Represents a NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder which allows you to manually create elements from existing nodes. More...

Inheritance diagram for NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder:

Public Types
enum	ElemDimType { Point, Beam, Shell, Solid, AnySolid }
	Dimension of the element to be created More...

enum	NewMeshType { Create, Existing }
	Option to create new mesh or add to existing mesh More...

Public Member Functions
unsafe void	CreateCollector ()
	Create mesh collector More...

Public Member Functions inherited from NXOpen.Builder
unsafe NXOpen.NXObject	Commit ()
	Commits any edits that have been applied to the builder. More...

unsafe void	Destroy ()
	Deletes the builder, and cleans up any objects created by the builder. More...

unsafe NXOpen.NXObject[]	GetCommittedObjects ()
	For builders that create more than one object, this method returns the objects that are created by commit. More...

unsafe NXOpen.NXObject	GetObject ()
	Returns the object currently being edited by this builder. More...

unsafe void	ShowResults ()
	Updates the model to reflect the result of an edit to the model for all builders that support showing results. More...

unsafe bool	Validate ()
	Validate whether the inputs to the component are sufficient for commit to be called. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from NXOpen.TaggedObject
void	PrintTestData (String variableName)
	<exclude> More...

void	PrintTestData (String variableName, int lineNumber)
	<exclude> More...

override string	ToString ()
	Returns a String that represents the current Object. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from NXOpen.Utilities.NXRemotableObject
IMessageCtrl	AsyncProcessMessage (IMessage msg, IMessageSink replySink)
	Asynchronously processes the given message. More...

IMessage	SyncProcessMessage (IMessage msg)
	Synchronously processes the given message. More...

Properties
unsafe string	CollectorName `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets the mesh collector name More...

unsafe NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.ElemDimType	ElementDimensionOption `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets the element dimension option More...

unsafe NXOpen.CAE.ElementTypeBuilder	ElementType `[get]`
	Returns the element type builder. More...

unsafe bool	ExportMesh `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets the option which indicates whether mesh is exported to solver or not. More...

unsafe int	Increment `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets the increment More...

unsafe int	Label `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets the label More...

unsafe string	MeshName `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets the mesh name More...

unsafe string	NeutralName `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets the element neutral name More...

unsafe NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.NewMeshType	NewMeshOption `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets the new mesh option More...

unsafe NXOpen.CAE.SelectFENodeList	Node `[get]`
	Returns the selected node More...

unsafe NXOpen.SelectTaggedObjectList	Point `[get]`
	Returns the selected point More...

Properties inherited from NXOpen.Builder
unsafe NXOpen.PreviewBuilder	PreviewBuilder `[get]`
	Returns the preview builder subobject. More...

Properties inherited from NXOpen.TaggedObject
Tag	Tag `[get]`
	Returns the tag of this object. More...

Properties inherited from NXOpen.Utilities.NXRemotableObject
IMessageSink	NextSink `[get]`
	Gets the next message sink in the sink chain. More...

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Member Functions inherited from NXOpen.TaggedObject
new void	initialize ()
	<exclude> More...

Detailed Description

Represents a NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder which allows you to manually create elements from existing nodes.

The following element topologies are supported

0D or Point elements, requires 1 node to define
1D or Beam elements, requires 2 nodes to define
2D or Shell elements
- Linear Tria elements, requires 3 corner nodes to define.
- Parabolic Tria elements, requires 6 nodes to define ( 3 corner and 3 mid nodes ).
- Linear Quad elements, requires 4 corner nodes to define.
- Parabolic Quad elements, requires 8 nodes to define ( 4 corner and 4 mid nodes ).
When specifying nodes for Shell elements with mid nodes, the input order is sequential. Corner, Mid, Corner, Mod, ...
3 5

/ \ / \

/ \ / \ 4—————3 7——-6——-5

/ \ / \ | | | |

/ \ 6 4 | | | |

/ \ / \ | | 8 4

/ \ / \ | | | |

/ \ / \ | | | |

1—————2 1——-2——-3 1—————2 1——-2——-3

Tria(3) Tria(6) Quad(4) Quad(8)
3D or Solid elements, NOTE: not all of these Solid types can be created through the UI
- Linear Tetra elements, requires 4 corner nodes to define.
- Parabolic Tetra elements, requires 10 nodes to define ( 4 corner and 6 mid nodes ).
- Linear Penta elements, requires 6 corner nodes to define.
- Parabolic Penta elements, requires 15 nodes to define ( 6 corner and 9 mid nodes ).
- Linear Hexa elements, requires 8 corner nodes to define.
- Parabolic Hexa elements, requires 20 nodes to define ( 8 corner and 12 mid nodes ).
- Linear Pyramid elements, requires 5 corner nodes to define.
- Parabolic Pyramid elements, requires 13 nodes to define ( 5 corner and 8 mid nodes ).
When specifying nodes for Solid elements, the input order(connectivity) is the same as is defined in Nastran. All Corners first and then all Mid nodes.

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.CAE.NodeElementManager.CreateElementCreateBuilder

Created in NX5.0.0

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.ElemDimType

Dimension of the element to be created

Enumerator
Point	0D element
Beam	beam
Shell	shell
Solid	solid, types currently supported through UI
AnySolid	any solid type

enum NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.NewMeshType

Option to create new mesh or add to existing mesh

Enumerator
Create	create new mesh
Existing	add to existing mesh

Member Function Documentation

unsafe void NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.CreateCollector ( )

inline

Create mesh collector

Created in NX5.0.0

License requirements: nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

Property Documentation

unsafe string NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.CollectorName

getset

Returns or sets the mesh collector name

Created in NX5.0.0

License requirements to get this property: None.

License requirements to set this property: nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

unsafe NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.ElemDimType NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.ElementDimensionOption

getset

Returns or sets the element dimension option

Created in NX5.0.0

License requirements to get this property: None.

License requirements to set this property: nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

unsafe NXOpen.CAE.ElementTypeBuilder NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.ElementType

get

Returns the element type builder.

Created in NX6.0.0

License requirements: nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

unsafe bool NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.ExportMesh

getset

Returns or sets the option which indicates whether mesh is exported to solver or not.

Created in NX10.0.0

License requirements to get this property: None.

License requirements to set this property: nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

unsafe int NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.Increment

getset

Returns or sets the increment

Created in NX5.0.0

License requirements to get this property: None.

License requirements to set this property: nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

unsafe int NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.Label

getset

Returns or sets the label

Created in NX5.0.0

License requirements to get this property: None.

License requirements to set this property: nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

unsafe string NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.MeshName

getset

Returns or sets the mesh name

Created in NX5.0.0

License requirements to get this property: None.

License requirements to set this property: nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

unsafe string NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.NeutralName

getset

Returns or sets the element neutral name

Created in NX5.0.0

License requirements to get this property: None.

License requirements to set this property: nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

unsafe NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.NewMeshType NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.NewMeshOption

getset

Returns or sets the new mesh option

Created in NX5.0.0

License requirements to get this property: None.

License requirements to set this property: nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

unsafe NXOpen.CAE.SelectFENodeList NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.Node

get

Returns the selected node

Created in NX5.0.0

License requirements: None.

unsafe NXOpen.SelectTaggedObjectList NXOpen.CAE.ElementCreateBuilder.Point

get

Returns the selected point

Created in NX8.5.0

License requirements: None.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

CAE_ElementCreateBuilder.cs

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Properties

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Detailed Description

Member Enumeration Documentation

Member Function Documentation

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