PartModuleBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Features.PartModuleBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents a NXOpen.Features.PartModule builder

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

New in version NX8.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
ActivatePartModule Returns or sets the option indicating whether part module is to be activated.
InputReferences Returns the part module input references.
IsDesignGroup Returns or sets a flag indicating if part module is a design group.
Name Returns or sets the part module name
Name1 Returns or sets the part module name
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
ShowOnlyPartModule Returns or sets the option indicating whether only part module contents are to be shown.
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

ActivatePartModule

PartModuleBuilder.ActivatePartModule

Returns or sets the option indicating whether part module is to be activated.

If true, the part module will be activated, else, part module will be deactivated

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Getter Method

Signature ActivatePartModule

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ActivatePartModule

Parameters:activate (bool) –

New in version NX8.0.0.

License requirements: usr_defined_features (“USER DEFINED FEATURES”)

InputReferences

PartModuleBuilder.InputReferences

Returns the part module input references.

This API is now deprecated. Please use GeometricUtilities.PartModuleInputBuilder.InputReferences() instead.

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Getter Method

Signature InputReferences

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.PartModuleReferencesBuilder

New in version NX8.0.0.

Deprecated since version NX9.0.0: Please use GeometricUtilities.PartModuleInputBuilder.InputReferences() instead.

License requirements: None.

IsDesignGroup

PartModuleBuilder.IsDesignGroup

Returns or sets a flag indicating if part module is a design group.

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Getter Method

Signature IsDesignGroup

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: usr_defined_features (“USER DEFINED FEATURES”)

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Setter Method

Signature IsDesignGroup

Parameters:isDesignGroup (bool) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: usr_defined_features (“USER DEFINED FEATURES”)

Name

PartModuleBuilder.Name

Returns or sets the part module name

This API is now deprecated. Please use Features.PartModuleBuilder.Name1() instead.

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Getter Method

Signature Name

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX8.0.0.

Deprecated since version NX9.0.0: Please use Features.PartModuleBuilder.Name1() instead.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Name

Parameters:name (str) –

New in version NX8.0.0.

Deprecated since version NX9.0.0: Please use Features.PartModuleBuilder.Name1() instead.

License requirements: usr_defined_features (“USER DEFINED FEATURES”)

Name1

PartModuleBuilder.Name1

Returns or sets the part module name

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Getter Method

Signature Name1

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Name1

Parameters:name (str) –

New in version NX9.0.0.

License requirements: usr_defined_features (“USER DEFINED FEATURES”)

ShowOnlyPartModule

PartModuleBuilder.ShowOnlyPartModule

Returns or sets the option indicating whether only part module contents are to be shown.

If true, only displayable objects in the part module will be shown. Else, no action is taken.

This API is now deprecated. Please use NXOpen.Features.PartModule.ShowOnly() instead.

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Getter Method

Signature ShowOnlyPartModule

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX8.0.0.

Deprecated since version NX9.0.0: Please use NXOpen.Features.PartModule.ShowOnly() instead.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ShowOnlyPartModule

Parameters:showOnly (bool) –

New in version NX8.0.0.

Deprecated since version NX9.0.0: Please use NXOpen.Features.PartModule.ShowOnly() instead.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Method Detail

Validate

PartModuleBuilder.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.