TubeBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Features.TubeBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder

Represents a NXOpen.Features.Tube builder

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

Default values.

Property Value
BooleanOption.Type Create
InnerDiameter.Value 0 (millimeters part), 0 (inches part)
OuterDiameter.Value 1 (millimeters part), 0.04 (inches part)
OutputOption MultipleSegments

New in version NX5.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
BooleanOption Returns the boolean option
InnerDiameter Returns the inner diameter
OuterDiameter Returns the outer diameter
OutputOption Returns or sets the output topology option
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
PathSection Returns the path section
SurroundingPatchSurfaceFilename Returns or sets the surrounding patch surface filename
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.
Tolerance Returns or sets the distance tolerance

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

TubeBuilderOutput Enumeration This enum represents the topology output option

Property Detail

BooleanOption

TubeBuilder.BooleanOption

Returns the boolean option

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Getter Method

Signature BooleanOption

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.BooleanOperation

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

InnerDiameter

TubeBuilder.InnerDiameter

Returns the inner diameter

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Getter Method

Signature InnerDiameter

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Expression

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

OuterDiameter

TubeBuilder.OuterDiameter

Returns the outer diameter

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Getter Method

Signature OuterDiameter

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Expression

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

OutputOption

TubeBuilder.OutputOption

Returns or sets the output topology option

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Getter Method

Signature OutputOption

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Features.TubeBuilderOutput

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature OutputOption

Parameters:outputOption (NXOpen.Features.TubeBuilderOutput) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

PathSection

TubeBuilder.PathSection

Returns the path section

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Getter Method

Signature PathSection

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Section

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Tolerance

TubeBuilder.Tolerance

Returns or sets the distance tolerance

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Getter Method

Signature Tolerance

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Tolerance

Parameters:tolerance (float) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Method Detail

Validate

TubeBuilder.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.