Mesh Surface Builder class. More...

Inheritance diagram for NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder:

Public Types
enum	ConstraintDirection { None, Isoparametric, Normal }
	End face constraints direction. More...

enum	ConstraintType { None, Tangent, Curvature }
	End face constraints types. More...

Public Member Functions
unsafe void	BuildProfileFromSections (bool conehead, NXOpen.MeshProfileString.Type profileStringType, NXOpen.MeshParameterData.FeatureType skinType, NXOpen.MeshProfileString.SelectedPoint stringPointType, NXOpen.Section[] sections, bool editInsertProfile, NXOpen.MeshProfileString profile)
	Creates mesh surface profile string. More...

unsafe void	GetAngleAlignmentPoints (out NXOpen.Point3d point1, out NXOpen.Point3d point2)
	Get angle alignment points More...

unsafe NXOpen.Vector3d	GetDistanceAlignmentVector ()
	Get distance alignment vector More...

unsafe void	GetFaceConstraintCollectors (int nSides, out int[] facesCons, int numCollectors, out NXOpen.ScCollector[] collectors, int numConsTypes, out NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ConstraintType[] consTypes)
	Get faces constraints collectors for through curves and curves mesh types surfaces. More...

unsafe NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ConstraintType[]	GetFaceConstraintTypes (int constraintSize)
	Get end constraints types. More...

unsafe NXOpen.MeshProfileString	GetProfile (int index)
	Get mesh profile string with provided index. More...

unsafe void	GetProfilePointAlignment (int stringIndex, int arrayLength, out int[] alignIndex, out double[] alignParams)
	Get profile string point alignment info. More...

unsafe double[]	GetTolerances (int tolLength)
	Get tolerances. More...

unsafe string[]	GetToleranceString (int tolStrLength)
	Get tolerances strings. More...

unsafe void	InsertProfileString (int profileIndex, NXOpen.MeshProfileString.InsertOrder order, int stringIndex)
	Insert a string (string_index, with order) into a profile (profile_index). More...

unsafe NXOpen.MeshParameterData	NewParametersData ()
	Create a mesh parameters transient object data. More...

unsafe NXOpen.MeshProfileString	NewProfile ()
	Construct a new mesh profile string transient object. More...

unsafe NXOpen.SurfaceRebuildData	NewRebuildData ()
	Allocate memory for Mesh type surface rebuild data. More...

unsafe void	RemovePointsAlignment ()
	Remove points alignment information. More...

unsafe void	RemoveProfileString (int profileIndex, int stringIndex)
	Remove a string (string_index) from a profile (profile_index) More...

unsafe void	RemoveSpineAlignment ()
	Remove spine alignment. More...

unsafe void	ReorderProfileStringCurves (int stringIndex, NXOpen.Curve stringStartCurve)
	Reorder profile string curves. More...

unsafe void	RestorePointsAlignment ()
	Restore the last removed points alignment information if there is one. More...

unsafe void	SetAngleAlignmentPoints (NXOpen.Point3d point1, NXOpen.Point3d point2)
	Set angle alignment points. More...

unsafe void	SetDistanceAlignmentVector (NXOpen.Vector3d vector)
	Set distance alignment vector More...

unsafe void	SetFaceConstraintCollectors (int[] facesCons, NXOpen.ScCollector[] collectors, NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ConstraintType[] consTypes)
	Set faces constraints collectors for through curves and curves mesh types surfaces. More...

unsafe void	SetFaceConstraintTypes (NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ConstraintType[] constraintTypes)
	Set end constraints types. More...

unsafe void	SetProfilePointAlignment (int stringIndex, int[] alignIndex, double[] alignParams)
	Set profile string alignment info. More...

unsafe void	SetTolerances (double[] tol)
	Set tolerances for mesh type surfaces. More...

unsafe void	SetToleranceString (string[] tolString)
	Set tolerances strings for mesh type surface. More...

unsafe void	ValidateFeatureParameters ()
	Validate the new parameters for mesh surface editing. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder
unsafe NXOpen.Features.Feature	CommitFeature ()
	Commits the feature parameters and creates the feature More...

unsafe NXOpen.Features.Feature	GetFeature ()
	Returns the feature currently being edited by this builder. More...

