MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder Class

class NXOpen.Tooling.MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder

Bases: NXOpen.Builder

The builder for designing guide lines in Mold Wizard.

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Tooling.MWDesignGuideLinesCollection.CreateBuilder()

Default values.

Property Value
GuideDirection Normal
GuideLength.Value 0 (millimeters part), 0 (inches part)
SnapAngleLimit 30

New in version NX7.5.0.

Properties

Property Description
GuideDirection Returns or sets the direction type for creating or editing the guide line.
GuideLength Returns the length for the guide line.
GuideOrPartingLine Returns the guide line or parting line.
GuideVector Returns or sets the vector for the guide line.
SnapAngleLimit Returns or sets the snap angle limit for snapping the guide line direction to one of the WCS axis.
Tag Returns the Tag for this object.

Methods

Method Description
AutoCreateGuideLines Button for creating guide lines automatically at locations where there are not exactly two parting lines are connecting.
Commit Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder.
CreateGuideLine Create a guide line given a parting line and coordinates close to one of its end points.
DeleteAllGuideLines Button for deleting all the guide lines.
DeleteGuideLine Delete a given guide line.
DeleteSelectedGuideLine Button for deleting the selected guide line.
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.
UpdateGuideLineDirection Update the guide line with a new direction.
UpdateGuideLineDirectionAndLength Update the guide line with a new direction and length.
Validate Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called.

Enumerations

MWDesignGuideLinesBuilderDirectionType Enumeration The type of direction for the guide line to be created.

Property Detail

GuideDirection

MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder.GuideDirection

Returns or sets the direction type for creating or editing the guide line.

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Getter Method

Signature GuideDirection

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Tooling.MWDesignGuideLinesBuilderDirectionType

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature GuideDirection

Parameters:guideDirection (NXOpen.Tooling.MWDesignGuideLinesBuilderDirectionType) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

GuideLength

MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder.GuideLength

Returns the length for the guide line.

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Getter Method

Signature GuideLength

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Expression

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

GuideOrPartingLine

MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder.GuideOrPartingLine

Returns the guide line or parting line.

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Getter Method

Signature GuideOrPartingLine

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.SelectCurve

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

GuideVector

MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder.GuideVector

Returns or sets the vector for the guide line.

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Getter Method

Signature GuideVector

Returns:
Return type:NXOpen.Direction

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature GuideVector

Parameters:guideVector (NXOpen.Direction) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

SnapAngleLimit

MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder.SnapAngleLimit

Returns or sets the snap angle limit for snapping the guide line direction to one of the WCS axis.

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Getter Method

Signature SnapAngleLimit

Returns:
Return type:float

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

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Setter Method

Signature SnapAngleLimit

Parameters:snapAngleLimit (float) –

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

Method Detail

AutoCreateGuideLines

MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder.AutoCreateGuideLines

Button for creating guide lines automatically at locations where there are not exactly two parting lines are connecting.

Signature AutoCreateGuideLines()

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

CreateGuideLine

MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder.CreateGuideLine

Create a guide line given a parting line and coordinates close to one of its end points.

If there is an existing guide line at the same location, a new one will not be created and the existing guide line will be returned.

Signature CreateGuideLine(partingLineTag, closePoint, length)

Parameters:
  • partingLineTag (NXOpen.Curve) – Parting line on which a guide line will be placed
  • closePoint (NXOpen.Point3d) – Point close to one of the end points of the parting line
  • length (float) – Length of the guide line to be created
Returns:

a tuple
Return type:

A tuple consisting of (guideLine, created). guideLine is a NXOpen.Curve. Existing or newly created guide line created is a int. 1 if a guide line has been created, or 0 if existing guide line is returned

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

DeleteAllGuideLines

MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder.DeleteAllGuideLines

Button for deleting all the guide lines.

Signature DeleteAllGuideLines()

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

DeleteGuideLine

MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder.DeleteGuideLine

Delete a given guide line.

Signature DeleteGuideLine(guideLine)

Parameters:guideLine (NXOpen.Curve) – Guide line

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

DeleteSelectedGuideLine

MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder.DeleteSelectedGuideLine

Button for deleting the selected guide line.

Signature DeleteSelectedGuideLine()

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

UpdateGuideLineDirection

MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder.UpdateGuideLineDirection

Update the guide line with a new direction.

Signature UpdateGuideLineDirection(directionType, guideLine)

Parameters:

New in version NX7.5.0.

License requirements: None.

UpdateGuideLineDirectionAndLength

MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder.UpdateGuideLineDirectionAndLength

Update the guide line with a new direction and length.

Signature UpdateGuideLineDirectionAndLength(guideLine, guideLineVector, guideLinelength)

Parameters:
  • guideLine (NXOpen.Curve) – Guide line
  • guideLineVector (NXOpen.Vector3d) – Direction vector of the guide line
  • guideLinelength (float) – Length of the guide line

New in version NX11.0.1.

License requirements: None.

Validate

MWDesignGuideLinesBuilder.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.