MaterialEstimationBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Features.ShipDesign.MaterialEstimationBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Represents the class Features.

ShipDesign.MaterialEstimationBuilder which is used to calculate the material estimation information.

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Features.ShipCollection.CreateMaterialEstimationBuilder()

Default values.

Property	Value
SelectionMethod	Volume

New in version NX10.0.0.

Properties

Property	Description
SelectionMethod	Returns or sets the selection method.
ShipStructures	Returns the selected ship structures.
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.
VolumeBody	Returns the selected volume body.

Methods

Method	Description
Commit	Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
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.
GetObject	Returns the object currently being edited by this builder.
SetFrameParts	Sets the selected frame parts.
ShowResults	Updates the model to reflect the result of an edit to the model for all builders that support showing results.
Validate	Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

Enumerations

MaterialEstimationBuilderSelectionMethods Enumeration

Settings to indicate how the objects are selected.

Property Detail

SelectionMethod

MaterialEstimationBuilder.SelectionMethod

Returns or sets the selection method.

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Getter Method

Signature SelectionMethod

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Features.ShipDesign.MaterialEstimationBuilderSelectionMethods

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_ship_basic (“Ship Basic Design”)

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Setter Method

Signature SelectionMethod

Parameters:enumSelectionType (NXOpen.Features.ShipDesign.MaterialEstimationBuilderSelectionMethods) –

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_ship_basic (“Ship Basic Design”)

ShipStructures

MaterialEstimationBuilder.ShipStructures

Returns the selected ship structures.

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Getter Method

Signature ShipStructures

Returns:ship basic design plate faces, standard part curves and profile curves. Return type:NXOpen.SelectDisplayableObjectList

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_ship_basic (“Ship Basic Design”)

VolumeBody

MaterialEstimationBuilder.VolumeBody

Returns the selected volume body.

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Getter Method

Signature VolumeBody

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.SelectBody

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_ship_basic (“Ship Basic Design”)

Method Detail

SetFrameParts

MaterialEstimationBuilder.SetFrameParts

Sets the selected frame parts.

Signature SetFrameParts(nPartCount)

Parameters:nPartCount (int) – Returns:ship basic design structure component. Return type:NXOpen.Part

New in version NX10.0.0.

License requirements: nx_ship_basic (“Ship Basic Design”)

Validate

MaterialEstimationBuilder.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.