FEElement Class

class NXOpen.CAE.FEElement

Bases: NXOpen.TaggedObject, NXOpen.IFitTo, NXOpen.CAE.IExportableFEEntity

Represents a Finite Element.

New in version NX5.0.0.

Properties

Property	Description
IsOccurrence	Returns whether this object is an occurrence or not.
JournalIdentifier	Returns the identifier that would be recorded in a journal for this object.
Label	Returns the element label
Mesh	Returns the mesh for this element
Name	Returns the custom name of the object.
NumberOfCornerNodes	Returns the number of corner nodes
Order	Returns the element order
OwningComponent	Returns the owning component, if this object is an occurrence.
OwningPart	Returns the owning part of this object
Prototype	Returns the prototype of this object if it is an occurrence.
Shape	Returns the element shape
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.

Methods

Method	Description
FindObject	Finds the NXOpen.NXObject with the given identifier as recorded in a journal.
GetCornerNodesOnEdge	Returns the corner nodes for this element edge.
GetCornerNodesOnFace	Returns the corner nodes for this element face
GetElemEdge	Returns an element edge NXOpen.CAE.FEElemEdge given the element and edge id
GetElemFace	Returns an element face NXOpen.CAE.FEElemFace given the element and face id
GetFaceNormal	Returns the normal vector for an element face
GetMidNodeOnEdge	Returns the mid node for this element edge, if the element order CAE.FEElement.Order() is CAE.ElementTypesOrder.Mixed or an order that does not support mid nodes, then the node returned may be None.
GetMidNodesOnFace	Returns the mid nodes for this element face, if the element order CAE.FEElement.Order() is CAE.ElementTypesOrder.Mixed, then some of the nodes returned may be None.
GetNodes	Returns the nodes for this element, if the element order CAE.FEElement.Order() is mixed order, some of the mid nodes returned may be None.
GetNumberOfCornerNodesOnEdge	Returns the number of corner nodes on element edge
GetNumberOfCornerNodesOnFace	Returns the number of corner nodes on element face
GetSolverCardSyntax	Returns the solver card syntax strings for this entity.
Print	Prints a representation of this object to the system log file.
SetName	Sets the custom name of the object.

Property Detail

IsOccurrence

FEElement.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

FEElement.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.

Label

FEElement.Label

Returns the element label

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Getter Method

Signature Label

Returns: Return type:int

New in version NX7.5.2.

License requirements: None.

Mesh

FEElement.Mesh

Returns the mesh for this element

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Getter Method

Signature Mesh

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.Mesh

New in version NX7.5.2.

License requirements: None.

Name

FEElement.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.

NumberOfCornerNodes

FEElement.NumberOfCornerNodes

Returns the number of corner nodes

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Getter Method

Signature NumberOfCornerNodes

Returns: Return type:int

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Order

FEElement.Order

Returns the element order

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Getter Method

Signature Order

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ElementTypesOrder

New in version NX7.5.2.

License requirements: None.

OwningComponent

FEElement.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

FEElement.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

FEElement.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.

Shape

FEElement.Shape

Returns the element shape

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Getter Method

Signature Shape

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ElementTypesShape

New in version NX7.5.2.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

FindObject

FEElement.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.

GetCornerNodesOnEdge

FEElement.GetCornerNodesOnEdge

Returns the corner nodes for this element edge.

Signature GetCornerNodesOnEdge(edgeIndex)

Parameters:edgeIndex (int) – Returns: Return type:list of NXOpen.CAE.FENode

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

GetCornerNodesOnFace

FEElement.GetCornerNodesOnFace

Returns the corner nodes for this element face

Signature GetCornerNodesOnFace(faceIndex)

Parameters:faceIndex (int) – Returns: Return type:list of NXOpen.CAE.FENode

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

GetElemEdge

FEElement.GetElemEdge

Returns an element edge NXOpen.CAE.FEElemEdge given the element and edge id

Signature GetElemEdge(edgeIndex)

Parameters:edgeIndex (int) – Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.FEElemEdge

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”) OR nx_design_sim (“NX Design Simulation”)

GetElemFace

FEElement.GetElemFace

Returns an element face NXOpen.CAE.FEElemFace given the element and face id

Signature GetElemFace(faceIndex)

Parameters:faceIndex (int) – Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.FEElemFace

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”) OR nx_design_sim (“NX Design Simulation”)

GetFaceNormal

FEElement.GetFaceNormal

Returns the normal vector for an element face

Signature GetFaceNormal(faceIndex)

Parameters:faceIndex (int) – Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Vector3d

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

GetMidNodeOnEdge

FEElement.GetMidNodeOnEdge

Returns the mid node for this element edge, if the element order CAE.FEElement.Order() is CAE.ElementTypesOrder.Mixed or an order that does not support mid nodes, then the node returned may be None.

Signature GetMidNodeOnEdge(edgeIndex)

Parameters:edgeIndex (int) – Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CAE.FENode

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

GetMidNodesOnFace

FEElement.GetMidNodesOnFace

Returns the mid nodes for this element face, if the element order CAE.FEElement.Order() is CAE.ElementTypesOrder.Mixed, then some of the nodes returned may be None.

If the Element Order does not support mid nodes nothing will be returned.

Signature GetMidNodesOnFace(faceIndex)

Parameters:faceIndex (int) – Returns: Return type:list of NXOpen.CAE.FENode

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

GetNodes

FEElement.GetNodes

Returns the nodes for this element, if the element order CAE.FEElement.Order() is mixed order, some of the mid nodes returned may be None.

When mid nodes are returned they will come after the corner nodes

Signature GetNodes()

Returns: Return type:list of NXOpen.CAE.FENode

New in version NX7.5.2.

License requirements: None.

GetNumberOfCornerNodesOnEdge

FEElement.GetNumberOfCornerNodesOnEdge

Returns the number of corner nodes on element edge

Signature GetNumberOfCornerNodesOnEdge(edgeIndex)

Parameters:edgeIndex (int) – Returns: Return type:int

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

GetNumberOfCornerNodesOnFace

FEElement.GetNumberOfCornerNodesOnFace

Returns the number of corner nodes on element face

Signature GetNumberOfCornerNodesOnFace(faceIndex)

Parameters:faceIndex (int) – Returns: Return type:int

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

GetSolverCardSyntax

FEElement.GetSolverCardSyntax

Returns the solver card syntax strings for this entity.

Signature GetSolverCardSyntax()

Returns: Return type:list of str

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Print

FEElement.Print

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

Signature Print()

New in version NX3.0.0.

License requirements: None.

SetName

FEElement.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.