Represents a dimensional constraint More...

Inheritance diagram for NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint:

Public Types
enum	DimensionStateType { Driving, Reference, Automatic, Constant }
	Dimension status. More...

enum	EndBehaviorPreference { Any, Geometry1Moves, Geometry2Moves }
	Dimension Preference for indicating which geometry associated to the dimension should move when the dimension value is changed This is only a preference and may not be honored if it conflicts with other sketch constraints More...

Public Member Functions
unsafe void	AlternateAngle ()
	Edits the angular dimension such that the angle value will be 360 degrees minus the current value. More...

unsafe void	EditDimensionValue (double newDimValue)
	Edit the dimension value to change the size or shape of the geometry. More...

unsafe NXOpen.Sketch.DimensionGeometry[]	GetDimensionGeometry ()
	Returns the geometry associated with the dimension More...

unsafe void	RemoveDrivingExpression ()
	Convert the dimension state to constant by removing the expression. More...

unsafe void	SetAsDriving ()
	Convert the dimension state to driving by creating and adding an expression. More...

unsafe void	SetEndBehaviorPreference (NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.EndBehaviorPreference preference)
	Set EndBehaviorPreference of dimension constraint. More...

unsafe void	UseAlternateSolution ()
	Switches the constraint to an alternate solution More...

Public Member Functions inherited from NXOpen.SketchConstraint
unsafe void	Refresh ()
	Refreshes the constraint data after its geometries are edited. More...

unsafe void	RefreshDimension ()
	Refreshes the display of a sketch dimension More...

Public Member Functions inherited from NXOpen.DisplayableObject
unsafe void	Blank ()
	Blanks the object. More...

unsafe void	Highlight ()
	Highlights the object. More...

unsafe void	RedisplayObject ()
	Redisplays the object in all views. More...

unsafe void	RemoveViewDependency ()
	Remove dependency on all views from an object. More...

unsafe void	SetNameLocation (NXOpen.Point3d location)
	Sets the location of the object's name. More...

unsafe void	Unblank ()
	Unblanks the object. More...

unsafe void	Unhighlight ()
	Unhighlights the object. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from NXOpen.NXObject
unsafe NXOpen.AttributeIterator	CreateAttributeIterator ()
	Create an attribute iterator More...

unsafe void	DeleteAllAttributesByType (NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type)
	Deletes all attributes of a specific type. More...

unsafe void	DeleteAllAttributesByType (NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Deletes all attributes of a specific type with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	DeleteAttributeByTypeAndTitle (NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type, string title)
	Deletes an attribute by type and title. More...

unsafe void	DeleteAttributeByTypeAndTitle (NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type, string title, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Deletes an attribute by type and title with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	DeleteUserAttribute (NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type, string title, bool deleteEntireArray, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Deletes the first attribute encountered with the given Type, Title. More...

unsafe void	DeleteUserAttributes (NXOpen.AttributeIterator iterator, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Deletes the attributes on the object, if any, that satisfy the given iterator More...

unsafe void	DeleteUserAttributes (NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Deletes the attributes encountered with the given Type with option to update or not. More...

unsafe NXOpen.INXObject	FindObject (string journalIdentifier)
	Finds the NXOpen.NXObject with the given identifier as recorded in a journal. More...

unsafe NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeInformation[]	GetAttributeTitlesByType (NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type)
	Gets all the attribute titles of a specific type. More...

unsafe bool	GetBooleanUserAttribute (string title, int index)
	Gets a boolean attribute by Title and array Index. More...

unsafe NXOpen.NXObject.ComputationalTime	GetComputationalTimeUserAttribute (string title, int index)
	Gets a time attribute by Title and array Index. More...

unsafe int	GetIntegerAttribute (string title)
	Gets an integer attribute by title. More...

unsafe int	GetIntegerUserAttribute (string title, int index)
	Gets an integer attribute by Title and array Index. More...

unsafe bool	GetNextUserAttribute (NXOpen.AttributeIterator iterator, out NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeInformation info)
	Gets the next attribute encountered on the object, if any, that satisfies the given iterator. More...

