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

Inheritance diagram for NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder:

Public Types
enum	ElemDimType { ElemDimTypePoint, ElemDimTypeBeam, ElemDimTypeShell, ElemDimTypeSolid, ElemDimTypeAnySolid }
	Dimension of the element to be created. More...

enum	NewMeshType { NewMeshTypeCreate, NewMeshTypeExisting }
	Option to create new mesh or add to existing mesh. More...

Public Member Functions
NXString	CollectorName ()
	Returns the mesh collector name Created in NX5.0.0.

void	CreateCollector ()
	Create mesh collector Created in NX5.0.0.

NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::ElemDimType	ElementDimensionOption ()
	Returns the element dimension option Created in NX5.0.0.

NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder *	ElementType ()
	Returns the element type builder.

int	Increment ()
	Returns the increment Created in NX5.0.0.

int	Label ()
	Returns the label Created in NX5.0.0.

NXString	MeshName ()
	Returns the mesh name Created in NX5.0.0.

NXString	NeutralName ()
	Returns the element neutral name Created in NX5.0.0.

NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::NewMeshType	NewMeshOption ()
	Returns the new mesh option Created in NX5.0.0.

NXOpen::CAE::SelectFENodeList *	Node ()
	Returns the selected node Created in NX5.0.0.

NXOpen::SelectTaggedObjectList *	Point ()
	Returns the selected point Created in NX8.5.0.

void	SetCollectorName (const NXString &collectorName)
	Sets the mesh collector name Created in NX5.0.0.

void	SetCollectorName (const char *collectorName)
	Sets the mesh collector name Created in NX5.0.0.

void	SetElementDimensionOption (NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::ElemDimType elementDimensionOption)
	Sets the element dimension option Created in NX5.0.0.

void	SetIncrement (int increment)
	Sets the increment Created in NX5.0.0.

void	SetLabel (int label)
	Sets the label Created in NX5.0.0.

void	SetMeshName (const NXString &meshName)
	Sets the mesh name Created in NX5.0.0.

void	SetMeshName (const char *meshName)
	Sets the mesh name Created in NX5.0.0.

void	SetNeutralName (const NXString &neutralName)
	Sets the element neutral name Created in NX5.0.0.

void	SetNeutralName (const char *neutralName)
	Sets the element neutral name Created in NX5.0.0.

void	SetNewMeshOption (NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::NewMeshType newMeshOption)
	Sets the new mesh option Created in NX5.0.0.

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

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

std::vector< NXOpen::NXObject * >	GetCommittedObjects ()
	For builders that create more than one object, this method returns the objects that are created by commit.

NXOpen::NXObject *	GetObject ()
	Returns the object currently being edited by this builder.

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

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

Public Member Functions inherited from NXOpen::TaggedObject
tag_t	GetTag () const
	<b>Deprecated</b>:<br> Use Tag instead.

tag_t	Tag () const
	Returns the tag of this object.

Detailed Description

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

 <br>       
The following element topologies are supported 
<ul>
    <li>0D or Point elements, requires 1 node to define</li>
    <li>1D or Beam elements, requires 2 nodes to define</li>
    <li>2D or Shell elements</li>
    <ul>
        <li>Linear Tria elements, requires 3 corner nodes to define. </li>
        <li>Parabolic Tria elements, requires 6 nodes to define ( 3 corner and 3 mid nodes ). </li>
        <li>Linear Quad elements, requires 4 corner nodes to define. </li>
        <li>Parabolic Quad elements, requires 8 nodes to define ( 4 corner and 4 mid nodes ). </li>
    </ul>  
    <br/>When specifying nodes for Shell elements with mid nodes, the input order is sequential.  Corner, Mid, Corner, Mod, ... 
     @code 
    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 CAE::NodeElementManager::CreateElementCreateBuilder

Created in NX5.0.0.

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::ElemDimType

Dimension of the element to be created.

Enumerator:

ElemDimTypePoint	0D element
ElemDimTypeBeam	beam
ElemDimTypeShell	shell
ElemDimTypeSolid	solid, types currently supported through UI
ElemDimTypeAnySolid	any solid type

enum NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::NewMeshType

Option to create new mesh or add to existing mesh.

Enumerator:

NewMeshTypeCreate	create new mesh
NewMeshTypeExisting	add to existing mesh

Member Function Documentation

NXString NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::CollectorName ( )

Returns the mesh collector name
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : None

void NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::CreateCollector ( )

Create mesh collector
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::ElemDimType NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::ElementDimensionOption ( )

Returns the element dimension option
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : None

NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder* NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::ElementType ( )

Returns the element type builder.

Created in NX6.0.0.

License requirements : nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

int NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::Increment ( )

Returns the increment
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : None

int NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::Label ( )

Returns the label
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : None

NXString NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::MeshName ( )

Returns the mesh name
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : None

NXString NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::NeutralName ( )

Returns the element neutral name
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : None

NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::NewMeshType NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::NewMeshOption ( )

Returns the new mesh option
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : None

NXOpen::CAE::SelectFENodeList* NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::Node ( )

Returns the selected node
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : None

NXOpen::SelectTaggedObjectList* NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::Point ( )

Returns the selected point
Created in NX8.5.0.

License requirements : None

void NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::SetCollectorName ( const NXString & collectorName )

Sets the mesh collector name
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

Parameters

collectorName collectorname

void NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::SetCollectorName ( const char * collectorName )

Sets the mesh collector name
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

Parameters

collectorName collectorname

void NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::SetElementDimensionOption ( NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::ElemDimType elementDimensionOption )

Sets the element dimension option
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

Parameters

elementDimensionOption elementdimensionoption

void NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::SetIncrement ( int increment )

Sets the increment
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

Parameters

increment increment

void NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::SetLabel ( int label )

Sets the label
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

Parameters

label label

void NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::SetMeshName ( const NXString & meshName )

Sets the mesh name
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

Parameters

meshName meshname

void NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::SetMeshName ( const char * meshName )

Sets the mesh name
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

Parameters

meshName meshname

void NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::SetNeutralName ( const NXString & neutralName )

Sets the element neutral name
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

Parameters

neutralName neutralname

void NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::SetNeutralName ( const char * neutralName )

Sets the element neutral name
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

Parameters

neutralName neutralname

void NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::SetNewMeshOption ( NXOpen::CAE::ElementCreateBuilder::NewMeshType newMeshOption )

Sets the new mesh option
Created in NX5.0.0.

License requirements : nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

Parameters

newMeshOption newmeshoption

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

CAE_ElementCreateBuilder.hxx

Public Types

Public Member Functions

Detailed Description

Member Enumeration Documentation

Member Function Documentation