ElementModifyTypeBuilder Class

class NXOpen.CAE.ElementModifyTypeBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Represents a NXOpen.CAE.ElementModifyTypeBuilder

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.CAE.NodeElementManager.CreateElementModifyTypeBuilder()

New in version NX8.5.0.

Properties

Property Description
ElementType Returns the element type to be created
MeshCollectorName Returns or sets the mesh collector name
MeshSelection Returns the selected meshes
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.
UseSourceMeshCollector Returns or sets the option to use source mesh collector as a destination mesh collector

Methods

Method Description
Commit Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
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.
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.

Property Detail

ElementType

ElementModifyTypeBuilder.ElementType

Returns the element type to be created

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Getter Method

Signature ElementType

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ElementTypeBuilder

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

MeshCollectorName

ElementModifyTypeBuilder.MeshCollectorName

Returns or sets the mesh collector name

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Getter Method

Signature MeshCollectorName

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature MeshCollectorName

Parameters:meshCollectorName (str) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

MeshSelection

ElementModifyTypeBuilder.MeshSelection

Returns the selected meshes

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Getter Method

Signature MeshSelection

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.SelectTaggedObjectList

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

UseSourceMeshCollector

ElementModifyTypeBuilder.UseSourceMeshCollector

Returns or sets the option to use source mesh collector as a destination mesh collector

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Getter Method

Signature UseSourceMeshCollector

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature UseSourceMeshCollector

Parameters:useSourceMeshCollector (bool) –

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

Method Detail

Validate

ElementModifyTypeBuilder.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.