ComponentConstraint Class¶
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class
NXOpen.Positioning.
ComponentConstraint
¶ Bases:
NXOpen.Positioning.Constraint
Constraint for use in positioning assembly objects in NX.
New in version NX5.0.1.
Properties¶
Property | Description |
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ArrangementSpecific | Returns or sets the arrangement specific state of this NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint in the NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentPositioner.PrimaryArrangement` . |
Automatic | Returns or sets the flag marking the constraint as an automatic constraint. |
ConstraintAlignment | Returns or sets the alignment behavior for the constraint. |
ConstraintType | Returns or sets the constraint type. |
Expression | Returns the expression used for constraint. |
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 |
Persistent | Returns or sets the persistent state of the constraint. |
Prototype | Returns the prototype of this object if it is an occurrence. |
SplinePointsType | Returns or sets the type of the spline. |
Suppressed | Returns or sets the suppression state for the constraint. |
Tag | Returns the Tag for this object. |
Methods¶
Method | Description |
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CreateConstraintReference | Adds geometry to a constraint and sets the movable object to be constrained. |
DeleteAllAttributesByType | Deletes all attributes of a specific type. |
DeleteAttributeByTypeAndTitle | Deletes an attribute by type and title. |
DeleteConstraintReference | Removes a NXOpen.Positioning.ConstraintReference from the constraint. |
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. |
EditConstraintReference | Adds geometry to a constraint and sets the movable object to be constrained, replacing the properties of an existing reference of the constraint. |
FindObject | Finds the NXOpen.NXObject with the given identifier as recorded in a journal. |
FlipAlignment | Reverses the constraint alignment if this is possible. |
GenerateConversionReport | Returns a textual conversion report this constraint from when it was converted from a Mating Constraint to an Assembly Constraint. |
GetAttributeTitlesByType | Gets all the attribute titles of a specific type. |
GetBooleanUserAttribute | Gets a boolean attribute by Title and array Index. |
GetComputationalTimeUserAttribute | Gets a time attribute by Title and array Index. |
GetConstraintStatus | Returns the solver status of a constraint. |
GetDirectionToFixed | Get the NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraintDirectionToFixed value of the NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint given a component and an arrangement. |
GetDisplayedConstraint | Gets the NXOpen.Positioning.DisplayedConstraint that is in the same part as that of the constraint. |
GetInherited | Get whether this NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint is an inherited constraint. |
GetIntegerAttribute | Gets an integer attribute by title. |
GetIntegerUserAttribute | Gets an integer attribute by Title and array Index. |
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. |
GetReferences | Gets all the :py:class:`NXOpen.Positioning.ConstraintReference`s for the constraint. |
GetSharedSuppressed | Get the shared suppression state of this NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint used across all arrangements where the constraint is not arrangement specific. |
GetSpecificInArrangement | Get the arrangement specific state of this NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint in the specified NXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement . |
GetStringAttribute | Gets a string attribute value by title. |
GetStringUserAttribute | Gets a string attribute by Title and array Index. |
GetSuppressedInArrangement | Get the suppression state of this NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint in the specified NXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement . |
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. |
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. |
Prints a representation of this object to the system log file. | |
RememberOnComponent | Remembers the constraint in the prototype part of a referenced component for reuse in other occurrences of the part. |
ReverseDirection | Reverses the constraint direction. |
SetAlignmentHint | Set a hint as to which alignment should be used by the solver for this constraint. |
SetAttribute | Creates or modifies an integer attribute. |
SetBooleanUserAttribute | Creates or modifies a boolean attribute with the option to update or not. |
SetExpression | The expression used for constraint - only for distance or angle |
SetName | Sets the custom name of the object. |
SetReferenceAttribute | Creates or modifies a string attribute which uses a reference string. |
SetSharedSuppressed | Set the shared suppression state of this NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint used across all arrangements where the constraint is not arrangement specific. |
SetSpecificInArrangement | Set the arrangement specific state of this NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint in the specified NXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement . |
SetSuppressedInArrangement | Set the suppression state of this NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint in the specified NXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement . |
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. |
Enumerations¶
ComponentConstraintDirectionToFixed Enumeration | Specifies how a constraint affects the positioning of a component. |
Property Detail¶
ArrangementSpecific¶
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ComponentConstraint.
ArrangementSpecific
¶ Returns or sets the arrangement specific state of this
NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint
in theNXOpen.Positioning.ComponentPositioner.PrimaryArrangement`
.Constraints can never be arrangement specific in piece parts.
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Getter Method
Signature
ArrangementSpecific()
Returns: The arrangement specific state Return type: bool New in version NX6.0.0.
