DesignTrimToolBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Tooling.DesignTrimToolBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

Represents a builder to be used to create Mold Wizard design trim tool.

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Tooling.DesignTrimToolCollection.CreateDesignTrimToolBuilder()

Default values.

Property	Value
NewSurfaceLayer	32

New in version NX7.5.0.

Properties

Property	Description
NewSurfaceLayer	Returns or sets the layer where the new trim surface is created.
SourceObject	Returns the face or sheet body.
Tag	Returns the Tag for this object.

Methods

Method	Description
Commit	Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
CreateDefaultSheet	Create a Moldwizard default trim surface, including CORE_TRIM_SHEET, CAVITY_TRIM_SHEET, CORE_MOLD_SURFACE, CAVITY_MOLD_SURFACE.
CreateNewComponent	Create a new trim part component in the work part.
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.
SetTrimDataDetails	Set details of the trim data.
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

NewSurfaceLayer

DesignTrimToolBuilder.NewSurfaceLayer

Returns or sets the layer where the new trim surface is created.

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Getter Method

Signature NewSurfaceLayer

Returns: Return type:int

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature NewSurfaceLayer

Parameters:newSurfaceLayer (int) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

SourceObject

DesignTrimToolBuilder.SourceObject

Returns the face or sheet body.

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Getter Method

Signature SourceObject

Returns: Return type:NXOpen.SelectNXObject

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

CreateDefaultSheet

DesignTrimToolBuilder.CreateDefaultSheet

Create a Moldwizard default trim surface, including CORE_TRIM_SHEET, CAVITY_TRIM_SHEET, CORE_MOLD_SURFACE, CAVITY_MOLD_SURFACE.

Signature CreateDefaultSheet(surfaceName, trimPart, sheetType, layer)

Parameters:

• surfaceName (str) – the name for the default sheet to create.
• trimPart (NXOpen.NXObject) – the trim part where to create the default trim surface feature.
• sheetType (int) – the sheet type, parting sheet or mold surface.
• layer (int) – the layer to put the new sheet feature.

Returns:

the new sheet that is created.

Return type:

NXOpen.NXObject

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

CreateNewComponent

DesignTrimToolBuilder.CreateNewComponent

Create a new trim part component in the work part.

Signature CreateNewComponent(partName, instanceName)

Parameters:

• partName (str) – the part name for the new component.
• instanceName (str) – the instance name for the new component.

Returns:

the new component that is created.

Return type:

NXOpen.Assemblies.Component

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

SetTrimDataDetails

DesignTrimToolBuilder.SetTrimDataDetails

Set details of the trim data.

Signature SetTrimDataDetails(trimPart, sourceObjectOcc, currentTrimSurfaceName, previousTrimSurfaceName)

Parameters:

• trimPart (NXOpen.NXObject) – the trim part where to create or edit or trim surface feature.
• sourceObjectOcc (NXOpen.NXObject) – the source object occurrence used to create a linked feature in the trim part.
• currentTrimSurfaceName (str) – the name to set to the trim surface feature.
• previousTrimSurfaceName (str) – the previous name of the trim surface feature.

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Validate

DesignTrimToolBuilder.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.