NX Open C++ Reference Guide
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NXOpen::Direction Class Reference

Represents a direction. More...

Inheritance diagram for NXOpen::Direction:
NXOpen::SmartObject NXOpen::IReferenceAxis NXOpen::ILocation NXOpen::DisplayableObject NXOpen::INXObject NXOpen::INXObject NXOpen::NXObject NXOpen::IFitTo NXOpen::TaggedObject NXOpen::INXObject NXOpen::INXObject

Public Types

enum  OnCurveOption { OnCurveOptionTangent, OnCurveOptionNormal, OnCurveOptionBinormal }
 Specifies the direction in relation to a curve. More...
 
enum  OnFaceOption { OnFaceOptionIsoU, OnFaceOptionIsoV, OnFaceOptionNormal, OnFaceOptionSection }
 Specifies the direction in relation to a face. More...
 
- Public Types inherited from NXOpen::SmartObject
enum  UpdateOption {
  UpdateOptionDontUpdate, UpdateOptionWithinModeling, UpdateOptionAfterModeling, UpdateOptionAfterParentBody,
  UpdateOptionMixed
}
 Specifies when the smart object updates. More...
 
enum  VisibilityOption { VisibilityOptionInvisible, VisibilityOptionVisible, VisibilityOptionVisibleIfParentInvisible }
 Specifies the smart object visibility. More...
 
- Public Types inherited from NXOpen::DisplayableObject
enum  ObjectFont {
  ObjectFontSolid = 1, ObjectFontDashed, ObjectFontPhantom, ObjectFontCenterline,
  ObjectFontDotted, ObjectFontLongDashed, ObjectFontDottedDashed
}
 specifies the object font for objects such as lines
Created in NX3.0.0. More...
 
enum  ObjectWidth {
  ObjectWidthNormal, ObjectWidthThick, ObjectWidthThin, ObjectWidthOne = 5,
  ObjectWidthTwo, ObjectWidthThree, ObjectWidthFour, ObjectWidthFive,
  ObjectWidthSix, ObjectWidthSeven, ObjectWidthEight, ObjectWidthNine
}
 specifies object width for objects such as lines and text
Created in NX3.0.0. More...
 
- Public Types inherited from NXOpen::NXObject
enum  AttributeType {
  AttributeTypeInvalid, AttributeTypeNull, AttributeTypeBoolean, AttributeTypeInteger,
  AttributeTypeReal, AttributeTypeString, AttributeTypeTime, AttributeTypeReference,
  AttributeTypeAny = 100
}
 Specifies attribute type. More...
 
enum  DateAndTimeFormat { DateAndTimeFormatNumeric, DateAndTimeFormatTextual }
 Specifies the format of the date and time attribute. More...
 

Public Member Functions

NXOpen::Point3d Origin ()
 Returns the origin of the direction. More...
 
bool ReverseDirection ()
 Reverses the sense of a direction. More...
 
NXOpen::Sense Sense ()
 Returns the sense of the direction. More...
 
void SetOrigin (const NXOpen::Point3d &origin)
 Sets the origin of the direction. More...
 
void SetVector (const NXOpen::Vector3d &vector)
 Sets the unit vector of the direction. More...
 
NXOpen::Vector3d Vector ()
 Returns the unit vector of the direction. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from NXOpen::SmartObject
void Evaluate ()
 Evaluate a smart object. More...
 
void RemoveParameters ()
 Removes the smart object parameters. More...
 
void ReplaceParameters (NXOpen::SmartObject *otherSo)
 Edit a smart object by replacing its parameters using parameters of other smart object of the same class. More...
 
void SetVisibility (NXOpen::SmartObject::VisibilityOption visibility)
 Sets the visibility. More...
 
NXOpen::SmartObject::UpdateOption Update ()
 Returns the update option. More...
 
NXOpen::SmartObject::VisibilityOption Visibility ()
 Returns the visibility. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from NXOpen::DisplayableObject
void Blank ()
 Blanks the object. More...
 
int Color ()
 Returns the color of the object. More...
 
void Highlight ()
 Highlights the object. More...
 
bool IsBlanked ()
 Returns the blank status of this object. More...
 
int Layer ()
 Returns the layer that the object is in. More...
 
NXOpen::DisplayableObject::ObjectFont LineFont ()
 Returns the line font of the object. More...
 
NXOpen::DisplayableObject::ObjectWidth LineWidth ()
 Returns the line width of the object. More...
 
