OffsetFeature.setInputEntities Method

Sets the faces and sheet bodies to offset.

To use this method, you need to position the timeline marker to immediately before this feature. This can be accomplished using the following code: thisFeature.timelineObject.rollTo(True)

Syntax

Python
C++

"offsetFeature_var" is a variable referencing an OffsetFeature object.

# Uses no optional arguments.
returnValue = offsetFeature_var.setInputEntities(entities)

# Uses optional arguments.
returnValue = offsetFeature_var.setInputEntities(entities, isChainSelection)

"offsetFeature_var" is a variable referencing an OffsetFeature object.

#include <Fusion/Features/OffsetFeature.h>

// Uses no optional arguments.
returnValue = offsetFeature_var->setInputEntities(entities);

// Uses optional arguments.
returnValue = offsetFeature_var->setInputEntities(entities, isChainSelection);

Parameters

entities

ObjectCollection

An ObjectCollection containing the BRepFace objects to offset. Additional faces may be automatically used depending on the value of the isChainSelection argument. Input faces need not be from the same body.

isChainSelection

boolean

A boolean value for setting whether or not faces that are tangentially connected to the input faces (if any) will also be offset. The default value is true.

This is an optional argument whose default value is True.

Type	Description
boolean	Returns true if successful

OffsetFeature.setInputEntities Method

Description

Syntax

Return Value

Parameters

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Name	Type	Description
entities	ObjectCollection	An ObjectCollection containing the BRepFace objects to offset. Additional faces may be automatically used depending on the value of the isChainSelection argument. Input faces need not be from the same body.
isChainSelection	boolean	A boolean value for setting whether or not faces that are tangentially connected to the input faces (if any) will also be offset. The default value is true. This is an optional argument whose default value is True.