unsafe void	HideInternalParentFeatureAfterEdit (NXOpen.Features.Feature parentFeature)
	Re-suppress an internal parent feature (a slave feature) after it has been edited. More...

unsafe void	SetParentFeatureInternal (NXOpen.Features.Feature parentFeature)
	Set the parent features which would be internal or slaves to the feature being created or commited More...

unsafe void	ShowInternalParentFeatureForEdit (NXOpen.Features.Feature parentFeature)
	Unsuppress an internal parent feature (a slave feature) so it can be edited. More...

unsafe void	UnsetParentFeatureInternal (NXOpen.Features.Feature parentFeature)
	Set the internal parent feature of the feature being edited to external 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 NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ConstraintDirection	FaceConstraintDirection `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets More...

unsafe NXOpen.MeshParameterData.FeatureType	FeatureType `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets More...

unsafe bool	NormalToEndSections `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets the normal to end sections for Through Curves surface. More...

unsafe NXOpen.MeshParameterData	ParametersData `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets More...

unsafe NXOpen.SurfaceRebuildData	RebuildData `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets More...

unsafe bool	SimpleConstruction `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets More...

Properties inherited from NXOpen.Features.FeatureBuilder
unsafe bool	ParentFeatureInternal `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets whether or not the latest timestamped parent feature of this feature should be made internal 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

Mesh Surface Builder class.

To create a new instance of this class, use NXOpen.Features.FeatureCollection.CreateMeshSurfaceBuilder

Created in NX4.0.0

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ConstraintDirection

End face constraints direction.

Enumerator
None	Not specified
Isoparametric	Isoparametric
Normal	Normal

enum NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ConstraintType

End face constraints types.

Enumerator
None	No constraint
Tangent	Tangent
Curvature	Curvature

Member Function Documentation

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.BuildProfileFromSections	(	bool	conehead,
		NXOpen.MeshProfileString.Type	profileStringType,
		NXOpen.MeshParameterData.FeatureType	skinType,
		NXOpen.MeshProfileString.SelectedPoint	stringPointType,
		NXOpen.Section[]	sections,
		bool	editInsertProfile,
		NXOpen.MeshProfileString	profile
	)

inline

Creates mesh surface profile string.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

conehead	Display conehead?
profileStringType	Mesh profile string type
skinType	Mesh surface type
stringPointType	Profile string point type
sections	Sections
editInsertProfile	Flag to indicate if this is temporary profile to inserting new string purpose only.
profile	Mesh profile string

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.GetAngleAlignmentPoints	(	out NXOpen.Point3d	point1,
		out NXOpen.Point3d	point2
	)

inline

Get angle alignment points

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

point1	Point 1
point2	Point 2

unsafe NXOpen.Vector3d NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.GetDistanceAlignmentVector ( )

inline

Get distance alignment vector

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Returns: Vector

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.GetFaceConstraintCollectors	(	int	nSides,
		out int[]	facesCons,
		int	numCollectors,
		out NXOpen.ScCollector[]	collectors,
		int	numConsTypes,
		out NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ConstraintType[]	consTypes
	)

inline

Get faces constraints collectors for through curves and curves mesh types surfaces.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

nSides
facesCons	Number of faces on each side
numCollectors
collectors	Constraints collectors.
numConsTypes
consTypes	type on each side.

unsafe NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ConstraintType [] NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.GetFaceConstraintTypes ( int constraintSize )

inline

Get end constraints types.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

constraintSize

Returns: Constraint types

unsafe NXOpen.MeshProfileString NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.GetProfile ( int index )

inline

Get mesh profile string with provided index.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

index Profile index.

Returns: Requested profile data.

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.GetProfilePointAlignment	(	int	stringIndex,
		int	arrayLength,
		out int[]	alignIndex,
		out double[]	alignParams
	)

inline

Get profile string point alignment info.

Given a profile string, get alignment point parameters on segments indexed by align_index along the profile string.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

stringIndex	string index in profile strings
arrayLength
alignIndex	Alignment indices
alignParams	Alignment parameters

unsafe double [] NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.GetTolerances ( int tolLength )

inline

Get tolerances.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

tolLength

Returns

unsafe string [] NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.GetToleranceString ( int tolStrLength )

inline

Get tolerances strings.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

tolStrLength

Returns

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.InsertProfileString	(	int	profileIndex,
		NXOpen.MeshProfileString.InsertOrder	order,
		int	stringIndex
	)

inline

Insert a string (string_index, with order) into a profile (profile_index).

