MechanismExport Class

class NXOpen.Motion.MechanismExport

Bases: object

Represents a Mechanism Export object used to export one or more Motion objects to a text file.

To obtain an instance of this class, refer to NXOpen.Motion.MotionSession

New in version NX12.0.0.

Methods

Method	Description
ExportMdef	Exports selected objects to .
ExportPlmxml	Exports Mechanism to .

Enumerations

MechanismExportPositionOrientationFormat Enumeration

Format to export the position and orientation data.

Method Detail

ExportMdef

MechanismExport.ExportMdef

Exports selected objects to .

mdef file

Signature ExportMdef(fileName, posOrientFormat, exportEmptyInputFields, exportUnusedOptions, exportSubmechAsMdef, enablePublish, publishedFolder, objects)

Parameters:

• fileName (str) – Full path to the .mdef file
• posOrientFormat (NXOpen.Motion.MechanismExportPositionOrientationFormat) – Format to export the position and orientation data
• exportEmptyInputFields (bool) – When TRUE, exports data that do not have any values defined
• exportUnusedOptions (bool) – When TRUE, exports data currently unused in the Motion objects
• exportSubmechAsMdef (bool) – When TRUE, export the submechanisms as .mdef files. Otherwise references them as .sim files.
• enablePublish (bool) – When TRUE, the publish option is enabled.
• publishedFolder (str) – Full path to the published folder
• objects (list of NXOpen.NXObject) – Motion objects to export

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)

ExportPlmxml

MechanismExport.ExportPlmxml

Exports Mechanism to .

xml file. If Motion part is included, exports all the Motion objects from it.

Signature ExportPlmxml(fileName, objects)

Parameters:

• fileName (str) – Full path of the .xml file
• objects (list of NXOpen.NXObject) – Motion objects or Motion part tag

New in version NX12.0.0.

License requirements: mechanisms (“MECHANISMS”)