DrawingCompareManager Class

class NXOpen.DrawingCompareManager

Bases: object

Represents an object that manages drawing compare.

To obtain an instance of this class, refer to NXOpen.Part

New in version NX7.5.0.

Methods

Method	Description
CreateCompareReportBuilder	Creates a NXOpen.Drawings.CompareReportBuilder
CreateDrawingCompareSettingsBuilder	Creates a NXOpen.Drawings.DrawingCompareSettingsBuilder
CreateOverlayData	Creates Overlay data of a part.
CreateSnapshot	Caches data for drafting objects in the drawing part.
CreateTrackChanges	Create track changes data for drafting objects in the drawing part
DeleteComparisonReport	Deletes part comparison report.
DeleteOverlayData	Deletes Overlay data of a part.
DeleteSnapshot	Deletes the cached data for drafting objects.
DeleteTrackChanges	Delete track changes data for drafting objects in the drawing part
GetEntityObjectFromId	Gets the entity for the given ID.
PreserveChangeSymbol	Preserves the change symbol settings of the objects passed to it.
UnpreserveChangeSymbol	Unpreserves the change symbol settings of the objects passed to it.

Method Detail

CreateCompareReportBuilder

DrawingCompareManager.CreateCompareReportBuilder

Overloaded method CreateCompareReportBuilder

• CreateCompareReportBuilder()
• CreateCompareReportBuilder(partFileNameToCompare, reuseExistingSnapshot)

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Creates a NXOpen.Drawings.CompareReportBuilder

Signature CreateCompareReportBuilder()

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Drawings.CompareReportBuilder

New in version NX7.5.0.

Deprecated since version NX11.0.0: Use DrawingCompareManager.CreateCompareReportBuilder() instead.

License requirements: drafting (“DRAFTING”)

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Creates a NXOpen.Drawings.CompareReportBuilder

Signature CreateCompareReportBuilder(partFileNameToCompare, reuseExistingSnapshot)

Parameters:

• partFileNameToCompare (str) –
• reuseExistingSnapshot (bool) –

Returns:

Return type:

NXOpen.Drawings.CompareReportBuilder

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: drafting (“DRAFTING”)

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CreateDrawingCompareSettingsBuilder

DrawingCompareManager.CreateDrawingCompareSettingsBuilder

Creates a NXOpen.Drawings.DrawingCompareSettingsBuilder

Signature CreateDrawingCompareSettingsBuilder()

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Drawings.DrawingCompareSettingsBuilder

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: drafting (“DRAFTING”)

CreateOverlayData

DrawingCompareManager.CreateOverlayData

Creates Overlay data of a part.

Signature CreateOverlayData()

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: drafting (“DRAFTING”)

CreateSnapshot

DrawingCompareManager.CreateSnapshot

Caches data for drafting objects in the drawing part.

Creates overlay data if the status of toggle “Create Overlay Data with Snapshot Data” in Customer Default is on. Use DrawingCompareManager.CreateOverlayData() to create overlay data.

Signature CreateSnapshot()

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

CreateTrackChanges

DrawingCompareManager.CreateTrackChanges

Create track changes data for drafting objects in the drawing part

Signature CreateTrackChanges()

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

DeleteComparisonReport

DrawingCompareManager.DeleteComparisonReport

Deletes part comparison report.

Signature DeleteComparisonReport()

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

DeleteOverlayData

DrawingCompareManager.DeleteOverlayData

Deletes Overlay data of a part.

Signature DeleteOverlayData()

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: drafting (“DRAFTING”)

DeleteSnapshot

DrawingCompareManager.DeleteSnapshot

Deletes the cached data for drafting objects.

Does not delete the overlay data. Use DrawingCompareManager.DeleteOverlayData() to delete overlay data.

Signature DeleteSnapshot()

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

DeleteTrackChanges

DrawingCompareManager.DeleteTrackChanges

Delete track changes data for drafting objects in the drawing part

Signature DeleteTrackChanges()

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

GetEntityObjectFromId

DrawingCompareManager.GetEntityObjectFromId

Gets the entity for the given ID.

Signature GetEntityObjectFromId(subfileID)

Parameters:subfileID (int) – The ID of entity Returns:The object of entity Return type:NXOpen.NXObject

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

PreserveChangeSymbol

DrawingCompareManager.PreserveChangeSymbol

Preserves the change symbol settings of the objects passed to it.

Signature PreserveChangeSymbol(idSymbols)

Parameters:idSymbols (list of NXOpen.Annotations.IdSymbol) – a list of change symbols

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: drafting (“DRAFTING”)

UnpreserveChangeSymbol

DrawingCompareManager.UnpreserveChangeSymbol

Unpreserves the change symbol settings of the objects passed to it.

Signature UnpreserveChangeSymbol(idSymbols)

Parameters:idSymbols (list of NXOpen.Annotations.IdSymbol) – a list of change symbols

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: drafting (“DRAFTING”)