Catiav5Importer Class

class NXOpen.Catiav5Importer

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Represents a NXOpen.Catiav5Importer to be used when importing the CATIA V5 Data This class is created using NXOpen.DexManager.

NULL object will be returned from Commit() To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.DexManager.CreateCatiav5Importer()

Default values.

Property	Value
ImportTo	WorkPart
ImportToTeamcenter	0
IncludeCSYS	0
IncludeIndWireFrame	1
IncludeNoShowEntity	0
Optimize	1
SimplifyFacesandEdges	0
TotalSearchDirectories	0

New in version NX6.0.0.

Properties

Property	Description
FileOpenFlag	Returns or sets the file open flag - should be set to false if doing file import
ImportTo	Returns or sets the import to.
ImportToTeamcenter	Returns or sets the import to Teamcenter - if set to true then imported data can be added to Teamcenter
IncludeCSYS	Returns or sets the include coordinate systems - if set to true the coordinate systems from catia v5 will be imported to NX
IncludeIndWireFrame	Returns or sets the include ind wire frame - if set to true the indpendent wireframe objects from catia v5 will be imported to NX
IncludeNoShowEntity	Returns or sets the include no show entity - if set to true then no show entities from the catia v5 file will be imported to NX
InputFile	Returns or sets the input file - name of a file which is being imported
Optimize	Returns or sets the optimize - This option allows you to optimize the topology
OutputFile	Returns or sets the output file - if V5 file is imported to new part then this name will be used to write the output.
SearchDirectoryList	Returns or sets the serach directory list - This option allows you to specify a semicolon separated list of directories in which the translator can find components of an assembly.
SettingsFile	Returns or sets the settings file - definition file for default options
SimplifyFacesandEdges	Returns or sets the simplify faces and edges - This option allows you to simplify nearly analytical faces and edges to analytics
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.
TotalSearchDirectories	Returns or sets the number of search directories - This option allows you to specify total number of serach directories

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.
SaveSettings	Save the settings - this will save the settings to a file sepcified
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

Catiav5ImporterImportToOption Enumeration

Import To Option

Property Detail

FileOpenFlag

Catiav5Importer.FileOpenFlag

Returns or sets the file open flag - should be set to false if doing file import

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Getter Method

Signature FileOpenFlag

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature FileOpenFlag

Parameters:doingFileOpen (bool) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ImportTo

Catiav5Importer.ImportTo

Returns or sets the import to.

This option will determine the destination for imported V5 file. It can either be new part or work part.

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Getter Method

Signature ImportTo

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Catiav5ImporterImportToOption

New in version NX11.0.1.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ImportTo

Parameters:importTo (NXOpen.Catiav5ImporterImportToOption) –

New in version NX11.0.1.

License requirements: None.

ImportToTeamcenter

Catiav5Importer.ImportToTeamcenter

Returns or sets the import to Teamcenter - if set to true then imported data can be added to Teamcenter

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Getter Method

Signature ImportToTeamcenter

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX11.0.1.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ImportToTeamcenter

Parameters:importToTeamcenter (bool) –

New in version NX11.0.1.

License requirements: None.

IncludeCSYS

Catiav5Importer.IncludeCSYS

Returns or sets the include coordinate systems - if set to true the coordinate systems from catia v5 will be imported to NX

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Getter Method

Signature IncludeCSYS

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX9.0.1.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature IncludeCSYS

Parameters:includeCSYS (bool) –

New in version NX9.0.1.

License requirements: None.

IncludeIndWireFrame

Catiav5Importer.IncludeIndWireFrame

Returns or sets the include ind wire frame - if set to true the indpendent wireframe objects from catia v5 will be imported to NX

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Getter Method

Signature IncludeIndWireFrame

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature IncludeIndWireFrame

Parameters:includeIndWireFrame (bool) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

IncludeNoShowEntity

Catiav5Importer.IncludeNoShowEntity

Returns or sets the include no show entity - if set to true then no show entities from the catia v5 file will be imported to NX

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Getter Method

Signature IncludeNoShowEntity

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature IncludeNoShowEntity

Parameters:includeNoShowEntity (bool) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

InputFile

Catiav5Importer.InputFile

Returns or sets the input file - name of a file which is being imported

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Getter Method

Signature InputFile

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature InputFile

Parameters:filename (str) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Optimize

Catiav5Importer.Optimize

Returns or sets the optimize - This option allows you to optimize the topology

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Getter Method

Signature Optimize

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Optimize

Parameters:optimize (bool) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

OutputFile

Catiav5Importer.OutputFile

Returns or sets the output file - if V5 file is imported to new part then this name will be used to write the output.

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Getter Method

Signature OutputFile

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX11.0.1.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature OutputFile

Parameters:filename (str) –

New in version NX11.0.1.

License requirements: None.

SearchDirectoryList

Catiav5Importer.SearchDirectoryList

Returns or sets the serach directory list - This option allows you to specify a semicolon separated list of directories in which the translator can find components of an assembly.

The translator will search all of the subdirectories below the given directories.

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Getter Method

Signature SearchDirectoryList

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SearchDirectoryList

Parameters:searchDirectoryList (str) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

SettingsFile

Catiav5Importer.SettingsFile

Returns or sets the settings file - definition file for default options

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Getter Method

Signature SettingsFile

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SettingsFile

Parameters:filename (str) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

SimplifyFacesandEdges

Catiav5Importer.SimplifyFacesandEdges

Returns or sets the simplify faces and edges - This option allows you to simplify nearly analytical faces and edges to analytics

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Getter Method

Signature SimplifyFacesandEdges

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SimplifyFacesandEdges

Parameters:simplifyFacesandEdges (bool) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

TotalSearchDirectories

Catiav5Importer.TotalSearchDirectories

Returns or sets the number of search directories - This option allows you to specify total number of serach directories

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Getter Method

Signature TotalSearchDirectories

Returns: Return type:int

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature TotalSearchDirectories

Parameters:totalSearchDir (int) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

SaveSettings

Catiav5Importer.SaveSettings

Save the settings - this will save the settings to a file sepcified

Signature SaveSettings(filename)

Parameters:filename (str) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Validate

Catiav5Importer.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.