NXOpen::Point3d NameLocation ()
 Returns the location of the object's name. More...
 
void RedisplayObject ()
 Redisplays the object in all views. More...
 
void RemoveViewDependency ()
 Remove dependency on all views from an object. More...
 
void SetColor (int color)
 Sets the color of the object. More...
 
void SetLayer (int layer)
 Sets the layer that the object is in. More...
 
void SetLineFont (NXOpen::DisplayableObject::ObjectFont font)
 Sets the line font of the object. More...
 
void SetLineWidth (NXOpen::DisplayableObject::ObjectWidth width)
 Sets the line width of the object. More...
 
void SetNameLocation (const NXOpen::Point3d &location)
 Sets the location of the object's name. More...
 
void Unblank ()
 Unblanks the object. More...
 
void Unhighlight ()
 Unhighlights the object. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from NXOpen::NXObject
void DeleteAllAttributesByType (NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type)
 Deletes all attributes of a specific type. More...
 
void DeleteAllAttributesByType (NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Deletes all attributes of a specific type with the option to update or not. More...
 
void DeleteAttributeByTypeAndTitle (NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, const NXString &title)
 Deletes an attribute by type and title. More...
 
void DeleteAttributeByTypeAndTitle (NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, const char *title)
 Deletes an attribute by type and title. More...
 
void DeleteAttributeByTypeAndTitle (NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, const NXString &title, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Deletes an attribute by type and title with the option to update or not. More...
 
void DeleteAttributeByTypeAndTitle (NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, const char *title, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Deletes an attribute by type and title with the option to update or not. More...
 
void DeleteUserAttribute (NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, const NXString &title, bool deleteEntireArray, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Deletes the first attribute encountered with the given Type, Title. More...
 
void DeleteUserAttribute (NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, const char *title, bool deleteEntireArray, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Deletes the first attribute encountered with the given Type, Title. More...
 
void DeleteUserAttributes (NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Deletes the attributes encountered with the given Type with option to update or not. More...
 
virtual NXOpen::INXObjectFindObject (const NXString &journalIdentifier)
 Finds the NXOpen::NXObject with the given identifier as recorded in a journal. More...
 
virtual NXOpen::INXObjectFindObject (const char *journalIdentifier)
 Finds the NXOpen::NXObject with the given identifier as recorded in a journal. More...
 
std::vector
< NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeInformation
GetAttributeTitlesByType (NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type)
 Gets all the attribute titles of a specific type. More...
 
bool GetBooleanUserAttribute (const NXString &title, int index)
 Gets a boolean attribute by Title and array Index. More...
 
bool GetBooleanUserAttribute (const char *title, int index)
 Gets a boolean attribute by Title and array Index. More...
 
NXOpen::NXObject::ComputationalTime GetComputationalTimeUserAttribute (const NXString &title, int index)
 Gets a time attribute by Title and array Index. More...
 
NXOpen::NXObject::ComputationalTime GetComputationalTimeUserAttribute (const char *title, int index)
 Gets a time attribute by Title and array Index. More...
 
int GetIntegerAttribute (const NXString &title)
 Gets an integer attribute by title. More...
 
int GetIntegerAttribute (const char *title)
 Gets an integer attribute by title. More...
 
int GetIntegerUserAttribute (const NXString &title, int index)
 Gets an integer attribute by Title and array Index. More...
 
int GetIntegerUserAttribute (const char *title, int index)
 Gets an integer attribute by Title and array Index. More...
 
double GetRealAttribute (const NXString &title)
 Gets a real attribute by title. More...
 
double GetRealAttribute (const char *title)
 Gets a real attribute by title. More...
 
double GetRealUserAttribute (const NXString &title, int index)
 Gets a real attribute by Title and array Index. More...
 
double GetRealUserAttribute (const char *title, int index)
 Gets a real attribute by Title and array Index. More...
 
NXString GetReferenceAttribute (const NXString &title)
 Gets the reference string (not the calculated value) of a string attribute that uses a reference string. More...
 
NXString GetReferenceAttribute (const char *title)
 Gets the reference string (not the calculated value) of a string attribute that uses a reference string. More...
 
NXString GetStringAttribute (const NXString &title)
 Gets a string attribute value by title. More...
 
NXString GetStringAttribute (const char *title)
 Gets a string attribute value by title. More...
 
NXString GetStringUserAttribute (const NXString &title, int index)
 Gets a string attribute by Title and array Index. More...
 
NXString GetStringUserAttribute (const char *title, int index)
 Gets a string attribute by Title and array Index. More...
 
NXString GetTimeAttribute (NXOpen::NXObject::DateAndTimeFormat format, const NXString &title)
 Gets a time attribute by title. More...
 
NXString GetTimeAttribute (NXOpen::NXObject::DateAndTimeFormat format, const char *title)
 Gets a time attribute by title. More...
 
