JointBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Motion.JointBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Motion.MotionBuilder

This builder class is used to create or edit NXOpen.Motion.Joint objects.

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Motion.JointCollection.CreateJointBuilder()

New in version NX5.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
DisplayScale Returns or sets the icon display scale
GroupName Returns or sets the group name
GroupType Returns or sets the group type
JointDefine Returns the joint define
JointFriction Returns the joint friction
JointMultiDrivers Returns the driver multi operations : DriverMultiOperations Block
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.

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

JointDefine

JointBuilder.JointDefine

Returns the joint define

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Getter Method

Signature JointDefine

Returns:The Joint define
Return type:NXOpen.Motion.JointDefine

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

JointFriction

JointBuilder.JointFriction

Returns the joint friction

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Getter Method

Signature JointFriction

Returns:The Joint friction
Return type:NXOpen.Motion.JointFriction

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

JointMultiDrivers

JointBuilder.JointMultiDrivers

Returns the driver multi operations : DriverMultiOperations Block

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Getter Method

Signature JointMultiDrivers

Returns:The driver multi operations
Return type:NXOpen.Motion.DriverMultiOperations

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

Method Detail

Validate

JointBuilder.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.