As engineers and designers, we often have to work with complex 3D models and drawings, and extracting important information from these can be a time-consuming and challenging task. One of the critical pieces of information we may need to extract from a drawing sheet is the dimensions of the holes present in the model. This information can be essential for manufacturing, assembly, and quality control purposes.
In this blog article, we will explore how to extract meaningful information from a drawing sheet using CycleObjsInPart and nx open, specifically focusing on finding and displaying hole dimension values.
What is CycleObjsInPart?
CycleObjsInPart is a part of UFUNC Objects namespace provided by the NX Open API that allows you to iterate through all objects in a given part. It can be used to extract information about the features, dimensions, and attributes of the objects in the part.
Option Strict Off
Imports System
Imports NXOpen
Imports NXOpen.UF
Imports NXOpen.UI
Imports NXOpen.Utilities
Imports NXOpen.Annotations
Module report_holedimension_of_drawing_sheet
Dim theSession As Session = Session.GetSession()
Dim ufs As UFSession = UFSession.GetUFSession()
Dim IgnoreEcho As Boolean = False 'Set to True to suppress messages
Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
'Insert code here
Dim dp As Part = theSession.Parts.Display
Dim dimvalue As NXOpen.Tag = NXOpen.Tag.Null
Dim dimObj As Annotation = Nothing
Do
ufs.Obj.CycleObjsInPart(dp.Tag, UFConstants.UF_dimension_type, dimvalue)
Try
Dim obj As Dimension = NXOpen.Utilities.NXObjectManager.Get(dimvalue)
'obj = NXObjectManager.Get(draftnote)
Dim maintext(0), dualtext(0) As String
obj.GetDimensionText(maintext, dualtext)
If obj.GetType().Name = "HoleDimension" Then
Echo(maintext(0))
End If
'Echo(dualtext(0))
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
Loop Until dimvalue = NXOpen.Tag.Null
End Sub
Sub Echo(ByVal output As String)
If IgnoreEcho = True Then
Return
End If
theSession.ListingWindow.Open()
theSession.ListingWindow.WriteLine(output)
theSession.LogFile.WriteLine(output)
End Sub
Public Function GetUnloadOption(ByVal dummy As String) As Integer
Return Session.LibraryUnloadOption.Immediately
End Function
End Module
Conclusion
In conclusion, extracting important information from a drawing sheet, such as hole dimension values, can be made easier using CycleObjsInPart and nx open. By following the steps outlined in this blog article, we can iterate through all objects in a drawing sheet, find holes, extract their dimension values, and display them. This information can be critical for manufacturing, assembly, and quality control purposes and can save engineers and designers valuable time and effort.
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