Template Class

class NXOpen.PartFamily.Template

Bases: NXOpen.NXObject

This class represents a part family template

Use PartFamily.TemplateManager.CreatePartFamily to get the instance of this class.

New in version NX9.0.0.

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.
TemplateName Returns the name of the part family template
Version Returns the version of the part family template

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.
GetAttributes Returns the attributes of the part family template.
GetBooleanUserAttribute Gets a boolean attribute by Title and array Index.
GetComputationalTimeUserAttribute Gets a time attribute by Title and array Index.
GetIntegerAttribute Gets an integer attribute by title.
GetIntegerUserAttribute Gets an integer attribute by Title and array Index.
GetMembers Obtains the members in part family.
GetRealAttribute Gets a real attribute by title.
GetRealUserAttribute Gets a real attribute by Title and array Index.
GetReferenceAttribute Gets the reference string (not the calculated value) of a string attribute that uses a reference string.
GetStringAttribute Gets a string attribute value by title.
GetStringUserAttribute Gets a string attribute by Title and array Index.
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.
GetValidAttributeValues Returns the valid attribute values for a given part family attribute.
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.
IsValidMemberName Returns true if a member name is valid, false otherwise @return
Print Prints a representation of this object to the system log file.
SetAttribute Creates or modifies an integer attribute.
SetBooleanUserAttribute Creates or modifies a boolean attribute with the option to update or not.
SetName Sets the custom name of the object.
SetReferenceAttribute Creates or modifies a string attribute which uses a reference string.
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.

Property Detail

IsOccurrence

Template.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

Template.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

Template.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

Template.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

Template.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

Template.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.

TemplateName

Template.TemplateName

Returns the name of the part family template

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Getter Method

Signature TemplateName()

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Version

Template.Version

Returns the version of the part family template

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Getter Method

Signature Version()

Returns:
Return type:int

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Method Detail

FindObject

Template.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.

GetAttributes

Template.GetAttributes

Returns the attributes of the part family template.

These are the attributes committed onto the core object

Signature GetAttributes()

Returns:
Return type:list of NXOpen.PartFamily.FamilyAttribute

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

GetMembers

Template.GetMembers

Obtains the members in part family.

Signature GetMembers()

Returns:
Return type:list of str

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

GetValidAttributeValues

Template.GetValidAttributeValues

Returns the valid attribute values for a given part family attribute.

These will be useful for selecting a valid match_criteria

Signature GetValidAttributeValues(attr)

Parameters:attr (NXOpen.PartFamily.FamilyAttribute) –
Returns:
Return type:list of str

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

IsValidMemberName

Template.IsValidMemberName

Returns true if a member name is valid, false otherwise

Signature IsValidMemberName(memberName)

Parameters:memberName (str) –
Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Print

Template.Print

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

Signature Print()

New in version NX3.0.0.

License requirements: None.

SetName

Template.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.