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Mechanical scripting interface

UserDefinedCrossSection

Last update: 14.01.2025

class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.UserDefinedCrossSection

Bases: object

Defines a UserDefinedCrossSection.

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.
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

Name Description
Area Gets or sets the Area.
CGZ Gets or sets the CGZ.
CGy Gets or sets the CGy.
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.
Iw Gets or sets the Iw.
Iyy Gets or sets the Iyy.
Izz Gets or sets the Izz.
J Gets or sets the J.
Properties Gets the list of properties for this object.
ReadOnly Gets or sets the ReadOnly.
SHy Gets or sets the SHy.
SHz Gets or sets the SHz.
VisibleProperties Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Property detail

property UserDefinedCrossSection.Area : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the Area.

property UserDefinedCrossSection.CGZ : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the CGZ.

property UserDefinedCrossSection.CGy : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the CGy.

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

Gets the list of children.

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

Gets the list of associated comments.

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

Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.

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

Gets the list of associated figures.

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

Gets the list of associated images.

property UserDefinedCrossSection.InternalObject : Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSCrossSectionAuto | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

property UserDefinedCrossSection.Iw : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the Iw.

property UserDefinedCrossSection.Iyy : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the Iyy.

property UserDefinedCrossSection.Izz : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the Izz.

property UserDefinedCrossSection.J : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the J.

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

Gets the list of properties for this object.

property UserDefinedCrossSection.ReadOnly : bool | None

Gets or sets the ReadOnly.

property UserDefinedCrossSection.SHy : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the SHy.

property UserDefinedCrossSection.SHz : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the SHz.

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

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

Method detail

UserDefinedCrossSection.Activate()

Activate the current object.

UserDefinedCrossSection.AddComment()

Creates a new child Comment.

UserDefinedCrossSection.AddFigure()

Creates a new child Figure.

UserDefinedCrossSection.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.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

UserDefinedCrossSection.CreateParameter(propName: str)

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

UserDefinedCrossSection.Delete()

Run the Delete action.

UserDefinedCrossSection.Duplicate()

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

UserDefinedCrossSection.GetParameter(propName: str)

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

UserDefinedCrossSection.GroupAllSimilarChildren()

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

UserDefinedCrossSection.GroupSimilarObjects()

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

UserDefinedCrossSection.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.

UserDefinedCrossSection.PropertyByName(name: str)

Get a property by its unique name.

UserDefinedCrossSection.RemoveParameter(propName: str)

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