ShellFaceBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Features.ShellFaceBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents a NXOpen.Features.ShellFace builder

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

Default values.

Property Value
Thickness.Value 5.0 (millimeters part), 0.5 (inches part)

New in version NX6.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
FacesToPierce Returns the faces to be pierced
FacesToShell Returns the faces to be shelled
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.
Thickness Returns the thickness

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

FacesToPierce

ShellFaceBuilder.FacesToPierce

Returns the faces to be pierced

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Getter Method

Signature FacesToPierce

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.ScCollector

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

FacesToShell

ShellFaceBuilder.FacesToShell

Returns the faces to be shelled

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Getter Method

Signature FacesToShell

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.ScCollector

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Thickness

ShellFaceBuilder.Thickness

Returns the thickness

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Getter Method

Signature Thickness

Returns:the thickness expression
Return type:NXOpen.Expression

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

Validate

ShellFaceBuilder.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.