License requirements: assemblies (“ASSEMBLIES MODULE”)
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Setter Method
Signature
ArrangementSpecific(arrangementSpecific)
Parameters: arrangementSpecific (bool) – The arrangement specific state New in version NX6.0.0.
License requirements: assemblies (“ASSEMBLIES MODULE”)
IsOccurrence¶
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ComponentConstraint.
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¶
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ComponentConstraint.
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¶
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ComponentConstraint.
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¶
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ComponentConstraint.
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¶
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ComponentConstraint.
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¶
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ComponentConstraint.
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.
Method Detail¶
FindObject¶
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ComponentConstraint.
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.
GetDirectionToFixed¶
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ComponentConstraint.
GetDirectionToFixed
¶ Get the
NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraintDirectionToFixed
value of theNXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint
given a component and an arrangement.This value specifies how a constraint affects the positioning of a component. If the arrangement is null, the “direction to fixed” value will be evaluated based on the default arrangement.
Signature
GetDirectionToFixed(component, arrangement)
Parameters: - component (
NXOpen.Assemblies.Component
) – The component constrained to the specified constraint. - arrangement (
NXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement
) – TheNXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement
in which the constraint state is being evaluated.
Returns: The
NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraintDirectionToFixed
value.Return type: New in version NX9.0.0.
License requirements: assemblies (“ASSEMBLIES MODULE”)
- component (
GetInherited¶
-
ComponentConstraint.
GetInherited
¶ Get whether this
NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint
is an inherited constraint.An inherited constraint is created by the system to support Positioning Overrides.
Signature
GetInherited()
Returns: The inherited state of this NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint
Return type: bool New in version NX9.0.0.
License requirements: assemblies (“ASSEMBLIES MODULE”)
GetSpecificInArrangement¶
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ComponentConstraint.
GetSpecificInArrangement
¶ Get the arrangement specific state of this
NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint
in the specifiedNXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement
.Signature
GetSpecificInArrangement(arrangement)
Parameters: arrangement ( NXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement
) – TheNXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement
in which the arrangement specific state is being enquired.Returns: The arrangement specific state. Return type: bool New in version NX6.0.0.
License requirements: assemblies (“ASSEMBLIES MODULE”)
GetSuppressedInArrangement¶
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ComponentConstraint.
GetSuppressedInArrangement
¶ Get the suppression state of this
NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint
in the specifiedNXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement
.If the constraint is not arrangement specific in this arrangement then the shared suppression state, used across all arrangements where the constraint is not arrangement specific, is used.
Signature
GetSuppressedInArrangement(arrangement)
Parameters: arrangement ( NXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement
) – TheNXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement
in which the suppression state is being enquired.Returns: The suppression state. Return type: bool New in version NX6.0.0.
License requirements: assemblies (“ASSEMBLIES MODULE”)
Print¶
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ComponentConstraint.
Print
¶ Prints a representation of this object to the system log file.
Signature
Print()
New in version NX3.0.0.
License requirements: None.
RememberOnComponent¶
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ComponentConstraint.
RememberOnComponent
¶ Remembers the constraint in the prototype part of a referenced component for reuse in other occurrences of the part.
Fix and Bond constraints are never remembered. If the constraint does not reference geometry in the component, it is not remembered.
Signature
RememberOnComponent(component)
Parameters: component ( NXOpen.Assemblies.Component
) – TheNXOpen.Assemblies.Component
on which the constraint is rememberedNew in version NX5.0.1.
License requirements: assemblies (“ASSEMBLIES MODULE”)
SetName¶
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ComponentConstraint.
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.
SetSpecificInArrangement¶
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ComponentConstraint.
SetSpecificInArrangement
¶ Set the arrangement specific state of this
NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint
in the specifiedNXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement
.Signature
SetSpecificInArrangement(arrangement, arrangementSpecific)
Parameters: - arrangement (
NXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement
) – TheNXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement
in which the arrangement specific state is being set. - arrangementSpecific (bool) – The arrangement specific state.
New in version NX6.0.0.
License requirements: assemblies (“ASSEMBLIES MODULE”)
- arrangement (
SetSuppressedInArrangement¶
-
ComponentConstraint.
SetSuppressedInArrangement
¶ Set the suppression state of this
NXOpen.Positioning.ComponentConstraint
in the specifiedNXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement
.If the constraint is not arrangement specific in this arrangement then the shared suppression state, used across all arrangements where the constraint is not arrangement specific, is set.
Signature
SetSuppressedInArrangement(arrangement, suppressed)
Parameters: - arrangement (
NXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement
) – TheNXOpen.Assemblies.Arrangement
in which the suppression state is being set. - suppressed (bool) – The suppression state.
New in version NX6.0.0.
License requirements: assemblies (“ASSEMBLIES MODULE”)
- arrangement (