How To Set Sizing Variables

Sizing variables are Group data located in the Variables property. When working with a Component, you can easily retrieve the associated group ID using Component.GroupId. Group Sizing variables are set per Concept.

The following code samples assume that Concepts have been assigned.

def set_sizing_variable(project, component, variable_ID, min, max, step_size):

    # Given the project, component, and variable ID, set the min, max, and number of steps.

    # Get the group associated with the component.
    group = project.Groups.GetGroup(component.GroupId)

    # Get the group concept IDs.
    concept_IDs = group.GetConcepts()
    
    # For each concept, set the variable (if applicable).

    variables = group.Variables
    for concept_ID in concept_IDs:
        
        if not variables.Contains(concept_ID, variable_ID):
            continue

        variable = variables.GetVariable(concept_ID, variable_ID)
        variable.MinBound = min
        variable.MaxBound = max
        variable.StepSize = step_size   

    group.Save()

Sizing variables are located in the Design Property.

import hyperx as hx

def SetSizingVariable(hxApp: hx.Application, zone: hx.Zone, min: float, max: float, stepSize: int):
    """Set some sizing variables on an existing design property and assign it to a zone."""
    
    designPropertyName = "Plate" # Name of existing design property
    zoneDesignProperty: hx.ZoneDesignProperty = hxApp.DesignProperties.Get(designPropertyName)

    # Confirm that the zone design property created was the correct type (and not joint, etc).
    if not isinstance(zoneDesignProperty, hx.ZoneDesignProperty):
        raise TypeError(f"Expected zone design property to be of type {hx.ZoneDesignProperty} but was {type(zoneDesignProperty)}.")

    # Variable parameters correspond to particular rows in the variable table on the HyperX design form.
    designVariableParameter = hx.types.VariableParameter.TopFaceThicknessMaterial

    designVariable = zoneDesignProperty.DesignVariables.Get(designVariableParameter)

    # Set design variable properties
    designVariable.Min = min
    designVariable.Max = max
    designVariable.StepSize = stepSize

    zone.AssignDesignProperty(zoneDesignProperty.Id)