Methods¶

Public Methods¶

getActiveModel getActiveProject getMaterials

getUnits usingUnits openFile

importFile newModel getSystemDirectory

getTutorialFilePath openTutorialFile importTutorialFile

getSettings setSetting ishole

runningInBatch fitView orientView

isolate redrawView showMessage

clearMessage

getActiveModel()¶

Returns the active model.

returns:	The active model.
rtype:	Model

getActiveProject()¶

Return the active project.

returns:	The active project.
rtype:	Project

getMaterials()¶

Return a dictionary of defined material keys to the material name.

returns:	Ordered dictionary of materials.
rtype:	OrderedDict

getUnits()¶

Returns the units manager that manage various unit systems used throughout the application.

returns:	Units manager.
rtype:	UnitsManager

usingUnits(type)¶

To specify unit system to set or get data model values.

param type:	Type of units system. It can be, “base”, “gui”, “solver”, “MKS”, “CGS’,…
type type:	Units, str
returns:	All the action are applicable within the context.
rtype:	ContextManager

openFile(file)¶

Returns the active model after opening the model defined in file.

param file:	Absolute path to the file.
type file:	str
returns:	The active model.
rtype:	Model

importFile(file)¶

Imports and merges a saved model with the current model.

The imported model is inserted as an assembly under the top-level folder in the Model Browser.

param file:	Absolute path to the file.
type file:	str

newModel()¶

Clears the current model and returns a new one.

returns:	The active model.
rtype:	Model

getSystemDirectory()¶

Returns the path to the installation directory.

returns:	Application installation directory.
rtype:	str

getTutorialFilePath(file)¶

Returns the absolute path to the tutorial models directory for a given input file.

param file:	Valid path after tutorial models directory.
type file:	str
returns:	Absolute path to the file in tutorial models directory.
rtype:	str

openTutorialFile(file)¶

Opens the given input model from tutorial directory.

param file:	Valid path after tutorial models directory.
type file:	str
returns:	The active model.
rtype:	Model

importTutorialFile(file)¶

Opens the model from the tutorials folder and add it to the active model.

param file:	The filename with path relative to tutorials folder.
type file:	str

getSettings(setting=None, default=None)¶

Returns the user preference value for a given setting.

param setting:	The preference option path with ‘/’.
type setting:	str
returns:	The preference value for a given setting.
rtype:	str

setSetting(setting, value)¶

Sets the user preference value for a given setting.

param setting:	Path to preference option with ‘/’.
type setting:	str
param value:	Valid value in string format.
type value:	str

ishole(f)

Returns True if the given object is a round or partially round hole, False otherwise.

param f:	Part feature with type FeatureCylindrical, FeatureCircular..etc.
type f:	Feature
returns:	True if it a round or partially hole, else False.
rtype:	bool

runningInBatch()¶

Return True if the application runs in batch mode, False otherwise.

returns:	Returns True in batch mode, else False.
rtype:	bool

fitView()¶

Ensures all visible objects can be seen in the view.

orientView(direction='top', up=None)¶

Rotates your model to a standard view, an isometric view, to the closest principal axis, or so that the sketch plane is normal to the grid.

param direction:
	View direction. Valid choices are: - “front” - “back” - “left” - “right” - “top” - “bottom” - “iso”
type direction:	str
param up:	Specifies the vector that points up on the screen.
type up:	vector

isolate(obj)

Isolates objects in the modeling window.

Isolating an object zooms in and temporarily hides all other objects.

param obj:	Inspire objects.
type obj:	Union[Model, Part, BoundaryCondition]

redrawView(processEvents=False)¶

Forces a redraw of the active graphics window. Useful when executing commands from the Console and the graphics are cached or updating the view for animation.

param processEvents:
	True, makes gui responsive to the user.
type processEvents:
	bool

showMessage(msg)¶

Displays a message in the status bar.

param msg:	Message to be displayed in the status bar.
type msg:	str

clearMessage()¶

Removes a message from the status bar.