GroupFeatures Class

class NXOpen.CAM.GroupFeatures

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Represents the group features command

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.CAM.NCGroupCollection.CreateGroupFeatures()

Default values.

Property Value
FeaturesToGroupType All
GroupByAttributes Predefined
GroupByMachiningAccessDirection false

New in version NX9.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
FeaturesToGroupType Returns or sets the features to group enumeration
GeometryLocation Returns or sets the geometry location
GroupByAttributes Returns or sets the group by attributes options - None, All, Predefined
GroupByIdenticalAttributes Returns or sets the group by identical attributes flag
GroupByMachiningAccessDirection Returns or sets the group by machining access direction flag
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.
TopFaceCollector Returns the top face collector

Methods

Method Description
Commit Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
CreateFeatureGroups Create the feature groups
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.
SetFeatureTypes Set the feature types to filter
SetInputFeatures Set the list of input features
SetMachiningAccessDirections Set the machining access directions to filter
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

GroupFeaturesFeaturesToGroupTypes Enumeration Available types for the features to group

Property Detail

FeaturesToGroupType

GroupFeatures.FeaturesToGroupType

Returns or sets the features to group enumeration

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Getter Method

Signature FeaturesToGroupType

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.CAM.GroupFeaturesFeaturesToGroupTypes

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature FeaturesToGroupType

Parameters:groupType (NXOpen.CAM.GroupFeaturesFeaturesToGroupTypes) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: cam_base (“CAM BASE”)

GeometryLocation

GroupFeatures.GeometryLocation

Returns or sets the geometry location

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Getter Method

Signature GeometryLocation

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature GeometryLocation

Parameters:geometryLocation (str) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: cam_base (“CAM BASE”)

GroupByAttributes

GroupFeatures.GroupByAttributes

Returns or sets the group by attributes options - None, All, Predefined

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Getter Method

Signature GroupByAttributes

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX9.0.1.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature GroupByAttributes

Parameters:groupBy (str) –

New in version NX9.0.1.

License requirements: cam_base (“CAM BASE”)

GroupByIdenticalAttributes

GroupFeatures.GroupByIdenticalAttributes

Returns or sets the group by identical attributes flag

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Getter Method

Signature GroupByIdenticalAttributes

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX9.0.0.

Deprecated since version NX9.0.1: Use CAM.GroupFeatures.GroupByAttributes`() instead.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature GroupByIdenticalAttributes

Parameters:enable (bool) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

Deprecated since version NX9.0.1: Use CAM.GroupFeatures.GroupByAttributes`() instead.

License requirements: cam_base (“CAM BASE”)

GroupByMachiningAccessDirection

GroupFeatures.GroupByMachiningAccessDirection

Returns or sets the group by machining access direction flag

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Getter Method

Signature GroupByMachiningAccessDirection

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature GroupByMachiningAccessDirection

Parameters:enable (bool) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: cam_base (“CAM BASE”)

TopFaceCollector

GroupFeatures.TopFaceCollector

Returns the top face collector

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Getter Method

Signature TopFaceCollector

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.ScCollector

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

CreateFeatureGroups

GroupFeatures.CreateFeatureGroups

Create the feature groups

Signature CreateFeatureGroups()

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: cam_base (“CAM BASE”)

SetFeatureTypes

GroupFeatures.SetFeatureTypes

Set the feature types to filter

Signature SetFeatureTypes(ftrTypes)

Parameters:ftrTypes (list of str) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: cam_base (“CAM BASE”)

SetInputFeatures

GroupFeatures.SetInputFeatures

Set the list of input features

Signature SetInputFeatures(ftrs)

Parameters:ftrs (list of NXOpen.CAM.CAMFeature) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: cam_base (“CAM BASE”)

SetMachiningAccessDirections

GroupFeatures.SetMachiningAccessDirections

Set the machining access directions to filter

Signature SetMachiningAccessDirections(vecDirectionTags, dTolerance)

Parameters:

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: cam_base (“CAM BASE”)

Validate

GroupFeatures.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.