unsafe string	GetPdmReferenceAttributeValue (string attributeTitle)
	Gets the value of PDM Reference attribute for given object. More...

unsafe double	GetRealAttribute (string title)
	Gets a real attribute by title. More...

unsafe double	GetRealUserAttribute (string title, int index)
	Gets a real attribute by Title and array Index. More...

unsafe string	GetReferenceAttribute (string title)
	Gets the reference string (not the calculated value) of a string attribute that uses a reference string. More...

unsafe string	GetStringAttribute (string title)
	Gets a string attribute value by title. More...

unsafe string	GetStringUserAttribute (string title, int index)
	Gets a string attribute by Title and array Index. More...

unsafe string	GetTimeAttribute (NXOpen.NXObject.DateAndTimeFormat format, string title)
	Gets a time attribute by title. More...

unsafe string	GetTimeUserAttribute (string title, int index)
	Gets a time attribute by Title and array Index. More...

unsafe NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeInformation	GetUserAttribute (string title, NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type, int index)
	Gets the first attribute encountered on the object, if any, with a given Title, Type and array Index. More...

unsafe NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeInformation[]	GetUserAttribute (string title, bool includeUnset, bool addStringValues, NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type)
	Gets the first attribute (or attribute array) encountered on the object, if any, with a given Title and Type. More...

unsafe string	GetUserAttributeAsString (string title, NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type, int index)
	Gets the first attribute encountered on the object, if any, with a given title, type and array index. More...

unsafe int	GetUserAttributeCount (NXOpen.AttributeIterator iterator)
	Gets the count of set attributes on the object, if any, that satisfy the given iterator. More...

unsafe int	GetUserAttributeCount (NXOpen.AttributeIterator iterator, bool countArrayAsOneAttribute)
	Gets the count of set attributes on the object, if any, that satisfy the given iterator. More...

unsafe int	GetUserAttributeCount (NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type)
	Gets the count of set attributes on the object, if any, of the given type. More...

unsafe int	GetUserAttributeCount (NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type, bool includeUnset, bool countArrayAsOneAttribute)
	Gets the count of attributes on the object, if any, of the given type. More...

unsafe bool	GetUserAttributeLock (string title, NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type)
	Determine the lock of the given attribute. More...

unsafe NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeInformation[]	GetUserAttributes (NXOpen.AttributeIterator iterator)
	Gets all the attributes that have been set on the given object, if any, that satisfy the given iterator. More...

unsafe NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeInformation[]	GetUserAttributes ()
	Gets all the attributes that have been set on the given object. More...

unsafe NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeInformation[]	GetUserAttributes (bool includeUnset)
	Gets all the attributes of the given object. More...

unsafe NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeInformation[]	GetUserAttributes (bool includeUnset, bool addStringValues)
	Gets all the attributes of the given object. More...

unsafe string[]	GetUserAttributesAsStrings ()
	Gets all the attributes that have been set on the given object. More...

unsafe int	GetUserAttributeSize (string title, NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type)
	Gets the size of the first attribute encountered on the object, if any, with a given Title and Type. More...

unsafe NXOpen.NXObject[]	GetUserAttributeSourceObjects ()
	Returns an array of objects from which this object presents attributes. More...

unsafe bool	HasUserAttribute (NXOpen.AttributeIterator iterator)
	Determines if an attribute exists on the object, that satisfies the given iterator More...

unsafe bool	HasUserAttribute (string title, NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type, int index)
	Determines if an attribute with the given Title, Type and array Index is present on the object Unset attributes will not be detected by this function, as its purpose is to test for the actual presence of the attribute on the object. More...

unsafe void	Print ()
	Prints a representation of this object to the system log file. More...

unsafe void	SetAttribute (string title, int value)
	Creates or modifies an integer attribute. More...

unsafe void	SetAttribute (string title, int value, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Creates or modifies an integer attribute with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	SetAttribute (string title, double value)
	Creates or modifies a real attribute. More...

