Print3dBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Print3dBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

This class sends the 3d model for 3dprinting.

The user can select solid bodies, convergent bodies, NX facet bodies or JT facet bodies for 3d printing.The print can be chosen to have a support, raft, various types of density and quality To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.PlotManager.CreatePrint3dBuilder()

Default values.

Property	Value
AddRaft	0
AddSupport	0
InFillPrint	Hollow
QualityPrint	High

New in version NX11.0.0.

Properties

Property	Description
AddRaft	Returns or sets the raft printing for the 3d print
AddSupport	Returns or sets the support printing for 3d print
Bodies	Returns the bodies to be printed
InFillPrint	Returns or sets the type of infill for the 3d print
LocationCoordinateSystem	Returns or sets the coordinate system which determines the orientation with respect to the printer
PrinterText	Returns or sets the printer name
QualityPrint	Returns or sets the quality of the 3d print
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.

Enumerations

Print3dBuilderPrintInfillEnum Enumeration	Sets the Infill type required for the 3d printing
Print3dBuilderPrintQualityEnum Enumeration	Sets the print quality

Property Detail

AddRaft

Print3dBuilder.AddRaft

Returns or sets the raft printing for the 3d print

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Getter Method

Signature AddRaft

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature AddRaft

Parameters:addRaft (bool) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

AddSupport

Print3dBuilder.AddSupport

Returns or sets the support printing for 3d print

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Getter Method

Signature AddSupport

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature AddSupport

Parameters:addSupport (bool) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Bodies

Print3dBuilder.Bodies

Returns the bodies to be printed

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Getter Method

Signature Bodies

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.SelectBodyList

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

InFillPrint

Print3dBuilder.InFillPrint

Returns or sets the type of infill for the 3d print

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Getter Method

Signature InFillPrint

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Print3dBuilderPrintInfillEnum

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature InFillPrint

Parameters:inFillPrint (NXOpen.Print3dBuilderPrintInfillEnum) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

LocationCoordinateSystem

Print3dBuilder.LocationCoordinateSystem

Returns or sets the coordinate system which determines the orientation with respect to the printer

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Getter Method

Signature LocationCoordinateSystem

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.CoordinateSystem

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature LocationCoordinateSystem

Parameters:locationCSYS (NXOpen.CoordinateSystem) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

PrinterText

Print3dBuilder.PrinterText

Returns or sets the printer name

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Getter Method

Signature PrinterText

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature PrinterText

Parameters:printer (str) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

QualityPrint

Print3dBuilder.QualityPrint

Returns or sets the quality of the 3d print

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Getter Method

Signature QualityPrint

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.Print3dBuilderPrintQualityEnum

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature QualityPrint

Parameters:qualityPrint (NXOpen.Print3dBuilderPrintQualityEnum) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

Validate

Print3dBuilder.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.