RulesBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Drafting.RulesBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

This class is used to specify knowledge fusion rules in a drawing template.

The rules are executed when the template is instantiated. To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Drafting.AutomationManager.CreateRulesBuilder()

New in version NX8.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
DimensionRule Returns or sets the dimension rule
NoteRule Returns or sets the note rule
SymbolRule Returns or sets the symbol rule
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

DimensionRule

RulesBuilder.DimensionRule

Returns or sets the dimension rule

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Getter Method

Signature DimensionRule

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature DimensionRule

Parameters:dimensionRule (str) –

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: nx_drawing_auto (“NX Drawing Automation”)

NoteRule

RulesBuilder.NoteRule

Returns or sets the note rule

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Getter Method

Signature NoteRule

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature NoteRule

Parameters:noteRule (str) –

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: nx_drawing_auto (“NX Drawing Automation”)

SymbolRule

RulesBuilder.SymbolRule

Returns or sets the symbol rule

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Getter Method

Signature SymbolRule

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SymbolRule

Parameters:symbolRule (str) –

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: nx_drawing_auto (“NX Drawing Automation”)

Method Detail

Validate

RulesBuilder.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.