ShellBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Features.ShellBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents the Shell feature builder.

Inputs to this class can be convergent objects.

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

New in version NX4.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
Body Returns or sets the body to be shelled.
DefaultThickness Returns the default thickness for the shelled body.
DefaultThicknessFlip Returns or sets the flip direction option for default thickness.
FaceThicknessList Returns or sets the list of faces and corresponding alternate thickness for each.
FaceThicknesses Returns the list of faces and corresponding alternate thickness for each.
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
RemovedFacesCollector Returns or sets the set of faces to be removed from the shelled body.
SurroundingPatchSurfaceFilename Returns or sets the surrounding patch surface filename
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.
TgtPierceOption Returns or sets the option to process tangent remove faces for the Shell operation.
Tolerance Returns or sets the tolerance for the Shell operation.
UseSurfaceApproximation Returns or sets the option to use approximate surfaces for the Shell operation.

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.
SetDefaultThickness Sets the default thickness for the shelled body.
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

Body

ShellBuilder.Body

Returns or sets the body to be shelled.

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Getter Method

Signature Body

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Body

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Body

Parameters:body (NXOpen.Body) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

DefaultThickness

ShellBuilder.DefaultThickness

Returns the default thickness for the shelled body.

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Getter Method

Signature DefaultThickness

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Expression

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: None.

DefaultThicknessFlip

ShellBuilder.DefaultThicknessFlip

Returns or sets the flip direction option for default thickness.

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Getter Method

Signature DefaultThicknessFlip

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature DefaultThicknessFlip

Parameters:flip (bool) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

FaceThicknessList

ShellBuilder.FaceThicknessList

Returns or sets the list of faces and corresponding alternate thickness for each.

Note that it is no longer necessary to set this list, as a new list is automatically created when a new instance of this class is instantiated. Note that this API cannot be used together with the new API.

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Getter Method

Signature FaceThicknessList

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.ObjectList

New in version NX4.0.0.

Deprecated since version NX5.0.0: Use NXOpen.Features.ShellBuilder.FaceThicknesses() instead.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature FaceThicknessList

Parameters:seldimlist (NXOpen.ObjectList) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

Deprecated since version NX5.0.0: Use NXOpen.Features.ShellBuilder.FaceThicknesses() instead.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

FaceThicknesses

ShellBuilder.FaceThicknesses

Returns the list of faces and corresponding alternate thickness for each.

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Getter Method

Signature FaceThicknesses

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.ExpressionCollectorSetList

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

RemovedFacesCollector

ShellBuilder.RemovedFacesCollector

Returns or sets the set of faces to be removed from the shelled body.

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Getter Method

Signature RemovedFacesCollector

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.ScCollector

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature RemovedFacesCollector

Parameters:scCollector (NXOpen.ScCollector) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

TgtPierceOption

ShellBuilder.TgtPierceOption

Returns or sets the option to process tangent remove faces for the Shell operation.

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Getter Method

Signature TgtPierceOption

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature TgtPierceOption

Parameters:tgtPierceOption (bool) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Tolerance

ShellBuilder.Tolerance

Returns or sets the tolerance for the Shell operation.

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Getter Method

Signature Tolerance

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Tolerance

Parameters:tolerance (float) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

UseSurfaceApproximation

ShellBuilder.UseSurfaceApproximation

Returns or sets the option to use approximate surfaces for the Shell operation.

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Getter Method

Signature UseSurfaceApproximation

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature UseSurfaceApproximation

Parameters:approximationOption (bool) –

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Method Detail

SetDefaultThickness

ShellBuilder.SetDefaultThickness

Sets the default thickness for the shelled body.

Signature SetDefaultThickness(defaultThicknessValue)

Parameters:defaultThicknessValue (str) – default thickness expression

New in version NX4.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Validate

ShellBuilder.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.