ShipPreparationBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Features.ShipDesign.ShipPreparationBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Creates a builder used to prepare basic design data for meshing.

Multiple features are created as a result of committing this builder. To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Features.ShipCollection.CreateShipPreparationBuilder

Default values.

Property Value
AngleTolerance 0.5
DistanceTolerance 0.01

New in version NX10.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
AngleTolerance Returns or sets the angle tolerance.
DistanceTolerance Returns or sets the distance tolerance.
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
ShipComponents Returns the components containing basic design data to prepare for meshing.
SurroundingPatchSurfaceFilename Returns or sets the surrounding patch surface filename
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.

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

AngleTolerance

ShipPreparationBuilder.AngleTolerance

Returns or sets the angle tolerance.

Used in curve approximation.

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Getter Method

Signature AngleTolerance()

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature AngleTolerance(angleTolerance)

Parameters:angleTolerance (float) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_ship_basic (“Ship Basic Design”)

DistanceTolerance

ShipPreparationBuilder.DistanceTolerance

Returns or sets the distance tolerance.

Used in edge pairing to determine if edges are close.

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Getter Method

Signature DistanceTolerance()

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature DistanceTolerance(distanceTolerance)

Parameters:distanceTolerance (float) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_ship_basic (“Ship Basic Design”)

ShipComponents

ShipPreparationBuilder.ShipComponents

Returns the components containing basic design data to prepare for meshing.

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Getter Method

Signature ShipComponents()

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Assemblies.SelectComponentList

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

Validate

ShipPreparationBuilder.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.