ACP in-app scripting API 2026 R1

GeometricalSelectionRule

Last update: 16.07.2026

class compolyx.GeometricalSelectionRule(graph, obj, parent=None)

Geometrical selection rule.

Attributes

Name Description
GeometricalSelectionRule.active Active status of the object.
GeometricalSelectionRule.changed Triggers an observable to dispatch a change notification.
GeometricalSelectionRule.element_sets Element sets for the geometrical selection rule.
GeometricalSelectionRule.enabled Indicates whether the object is enabled.
GeometricalSelectionRule.extent Extent of the rule.
GeometricalSelectionRule.geometrical_rule_type Geometrical rule type, valid values geometry,element_sets.
GeometricalSelectionRule.geometry Virtual Geometry for the geometrical selection rule.
GeometricalSelectionRule.id ID of the object.
GeometricalSelectionRule.in_plane_capture_tolerance In-plane capture tolerance.
GeometricalSelectionRule.include_rule_type include type.
GeometricalSelectionRule.is_dict_item Indicates whether the object is an item in a dictionary.
GeometricalSelectionRule.is_list_item Indicates whether the object is an item of a list.
GeometricalSelectionRule.link_path Root path of the current node in the tree for links to this object.
GeometricalSelectionRule.name Name of the object.
GeometricalSelectionRule.neg_capture_tolerance Capture tolerance in the negative direction of the CAD surface.
GeometricalSelectionRule.parent Parent object in the tree.
GeometricalSelectionRule.pos_capture_tolerance Capture tolerance in the positive direction of the CAD surface.
GeometricalSelectionRule.projection_normal Projection direction used to map curves onto the shell mesh.
GeometricalSelectionRule.relative_rule_type relative type.
GeometricalSelectionRule.root_path Root path of the current node in the tree.
GeometricalSelectionRule.status Status of the object.
GeometricalSelectionRule.status_changed Boolean flag which is set to true in C++ when up-to-date status of object changes.
GeometricalSelectionRule.uid UID of the object.
GeometricalSelectionRule.use_defaults Whether to use the offset value of the CAD Geometry or not.
GeometricalSelectionRule.use_projection_normal Whether to use a projection normal for outlines or not.
GeometricalSelectionRule.vertex Raises an error if the object has been removed from the graph.

Methods

Name Description
GeometricalSelectionRule.add_element_set(...) Add element set to GeometricalSelection rule.
GeometricalSelectionRule.clear_element_sets() Clear element sets of oriented selection set.
GeometricalSelectionRule.find_parent(type) Steps up the tree and returns the first parent with given type.
GeometricalSelectionRule.get_short_description()
GeometricalSelectionRule.obj_exists() Checks if __obj still references the c++ object (has not been reset to None by self._delete) and exists in the graph.
GeometricalSelectionRule.serialize() Serialize to Python string.
GeometricalSelectionRule.serialize_name_and_id() Serializes the name and ID.
GeometricalSelectionRule.serialize_rule_types()
GeometricalSelectionRule.update()
GeometricalSelectionRule.visit(visitor) Walk through the tree and let the visitor perform action on every descendant node.

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