SmartVolumeProfileBuilder Class

class NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.SmartVolumeProfileBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.TaggedObject, NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.IComponentBuilder

This class contains the options for automatically closing the profile to surrounding model geometry.

It is instantiated in section based sweep operators like extrude and revolve.

New in version NX8.5.0.

Properties

Property Description
CloseProfileRule Returns or sets the option defines how to extend the open profile to form a proper intersection with the target body.
OpenProfileSmartVolumeOption Returns or sets the option for enabling open profile smart volume.
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.

Methods

Method Description
Validate Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

Enumerations

SmartVolumeProfileBuilderCloseProfileRuleType Enumeration the type of profile closures to be performed

Property Detail

CloseProfileRule

SmartVolumeProfileBuilder.CloseProfileRule

Returns or sets the option defines how to extend the open profile to form a proper intersection with the target body.

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Getter Method

Signature CloseProfileRule

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.SmartVolumeProfileBuilderCloseProfileRuleType

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature CloseProfileRule

Parameters:closeProfileRule (NXOpen.GeometricUtilities.SmartVolumeProfileBuilderCloseProfileRuleType) – the close profile rule.

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

OpenProfileSmartVolumeOption

SmartVolumeProfileBuilder.OpenProfileSmartVolumeOption

Returns or sets the option for enabling open profile smart volume.

When this option is enabled, extends the tool volume along open end points of the profile to find closure with the target body.

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Getter Method

Signature OpenProfileSmartVolumeOption

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature OpenProfileSmartVolumeOption

Parameters:openProfileSmartVolumeOption (bool) – If true, enable open profile smart volume.

New in version NX8.5.0.

License requirements: solid_modeling (“SOLIDS MODELING”)

Method Detail

Validate

SmartVolumeProfileBuilder.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.