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

profileIndex	mesh profile string index
order	before or after
stringIndex	String index in mesh profile string

unsafe NXOpen.MeshParameterData NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.NewParametersData ( )

inline

Create a mesh parameters transient object data.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Returns: Allocated rebuild data.

unsafe NXOpen.MeshProfileString NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.NewProfile ( )

inline

Construct a new mesh profile string transient object.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Returns: New mesh profile string.

unsafe NXOpen.SurfaceRebuildData NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.NewRebuildData ( )

inline

Allocate memory for Mesh type surface rebuild data.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Returns: Allocated rebuild data.

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.RemovePointsAlignment ( )

inline

Remove points alignment information.

Remove alignment can be restore by calling Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.RestorePointsAlignment

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.RemoveProfileString	(	int	profileIndex,
		int	stringIndex
	)

inline

Remove a string (string_index) from a profile (profile_index)

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

profileIndex	mesh profile string index
stringIndex	String index in mesh profile string

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.RemoveSpineAlignment ( )

inline

Remove spine alignment.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ReorderProfileStringCurves	(	int	stringIndex,
		NXOpen.Curve	stringStartCurve
	)

inline

Reorder profile string curves.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

stringIndex	Profile string index.
stringStartCurve	New start curve.

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.RestorePointsAlignment ( )

inline

Restore the last removed points alignment information if there is one.

Once restored, the saved alignment information will no logner be available.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.SetAngleAlignmentPoints	(	NXOpen.Point3d	point1,
		NXOpen.Point3d	point2
	)

inline

Set angle alignment points.

Points will be used to evaluate the alignment angle.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

point1	Point 1
point2	Point 2

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.SetDistanceAlignmentVector ( NXOpen.Vector3d vector )

inline

Set distance alignment vector

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

vector Vector

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.SetFaceConstraintCollectors	(	int[]	facesCons,
		NXOpen.ScCollector[]	collectors,
		NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ConstraintType[]	consTypes
	)

inline

Set faces constraints collectors for through curves and curves mesh types surfaces.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

facesCons	Number of faces on all sides
collectors	Constraints collectors.
consTypes	type on each side.

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.SetFaceConstraintTypes ( NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ConstraintType[] constraintTypes )

inline

Set end constraints types.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

constraintTypes Constraint types

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.SetProfilePointAlignment	(	int	stringIndex,
		int[]	alignIndex,
		double[]	alignParams
	)

inline

Set profile string alignment info.

For each profile string, user needs to spectify the point alignment parameters on segments indexed by align_index along the profile string.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

stringIndex	string index in profile strings
alignIndex	Alignment indices
alignParams	Alignment parameters (normalized)

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.SetTolerances ( double[] tol )

inline

Set tolerances for mesh type surfaces.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

tol	Tolerances

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.SetToleranceString ( string[] tolString )

inline

Set tolerances strings for mesh type surface.

The strings much match the values.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Parameters

tolString Tolerances

unsafe void NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ValidateFeatureParameters ( )

inline

Validate the new parameters for mesh surface editing.

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

Property Documentation

unsafe NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ConstraintDirection NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.FaceConstraintDirection

getset

Returns or sets

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements to get this property: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

License requirements to set this property: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

unsafe NXOpen.MeshParameterData.FeatureType NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.FeatureType

getset

Returns or sets

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements to get this property: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

License requirements to set this property: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

unsafe bool NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.NormalToEndSections

getset

Returns or sets the normal to end sections for Through Curves surface.

Created in NX5.0.0

License requirements to get this property: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

License requirements to set this property: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

unsafe NXOpen.MeshParameterData NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.ParametersData

getset

Returns or sets

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements to get this property: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

License requirements to set this property: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

unsafe NXOpen.SurfaceRebuildData NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.RebuildData

getset

Returns or sets

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements to get this property: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

License requirements to set this property: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

unsafe bool NXOpen.Features.MeshSurfaceBuilder.SimpleConstruction

getset

Returns or sets

Created in NX4.0.0

License requirements to get this property: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

License requirements to set this property: features_modeling ("FEATURES MODELING"), nx_freeform_1 ("basic freeform modeling")

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

Features_MeshSurfaceBuilder.cs

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