SheetmetalBaseBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Features.SheetMetal.SheetmetalBaseBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents a Sheet Metal Feature Builder to be used in the creation and modification of features.

Feature Builders manage the steps needed to correctly create features on a part.

This is an abstract class, and cannot be instantiated.

New in version NX7.5.0.

Properties

Property Description
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
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.
GetApplicationContext Get the application context.
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.
SetApplicationContext Set the application context.
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.

Method Detail

GetApplicationContext

SheetmetalBaseBuilder.GetApplicationContext

Get the application context.

This feature is available in more than one application and under different licenses. The enum NXOpen.Features.SheetMetal.ApplicationContext contains a list of all sheet metal related applications and a feature might be available in one or more applications listed there.

Signature GetApplicationContext()

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Features.SheetMetal.ApplicationContext

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

SetApplicationContext

SheetmetalBaseBuilder.SetApplicationContext

Set the application context.

Signature SetApplicationContext(appContext)

Parameters:appContext (NXOpen.Features.SheetMetal.ApplicationContext) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Validate

SheetmetalBaseBuilder.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.