PointsFromFileBuilder Class

class NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.PointsFromFileBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Represents a NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.PointsFromFileBuilder builder read points from a text file with format *.

asc, *.txt, *.dat, *.pts

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Part.CreatePointsFromFileBuilder

New in version NX8.5.0.

Properties

Property Description
CoordinateOption Returns or sets the option indicating type of point coordinates
FileName Returns or sets the file name of the point data file
PathName Returns or sets the path name of the point data file
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.

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.
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

PointsFromFileBuilderOptions Enumeration Coordinate option

Property Detail

CoordinateOption

PointsFromFileBuilder.CoordinateOption

Returns or sets the option indicating type of point coordinates

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Getter Method

Signature CoordinateOption()

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.PointsFromFileBuilderOptions

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature CoordinateOption(option)

Parameters:option (NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.PointsFromFileBuilderOptions) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

FileName

PointsFromFileBuilder.FileName

Returns or sets the file name of the point data file

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Getter Method

Signature FileName()

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature FileName(filename)

Parameters:filename (str) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

PathName

PointsFromFileBuilder.PathName

Returns or sets the path name of the point data file

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Getter Method

Signature PathName()

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature PathName(pathname)

Parameters:pathname (str) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

Validate

PointsFromFileBuilder.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.