Geometry

class ansys.mechanical.stubs.v241.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Geometry

Bases: object

Defines a Geometry.

Overview

Methods

AddThickness	Creates a new child Thickness.
AddImportedThicknessExternalData	Creates a new Imported Thickness (External Data).
AddImportedElementOrientationExternalData	Creates a new Imported Element Orientation (External Data).
AddLayeredSection	Creates a new child LayeredSection.
GetBody	Gets the Body associated with the given IGeoBody
GetPart	Gets the Part associated with the given IGeoPart
FreezeMeshOnAllParts	Run the FreezeMeshOnAllParts action.
UnfreezeMeshOnAllParts	Run the UnfreezeMeshOnAllParts action.
UnsuppressAllBodies	Unsuppress all the bodies that were suppressed.
InvertSuppressedBodySet	Invert all parts Suppressed property.
CreateParameter	Creates a new parameter for a Property.
RemoveParameter	Removes the parameter from the parameter set corresponding to the given property.
CenterOfMass	CenterOfMass method.
AddDistributedMass	Creates a new DistributedMass
AddElementOrientation	Creates a new ElementOrientation
AddPointMass	Creates a new PointMass
AddSurfaceCoating	Creates a new SurfaceCoating
AddThermalPointMass	Creates a new ThermalPointMass
ResetBodyColors	Run the ResetBodyColors action.
UpdateGeometryFromSource	Run the UpdateGeometryFromSource action.
GetChildren	Gets the list of children, filtered by type.
GetChildren	Gets the list of children, filtered by type.
AddComment	Creates a new child Comment.
AddFigure	Creates a new child Figure.
AddImage	Creates a new child Image.
Activate	Activate the current object.
CopyTo	Copies all visible properties from this object to another.
Duplicate	Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.
GroupAllSimilarChildren	Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.
GroupSimilarObjects	Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.
PropertyByName	Get a property by its unique name.
PropertyByAPIName	Get a property by its API name.
GetParameter	Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

Properties

InternalObject	Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.
TemporaryDirectory	Gets or sets the TemporaryDirectory.
AttributeKey	Gets the AttributeKey.
Source	Gets the Source.
NamedSelectionKey	Gets the NamedSelectionKey.
Type	Gets the Type.
Elements	Gets the Elements.
Average	Gets the Average.
Maximum	Gets the Maximum.
Minimum	Gets the Minimum.
StandardDeviation	Gets the StandardDeviation.
Nodes	Gets the Nodes.
ActiveBodies	Gets the ActiveBodies.
Bodies	Gets the Bodies.
ParameterKey	Gets the ParameterKey.
ScaleFactorValue	Gets or sets the ScaleFactorValue.
Tolerance2D	Gets or sets the Tolerance2D.
LengthX	Gets the LengthX.
LengthY	Gets the LengthY.
LengthZ	Gets the LengthZ.
FiberLength	Gets or sets the FiberLength.
Mass	Gets the Mass.
MeshVolume	Gets the MeshVolume.
EndPlaneRotationAboutX	Gets or sets the EndPlaneRotationAboutX.
EndPlaneRotationAboutY	Gets or sets the EndPlaneRotationAboutY.
SheetSurfaceArea	Gets the SheetSurfaceArea.
SurfaceArea	Gets the SurfaceArea.
Volume	Gets the Volume.
XCentroid	Gets the XCentroid.
YCentroid	Gets the YCentroid.
ZCentroid	Gets the ZCentroid.
AnalysisType	Gets the AnalysisType.
LengthUnit	Gets or sets the LengthUnit.
ComparePartsOnUpdate	Gets the ComparePartsOnUpdate.
ComparePartsTolerance	Gets the ComparePartsTolerance.
DisplayStyle	Gets or sets the DisplayStyle.
ElementControl	Gets or sets the ElementControl.
MeshMetric	Gets the MeshMetric.
Model2DBehavior	Gets or sets the Model2DBehavior.
MixedImportResolution	Gets the MixedImportResolution.
Parameters	Gets the Parameters.
AssignMaterialOnUpdate	Gets or sets the AssignMaterialOnUpdate.
AttachFileViaTempFile	Gets or sets the AttachFileViaTempFile.
CanChangeCADUnits	Gets the CanChangeCADUnits.
DecomposeDisjointGeometry	Gets the DecomposeDisjointGeometry.
SmartCADUpdate	Gets the SmartCADUpdate.
GeometryPreferencesReadOnly	Gets the GeometryPreferencesReadOnly.
ImportCoordinateSystems	Gets the ImportCoordinateSystems.
EnclosureAndSymmetryProcessing	Gets the EnclosureAndSymmetryProcessing.
SurfaceBodies	Gets the SurfaceBodies.
SolidBodies	Gets the SolidBodies.
LineBodies	Gets the LineBodies.
MaterialProperties	Gets the MaterialProperties.
ReaderModeSavesUpdatedFile	Gets or sets the ReaderModeSavesUpdatedFile.
UseAssociativity	Gets the UseAssociativity.
Attributes	Gets the Attributes.
NamedSelections	Gets the NamedSelections.
UseInstances	Gets the UseInstances.
DataModelObjectCategory	Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.
Children	Gets the list of children.
Comments	Gets the list of associated comments.
Figures	Gets the list of associated figures.
Images	Gets the list of associated images.
InternalObject	Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.
Properties	Gets the list of properties for this object.
VisibleProperties	Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Property detail

