`ContactStepControl`#

class ansys.mechanical.stubs.v241.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.BoundaryConditions.ContactStepControl#

Bases: object

Defines a ContactStepControl.

Overview#

Methods

`Activate`	Activate the current object.
`AddComment`	Creates a new child Comment.
`AddFigure`	Creates a new child Figure.
`AddImage`	Creates a new child Image.
`CopyTo`	Copies all visible properties from this object to another.
`CreateParameter`	Creates a new parameter for a Property.
`Delete`	Run the Delete action.
`Duplicate`	Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.
`GetChildren`	Gets the list of children, filtered by type.
`GetParameter`	Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.
`GroupAllSimilarChildren`	Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.
`GroupSimilarObjects`	Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.
`PropertyByAPIName`	Get a property by its API name.
`PropertyByName`	Get a property by its unique name.
`RemoveParameter`	Removes the parameter from the parameter set corresponding to the given property.

Properties

`Children`	Gets the list of children.
`Comments`	Gets the list of associated comments.
`ContactSelection`	Gets or sets the ContactSelection.
`CurrentStep`	Gets or sets the CurrentStep.
`DataModelObjectCategory`	Gets the current DataModelObject's category.
`Figures`	Gets the list of associated figures.
`Images`	Gets the list of associated images.
`InternalObject`	Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.
`NormalStiffness`	Gets or sets the NormalStiffness.
`NormalStiffnessFactor`	Gets or sets the NormalStiffnessFactor.
`NormalStiffnessValue`	Gets or sets the NormalStiffnessValue.
`Properties`	Gets the list of properties for this object.
`Status`	Gets or sets the Status.
`Suppressed`	Gets or sets the Suppressed.
`VisibleProperties`	Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Property detail#

property ContactStepControl.Children: List[Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject] | None#: Gets the list of children.

property ContactStepControl.Comments: Iterable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment] | None#: Gets the list of associated comments.

property ContactStepControl.ContactSelection: Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.ContactRegion | None#: Gets or sets the ContactSelection.

property ContactStepControl.CurrentStep: int | None#: Gets or sets the CurrentStep.

property ContactStepControl.DataModelObjectCategory: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.DataModelObjectCategory | None#: Gets the current DataModelObject's category.

property ContactStepControl.Figures: Iterable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure] | None#: Gets the list of associated figures.

property ContactStepControl.Images: Iterable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Image] | None#: Gets the list of associated images.

property ContactStepControl.InternalObject: Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSElementControlsAuto | None#: Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

property ContactStepControl.NormalStiffness: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.ElementControlsNormalStiffnessType | None#: Gets or sets the NormalStiffness.

property ContactStepControl.NormalStiffnessFactor: float | None#: Gets or sets the NormalStiffnessFactor.

property ContactStepControl.NormalStiffnessValue: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None#: Gets or sets the NormalStiffnessValue.

property ContactStepControl.Properties: tuple[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property] | None#: Gets the list of properties for this object.

property ContactStepControl.Status: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.ElementControlsStatus | None#: Gets or sets the Status.

property ContactStepControl.Suppressed: bool | None#: Gets or sets the Suppressed.

property ContactStepControl.VisibleProperties: tuple[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property] | None#: Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Method detail#

ContactStepControl.Activate() → None#: Activate the current object.

ContactStepControl.AddComment() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment#: Creates a new child Comment.

ContactStepControl.AddFigure() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure#: Creates a new child Figure.

ContactStepControl.AddImage(filePath: str) → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Image#

Creates a new child Image.
If a filePath is provided, the image will be loaded from that file,
if not, the image will be a screen capture of the Geometry window.

ContactStepControl.CopyTo(other: Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.DataModelObject) → None#: Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

ContactStepControl.CreateParameter(propName: str) → Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Mechanical.IParameter#: Creates a new parameter for a Property.

ContactStepControl.Delete() → None#: Run the Delete action.

ContactStepControl.Duplicate() → Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject#: Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

ContactStepControl.GetChildren(recurses: bool, children: List[ChildrenType]) → List[ChildrenType]#: Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

ContactStepControl.GetParameter(propName: str) → Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Mechanical.IParameter#: Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

ContactStepControl.GroupAllSimilarChildren() → None#: Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

ContactStepControl.GroupSimilarObjects() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.TreeGroupingFolder#: Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

ContactStepControl.PropertyByAPIName(name: str) → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property#

Get a property by its API name.
If multiple properties have the same API Name, only the first property with that name will be returned.

ContactStepControl.PropertyByName(name: str) → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property#: Get a property by its unique name.

ContactStepControl.RemoveParameter(propName: str) → None#: Removes the parameter from the parameter set corresponding to the given property.