AddSurfBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Die.AddSurfBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents a NXOpen.Die.AddSurfBuilder builder

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Die.DieCollection.CreateAddSurfBuilder()

New in version NX6.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
Associative Returns or sets the flag that indicates during creation if a feature is to be created or just the sheet body, true indicates a feature will be created.
ConcaveCornerRadius Returns the concave corner radius value
DistanceTolerance Returns or sets the distance tolerance.
Limits Returns the limits to control the span of the addendum
Method Returns or sets the addendum surface output method.
ParentFeatureInternal Returns or sets whether or not the latest timestamped parent feature of this feature should be made internal
PatchSolutionFlag Returns or sets the patch solution flag
PatchSurfaceFilename Returns or sets the patch surface filename
RefPoint Returns or sets the keep point for trimming.
SelectSection Returns the addendum section feature to define the shape of the addendum surface.
Sewn Returns or sets the flag that indicates whether the faces of the addendum sheet body will be sewn into one sheet body or individual sheet bodies for each face will be output.
Spine Returns the spine string, which determines the orientation of the sample planes
SpineRadius Returns or sets the spine radius, used by NXOpen.Die.AddSurfBuilder.CreateDefaultSpine()
SurroundingPatchSurfaceFilename Returns or sets the surrounding patch surface filename
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.
TrimBound Returns the trimming boundary for the addendum surface.

Methods

Method Description
Commit Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
CommitFeature Commits the feature parameters and creates the feature
CreateDefaultSpine Creates a smoothed spine curve from the forming boundary using the spine radius value
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.
GetFeature Returns the feature currently being edited by this builder.
GetObject Returns the object currently being edited by this builder.
HideInternalParentFeatureAfterEdit Re-suppress an internal parent feature (a slave feature) after it has been edited.
SetParentFeatureInternal Set the parent features which would be internal or slaves to the feature being created or commited
ShowInternalParentFeatureForEdit Unsuppress an internal parent feature (a slave feature) so it can be edited.
ShowResults Updates the model to reflect the result of an edit to the model for all builders that support showing results.
UnsetParentFeatureInternal Set the internal parent feature of the feature being edited to external
Validate Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

Enumerations

AddSurfBuilderMethods Enumeration Settings for the type of addendum surface being created.

Property Detail

Associative

AddSurfBuilder.Associative

Returns or sets the flag that indicates during creation if a feature is to be created or just the sheet body, true indicates a feature will be created.

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Getter Method

Signature Associative

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Associative

Parameters:associative (bool) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”) OR prog_die_wizard (“UG/Progressive Die Wizard”)

ConcaveCornerRadius

AddSurfBuilder.ConcaveCornerRadius

Returns the concave corner radius value

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Getter Method

Signature ConcaveCornerRadius

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Expression

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

DistanceTolerance

AddSurfBuilder.DistanceTolerance

Returns or sets the distance tolerance.

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Getter Method

Signature DistanceTolerance

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature DistanceTolerance

Parameters:distanceTolerance (float) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”) OR prog_die_wizard (“UG/Progressive Die Wizard”)

Limits

AddSurfBuilder.Limits

Returns the limits to control the span of the addendum

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Getter Method

Signature Limits

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Die.DieLimitsBuilder

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Method

AddSurfBuilder.Method

Returns or sets the addendum surface output method.

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Getter Method

Signature Method

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Die.AddSurfBuilderMethods

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Method

Parameters:type (NXOpen.Die.AddSurfBuilderMethods) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”) OR prog_die_wizard (“UG/Progressive Die Wizard”)

RefPoint

AddSurfBuilder.RefPoint

Returns or sets the keep point for trimming.

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Getter Method

Signature RefPoint

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Point

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature RefPoint

Parameters:point0 (NXOpen.Point) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”) OR prog_die_wizard (“UG/Progressive Die Wizard”)

SelectSection

AddSurfBuilder.SelectSection

Returns the addendum section feature to define the shape of the addendum surface.

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Getter Method

Signature SelectSection

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.SelectNXObjectList

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Sewn

AddSurfBuilder.Sewn

Returns or sets the flag that indicates whether the faces of the addendum sheet body will be sewn into one sheet body or individual sheet bodies for each face will be output.

True indicates one sewn sheet body will be output.

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Getter Method

Signature Sewn

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Sewn

Parameters:sewn (bool) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”) OR prog_die_wizard (“UG/Progressive Die Wizard”)

Spine

AddSurfBuilder.Spine

Returns the spine string, which determines the orientation of the sample planes

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Getter Method

Signature Spine

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.ScCollector

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

SpineRadius

AddSurfBuilder.SpineRadius

Returns or sets the spine radius, used by NXOpen.Die.AddSurfBuilder.CreateDefaultSpine()

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Getter Method

Signature SpineRadius

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SpineRadius

Parameters:spineRadius (float) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”) OR prog_die_wizard (“UG/Progressive Die Wizard”)

TrimBound

AddSurfBuilder.TrimBound

Returns the trimming boundary for the addendum surface.

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Getter Method

Signature TrimBound

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.ScCollector

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

CreateDefaultSpine

AddSurfBuilder.CreateDefaultSpine

Creates a smoothed spine curve from the forming boundary using the spine radius value

Signature CreateDefaultSpine()

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”) OR prog_die_wizard (“UG/Progressive Die Wizard”)

Validate

AddSurfBuilder.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.