ElbowSnapSettings Class

class NXOpen.Routing.ElbowSnapSettings

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Helper object used the by NXOpen.Routing.LinearPathBuilder builder.

Determines whether or not elbow snapping should occur in the “Create Linear Path” UI, and if so, what the angle tolerance should be.

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Routing.RouteManager.CreateElbowSnapSettings()

Default values.

Property Value
AngleTolerance 5.0
SnapToElbowAngles True

New in version NX5.0.0.

Properties

Property Description
AngleTolerance Returns or sets the tolerance within which to search for elbow angles.
SnapToElbowAngles Returns or sets whether or not to snap control points to the nearest valid elbow angle.
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

AngleTolerance

ElbowSnapSettings.AngleTolerance

Returns or sets the tolerance within which to search for elbow angles.

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Getter Method

Signature AngleTolerance

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

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Setter Method

Signature AngleTolerance

Parameters:tolerance (float) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

SnapToElbowAngles

ElbowSnapSettings.SnapToElbowAngles

Returns or sets whether or not to snap control points to the nearest valid elbow angle.

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Getter Method

Signature SnapToElbowAngles

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

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Setter Method

Signature SnapToElbowAngles

Parameters:doSnap (bool) –

New in version NX5.0.0.

License requirements: routing_base (“Routing Basic”)

Method Detail

Validate

ElbowSnapSettings.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.