unsafe void	SetAttribute (string title, double value, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Creates or modifies a real attribute with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	SetAttribute (string title, string value)
	Creates or modifies a string attribute. More...

unsafe void	SetAttribute (string title, string value, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Creates or modifies a string attribute with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	SetAttribute (string title)
	Creates or modifies a null attribute which is an attribute with a title and no value. More...

unsafe void	SetAttribute (string title, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Creates or modifies a null attribute with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	SetBooleanUserAttribute (string title, int index, bool value, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Creates or modifies a boolean attribute with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	SetName (string name)
	Sets the custom name of the object. More...

unsafe void	SetPdmReferenceAttribute (string attributeTitle, string attributeValue)
	Sets the value of PDM Reference attribute on the object. More...

unsafe void	SetReferenceAttribute (string title, string value)
	Creates or modifies a string attribute which uses a reference string. More...

unsafe void	SetReferenceAttribute (string title, string value, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Creates or modifies a string attribute which uses a reference string, with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	SetTimeAttribute (string title, string value)
	Creates or modifies a time attribute. More...

unsafe void	SetTimeAttribute (string title, string value, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Creates or modifies a time attribute with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	SetTimeUserAttribute (string title, int index, string value, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Creates or modifies a time attribute with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	SetTimeUserAttribute (string title, int index, NXOpen.NXObject.ComputationalTime value, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Creates or modifies a time attribute with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	SetUserAttribute (NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeInformation info, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Creates or modifies an attribute with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	SetUserAttribute (string title, int index, int value, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Creates or modifies an integer attribute with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	SetUserAttribute (string title, int index, double value, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Creates or modifies a real attribute with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	SetUserAttribute (string title, int index, string value, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Creates or modifies a string attribute with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	SetUserAttribute (string title, int index, NXOpen.Update.Option option)
	Creates or modifies a null attribute with the option to update or not. More...

unsafe void	SetUserAttributeLock (string title, NXOpen.NXObject.AttributeType type, bool @lock)
	Lock or unlock the given attribute. 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.Annotations.Dimension	AssociatedDimension `[get]`
	Returns the dimension associated with the dimensional constraint More...

unsafe NXOpen.Expression	AssociatedExpression `[get]`
	Returns the expression associated with the dimensional constraint More...

unsafe NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.DimensionStateType	DimensionState `[get]`
	Returns the dimension status. More...

Properties inherited from NXOpen.SketchConstraint
unsafe NXOpen.Sketch.ConstraintType	ConstraintType `[get]`
	Returns the constraint's type More...

Properties inherited from NXOpen.DisplayableObject
unsafe int	Color `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets the color of the object. More...

unsafe bool	IsBlanked `[get]`
	Returns the blank status of this object. More...

unsafe int	Layer `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets the layer that the object is in. More...

unsafe NXOpen.DisplayableObject.ObjectFont	LineFont `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets the line font of the object. More...

unsafe NXOpen.DisplayableObject.ObjectWidth	LineWidth `[get, set]`
	Returns or sets the line width of the object. More...

unsafe NXOpen.Point3d	NameLocation `[get]`
	Returns the location of the object's name. More...

Properties inherited from NXOpen.NXObject
unsafe bool	IsOccurrence `[get]`
	Returns whether this object is an occurrence or not. More...

unsafe string	JournalIdentifier `[get]`
	Returns the identifier that would be recorded in a journal for this object. More...

unsafe string	Name `[get]`
	Returns the custom name of the object. More...

unsafe NXOpen.Assemblies.Component	OwningComponent `[get]`
	Returns the owning component, if this object is an occurrence. More...

unsafe NXOpen.BasePart	OwningPart `[get]`
	Returns the owning part of this object More...

unsafe NXOpen.INXObject	Prototype `[get]`
	Returns the prototype of this object if it is an occurrence. 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...

Properties inherited from NXOpen.INXObject
bool	IsOccurrence `[get]`
	Returns whether this object is an occurrence or not. More...

string	JournalIdentifier `[get]`
	Returns the identifier that would be recorded in a journal for this object. More...

string	Name `[get]`
	Returns the custom name of the object. More...

