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Mechanical scripting interface

Inflation

Last update: 14.01.2025

class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshControls.Inflation

Bases: object

Defines a Inflation.

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.
Delete Run the Delete action.
Duplicate Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.
GenerateMesh Generate the Mesh.
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.
RenameBasedOnDefinition Run the RenameBasedOnDefinition action.

Properties

Name Description
Active Gets the Active.
AspectRatio Gets or sets the AspectRatio.
BoundaryLocation Gets or sets the BoundaryLocation.
BoundaryNamedSelection Gets or sets the BoundaryNamedSelection.
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.
FirstLayerHeight Gets or sets the FirstLayerHeight.
GrowthRate Gets or sets the GrowthRate.
Images Gets the list of associated images.
InflationAlgorithm Gets or sets the InflationAlgorithm.
InflationOption Gets or sets the InflationOption.
InternalObject Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.
Location Gets or sets the Location.
MaximumLayers Gets or sets the MaximumLayers.
MaximumThickness Gets or sets the MaximumThickness.
NamedSelection Gets or sets the NamedSelection.
NumberOfLayers Gets or sets the NumberOfLayers.
Properties Gets the list of properties for this object.
ScopingMethod Gets or sets the ScopingMethod.
Suppressed Gets or sets the Suppressed.
TransitionRatio Gets or sets the TransitionRatio.
VisibleProperties Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Property detail

property Inflation.Active : bool | None

Gets the Active.

property Inflation.AspectRatio : float | None

Gets or sets the AspectRatio.

property Inflation.BoundaryLocation : Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Common.ISelectionInfo | None

Gets or sets the BoundaryLocation.

property Inflation.BoundaryNamedSelection : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.NamedSelection | None

Gets or sets the BoundaryNamedSelection.

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

Gets the list of children.

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

Gets the list of associated comments.

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

Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.

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

Gets the list of associated figures.

property Inflation.FirstLayerHeight : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the FirstLayerHeight.

property Inflation.GrowthRate : float | None

Gets or sets the GrowthRate.

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

Gets the list of associated images.

property Inflation.InflationAlgorithm : int | None

Gets or sets the InflationAlgorithm.

property Inflation.InflationOption : int | None

Gets or sets the InflationOption.

property Inflation.InternalObject : Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSMeshControlAuto | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

property Inflation.Location : Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Common.ISelectionInfo | None

Gets or sets the Location.

property Inflation.MaximumLayers : int | None

Gets or sets the MaximumLayers.

property Inflation.MaximumThickness : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the MaximumThickness.

property Inflation.NamedSelection : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.NamedSelection | None

Gets or sets the NamedSelection.

property Inflation.NumberOfLayers : int | None

Gets or sets the NumberOfLayers.

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

Gets the list of properties for this object.

property Inflation.ScopingMethod : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.GeometryDefineByType | None

Gets or sets the ScopingMethod.

property Inflation.Suppressed : bool | None

Gets or sets the Suppressed.

property Inflation.TransitionRatio : float | None

Gets or sets the TransitionRatio.

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

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

Method detail

Inflation.Activate()

Activate the current object.

Inflation.AddComment()

Creates a new child Comment.

Inflation.AddFigure()

Creates a new child Figure.

Inflation.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.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

Inflation.CreateParameter(propName: str)

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

Inflation.Delete()

Run the Delete action.

Inflation.Duplicate()

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

Inflation.GenerateMesh()

Generate the Mesh.

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

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

Inflation.GetParameter(propName: str)

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

Inflation.GroupAllSimilarChildren()

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

Inflation.GroupSimilarObjects()

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

Inflation.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.

Inflation.PropertyByName(name: str)

Get a property by its unique name.

Inflation.RemoveParameter(propName: str)

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

Inflation.RenameBasedOnDefinition()

Run the RenameBasedOnDefinition action.