OffsetRegionBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Features.OffsetRegionBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents a builder for an offset region feature, don’t use it until nx502.

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Features.FeatureCollection.CreateOffsetRegionBuilder()

Default values.

Property Value
Distance.Value 5.0 (millimeters part), 0.2 (inches part)

New in version NX5.0.2.

Properties

Property Description
BlendFace Returns the face collector holding the all the recognized blend faces adjacent to faces to offset.
Distance Returns the distance to offset, don’t use it until nx502
Face Returns the faces to offset, don’t use it until nx502
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
ReverseDirection Returns or sets the flag of reverse direction of offset, don’t use it until nx502
SurroundingPatchSurfaceFilename Returns or sets the surrounding patch surface filename
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.

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.
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.

Property Detail

BlendFace

OffsetRegionBuilder.BlendFace

Returns the face collector holding the all the recognized blend faces adjacent to faces to offset.

It is auto recognized blends + user selected blends - user excluded blends, don’t use it until nx502

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Getter Method

Signature BlendFace

Returns:the adjacent blend faces builder
Return type:NXOpen.ModlDirect.SelectBlend

New in version NX5.0.2.

License requirements: None.

Distance

OffsetRegionBuilder.Distance

Returns the distance to offset, don’t use it until nx502

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Getter Method

Signature Distance

Returns:the distance expression
Return type:NXOpen.Expression

New in version NX5.0.2.

License requirements: None.

Face

OffsetRegionBuilder.Face

Returns the faces to offset, don’t use it until nx502

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Getter Method

Signature Face

Returns:the collector of faces to offset
Return type:NXOpen.ScCollector

New in version NX5.0.2.

License requirements: None.

ReverseDirection

OffsetRegionBuilder.ReverseDirection

Returns or sets the flag of reverse direction of offset, don’t use it until nx502

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Getter Method

Signature ReverseDirection

Returns:the flag of reverse direction
Return type:bool

New in version NX5.0.2.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ReverseDirection

Parameters:reverseDirection (bool) – the flag of reverse direction

New in version NX5.0.2.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Method Detail

Validate

OffsetRegionBuilder.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.