property Geometry.InternalObject: Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSPrototypeGroupAuto | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

property Geometry.TemporaryDirectory: System.String | None

Gets or sets the TemporaryDirectory.

property Geometry.AttributeKey: System.String | None

Gets the AttributeKey.

property Geometry.Source: System.String | None

Gets the Source.

property Geometry.NamedSelectionKey: System.String | None

Gets the NamedSelectionKey.

property Geometry.Type: System.String | None

Gets the Type.

property Geometry.Elements: System.Int32 | None

Gets the Elements.

property Geometry.Average: System.Double | None

Gets the Average.

property Geometry.Maximum: System.Double | None

Gets the Maximum.

property Geometry.Minimum: System.Double | None

Gets the Minimum.

property Geometry.StandardDeviation: System.Double | None

Gets the StandardDeviation.

property Geometry.Nodes: System.Int32 | None

Gets the Nodes.

property Geometry.ActiveBodies: System.Int32 | None

Gets the ActiveBodies.

property Geometry.Bodies: System.Int32 | None

Gets the Bodies.

property Geometry.ParameterKey: System.String | None

Gets the ParameterKey.

property Geometry.ScaleFactorValue: System.Double | None

Gets or sets the ScaleFactorValue.

property Geometry.Tolerance2D: System.Double | None

Gets or sets the Tolerance2D.

property Geometry.LengthX: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets the LengthX.

property Geometry.LengthY: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets the LengthY.

property Geometry.LengthZ: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets the LengthZ.

property Geometry.FiberLength: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the FiberLength.

property Geometry.Mass: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets the Mass.

property Geometry.MeshVolume: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets the MeshVolume.

property Geometry.EndPlaneRotationAboutX: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the EndPlaneRotationAboutX.

property Geometry.EndPlaneRotationAboutY: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the EndPlaneRotationAboutY.

property Geometry.SheetSurfaceArea: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets the SheetSurfaceArea.

property Geometry.SurfaceArea: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets the SurfaceArea.

property Geometry.Volume: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets the Volume.

property Geometry.XCentroid: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets the XCentroid.

property Geometry.YCentroid: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets the YCentroid.

property Geometry.ZCentroid: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets the ZCentroid.

property Geometry.AnalysisType: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.GeometryDimensionType | None

Gets the AnalysisType.

property Geometry.LengthUnit: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.WBUnitSystemType | None

Gets or sets the LengthUnit.

property Geometry.ComparePartsOnUpdate: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.ComparePartsOnUpdateType | None

Gets the ComparePartsOnUpdate.

property Geometry.ComparePartsTolerance: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.ComparePartsToleranceType | None

Gets the ComparePartsTolerance.

property Geometry.DisplayStyle: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.PrototypeDisplayStyleType | None

Gets or sets the DisplayStyle.

property Geometry.ElementControl: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.ElementControl | None

Gets or sets the ElementControl.

property Geometry.MeshMetric: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.MeshMetricType | None

Gets the MeshMetric.

property Geometry.Model2DBehavior: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.Model2DBehavior | None

Gets or sets the Model2DBehavior.

property Geometry.MixedImportResolution: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.SecondaryImportPrefType | None

Gets the MixedImportResolution.

property Geometry.Parameters: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.ImportParameterType | None

Gets the Parameters.

property Geometry.AssignMaterialOnUpdate: System.Boolean | None

Gets or sets the AssignMaterialOnUpdate.

property Geometry.AttachFileViaTempFile: System.Boolean | None

Gets or sets the AttachFileViaTempFile.

property Geometry.CanChangeCADUnits: System.Boolean | None

Gets the CanChangeCADUnits.

property Geometry.DecomposeDisjointGeometry: System.Boolean | None

Gets the DecomposeDisjointGeometry.

property Geometry.SmartCADUpdate: System.Boolean | None

Gets the SmartCADUpdate.

property Geometry.GeometryPreferencesReadOnly: System.Boolean | None

Gets the GeometryPreferencesReadOnly.

property Geometry.ImportCoordinateSystems: System.Boolean | None

Gets the ImportCoordinateSystems.

property Geometry.EnclosureAndSymmetryProcessing: System.Boolean | None

Gets the EnclosureAndSymmetryProcessing.