NXString GetTimeUserAttribute (const NXString &title, int index)
 Gets a time attribute by Title and array Index. More...
 
NXString GetTimeUserAttribute (const char *title, int index)
 Gets a time attribute by Title and array Index. More...
 
NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeInformation GetUserAttribute (const NXString &title, NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, int index)
 Gets the first attribute encountered on the object, if any, with a given Title, Type and array Index. More...
 
NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeInformation GetUserAttribute (const char *title, NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, int index)
 Gets the first attribute encountered on the object, if any, with a given Title, Type and array Index. More...
 
std::vector
< NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeInformation
GetUserAttribute (const NXString &title, bool includeUnset, bool addStringValues, NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type)
 Gets the first attribute (or attribute array) encountered on the object, if any, with a given Title and Type. More...
 
std::vector
< NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeInformation
GetUserAttribute (const char *title, bool includeUnset, bool addStringValues, NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type)
 Gets the first attribute (or attribute array) encountered on the object, if any, with a given Title and Type. More...
 
NXString GetUserAttributeAsString (const NXString &title, NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, int index)
 Gets the first attribute encountered on the object, if any, with a given title, type and array index. More...
 
NXString GetUserAttributeAsString (const char *title, NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, int index)
 Gets the first attribute encountered on the object, if any, with a given title, type and array index. More...
 
int GetUserAttributeCount (NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type)
 Gets the count of set attributes on the object, if any, of the given type. More...
 
int GetUserAttributeCount (NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, bool includeUnset, bool countArrayAsOneAttribute)
 Gets the count of attributes on the object, if any, of the given type. More...
 
bool GetUserAttributeLock (const NXString &title, NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type)
 Determine the lock of the given attribute. More...
 
bool GetUserAttributeLock (const char *title, NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type)
 Determine the lock of the given attribute. More...
 
std::vector
< NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeInformation
GetUserAttributes ()
 Gets all the attributes that have been set on the given object. More...
 
std::vector
< NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeInformation
GetUserAttributes (bool includeUnset)
 Gets all the attributes of the given object. More...
 
std::vector
< NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeInformation
GetUserAttributes (bool includeUnset, bool addStringValues)
 Gets all the attributes of the given object. More...
 
std::vector< NXStringGetUserAttributesAsStrings ()
 Gets all the attributes that have been set on the given object. More...
 
int GetUserAttributeSize (const NXString &title, NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type)
 Gets the size of the first attribute encountered on the object, if any, with a given Title and Type. More...
 
int GetUserAttributeSize (const char *title, NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type)
 Gets the size of the first attribute encountered on the object, if any, with a given Title and Type. More...
 
std::vector< NXOpen::NXObject * > GetUserAttributeSourceObjects ()
 Returns an array of objects from which this object presents attributes. More...
 
bool HasUserAttribute (const NXString &title, NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, int index)
 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. More...
 
bool HasUserAttribute (const char *title, NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, int index)
 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. More...
 
virtual bool IsOccurrence ()
 Returns whether this object is an occurrence or not. More...
 
virtual NXString JournalIdentifier ()
 Returns the identifier that would be recorded in a journal for this object. More...
 
virtual NXString Name ()
 Returns the custom name of the object. More...
 
virtual
NXOpen::Assemblies::Component
OwningComponent ()
 Returns the owning component, if this object is an occurrence. More...
 
virtual NXOpen::BasePartOwningPart ()
 Returns the owning part of this object
Created in NX3.0.0. More...
 
virtual void Print ()
 Prints a representation of this object to the system log file. More...
 
virtual NXOpen::INXObjectPrototype ()
 Returns the prototype of this object if it is an occurrence. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const NXString &title, int value)
 Creates or modifies an integer attribute. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const char *title, int value)
 Creates or modifies an integer attribute. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const NXString &title, int value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies an integer attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const char *title, int value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies an integer attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const NXString &title, double value)
 Creates or modifies a real attribute. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const char *title, double value)
 Creates or modifies a real attribute. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const NXString &title, double value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a real attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const char *title, double value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a real attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const NXString &title, const NXString &value)
 Creates or modifies a string attribute. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const char *title, const char *value)
 Creates or modifies a string attribute. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const NXString &title, const NXString &value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a string attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const char *title, const char *value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a string attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const NXString &title)
 Creates or modifies a null attribute which is an attribute with a title and no value. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const char *title)
 Creates or modifies a null attribute which is an attribute with a title and no value. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const NXString &title, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a null attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetAttribute (const char *title, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a null attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetBooleanUserAttribute (const NXString &title, int index, bool value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a boolean attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetBooleanUserAttribute (const char *title, int index, bool value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a boolean attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
virtual void SetName (const NXString &name)
 Sets the custom name of the object. More...
 
