EditPointBuilder Class

class NXOpen.MechanicalRouting.EditPointBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Represents NXOpen.MechanicalRouting.EditPointBuilder.

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.MechanicalRouting.BuilderFactory.CreateEditPointBuilder()

New in version NX11.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
ActiveEditSegmentType Returns or sets the edit segment type setting Allows you to specify the type of edit in edit segment motion.
ActiveMotionType Returns or sets the motion type setting.
BendAngle Returns or sets the bend angle setting.
IsDetachObject Returns or sets the detach setting.
MaintainAngle Returns or sets the maintain angle setting.
MaintainLength Returns or sets the maintain length setting.
PointSelection Returns the routing objects that are being edited.
Segment Returns or sets the segment setting.
SegmentLength Returns or sets the segment length setting.
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.
TransformTool Returns the transform tool.

Methods

Method Description
Commit Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
Destroy Deletes the builder, and cleans up any objects created by the builder.
DragObjects Perform a drag operation.
GetCommittedObjects For builders that create more than one object, this method returns the objects that are created by commit.
GetObject Returns the object currently being edited by this builder.
ResetDrag Reset a drag operation Resets the position of routing objects in constraint network back to their initial position.
ShowResults Updates the model to reflect the result of an edit to the model for all builders that support showing results.
StartDrag Begin a drag operation.
StopDrag End a drag operation Applies the transforms obtained from solving the constraint network on routing objects.
Validate Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

Enumerations

EditPointBuilderEditsegmenttype Enumeration Specifies the options available for Edit Segment motion.
EditPointBuilderMotiontype Enumeration Specifies the options available for motion.

Property Detail

ActiveEditSegmentType

EditPointBuilder.ActiveEditSegmentType

Returns or sets the edit segment type setting Allows you to specify the type of edit in edit segment motion.

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Getter Method

Signature ActiveEditSegmentType

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.MechanicalRouting.EditPointBuilderEditsegmenttype

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

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Setter Method

Signature ActiveEditSegmentType

Parameters:editSegmentType (NXOpen.MechanicalRouting.EditPointBuilderEditsegmenttype) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

ActiveMotionType

EditPointBuilder.ActiveMotionType

Returns or sets the motion type setting.

Allows you to specify the type of edit point motion to be applied.

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Getter Method

Signature ActiveMotionType

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.MechanicalRouting.EditPointBuilderMotiontype

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

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Setter Method

Signature ActiveMotionType

Parameters:motionType (NXOpen.MechanicalRouting.EditPointBuilderMotiontype) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

BendAngle

EditPointBuilder.BendAngle

Returns or sets the bend angle setting.

Allows you to specify new angle for a segment connected at the RCP or Port being edited. Reference for angle measurement is the other segment connected at the RCP or Port being edited.

Is applicable only when there are two segments connected at RCP or Port being edited.

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Getter Method

Signature BendAngle

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

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Setter Method

Signature BendAngle

Parameters:bendAngle (float) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

IsDetachObject

EditPointBuilder.IsDetachObject

Returns or sets the detach setting.

Allows you to specify if the selected object has to be detached from the segment during transformation.

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Getter Method

Signature IsDetachObject

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

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Setter Method

Signature IsDetachObject

Parameters:isDetachObject (bool) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

MaintainAngle

EditPointBuilder.MaintainAngle

Returns or sets the maintain angle setting.

Allows you to specify if the angles between segments connected at the RCP or Port being edited must be fixed during transformation.

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Getter Method

Signature MaintainAngle

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

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Setter Method

Signature MaintainAngle

Parameters:maintainAngle (bool) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

MaintainLength

EditPointBuilder.MaintainLength

Returns or sets the maintain length setting.

Allows you to specify if the lengths of segments connected at the RCP or Port being edited must be fixed during transformation.

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Getter Method

Signature MaintainLength

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

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Setter Method

Signature MaintainLength

Parameters:maintainLength (bool) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

PointSelection

EditPointBuilder.PointSelection

Returns the routing objects that are being edited.

The object can be a Routing Control Point or routing port or one of their occurences.

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Getter Method

Signature PointSelection

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Routing.RouteObjectCollector

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

Segment

EditPointBuilder.Segment

Returns or sets the segment setting.

Allows you to specify a segment connected at the RCP or Port being edited.

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Getter Method

Signature Segment

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Line

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

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Setter Method

Signature Segment

Parameters:segment (NXOpen.Line) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

SegmentLength

EditPointBuilder.SegmentLength

Returns or sets the segment length setting.

Allows you to specify new length for a segment connected at the RCP or Port being edited.

New length is applied on the segment by moving the RCP or Port being edited.

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Getter Method

Signature SegmentLength

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

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Setter Method

Signature SegmentLength

Parameters:segmentLength (float) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

TransformTool

EditPointBuilder.TransformTool

Returns the transform tool.

Allows you to access the transform block object.

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Getter Method

Signature TransformTool

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.MechanicalRouting.TransformBlockBuilder

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

Method Detail

DragObjects

EditPointBuilder.DragObjects

Perform a drag operation.

Solves the constraint network applying the transform required to move the routing object to a new position.

Signature DragObjects()

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

ResetDrag

EditPointBuilder.ResetDrag

Reset a drag operation

Resets the position of routing objects in constraint network back to their initial position.

Signature ResetDrag()

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

StartDrag

EditPointBuilder.StartDrag

Begin a drag operation.

Creates a constraint network of routing objects connected to the routing object that is being edited.

Signature StartDrag()

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

StopDrag

EditPointBuilder.StopDrag

End a drag operation

Applies the transforms obtained from solving the constraint network on routing objects.

Signature StopDrag()

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

Validate

EditPointBuilder.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.