SweptVolumeBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Features.SweptVolumeBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents a NXOpen.Features.SweptVolume builder

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Features.SweepFeatureCollection.CreateSweptVolumeBuilder()

Default values.

Property Value
BooleanData.Type Subtract
SweepOrientation ParallelToBody

New in version NX11.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
BooleanData Returns the boolean data
DistanceTolerance Returns or sets the Distance Tolerance
ForcedDirection Returns or sets the forced direction
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
ReferencePoint Returns or sets the Reference point
SurroundingPatchSurfaceFilename Returns or sets the surrounding patch surface filename
SweepOrientation Returns or sets the sweep orientation
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.
ToolBody Returns or sets the tool body
ToolPath Returns the tool path

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.

Enumerations

SweptVolumeBuilderSweepOrient Enumeration These represent the type of Sweep Orientation feature to be created

Property Detail

BooleanData

SweptVolumeBuilder.BooleanData

Returns the boolean data

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Getter Method

Signature BooleanData

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.BooleanOperation

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

DistanceTolerance

SweptVolumeBuilder.DistanceTolerance

Returns or sets the Distance Tolerance

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Getter Method

Signature DistanceTolerance

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature DistanceTolerance

Parameters:distanceTolerance (float) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ForcedDirection

SweptVolumeBuilder.ForcedDirection

Returns or sets the forced direction

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Getter Method

Signature ForcedDirection

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Direction

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ForcedDirection

Parameters:forcedDirection (NXOpen.Direction) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

ReferencePoint

SweptVolumeBuilder.ReferencePoint

Returns or sets the Reference point

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Getter Method

Signature ReferencePoint

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Point

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ReferencePoint

Parameters:referencePoint (NXOpen.Point) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

SweepOrientation

SweptVolumeBuilder.SweepOrientation

Returns or sets the sweep orientation

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Getter Method

Signature SweepOrientation

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Features.SweptVolumeBuilderSweepOrient

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SweepOrientation

Parameters:sweepOrientation (NXOpen.Features.SweptVolumeBuilderSweepOrient) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

ToolBody

SweptVolumeBuilder.ToolBody

Returns or sets the tool body

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Getter Method

Signature ToolBody

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.ScCollector

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ToolBody

Parameters:toolBody (NXOpen.ScCollector) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ToolPath

SweptVolumeBuilder.ToolPath

Returns the tool path

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Getter Method

Signature ToolPath

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Section

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

Validate

SweptVolumeBuilder.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.