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ACP in-app scripting API 2026 R1

ExtrusionGuide

Last update: 16.07.2026

class compolyx.ExtrusionGuide(obj, parent=None)

Extrusion guide class

Attributes

Name Description
ExtrusionGuide.active Extrusion Guide active.
ExtrusionGuide.cad_geometry Associated CADGeometry.
ExtrusionGuide.depth intensity for the propagation of mesh corrections, depth=1 leads to a linear decay from the guide to the radius, depth<1 leads to more local corrections.
ExtrusionGuide.direction extrusion direction.
ExtrusionGuide.edge_set Associated EdgeSet.
ExtrusionGuide.enabled Indicates whether the object is enabled.
ExtrusionGuide.id ID of the object.
ExtrusionGuide.is_dict_item Indicates whether the object is an item in a dictionary.
ExtrusionGuide.is_list_item Indicates whether the object is an item of a list.
ExtrusionGuide.link_path Root path of the current node in the tree for links to this object.
ExtrusionGuide.name Name of the object.
ExtrusionGuide.parent Parent object in the tree.
ExtrusionGuide.radius radius up to which nodal guide translations are propagated through the mesh.
ExtrusionGuide.root_path Root path of the current node in the tree.
ExtrusionGuide.status Status of the object.
ExtrusionGuide.status_changed Boolean flag which is set to true in C++ when up-to-date status of object changes.
ExtrusionGuide.uid UID of the object.
ExtrusionGuide.use_curvature_correction whether to use curvature correction algorithm to smooth mesh adapted to extrusion guide.
ExtrusionGuide.vertex Raises an error if the object has been removed from the graph.

Methods

Name Description
ExtrusionGuide.find_parent(type) Steps up the tree and returns the first parent with given type.
ExtrusionGuide.from_obj(obj, org_obj)
ExtrusionGuide.obj_exists() Checks if __obj still references the c++ object (has not been reset to None by self._delete) and exists in the graph.
ExtrusionGuide.serialize()
ExtrusionGuide.serialize_name_and_id() Serializes the name and ID.
ExtrusionGuide.update()
ExtrusionGuide.visit(visitor) Walk through the tree and let the visitor perform action on every descendant node.

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