SteelCollarPlateBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Features.ShipDesign.SteelCollarPlateBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents a NXOpen.Features.ShipDesign.SteelCollarPlate builder

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

Default values.

Property Value
IsInternal 0
KeepSelectFace 0
KeepSelectProfileBody 0

New in version NX7.5.0.

Properties

Property Description
IsInternal Returns or sets the is internal toggle.
KeepSelectFace Returns or sets the keep select face.
KeepSelectProfileBody Returns or sets the keep select profile body.
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
PlateSize Returns or sets the plate size.
SelectFace Returns the select face.
SelectProfileBody Returns the select profile body.
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.
GetAvailablePlateSizes The list of available plate sizes.
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

IsInternal

SteelCollarPlateBuilder.IsInternal

Returns or sets the is internal toggle.

Is this plate inside the profile cutout, or slapped onto the outside of the placement face?

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Getter Method

Signature IsInternal

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature IsInternal

Parameters:isInternal (bool) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: nx_ship_concept (“Ship Concept”)

KeepSelectFace

SteelCollarPlateBuilder.KeepSelectFace

Returns or sets the keep select face.

Determines whether or not we should reuse the same selected face on apply.

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Getter Method

Signature KeepSelectFace

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature KeepSelectFace

Parameters:keepSelectFace (bool) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: nx_ship_concept (“Ship Concept”)

KeepSelectProfileBody

SteelCollarPlateBuilder.KeepSelectProfileBody

Returns or sets the keep select profile body.

Determines whether or not we should reuse the same selected profile body on apply.

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Getter Method

Signature KeepSelectProfileBody

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature KeepSelectProfileBody

Parameters:keepSelectProfileBody (bool) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: nx_ship_concept (“Ship Concept”)

PlateSize

SteelCollarPlateBuilder.PlateSize

Returns or sets the plate size.

Note: when the selected profile body changes, the available sizes will also change. Therefore, after changing the selected profile, you must call GetAvailablePlateSizes before you can set this PlateSize value.

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Getter Method

Signature PlateSize

Returns:
Return type:int

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature PlateSize

Parameters:plateSize (int) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: nx_ship_concept (“Ship Concept”)

SelectFace

SteelCollarPlateBuilder.SelectFace

Returns the select face.

The face is used along with the profile body to determine the placement of the collar plate feature. Typically this face will already have a profile cutout feature and the collar plate is used to “fill the gap” caused by the profile cutout.

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Getter Method

Signature SelectFace

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.SelectFace

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

SelectProfileBody

SteelCollarPlateBuilder.SelectProfileBody

Returns the select profile body.

The profile body determines what sizes of collar plate features are available, and where to place the collar plate feature.

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Getter Method

Signature SelectProfileBody

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.SelectBody

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

GetAvailablePlateSizes

SteelCollarPlateBuilder.GetAvailablePlateSizes

The list of available plate sizes.

Note this list will change every time the selected profile body changes.

Signature GetAvailablePlateSizes()

Returns:Array of available plate sizes.

These names are specified by a special sketch naming convention for sketches loaded in the profile library. :rtype: list of str

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Validate

SteelCollarPlateBuilder.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.