TracerBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Mechatronics.TracerBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Represents a Mechatronics.Tracer builder

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Mechatronics.TracerCollection.CreateTracerBuilder()

New in version NX12.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
Name Returns or sets the name
SelectPoint Returns or sets the origin point.
Selection Returns the body selection.
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.
TraceRateSetting Returns the trace rate setting

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.
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.
ShowResults Updates the model to reflect the result of an edit to the model for all builders that support showing results.
Validate Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

Property Detail

Name

TracerBuilder.Name

Returns or sets the name

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Getter Method

Signature Name

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_mcd_core (“MECHATRONICS CONCEPT DESIGNER”)

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Setter Method

Signature Name

Parameters:name (str) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_mcd_core (“MECHATRONICS CONCEPT DESIGNER”)

SelectPoint

TracerBuilder.SelectPoint

Returns or sets the origin point.

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Getter Method

Signature SelectPoint

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Point

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_mcd_core (“MECHATRONICS CONCEPT DESIGNER”)

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Setter Method

Signature SelectPoint

Parameters:selectPoint (NXOpen.Point) –

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_mcd_core (“MECHATRONICS CONCEPT DESIGNER”)

Selection

TracerBuilder.Selection

Returns the body selection.

This should be a NXOpen.Mechatronics.RigidBody

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Getter Method

Signature Selection

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Mechatronics.SelectRigidBody

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_mcd_core (“MECHATRONICS CONCEPT DESIGNER”)

TraceRateSetting

TracerBuilder.TraceRateSetting

Returns the trace rate setting

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Getter Method

Signature TraceRateSetting

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Expression

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: nx_mcd_core (“MECHATRONICS CONCEPT DESIGNER”)

Method Detail

Validate

TracerBuilder.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.