SymmetricBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Features.SymmetricBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents a NXOpen.Features.Symmetric builder

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

Default values.

Property Value
MoveAlongFace.CoaxialEnabled True
MoveAlongFace.CoplanarAxesEnabled 0
MoveAlongFace.CoplanarEnabled True
MoveAlongFace.EqualDiameterEnabled 0
MoveAlongFace.OffsetEnabled 0
MoveAlongFace.ParallelEnabled 0
MoveAlongFace.PerpendicularEnabled 0
MoveAlongFace.SymmetricEnabled 0
MoveAlongFace.TangentEnabled 0
MoveAlongFace.ThicknessChainEnabled 0
MoveAlongFace.UseFaceBrowse 1
SymmetryPlaneOption Existing

New in version NX6.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
ExistingSymmetryPlane Returns the existing symmetry plane.
MotionFace Returns the motion face.
MoveAlongFace Returns the move along face.
NewSymmetryPlane Returns or sets the new symmetry plane.
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
StationaryFace Returns the stationary face.
SurroundingPatchSurfaceFilename Returns or sets the surrounding patch surface filename
SymmetryPlaneOption Returns or sets the symmetry plane option.
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.
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

SymmetricBuilderPlaneOptions Enumeration Represents the plane options.

Property Detail

ExistingSymmetryPlane

SymmetricBuilder.ExistingSymmetryPlane

Returns the existing symmetry plane.

The NXOpen.SelectFace object is employed to select existing planar face or datum plane as the symmetry plane if plane option is set to NXOpen.Features.SymmetricBuilderPlaneOptions.Existing.

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Getter Method

Signature ExistingSymmetryPlane

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.SelectISurface

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

MotionFace

SymmetricBuilder.MotionFace

Returns the motion face.

The constraint is applied between the motion face and a stationary face. The motion face is transformed when the constraint is applied.

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Getter Method

Signature MotionFace

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.SelectFace

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

MoveAlongFace

SymmetricBuilder.MoveAlongFace

Returns the move along face.

The NXOpen.Features.FaceRecognitionBuilder object is employed to collect tag-along faces. When the motion face is selected it is used as a seed for recognition of tag-along faces.

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Getter Method

Signature MoveAlongFace

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Features.FaceRecognitionBuilder

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

NewSymmetryPlane

SymmetricBuilder.NewSymmetryPlane

Returns or sets the new symmetry plane.

The NXOpen.Plane object is employed to define the symmetry plane if plane option is set to NXOpen.Features.SymmetricBuilderPlaneOptions.New.

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Getter Method

Signature NewSymmetryPlane

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Plane

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature NewSymmetryPlane

Parameters:newSymmetryPlane (NXOpen.Plane) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”) OR cam_base (“CAM BASE”) OR insp_programming (“INSPECTION PROGRAMMING”)

StationaryFace

SymmetricBuilder.StationaryFace

Returns the stationary face.

The constraint is applied between the stationary face and a motion face. The stationary face remains stationary when the constraint is applied.

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Getter Method

Signature StationaryFace

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.SelectFace

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

SymmetryPlaneOption

SymmetricBuilder.SymmetryPlaneOption

Returns or sets the symmetry plane option.

The plane of symmetry is the plane that defines symmetry between the stationary face and the motion face. Either NXOpen.Features.SymmetricBuilderPlaneOptions.Existing or NXOpen.Features.SymmetricBuilderPlaneOptions.New plane option could be employed to define the symmetry plane.

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Getter Method

Signature SymmetryPlaneOption

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Features.SymmetricBuilderPlaneOptions

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SymmetryPlaneOption

Parameters:symmetryPlaneOption (NXOpen.Features.SymmetricBuilderPlaneOptions) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”) OR cam_base (“CAM BASE”) OR insp_programming (“INSPECTION PROGRAMMING”)

Method Detail

Validate

SymmetricBuilder.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.