SystemDevice Class¶

class NXOpen.Routing.Electrical.SystemDevice¶

Bases: NXOpen.Routing.Electrical.HarnessDevice

The Electrical SystemDevice corresponds to a system instance of the NXOpen.Routing.SingleDevice.

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Routing.Electrical.SystemDeviceCollection.CreateSystemDevice

New in version NX6.0.0.

Properties¶

Property	Description
Guid	Returns or sets the object’s Global Unique Identifier (GUID).
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.
NxEquivalent	Returns or sets the NX equivalent object.
OwningComponent	Returns the owning component, if this object is an occurrence.
OwningPart	Returns the owning part of this object
PartName	Returns or sets the part name
PartNumber	Returns or sets the part number
Prototype	Returns the prototype of this object if it is an occurrence.
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.

Methods¶

Method	Description
DeleteAllAttributesByType	Deletes all attributes of a specific type.
DeleteAttributeByTypeAndTitle	Deletes an attribute by type and title.
DeleteCharacterstics	Removes the input list of characteristics from this object.
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.
GetBooleanUserAttribute	Gets a boolean attribute by Title and array Index.
GetCharacteristics	Get all of the characteristics values on the this object.
GetComputationalTimeUserAttribute	Gets a time attribute by Title and array Index.
GetDestinationCharacteristics	Returns the destination characteristics from the input object.
GetHarnessDefinition	Get harness definition.
GetImplementedConnections	Gets connections implemented on single device.
GetIntegerAttribute	Gets an integer attribute by title.
GetIntegerCharacteristic	Get the value of an integer characteristic associated with the input name.
GetIntegerUserAttribute	Gets an integer attribute by Title and array Index.
GetItemDefinition	Get item definition.
GetRealAttribute	Gets a real attribute by title.
GetRealCharacteristic	Get the value of a real characteristic associated with the input name.
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.
GetReferencingDeviceRelshps	Gets referencing device relationships.
GetRelatedSingleDevices	Assuming this single device to be the relating single device in a `NXOpen.Routing.DeviceRelationship`, get associated related single devices.
GetRelatingSingleDevice	Assuming this single device to be the related single device in a `NXOpen.Routing.DeviceRelationship`, get associated relating single device.
GetStringAttribute	Gets a string attribute value by title.
GetStringCharacteristic	Get the value of a string characteristic associated with the input name.
GetStringUserAttribute	Gets a string attribute by Title and array Index.
GetSystemDefinition	Returns the `NXOpen.Routing.Electrical.SystemDefinition` used by this `NXOpen.Routing.Electrical.SystemDevice`.
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.
ManuallyDelete	Deletes the single device.
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.
SetCharacteristic	Set the value of an integer characteristic associated with the input name, adds a new characteristic to the list if one doesn’t exist already.
SetCharacteristics	Set all of the characteristics values on this object.
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¶

SystemDevice.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¶

SystemDevice.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¶

SystemDevice.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¶

SystemDevice.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¶

SystemDevice.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¶

SystemDevice.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¶

DeleteCharacterstics¶

SystemDevice.DeleteCharacterstics¶

Removes the input list of characteristics from this object.

Signature DeleteCharacterstics(values)

Parameters:	values (`NXOpen.Routing.CharacteristicList`) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

FindObject¶

SystemDevice.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.

GetCharacteristics¶

SystemDevice.GetCharacteristics¶

Get all of the characteristics values on the this object.

Signature GetCharacteristics()

Returns:
Return type:	`NXOpen.Routing.CharacteristicList`

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

GetDestinationCharacteristics¶

SystemDevice.GetDestinationCharacteristics¶

Returns the destination characteristics from the input object.

Retrieves the description of which destination characteristics to read from the application view and then reads those destination characteristics from the object

Ports: Reads characteristics from the port.

RCPs: Attempts to find a port at the RCP, reads characteristics from

the port if it exists, otherwise reads from the stock associated with the rcp.

Segments: Reads characteristics from the stock associated with the segment.

Components: Reads characteristics directly from the component.

Stock: Reads characteristics from the stock or from the stock’s data.

Signature GetDestinationCharacteristics()

Returns:
Return type:	`NXOpen.Routing.CharacteristicList`

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

GetIntegerCharacteristic¶

SystemDevice.GetIntegerCharacteristic¶

Get the value of an integer characteristic associated with the input name.

Signature GetIntegerCharacteristic(name)

Parameters:	name (str) – NOTE: The full Unicode character set is not supported for this parameter.
Returns:
Return type:	int

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

GetRealCharacteristic¶

SystemDevice.GetRealCharacteristic¶

Get the value of a real characteristic associated with the input name.

Signature GetRealCharacteristic(name)

Parameters:	name (str) – NOTE: The full Unicode character set is not supported for this parameter.
Returns:
Return type:	float

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

GetStringCharacteristic¶

SystemDevice.GetStringCharacteristic¶

Get the value of a string characteristic associated with the input name.

Signature GetStringCharacteristic(name)

Parameters:	name (str) – NOTE: The full Unicode character set is not supported for this parameter.
Returns:
Return type:	str

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

GetSystemDefinition¶

SystemDevice.GetSystemDefinition¶

Returns the NXOpen.Routing.Electrical.SystemDefinition used by this NXOpen.Routing.Electrical.SystemDevice.

Signature GetSystemDefinition()

Returns:	The `NXOpen.Routing.Electrical.SystemDefinition` used by this `NXOpen.Routing.Electrical.SystemDevice`.
Return type:	`NXOpen.Routing.Electrical.SystemDefinition`

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: routing_advanced (“Routing Advanced”), routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

Print¶

SystemDevice.Print¶

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

Signature Print()

New in version NX3.0.0.

License requirements: None.

SetCharacteristic¶

SystemDevice.SetCharacteristic¶

Overloaded method SetCharacteristic

SetCharacteristic(name, value)
SetCharacteristic(name, value)
SetCharacteristic(name, value)

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Set the value of an integer characteristic associated with the input name, adds a new characteristic to the list if one doesn’t exist already. Converts the type of an existing characteristic with the same name to integer if it’s type is not integer.

Signature SetCharacteristic(name, value)

Parameters:	name (str) – NOTE: The full Unicode character set is not supported for this parameter. value (int) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

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Set the value of an real characteristic associated with the input name, adds a new characteristic to the list if one doesn’t exist already. Converts the type of an existing characteristic with the same name to real if it’s type is not real.

Signature SetCharacteristic(name, value)

Parameters:	name (str) – NOTE: The full Unicode character set is not supported for this parameter. value (float) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

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Set the value of an string characteristic associated with the input name, adds a new characteristic to the list if one doesn’t exist already. Converts the type of an existing characteristic with the same name to string if it’s type is not string.

Signature SetCharacteristic(name, value)

Parameters:	name (str) – NOTE: The full Unicode character set is not supported for this parameter. value (str) – NOTE: The full Unicode character set is not supported for this parameter.

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

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SetCharacteristics¶

SystemDevice.SetCharacteristics¶

Set all of the characteristics values on this object.

Signature SetCharacteristics(values)

Parameters:	values (`NXOpen.Routing.CharacteristicList`) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

SetName¶

SystemDevice.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.