virtual void SetName (const char *name)
 Sets the custom name of the object. More...
 
void SetReferenceAttribute (const NXString &title, const NXString &value)
 Creates or modifies a string attribute which uses a reference string. More...
 
void SetReferenceAttribute (const char *title, const char *value)
 Creates or modifies a string attribute which uses a reference string. More...
 
void SetReferenceAttribute (const NXString &title, const NXString &value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a string attribute which uses a reference string, with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetReferenceAttribute (const char *title, const char *value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a string attribute which uses a reference string, with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetTimeAttribute (const NXString &title, const NXString &value)
 Creates or modifies a time attribute. More...
 
void SetTimeAttribute (const char *title, const char *value)
 Creates or modifies a time attribute. More...
 
void SetTimeAttribute (const NXString &title, const NXString &value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a time attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetTimeAttribute (const char *title, const char *value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a time attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetTimeUserAttribute (const NXString &title, int index, const NXString &value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a time attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetTimeUserAttribute (const char *title, int index, const char *value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a time attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetTimeUserAttribute (const NXString &title, int index, const NXOpen::NXObject::ComputationalTime &value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a time attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetTimeUserAttribute (const char *title, int index, const NXOpen::NXObject::ComputationalTime &value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a time attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetUserAttribute (const NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeInformation &info, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies an attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetUserAttribute (const NXString &title, int index, int value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies an integer attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetUserAttribute (const char *title, int index, int value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies an integer attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetUserAttribute (const NXString &title, int index, double value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a real attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetUserAttribute (const char *title, int index, double value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a real attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetUserAttribute (const NXString &title, int index, const NXString &value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a string attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetUserAttribute (const char *title, int index, const char *value, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a string attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetUserAttribute (const NXString &title, int index, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a null attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetUserAttribute (const char *title, int index, NXOpen::Update::Option option)
 Creates or modifies a null attribute with the option to update or not. More...
 
void SetUserAttributeLock (const NXString &title, NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, bool lock)
 Lock or unlock the given attribute. More...
 
void SetUserAttributeLock (const char *title, NXOpen::NXObject::AttributeType type, bool lock)
 Lock or unlock the given attribute. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from NXOpen::TaggedObject
tag_t Tag () const
 Returns the tag of this object. More...
 

Detailed Description

Represents a direction.


To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen::DirectionCollection::CreateDirection

Created in NX3.0.0.

Member Enumeration Documentation

Specifies the direction in relation to a curve.

Enumerator
OnCurveOptionTangent 

Creates direction tangent to curve.

OnCurveOptionNormal 

Creates direction normal to curve.

OnCurveOptionBinormal 

Creates direction binormal to curve (B = T x N).

Specifies the direction in relation to a face.

Enumerator
OnFaceOptionIsoU 

Creates direction in U parameter direction on face.

OnFaceOptionIsoV 

Creates direction in V parameter direction on face.

OnFaceOptionNormal 

Creates direction normal to face.

OnFaceOptionSection 

Creates direction in a sectional direction to face.

Member Function Documentation

NXOpen::Point3d NXOpen::Direction::Origin ( )

Returns the origin of the direction.


Created in NX3.0.0.

License requirements : None

bool NXOpen::Direction::ReverseDirection ( )

Reverses the sense of a direction.

If a direction was created using DirectionCollection::CreateDirection for an extract type, then the sense cannot be reversed. The method returns true if the direction is reversed and false otherwise.

Returns

Created in NX3.0.0.

License requirements : solid_modeling ("SOLIDS MODELING") OR drafting ("DRAFTING") OR cam_base ("CAM BASE")
NXOpen::Sense NXOpen::Direction::Sense ( )

Returns the sense of the direction.

If a direction was created using DirectionCollection::CreateDirection for an extract type, then the sense cannot be reversed. In this case, the method returns NXOpen::SenseForward .
Created in NX3.0.0.

License requirements : None

void NXOpen::Direction::SetOrigin ( const NXOpen::Point3d origin)

Sets the origin of the direction.


Created in NX3.0.0.

License requirements : solid_modeling ("SOLIDS MODELING") OR cam_base ("CAM BASE")

Parameters
originorigin
void NXOpen::Direction::SetVector ( const NXOpen::Vector3d vector)

Sets the unit vector of the direction.


Created in NX3.0.0.

License requirements : solid_modeling ("SOLIDS MODELING") OR cam_base ("CAM BASE")

Parameters
vectorvector
NXOpen::Vector3d NXOpen::Direction::Vector ( )

Returns the unit vector of the direction.


Created in NX3.0.0.

License requirements : None


The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:
Copyright 2012 Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.