NXOpen.Assemblies.Component	OwningComponent `[get]`
	Returns the owning component, if this object is an occurrence. More...

NXOpen.BasePart	OwningPart `[get]`
	Returns the owning part of this object More...

NXOpen.INXObject	Prototype `[get]`
	Returns the prototype of this object if it is an occurrence. More...

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

Detailed Description

Represents a dimensional constraint

To create an instance of this class refer to NXOpen.Sketch

Created in NX3.0.0

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.DimensionStateType

Dimension status.

Enumerator
Driving	Driving dimension
Reference	Reference dimension
Automatic	Automatic dimension - legacy
Constant	Constant dimension

enum NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.EndBehaviorPreference

Dimension Preference for indicating which geometry associated to the dimension should move when the dimension value is changed This is only a preference and may not be honored if it conflicts with other sketch constraints

Enumerator

Any

Either geometry can move.

Default value

Geometry1Moves

The second geometrty is fixed, prefer that dimension moves only the first geometry.

Geometry2Moves

The first geometry is fixed, prefer that dimension moves only the second geometry.

Member Function Documentation

unsafe void NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.AlternateAngle ( )

inline

Edits the angular dimension such that the angle value will be 360 degrees minus the current value.

Created in NX1899.0.0

License requirements: solid_modeling ("SOLIDS MODELING") OR drafting ("DRAFTING") OR geometric_tol ("GDT")

unsafe void NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.EditDimensionValue ( double newDimValue )

inline

Edit the dimension value to change the size or shape of the geometry.

The dimension should not be a reference or preview dimension.

Created in NX1899.0.0

License requirements: solid_modeling ("SOLIDS MODELING") OR drafting ("DRAFTING") OR geometric_tol ("GDT")

Parameters

newDimValue

unsafe NXOpen.Sketch.DimensionGeometry [] NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.GetDimensionGeometry ( )

inline

Returns the geometry associated with the dimension

Created in NX3.0.0

License requirements: None.

Returns: the geometry associated with the dimension

unsafe void NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.RemoveDrivingExpression ( )

inline

Convert the dimension state to constant by removing the expression.

Caller must call NXOpen.Sketch.Update after calling this method

Created in NX1899.0.0

License requirements: solid_modeling ("SOLIDS MODELING") OR drafting ("DRAFTING") OR geometric_tol ("GDT")

unsafe void NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.SetAsDriving ( )

inline

Convert the dimension state to driving by creating and adding an expression.

Caller must call NXOpen.Sketch.Update after calling this method

Created in NX1899.0.0

License requirements: solid_modeling ("SOLIDS MODELING") OR drafting ("DRAFTING") OR geometric_tol ("GDT")

unsafe void NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.SetEndBehaviorPreference ( NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.EndBehaviorPreference preference )

inline

Set EndBehaviorPreference of dimension constraint.

Created in NX1899.0.0

License requirements: solid_modeling ("SOLIDS MODELING") OR drafting ("DRAFTING") OR geometric_tol ("GDT")

Parameters

preference

unsafe void NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.UseAlternateSolution ( )

inline

Switches the constraint to an alternate solution

Created in NX3.0.0

License requirements: solid_modeling ("SOLIDS MODELING") OR drafting ("DRAFTING") OR geometric_tol ("GDT")

Property Documentation

unsafe NXOpen.Annotations.Dimension NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.AssociatedDimension

get

Returns the dimension associated with the dimensional constraint

Created in NX3.0.0

License requirements: None.

unsafe NXOpen.Expression NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.AssociatedExpression

get

Returns the expression associated with the dimensional constraint

Created in NX3.0.0

License requirements: None.

unsafe NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.DimensionStateType NXOpen.SketchDimensionalConstraint.DimensionState

get

Returns the dimension status.

Created in NX7.5.0

License requirements: solid_modeling ("SOLIDS MODELING") OR drafting ("DRAFTING") OR geometric_tol ("GDT")

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

SketchDimensionalConstraint.cs

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Properties

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Detailed Description

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