Mechanical scripting interface 2025

`MeshCopy`

Last update: 16.07.2025

class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshControls.MeshCopy

Bases: object

Defines a MeshCopy.

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
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.
NodeMergeTolerance Gets or sets the NodeMergeTolerance.
NodeMergeToleranceOption Gets or sets the NodeMergeToleranceOption.
PercentageOfElementSize Gets or sets the PercentageOfElementSize.
Properties Gets the list of properties for this object.
ScopingMethod Gets or sets the ScopingMethod.
SourceAnchors Gets or sets the SourceAnchors.
SourceAnchorsNamedSelection Gets or sets the SourceAnchorsNamedSelection.
Suppressed Gets or sets the Suppressed.
TargetAnchors Gets or sets the TargetAnchors.
TargetAnchorsNamedSelection Gets or sets the TargetAnchorsNamedSelection.
TargetScoping Gets or sets the TargetScoping.
VisibleProperties Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Property detail

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

Gets the list of children.

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

Gets the list of associated comments.

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

Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.

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

Gets the list of associated figures.

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

Gets the list of associated images.

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

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

property MeshCopy.NodeMergeTolerance : float | None

Gets or sets the NodeMergeTolerance.

property MeshCopy.NodeMergeToleranceOption : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.NodeMergeToleranceMethod | None

Gets or sets the NodeMergeToleranceOption.

property MeshCopy.PercentageOfElementSize : float | None

Gets or sets the PercentageOfElementSize.

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

Gets the list of properties for this object.

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

Gets or sets the ScopingMethod.

property MeshCopy.SourceAnchors : Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Common.ISelectionInfo | None

Gets or sets the SourceAnchors.

property MeshCopy.SourceAnchorsNamedSelection : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.NamedSelection | None

Gets or sets the SourceAnchorsNamedSelection.

property MeshCopy.Suppressed : bool | None

Gets or sets the Suppressed.

property MeshCopy.TargetAnchors : Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Common.ISelectionInfo | None

Gets or sets the TargetAnchors.

property MeshCopy.TargetAnchorsNamedSelection : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.NamedSelection | None

Gets or sets the TargetAnchorsNamedSelection.

property MeshCopy.TargetScoping : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.GeometryDefineByType | None

Gets or sets the TargetScoping.

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

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

Method detail

MeshCopy.Activate() → None

Activate the current object.

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

Creates a new child Comment.

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

Creates a new child Figure.

MeshCopy.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.

MeshCopy.CopyTo(other: Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.DataModelObject) → None

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

MeshCopy.CreateParameter(propName: str) → Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Mechanical.IParameter

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

MeshCopy.Delete() → None

Run the Delete action.

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

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

MeshCopy.GenerateMesh() → None

Generate the Mesh.

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

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

MeshCopy.GetParameter(propName: str) → Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Mechanical.IParameter

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

MeshCopy.GroupAllSimilarChildren() → None

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

MeshCopy.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.

MeshCopy.PropertyByName(name: str) → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property

Get a property by its unique name.

MeshCopy.RemoveParameter(propName: str) → None

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

MeshCopy.RenameBasedOnDefinition() → None

Run the RenameBasedOnDefinition action.

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