STLCreator Class

class NXOpen.STLCreator

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Represents a NXOpen.STLCreator to be used when exporting the STL Data This class is created using NXOpen.DexManager.

NULL object will be returned from Commit() To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.DexManager.CreateStlCreator()

Default values.

Property	Value
AdjacencyTol	0.058
AngularTol	18.0
AutoNormalGen	0
ChordalTol	0.058
ErrorMessageDisplay	0
NormalDisplay	0
OutputType	Binary
ReverseNormalDirection	0
SheetBodyExportOption	IndividualSheets
TriangleDisplay	0

New in version NX11.0.0.

Properties

Property	Description
AdjacencyTol	Returns or sets the adjacency tol - tolerance for adjacency
AngularTol	Returns or sets the angular tol - tolerance for angular
AutoNormalGen	Returns or sets the Auto Normal Gen - if set to true will generate auto normals
ChordalTol	Returns or sets the chordal tol - the distance between a chord of the tessellation and the true surface
ErrorMessageDisplay	Returns or sets the Error Message Display - if set to true will will display error messages
ExportSelectionBlock	Returns the export selection block - the object selection will be done by this block.
HeaderInfo	Returns or sets the header info - STL header information
NormalDirectionIndicator	Returns or sets the normal direction indicator - STL normal direction indicator
NormalDisplay	Returns or sets the Normal Display - if set to true will display normal
OutputFile	Returns or sets the output file - the exported data will be written to file specified
OutputType	Returns or sets the output type - this will decide if output type should be binary or text
ReferenceSurfaceSelectionBlock	Returns the reference surface selection - the object selection will be done by this block.
ReverseNormalDirection	Returns or sets the Reverse Normal Direction - if set to true will will reverse normal direction
SheetBodyExportOption	Returns or sets the Sheet Body Export Option - indicates whether sheet bodies will be joined or faceted as individual sheets
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.
TriangleDisplay	Returns or sets the Triangle Display - if set to true will will display triangles

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

STLCreatorOutputTypeEnum Enumeration	Options for outputing solid bodies to STL
STLCreatorSheetBodyExportOptionEnum Enumeration	Options for choosing sheet bodies export option

Property Detail

AdjacencyTol

STLCreator.AdjacencyTol

Returns or sets the adjacency tol - tolerance for adjacency

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Getter Method

Signature AdjacencyTol

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature AdjacencyTol

Parameters:adjacencyTol (float) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

AngularTol

STLCreator.AngularTol

Returns or sets the angular tol - tolerance for angular

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Getter Method

Signature AngularTol

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature AngularTol

Parameters:angularTol (float) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

AutoNormalGen

STLCreator.AutoNormalGen

Returns or sets the Auto Normal Gen - if set to true will generate auto normals

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Getter Method

Signature AutoNormalGen

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature AutoNormalGen

Parameters:autoNormalGen (bool) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ChordalTol

STLCreator.ChordalTol

Returns or sets the chordal tol - the distance between a chord of the tessellation and the true surface

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Getter Method

Signature ChordalTol

Returns: Return type:float

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ChordalTol

Parameters:chordalTol (float) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ErrorMessageDisplay

STLCreator.ErrorMessageDisplay

Returns or sets the Error Message Display - if set to true will will display error messages

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Getter Method

Signature ErrorMessageDisplay

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ErrorMessageDisplay

Parameters:errorMessageDisplay (bool) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ExportSelectionBlock

STLCreator.ExportSelectionBlock

Returns the export selection block - the object selection will be done by this block.

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Getter Method

Signature ExportSelectionBlock

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.SelectNXObjectList

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

HeaderInfo

STLCreator.HeaderInfo

Returns or sets the header info - STL header information

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Getter Method

Signature HeaderInfo

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature HeaderInfo

Parameters:headerInfo (str) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

NormalDirectionIndicator

STLCreator.NormalDirectionIndicator

Returns or sets the normal direction indicator - STL normal direction indicator

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Getter Method

Signature NormalDirectionIndicator

Returns: Return type:int

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature NormalDirectionIndicator

Parameters:normalDirectionIndicator (int) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

NormalDisplay

STLCreator.NormalDisplay

Returns or sets the Normal Display - if set to true will display normal

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Getter Method

Signature NormalDisplay

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature NormalDisplay

Parameters:normalDisplay (bool) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

OutputFile

STLCreator.OutputFile

Returns or sets the output file - the exported data will be written to file specified

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Getter Method

Signature OutputFile

Returns: Return type:str

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature OutputFile

Parameters:filename (str) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

OutputType

STLCreator.OutputType

Returns or sets the output type - this will decide if output type should be binary or text

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Getter Method

Signature OutputType

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.STLCreatorOutputTypeEnum

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature OutputType

Parameters:outputType (NXOpen.STLCreatorOutputTypeEnum) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ReferenceSurfaceSelectionBlock

STLCreator.ReferenceSurfaceSelectionBlock

Returns the reference surface selection - the object selection will be done by this block.

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Getter Method

Signature ReferenceSurfaceSelectionBlock

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.SelectNXObjectList

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ReverseNormalDirection

STLCreator.ReverseNormalDirection

Returns or sets the Reverse Normal Direction - if set to true will will reverse normal direction

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Getter Method

Signature ReverseNormalDirection

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ReverseNormalDirection

Parameters:reverseNormalDirection (bool) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

SheetBodyExportOption

STLCreator.SheetBodyExportOption

Returns or sets the Sheet Body Export Option - indicates whether sheet bodies will be joined or faceted as individual sheets

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Getter Method

Signature SheetBodyExportOption

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.STLCreatorSheetBodyExportOptionEnum

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SheetBodyExportOption

Parameters:sheetBodyExportOption (NXOpen.STLCreatorSheetBodyExportOptionEnum) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

TriangleDisplay

STLCreator.TriangleDisplay

Returns or sets the Triangle Display - if set to true will will display triangles

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Getter Method

Signature TriangleDisplay

Returns: Return type:bool

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature TriangleDisplay

Parameters:triangleDisplay (bool) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

Validate

STLCreator.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.