property Geometry.SurfaceBodies: System.Boolean | None

Gets the SurfaceBodies.

property Geometry.SolidBodies: System.Boolean | None

Gets the SolidBodies.

property Geometry.LineBodies: System.Boolean | None

Gets the LineBodies.

property Geometry.MaterialProperties: System.Boolean | None

Gets the MaterialProperties.

property Geometry.ReaderModeSavesUpdatedFile: System.Boolean | None

Gets or sets the ReaderModeSavesUpdatedFile.

property Geometry.UseAssociativity: System.Boolean | None

Gets the UseAssociativity.

property Geometry.Attributes: System.Boolean | None

Gets the Attributes.

property Geometry.NamedSelections: System.Boolean | None

Gets the NamedSelections.

property Geometry.UseInstances: System.Boolean | None

Gets the UseInstances.

property Geometry.DataModelObjectCategory: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.DataModelObjectCategory | None

Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.

property Geometry.Children: System.Collections.Generic.IList[Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject] | None

Gets the list of children.

property Geometry.Comments: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment] | None

Gets the list of associated comments.

property Geometry.Figures: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure] | None

Gets the list of associated figures.

property Geometry.Images: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Image] | None

Gets the list of associated images.

property Geometry.InternalObject: System.Object | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

property Geometry.Properties: System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property] | None

Gets the list of properties for this object.

property Geometry.VisibleProperties: System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property] | None

Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Method detail

Geometry.AddThickness() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Thickness

Creates a new child Thickness.

Geometry.AddImportedThicknessExternalData() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.ImportedLoads.ImportedThicknessGroup

Creates a new Imported Thickness (External Data).

Geometry.AddImportedElementOrientationExternalData() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.ImportedLoads.ImportedElementOrientationGroup

Creates a new Imported Element Orientation (External Data).

Geometry.AddLayeredSection() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.LayeredSection

Creates a new child LayeredSection.

Geometry.GetBody(geoBody: Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Geometry.IBaseGeoBody) → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Body

Gets the Body associated with the given IGeoBody

Geometry.GetPart(geoPart: Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Geometry.IBaseGeoPart) → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Part

Gets the Part associated with the given IGeoPart

Geometry.FreezeMeshOnAllParts() → System.Void

Run the FreezeMeshOnAllParts action.

Geometry.UnfreezeMeshOnAllParts() → System.Void

Run the UnfreezeMeshOnAllParts action.

Geometry.UnsuppressAllBodies() → System.Void

Unsuppress all the bodies that were suppressed.

Geometry.InvertSuppressedBodySet() → System.Void

Invert all parts Suppressed property.

Geometry.CreateParameter(paramPath: System.String) → Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Mechanical.IParameter

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

Geometry.RemoveParameter(paramPath: System.String) → System.Void

Removes the parameter from the parameter set corresponding to the given property.

Geometry.CenterOfMass(geoBodies: System.Collections.Generic.IList[Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Geometry.IBaseGeoBody], pointMasses: System.Collections.Generic.IList[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.PointMass], distributedMasses: System.Collections.Generic.IList[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.DistributedMass]) → Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity

CenterOfMass method.

Geometry.AddDistributedMass() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.DistributedMass

Creates a new DistributedMass

Geometry.AddElementOrientation() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.ElementOrientation

Creates a new ElementOrientation

Geometry.AddPointMass() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.PointMass

Creates a new PointMass

Geometry.AddSurfaceCoating() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.SurfaceCoating

Creates a new SurfaceCoating

Geometry.AddThermalPointMass() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.ThermalPointMass

Creates a new ThermalPointMass

Geometry.ResetBodyColors() → System.Void

Run the ResetBodyColors action.

Geometry.UpdateGeometryFromSource() → System.Void

Run the UpdateGeometryFromSource action.

Geometry.GetChildren(recurses: System.Boolean, children: System.Collections.Generic.IList[ChildrenType]) → System.Collections.Generic.IList[ChildrenType]

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

Geometry.GetChildren(category: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.DataModelObjectCategory, recurses: System.Boolean, children: System.Collections.Generic.IList[Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject]) → System.Collections.Generic.IList[Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject]

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

Geometry.AddComment() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment

Creates a new child Comment.

Geometry.AddFigure() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure

Creates a new child Figure.

Geometry.AddImage(filePath: System.String) → 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.

Geometry.Activate() → System.Void

Activate the current object.

Geometry.CopyTo(other: Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.DataModelObject) → System.Void

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

Geometry.Duplicate() → Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

Geometry.GroupAllSimilarChildren() → System.Void

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

Geometry.GroupSimilarObjects() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.TreeGroupingFolder

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

Geometry.PropertyByName(name: System.String) → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property

Get a property by its unique name.

Geometry.PropertyByAPIName(name: System.String) → 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.

Geometry.GetParameter(propName: System.String) → Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Mechanical.IParameter

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.