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Mechanical scripting interface

ImportedPlies

Last update: 14.01.2025

class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.ImportedPlies

Bases: object

Defines a ImportedPlies.

Overview

Methods

Name Description
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.
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.
RegroupToDefault Run the RegroupToDefault action.
RemoveParameter Removes the parameter from the parameter set corresponding to the given property.

Properties

Name Description
Children Gets the list of children.
Comments Gets the list of associated comments.
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.
LayerToDisplay Gets or sets the LayerToDisplay.
MaximumNumberOfLayers Gets the MaximumNumberOfLayers.
NonlinearEffects Gets or sets the NonlinearEffects.
Properties Gets the list of properties for this object.
Suppressed Gets or sets the Suppressed.
ThermalStrainEffects Gets or sets the ThermalStrainEffects.
Type Gets the Type.
VisibleProperties Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Property detail

property ImportedPlies.Children : List[Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject] | None

Gets the list of children.

property ImportedPlies.Comments : Iterable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment] | None

Gets the list of associated comments.

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

Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.

property ImportedPlies.Figures : Iterable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure] | None

Gets the list of associated figures.

property ImportedPlies.Images : Iterable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Image] | None

Gets the list of associated images.

property ImportedPlies.InternalObject : Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSExternalEnhancedModelAuto | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

property ImportedPlies.LayerToDisplay : int | None

Gets or sets the LayerToDisplay.

property ImportedPlies.MaximumNumberOfLayers : int | None

Gets the MaximumNumberOfLayers.

property ImportedPlies.NonlinearEffects : bool | None

Gets or sets the NonlinearEffects.

property ImportedPlies.Properties : tuple[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property] | None

Gets the list of properties for this object.

property ImportedPlies.Suppressed : bool | None

Gets or sets the Suppressed.

property ImportedPlies.ThermalStrainEffects : bool | None

Gets or sets the ThermalStrainEffects.

property ImportedPlies.Type : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.ExternalEnhancedModelType | None

Gets the Type.

property ImportedPlies.VisibleProperties : tuple[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property] | None

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

Method detail

ImportedPlies.Activate()

Activate the current object.

ImportedPlies.AddComment()

Creates a new child Comment.

ImportedPlies.AddFigure()

Creates a new child Figure.

ImportedPlies.AddImage(filePath: str)

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.

ImportedPlies.CopyTo(other: Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.DataModelObject)

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

ImportedPlies.CreateParameter(propName: str)

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

ImportedPlies.Duplicate()

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

ImportedPlies.GetChildren(recurses: bool, children: List[ChildrenType])

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

ImportedPlies.GetParameter(propName: str)

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

ImportedPlies.GroupAllSimilarChildren()

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

ImportedPlies.GroupSimilarObjects()

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

ImportedPlies.PropertyByAPIName(name: str)

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.

ImportedPlies.PropertyByName(name: str)

Get a property by its unique name.

ImportedPlies.RegroupToDefault()

Run the RegroupToDefault action.

ImportedPlies.RemoveParameter(propName: str)

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