NXOpen.UF.Sf.AskLibraryMaterials

Sf.AskLibraryMaterials()

Refer to UF_SF_ask_library_materials for documentation.

Signature: AskLibraryMaterials(typeFilter, categoryFilter, nameFilter)

Parameters:

• typeFilter (str) – A regular expression string which filters the material type. To find all materials, enter “*”. To find all isotropic materials, enter “ISO”. To find all orthotropic materials, enter “ORTHO”. To find all anisotropic materials, enter “ANISO”. To find all fluid materials, enter “FLUID”.
• categoryFilter (str) – A regular expression string which filters the material category. To find all materials, enter “*”.
• nameFilter (str) – A regular expression string which filters the material name. To find all materials, enter “*”.

Returns:

A Tuple

Return type:

A tuple consisting of (materialCount,materialLibrefs,materialNames,materialTypes)

materialCount(int): The number of materials listed in the arrays.

materialLibrefs(list of str): An array of characters strings containing the library reference field of each material. Call UF_free_string_array to free the storage allocated within the structure.

materialNames(list of str): An array of charact ers strings containing the name field of each material. Call UF_free_string_array to free the storage allocated within the structure.

materialTypes(list of str): An array of characters strings containing the type field of each material. Call UF_free_string_array to free the storage allocated within the structure.

License requirements: None