AttributePropertiesBuilder Class

class NXOpen.AttributePropertiesBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.AttributePropertiesBaseBuilder

Represents an NXOpen.AttributePropertiesBuilder.

Input to this class can be PSM facet objects.

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.AttributeManager.CreateAttributePropertiesBuilder()

Default values.

Property Value
BooleanValue False
DataType String
IntegerValue 0
NumberValue 0
ObjectPicker (deprecated) Object

New in version NX8.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
ArrayIndex Returns or sets the array index.
BooleanValue Returns or sets the boolean value.
Category Returns or sets the category.
DataType Returns or sets the data type, which determines the type of attribute to be created.
DateValue Returns the date value.
Expression Returns or sets the expression referenced from this attribute.
IntegerValue Returns or sets the integer value.
IsArray Returns or sets the ‘is array’ flag is set for attributes that have more than one value.
IsReferenceType Returns or sets the ‘is reference type’ flag is set for attributes that are linked to system expressions.
LockOnSave Returns or sets the ‘LockOnSave’ flag is set for attributes that will be locked once the part is saved (and reloaded)
NumberValue Returns or sets the number value.
ObjectPicker Returns or sets the object picker.
SelectedObjects Returns the selected object(s) list.
StringValue Returns or sets the string value.
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.
Title Returns or sets the attribute title.
Units Returns or sets the units associated with an attribute of type Number.
ValueAlias Returns or sets the value alias.

Methods

Method Description
ApplyUnits Apply the units currently set on the builder to any objects that have a value set for the current attribute.
Commit Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
CreateAttribute Create the attribute from the data set in the builder.
Delete Delete the attribute from the given object.
DeleteArray Delete the attribute array from the given object.
Destroy Deletes the builder, and cleans up any objects created by the builder.
GetCommittedObjects For builders that create more than one object, this method returns the objects that are created by commit.
GetObject Returns the object currently being edited by this builder.
SetAttributeObjects Sets the array of objects that have this attribute
ShowResults Updates the model to reflect the result of an edit to the model for all builders that support showing results.
Validate Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

Enumerations

AttributePropertiesBuilderOperationType Enumeration It is used to determine the behaviors of attributes that has been mapped from TC, such as Hidden, Required, CopyFromOriginal, etc.

Method Detail

Validate

AttributePropertiesBuilder.Validate

Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

If the component is not in a state to commit then an exception is thrown. For example, if the component requires you to set some property, this method will throw an exception if you haven’t set it. This method throws a not-yet-implemented NXException for some components.

Signature Validate()

Returns:Was self validation successful
Return type:bool

New in version NX3.0.1.

License requirements: None.