

Returns:Tool body for boolean operation.
Return type:NXOpen.DisplayableObject

New in version NX4.0.0.

Deprecated since version NX5.0.2: Use Features.BooleanBuilder.ToolBodyCollector instead.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Tool(tool)

Parameters:tool (NXOpen.DisplayableObject) – Tool body for boolean operation. This parameter may not be None.

New in version NX4.0.0.

Deprecated since version NX5.0.2: Use Features.BooleanBuilder.ToolBodyCollector instead.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

ToolBodyCollector

BooleanBuilder.ToolBodyCollector

Returns or sets the tool body collector for the boolean operation

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Getter Method

Signature ToolBodyCollector()

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.ScCollector

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ToolBodyCollector(toolBodyCollector)

Parameters:toolBodyCollector (NXOpen.ScCollector) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Tools

BooleanBuilder.Tools

Returns the tool bodies for the boolean operation

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Getter Method

Signature Tools()

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.SelectDisplayableObjectList

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

Validate

BooleanBuilder.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.