FillBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Die.FillBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents an Area Fill feature

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

New in version NX4.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
AngleTolerance Returns or sets the angle tolerance of the area fill
CopyAndMirror Returns or sets the copy and mirror setting of the area fill
DistanceTolerance Returns or sets the distance tolerance of the area fill
FillForAddendum Returns or sets the fill for addendum setting of the area fill
MirrorPlane Returns or sets the plane to mirror the area fill about
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
PointInRegion Returns or sets the point in region of the area fill
SurroundingPatchSurfaceFilename Returns or sets the surrounding patch surface filename
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.
TippedProduct Returns or sets the tipped product of the area fill

Methods

Method Description
Commit Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
CommitFeature Commits the feature parameters and creates the feature
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.
GetFillShape Gets the fill shape of the area fill
GetObject Returns the object currently being edited by this builder.
GetRegionBounds Gets the region bounds of the area fill
HideInternalParentFeatureAfterEdit Re-suppress an internal parent feature (a slave feature) after it has been edited.
SetFillShape Sets the fill shape of the area fill
SetParentFeatureInternal Set the parent features which would be internal or slaves to the feature being created or commited
SetRegionBounds Sets the region bounds of the area fill
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.

Property Detail

AngleTolerance

FillBuilder.AngleTolerance

Returns or sets the angle tolerance of the area fill

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Getter Method

Signature AngleTolerance

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature AngleTolerance

Parameters:angleTolerance (float) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

CopyAndMirror

FillBuilder.CopyAndMirror

Returns or sets the copy and mirror setting of the area fill

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Getter Method

Signature CopyAndMirror

Returns:= true - original sheet body will be copied in its current

position and a copy will also be mirrored. the two sheet bodies will be sewn together on output = false - only mirrored copy will be produced :rtype: bool

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature CopyAndMirror

Parameters:copyAndMirror (bool) – = true - original sheet body will be copied in its current position and a copy will also be mirrored. the two sheet bodies will be sewn together on output = false - only mirrored copy will be produced

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

DistanceTolerance

FillBuilder.DistanceTolerance

Returns or sets the distance tolerance of the area fill

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Getter Method

Signature DistanceTolerance

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature DistanceTolerance

Parameters:distanceTolerance (float) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

FillForAddendum

FillBuilder.FillForAddendum

Returns or sets the fill for addendum setting of the area fill

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Getter Method

Signature FillForAddendum

Returns:= true - area fill is for addendum and will be called

DIE_ADDENDUM_FILL :rtype: bool

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature FillForAddendum

Parameters:fillForAddendum (bool) – = true - area fill is for addendum and will be called DIE_ADDENDUM_FILL

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

MirrorPlane

FillBuilder.MirrorPlane

Returns or sets the plane to mirror the area fill about

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Getter Method

Signature MirrorPlane

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.ISurface

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature MirrorPlane

Parameters:mirrorPlane (NXOpen.ISurface) –

New in version NX4.0.1.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

PointInRegion

FillBuilder.PointInRegion

Returns or sets the point in region of the area fill

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Getter Method

Signature PointInRegion

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Point

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature PointInRegion

Parameters:pointInRegion (NXOpen.Point) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

TippedProduct

FillBuilder.TippedProduct

Returns or sets the tipped product of the area fill

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Getter Method

Signature TippedProduct

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Features.Feature

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

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Setter Method

Signature TippedProduct

Parameters:tippedProduct (NXOpen.Features.Feature) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

Method Detail

GetFillShape

FillBuilder.GetFillShape

Gets the fill shape of the area fill

Signature GetFillShape()

Returns:bodies
Return type:list of NXOpen.Body

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

GetRegionBounds

FillBuilder.GetRegionBounds

Gets the region bounds of the area fill

Signature GetRegionBounds()

Returns:a tuple
Return type:A tuple consisting of (profileEntries, direction). profileEntries is a list of NXOpen.IProfile. profile entries direction is a NXOpen.Die.DirectionOption. Profile direction

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

SetFillShape

FillBuilder.SetFillShape

Sets the fill shape of the area fill

Signature SetFillShape(bodies)

Parameters:bodies (list of NXOpen.Body) – bodies

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

SetRegionBounds

FillBuilder.SetRegionBounds

Sets the region bounds of the area fill

Signature SetRegionBounds(direction, profileEntries)

Parameters:

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: die_engineering (“DIE ENGINEERING”)

Validate

FillBuilder.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.