PrimitiveMeshBuilder Class

class NXOpen.CAE.PrimitiveMeshBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Represents Primitive Mesh * Used to create a CAE.Mesh

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.CAE.MeshManager.CreatePrimitiveMeshBuilder()

New in version NX7.5.1.

Properties

Property Description
ElementType Returns the element type builder.
Name Returns or sets the mesh object name.
PropertyTable Returns the property table associated with the mesh.
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.

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

PrimitiveMeshBuilder.ElementType

Returns the element type builder.

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Getter Method

Signature ElementType

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.CAE.ElementTypeBuilder

New in version NX7.5.1.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

Name

PrimitiveMeshBuilder.Name

Returns or sets the mesh object name.

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Getter Method

Signature Name

Returns:name of the mesh
Return type:str

New in version NX7.5.1.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

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Setter Method

Signature Name

Parameters:name (str) – The new name being assigned or set

New in version NX7.5.1.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

PropertyTable

PrimitiveMeshBuilder.PropertyTable

Returns the property table associated with the mesh.

The property table contains the parameters needed for the generation of the mesh.

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Getter Method

Signature PropertyTable

Returns:Mesh property table
Return type:NXOpen.CAE.PropertyTable

New in version NX7.5.1.

License requirements: nx_masterfem (“Finite Element Modeling”)

Method Detail

Validate

PrimitiveMeshBuilder.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.