Step203Creator Class

class NXOpen.Step203Creator

Bases: NXOpen.DexBuilder

Represents a NXOpen.Step203Creator to be used when exporting the STEP203 Data This class is created using NXOpen.DexManager.

NULL object will be returned from Commit(). The workpart should be present in the session before calling commit(). To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.DexManager.CreateStep203Creator()

Default values.

Property Value
BsplineTol 0.0254
ColorAndLayers 0
EntityNames LongName
ExportExtRef 0
ExportExtRefStructureAs Basic
ExportFrom DisplayPart
ProcessHoldFlag 0
ValidationProperties 0

New in version NX6.0.0.

Deprecated since version NX11.0.0: Use NXOpen.StepCreator instead.

Properties

Property Description
Author Returns or sets the author
Authorization Returns or sets the authorization
BsplineTol Returns or sets the bspline tolerance
ColorAndLayers Returns or sets the color and layers - if set to true then NX color and layers will be preserverd
Company Returns or sets the company
Description Returns or sets the description
EntityNames Returns or sets the entity names types long or short
ExportExtRef Returns or sets the export ext ref - if set to true NX data can be output as external reference
ExportExtRefStructureAs Returns or sets the export ext ref as - specifiy the external reference Structure type
ExportFrom Returns or sets the export from - this option will determine if data from display part or existing part is exported
ExportSelectionBlock Returns the export selection block - the object selection will be done by this block.
FileSaveFlag Returns or sets the file save flag - set to false if doing file export
InputFile Returns or sets the input file - name of file which is being exported.
LayerMask Returns or sets the layerMask - You can limit the data you export by only specifying the layers that contain the appropriate information.
ObjectTypes Returns the objectTypes - this is subcomponent being used to set object types filters.
OutputFile Returns or sets the output file - the name of step file where output is being written
ProcessHoldFlag Returns or sets the process hold flag - set to true if user wants to wait until transaltion process gets completed
SettingsFile Returns or sets the Settings File to read the default settings
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.
ValidationProperties Returns or sets the validation properties - if set to true validation properties will be created

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.
SaveSettings The save settings - this will save the settings to a file sepcified
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

Author

Step203Creator.Author

Returns or sets the author

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Getter Method

Signature Author

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Author

Parameters:author (str) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Authorization

Step203Creator.Authorization

Returns or sets the authorization

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Getter Method

Signature Authorization

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Authorization

Parameters:authorization (str) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

BsplineTol

Step203Creator.BsplineTol

Returns or sets the bspline tolerance

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Getter Method

Signature BsplineTol

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature BsplineTol

Parameters:bsplineTol (float) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ColorAndLayers

Step203Creator.ColorAndLayers

Returns or sets the color and layers - if set to true then NX color and layers will be preserverd

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Getter Method

Signature ColorAndLayers

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ColorAndLayers

Parameters:colorAndLayers (bool) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Company

Step203Creator.Company

Returns or sets the company

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Getter Method

Signature Company

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Company

Parameters:company (str) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Description

Step203Creator.Description

Returns or sets the description

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Getter Method

Signature Description

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature Description

Parameters:description (str) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

EntityNames

Step203Creator.EntityNames

Returns or sets the entity names types long or short

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Getter Method

Signature EntityNames

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Step203CreatorEntityNameOption

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature EntityNames

Parameters:entityNames (NXOpen.Step203CreatorEntityNameOption) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ExportExtRef

Step203Creator.ExportExtRef

Returns or sets the export ext ref - if set to true NX data can be output as external reference

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Getter Method

Signature ExportExtRef

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ExportExtRef

Parameters:exportExtRef (bool) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ExportExtRefStructureAs

Step203Creator.ExportExtRefStructureAs

Returns or sets the export ext ref as - specifiy the external reference Structure type

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Getter Method

Signature ExportExtRefStructureAs

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Step203CreatorExternalReferenceStructureOption

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ExportExtRefStructureAs

Parameters:exportExtRefStructureAs (NXOpen.Step203CreatorExternalReferenceStructureOption) –

New in version NX11.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ExportFrom

Step203Creator.ExportFrom

Returns or sets the export from - this option will determine if data from display part or existing part is exported

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Getter Method

Signature ExportFrom

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Step203CreatorExportFromOption

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ExportFrom

Parameters:exportFrom (NXOpen.Step203CreatorExportFromOption) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ExportSelectionBlock

Step203Creator.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.ObjectSelector

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

FileSaveFlag

Step203Creator.FileSaveFlag

Returns or sets the file save flag - set to false if doing file export

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Getter Method

Signature FileSaveFlag

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature FileSaveFlag

Parameters:doingFileSave (bool) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

InputFile

Step203Creator.InputFile

Returns or sets the input file - name of file which is being exported.

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Getter Method

Signature InputFile

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature InputFile

Parameters:filename (str) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

LayerMask

Step203Creator.LayerMask

Returns or sets the layerMask - You can limit the data you export by only specifying the layers that contain the appropriate information.

You can enter layer numbers or layers ranges separated by commas. For example, 1, 5, 88-109,190-199, 201, 206-210 is a legal specification. The default setting for Layers to Export is 1-256.

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Getter Method

Signature LayerMask

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature LayerMask

Parameters:layerMask (str) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ObjectTypes

Step203Creator.ObjectTypes

Returns the objectTypes - this is subcomponent being used to set object types filters.

This will be used to filter objects based on the types

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Getter Method

Signature ObjectTypes

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.ObjectTypeSelector

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

OutputFile

Step203Creator.OutputFile

Returns or sets the output file - the name of step file where output is being written

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Getter Method

Signature OutputFile

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature OutputFile

Parameters:filename (str) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

SettingsFile

Step203Creator.SettingsFile

Returns or sets the Settings File to read the default settings

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Getter Method

Signature SettingsFile

Returns:
Return type:str

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SettingsFile

Parameters:filename (str) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

ValidationProperties

Step203Creator.ValidationProperties

Returns or sets the validation properties - if set to true validation properties will be created

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Getter Method

Signature ValidationProperties

Returns:
Return type:bool

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature ValidationProperties

Parameters:validationProperties (bool) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

SaveSettings

Step203Creator.SaveSettings

The save settings - this will save the settings to a file sepcified

Signature SaveSettings(filename)

Parameters:filename (str) –

New in version NX6.0.0.

License requirements: None.

Validate

Step203Creator.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.