nxopen.die

Interface ClearanceBuilder

All Superinterfaces:

Builder, FeatureBuilder, IComponentBuilder, Remote, TaggedObject

public interface ClearanceBuilder
extends FeatureBuilder

Represents a builder that is used to create or edit a Clearance feature.
To create a new instance of this class, use DieCollection.createClearanceBuilder(nxopen.die.Clearance)
Default values.

Property	Value
ClearanceGeometryType	Solid
Distance.Value	0 (millimeters part), 0 (inches part)
Offset.Value	5 (millimeters part), 0.2 (inches part)

Created in NX7.5.0

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	ClearanceBuilder.ClearanceGeometryTypes Identifies which type of input defines the clearance.
static class	ClearanceBuilder.Types Identifies which clearance type is being created in the casting.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	angleTolerance() Returns the angle tolerance.
DieAttributesBuilder	attributes() Returns the attribute title, value and face color to apply to the clearance faces.
DieDirectionBuilder	clearanceDirection() Returns the direction to use when extruding to create the clearance areas.
ClearanceBuilder.ClearanceGeometryTypes	clearanceGeometryType() Returns the input type of the clearance geometry.
Expression	distance() Returns the expression containing the distance value for extrusions when defining the clearance area.
double	distanceTolerance() Returns the distance tolerance.
SelectBodyList	geometry() Returns the solid to use for the basis of the clearance area.
Expression	offset() Returns the expression containing the offset value to apply to create a clearance area around the solid or closed profile definitions.
DiePlaneBuilder	orientation() Returns the projection plane for the closed profiles to define the clearance areas.
Section	section() Returns the closed profile sections to use for the basis of the clearance area.
void	setAngleTolerance(double angleTolerance) License requirements: ug_die_design ("Die Design") .
void	setClearanceGeometryType(ClearanceBuilder.ClearanceGeometryTypes clearanceGeometryType) License requirements: ug_die_design ("Die Design") .
void	setDistanceTolerance(double distanceTolerance) License requirements: ug_die_design ("Die Design") .
void	setType(ClearanceBuilder.Types type) License requirements: ug_die_design ("Die Design") .
SelectBody	target() Returns the target solid the clearance will be subtracted from.
ClearanceBuilder.Types	type() Returns the identification of the clearance type (ClearanceBuilder.Types.GAGE , ClearanceBuilder.Types.GRIPPER , or ClearanceBuilder.Types.LIFTER ) to create in the target solid.

Methods inherited from interface nxopen.features.FeatureBuilder

commitFeature, getFeature, hideInternalParentFeatureAfterEdit, parentFeatureInternal, patchSolutionFlag, patchSurfaceFilename, setParentFeatureInternal, setParentFeatureInternal, setPatchSolutionFlag, setPatchSurfaceFilename, setSurroundingPatchSurfaceFilename, showInternalParentFeatureForEdit, surroundingPatchSurfaceFilename, unsetParentFeatureInternal

Methods inherited from interface nxopen.Builder

commit, destroy, getCommittedObjects, getObject, showResults

Methods inherited from interface nxopen.TaggedObject

printTestData, printTestData, tag, tagValue

Methods inherited from interface nxopen.geometricutilities.IComponentBuilder

validate

Method Detail

target

SelectBody target()
           throws NXException,
                  RemoteException

Returns the target solid the clearance will be subtracted from.
License requirements: None.

Created in NX7.5.0

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

clearanceGeometryType

ClearanceBuilder.ClearanceGeometryTypes clearanceGeometryType()
                                                       throws NXException,
                                                              RemoteException

Returns the input type of the clearance geometry.
License requirements: None.

Created in NX7.5.0

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

setClearanceGeometryType

void setClearanceGeometryType(ClearanceBuilder.ClearanceGeometryTypes clearanceGeometryType)
                       throws NXException,
                              RemoteException

License requirements: ug_die_design ("Die Design")
.
Created in NX7.5.0

Parameters:

clearanceGeometryType -

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

geometry

SelectBodyList geometry()
                 throws NXException,
                        RemoteException

Returns the solid to use for the basis of the clearance area. Only valid when type is ClearanceBuilder.ClearanceGeometryTypes.SOLID .
License requirements: None.

Created in NX7.5.0

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

section

Section section()
         throws NXException,
                RemoteException

Returns the closed profile sections to use for the basis of the clearance area. Only valid when type is ClearanceBuilder.ClearanceGeometryTypes.SECTION .
License requirements: None.

Created in NX7.5.0

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

orientation

DiePlaneBuilder orientation()
                     throws NXException,
                            RemoteException

Returns the projection plane for the closed profiles to define the clearance areas. Only valid when type is ClearanceBuilder.ClearanceGeometryTypes.SECTION .
License requirements: None.

Created in NX7.5.0

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

clearanceDirection

DieDirectionBuilder clearanceDirection()
                                throws NXException,
                                       RemoteException

Returns the direction to use when extruding to create the clearance areas.
License requirements: None.

Created in NX7.5.0

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

distance

Expression distance()
             throws NXException,
                    RemoteException

Returns the expression containing the distance value for extrusions when defining the clearance area. If the value is 0.0, then a value will be generated from the target solid.
License requirements: None.

Created in NX7.5.0

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

offset

Expression offset()
           throws NXException,
                  RemoteException

Returns the expression containing the offset value to apply to create a clearance area around the solid or closed profile definitions.
License requirements: None.

Created in NX7.5.0

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

attributes

DieAttributesBuilder attributes()
                         throws NXException,
                                RemoteException

Returns the attribute title, value and face color to apply to the clearance faces.
License requirements: None.

Created in NX7.5.0

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

distanceTolerance

double distanceTolerance()
                  throws NXException,
                         RemoteException

Returns the distance tolerance.
License requirements: None.

Created in NX7.5.0

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

setDistanceTolerance

void setDistanceTolerance(double distanceTolerance)
                   throws NXException,
                          RemoteException

License requirements: ug_die_design ("Die Design")
.
Created in NX7.5.0

Parameters:

distanceTolerance -

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

angleTolerance

double angleTolerance()
               throws NXException,
                      RemoteException

Returns the angle tolerance.
License requirements: None.

Created in NX7.5.0

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

setAngleTolerance

void setAngleTolerance(double angleTolerance)
                throws NXException,
                       RemoteException

License requirements: ug_die_design ("Die Design")
.
Created in NX7.5.0

Parameters:

angleTolerance -

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

type

ClearanceBuilder.Types type()
                     throws NXException,
                            RemoteException

Returns the identification of the clearance type (ClearanceBuilder.Types.GAGE , ClearanceBuilder.Types.GRIPPER , or ClearanceBuilder.Types.LIFTER ) to create in the target solid.
License requirements: None.

Created in NX7.5.0

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException

setType

void setType(ClearanceBuilder.Types type)
      throws NXException,
             RemoteException

License requirements: ug_die_design ("Die Design")
.
Created in NX7.5.0

Parameters:

type -

Throws:

NXException

RemoteException