Represents the specification of the FEA Element Type for a meshing dialog. More...

Inheritance diagram for NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder:

Public Types
enum	ElementOrderType { ElementOrderTypeAny, ElementOrderTypeLinear, ElementOrderTypeParabolic }
	Order of the element types to be specified. More...

enum	ElementType { ElementTypePoint, ElementTypeBeam, ElementTypeShell, ElementTypeFreeSolid, ElementTypeSweepSolid, ElementTypeSweepSolidWedge, ElementTypeSpider, ElementTypeConnection, ElementTypeAnySolid, ElementTypeTriaShell, ElementTypeQuadShell, ElementTypeWeld }
	Dimension of the element types to be specified. More...

Public Member Functions
NXOpen::CAE::DestinationCollectorBuilder *	DestinationCollector ()
	Returns the destination element collector Created in NX6.0.0.

NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementType	ElementDimension ()
	Returns the element dimension used to limit the valid CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementTypeName and CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::SetElementTypeName values.

NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementOrderType	ElementOrder ()
	Returns the element order used to limit the valid CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementTypeName and CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::SetElementTypeName values.

NXString	ElementTypeName ()
	Returns the element type name which defines the type to be used.

std::vector< NXString >	GetElementTypeNames ()
	Returns the element type names that are currently valid for this builder based on the current setting of CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementOrder and CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::SetElementOrder and CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementDimension and CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::SetElementDimension .

NXOpen::CAE::PropertyTable *	PropertyTable ()
	Returns the property table associated with the element type name CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementTypeName and CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::SetElementTypeName .

void	SetElementDimension (NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementType elementDimension)
	Sets the element dimension used to limit the valid CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementTypeName and CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::SetElementTypeName values.

void	SetElementOrder (NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementOrderType elementOrder)
	Sets the element order used to limit the valid CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementTypeName and CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::SetElementTypeName values.

void	SetElementTypeName (const NXString &elementType)
	Sets the element type name which defines the type to be used.

void	SetElementTypeName (const char *elementType)
	Sets the element type name which defines the type to be used.

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 the specification of the FEA Element Type for a meshing dialog.

Created in NX6.0.0.

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementOrderType

Order of the element types to be specified.

Enumerator:

ElementOrderTypeAny	any element
ElementOrderTypeLinear	linear element
ElementOrderTypeParabolic	parabolic element

enum NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementType

Dimension of the element types to be specified.

Enumerator:

ElementTypePoint	0D element
ElementTypeBeam	beam
ElementTypeShell	shell
ElementTypeFreeSolid	Free mesh solid.
ElementTypeSweepSolid	Sweep mesh solid.
ElementTypeSweepSolidWedge	Sweep mesh solid with wedges.
ElementTypeSpider	Spider Connection.
ElementTypeConnection	Connection.
ElementTypeAnySolid	Any solid.
ElementTypeTriaShell	Tria shell.
ElementTypeQuadShell	Quad shell.
ElementTypeWeld	Weld element.

Member Function Documentation

NXOpen::CAE::DestinationCollectorBuilder* NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::DestinationCollector ( )

Returns the destination element collector
Created in NX6.0.0.

License requirements : nx_masterfem ("Finite Element Modeling")

NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementType NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementDimension ( )

Returns the element dimension used to limit the valid CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementTypeName and CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::SetElementTypeName values.

Created in NX6.0.0.

License requirements : None

NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementOrderType NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementOrder ( )

Returns the element order used to limit the valid CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementTypeName and CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::SetElementTypeName values.

Created in NX6.0.0.

License requirements : None

NXString NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementTypeName ( )

Returns the element type name which defines the type to be used.

This name is solver environment dependent. These are the same names that show up in the meshing dialogues. Refer to CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::GetElementTypeNames for the list of the current valid element type names.

Created in NX6.0.0.

License requirements : None

std::vector<NXString> NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::GetElementTypeNames ( )

Returns the element type names that are currently valid for this builder based on the current setting of CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementOrder and CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::SetElementOrder and CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementDimension and CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::SetElementDimension .

    @return element type names

Created in NX7.5.1.

License requirements : None

NXOpen::CAE::PropertyTable* NXOpen::CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::PropertyTable ( )

Returns the property table associated with the element type name CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::ElementTypeName and CAE::ElementTypeBuilder::SetElementTypeName .