FlexBodyBuilder Class¶

class NXOpen.Motion.FlexBodyBuilder¶

Bases: NXOpen.Motion.MotionBuilder

Represents a NXOpen.Motion.FlexBody builder

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Motion.FlexBodyCollection.CreateFlexBodyBuilder

Default values.

Property	Value
PositioningType	AbsoluteOrigin

New in version NX7.5.0.

Properties¶

Property	Description
DisplayScale	Returns or sets the icon display scale
FileTceName	Returns or sets the TCE RFI file name
GroupName	Returns or sets the group name
GroupType	Returns or sets the group type
Name	Returns or sets the flexible body object name
NativeRfiFileName	Returns or sets the native RFI file name
PositioningType	Returns or sets the positioning type
SelectionLink	Returns the selection link
SourceOption	Returns or sets the file type
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.
ExportRfiRelatedResults	Export rfi related results in manager mode @return The local file specification
GetCommittedObjects	For builders that create more than one object, this method returns the objects that are created by commit.
GetMarkerItems	Gets marker to node list Items @return
GetObject	Returns the object currently being edited by this builder.
GetOffsetOrientations	Gets the offset orientations @return
GetOffsetPoints	Gets the offset points @return
NewListMarkerToNode	Creates a new list item @return
SetMarkerItems	Sets marker to node list Items
SetOffsetOrientations	Sets the offset orientations
SetOffsetPoints	Sets the offset points
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¶

FlexBodyBuilderPositioning Enumeration	Represents positioning type of flexible body
FlexBodyBuilderSourceType Enumeration	Represents rfi file type of flexible body

Property Detail¶

FileTceName¶

FlexBodyBuilder.FileTceName¶

Returns or sets the TCE RFI file name

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Getter Method

Signature FileTceName()

Returns:
Return type:	str

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature FileTceName(fileTceName)

Parameters:	fileTceName (str) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

Name¶

FlexBodyBuilder.Name¶

Returns or sets the flexible body object name

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Getter Method

Signature Name()

Returns:
Return type:	str

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Name(name)

Parameters:	name (str) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

NativeRfiFileName¶

FlexBodyBuilder.NativeRfiFileName¶

Returns or sets the native RFI file name

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Getter Method

Signature NativeRfiFileName()

Returns:
Return type:	str

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature NativeRfiFileName(nativeRfiFileName)

Parameters:	nativeRfiFileName (str) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

PositioningType¶

FlexBodyBuilder.PositioningType¶

Returns or sets the positioning type

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Getter Method

Signature PositioningType()

Returns:
Return type:	`NXOpen.Motion.FlexBodyBuilderPositioning`

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature PositioningType(positioningType)

Parameters:	positioningType (`NXOpen.Motion.FlexBodyBuilderPositioning`) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

SelectionLink¶

FlexBodyBuilder.SelectionLink¶

Returns the selection link

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Getter Method

Signature SelectionLink()

Returns:
Return type:	`NXOpen.Motion.SelectLink`

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

SourceOption¶

FlexBodyBuilder.SourceOption¶

Returns or sets the file type

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Getter Method

Signature SourceOption()

Returns:
Return type:	`NXOpen.Motion.FlexBodyBuilderSourceType`

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SourceOption(sourceOption)

Parameters:	sourceOption (`NXOpen.Motion.FlexBodyBuilderSourceType`) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

Method Detail¶

ExportRfiRelatedResults¶

FlexBodyBuilder.ExportRfiRelatedResults¶

Export rfi related results in manager mode

Signature ExportRfiRelatedResults(caeFileSpec, resultName)

Parameters:	caeFileSpec (str) – The manger mode file specification NOTE: The full Unicode character set is not supported for this parameter. resultName (str) – The result name NOTE: The full Unicode character set is not supported for this parameter.
Returns:	The local file specification
Return type:	str

New in version NX7.5.4.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

GetMarkerItems¶

FlexBodyBuilder.GetMarkerItems¶

Gets marker to node list Items

Signature GetMarkerItems()

Returns:
Return type:	list of `NXOpen.Motion.MarkerToNodeData`

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

GetOffsetOrientations¶

FlexBodyBuilder.GetOffsetOrientations¶

Gets the offset orientations

Signature GetOffsetOrientations()

Returns:
Return type:	list of float

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

GetOffsetPoints¶

FlexBodyBuilder.GetOffsetPoints¶

Gets the offset points

Signature GetOffsetPoints()

Returns:
Return type:	list of float

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

NewListMarkerToNode¶

FlexBodyBuilder.NewListMarkerToNode¶

Creates a new list item

Signature NewListMarkerToNode(marker, markerPosition, nodeID, move, nodeLocationX, nodeLocationY, nodeLocationZ)

Parameters:	marker (`NXOpen.NXObject`) – The marker tag markerPosition (int) – The i or j marker identity nodeID (int) – The node ID move (bool) – Whether to move the node nodeLocationX (float) – The node location X coordinate nodeLocationY (float) – The node location Y coordinate nodeLocationZ (float) – The node location Z coordinate
Returns:
Return type:	`NXOpen.Motion.MarkerToNodeData`

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

SetMarkerItems¶

FlexBodyBuilder.SetMarkerItems¶

Sets marker to node list Items

Signature SetMarkerItems(markerToNodeListItem)

Parameters:	markerToNodeListItem (list of `NXOpen.Motion.MarkerToNodeData`) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

SetOffsetOrientations¶

FlexBodyBuilder.SetOffsetOrientations¶

Sets the offset orientations

Signature SetOffsetOrientations(offsetOrientations)

Parameters:	offsetOrientations (list of float) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

SetOffsetPoints¶

FlexBodyBuilder.SetOffsetPoints¶

Sets the offset points

Signature SetOffsetPoints(offsetPoints)

Parameters:	offsetPoints (list of float) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

Validate¶

FlexBodyBuilder.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.