.. auto-generated by script ../../../../utils/nxdl2rst.py from the NXDL source NXfabrication.nxdl.xml

.. index::
    ! NXfabrication (base class)
    ! fabrication (base class)
    see: fabrication (base class); NXfabrication

.. _NXfabrication:

=============
NXfabrication
=============

**Status**:

  base class, extends :ref:`NXobject`

**Description**:

  Details about a component as defined by its manufacturer.

**Symbols**:

  No symbol table

**Groups cited**:
  none

**Structure**:

  .. _/NXfabrication/vendor-field:

  .. index:: vendor (field)

  **vendor**: (optional) :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`

    Company name of the manufacturer.

  .. _/NXfabrication/model-field:

  .. index:: model (field)

  **model**: (optional) :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`

    Version or model of the component named by the manufacturer.

  .. _/NXfabrication/identifier-field:

  .. index:: identifier (field)

  **identifier**: (recommended) :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`

    Ideally, (globally) unique persistent identifier, i.e.
    a serial number or hash identifier of the component.

  .. _/NXfabrication/capability-field:

  .. index:: capability (field)

  **capability**: (optional) :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`

    Free-text list with eventually multiple terms of
    functionalities which the component offers.


Hypertext Anchors
-----------------

List of hypertext anchors for all groups, fields,
attributes, and links defined in this class.


* :ref:`/NXfabrication/capability-field </NXfabrication/capability-field>`
* :ref:`/NXfabrication/identifier-field </NXfabrication/identifier-field>`
* :ref:`/NXfabrication/model-field </NXfabrication/model-field>`
* :ref:`/NXfabrication/vendor-field </NXfabrication/vendor-field>`

**NXDL Source**:
  https://github.com/nexusformat/definitions/blob/main/base_classes/NXfabrication.nxdl.xml