`Connections`

class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.Connections

Bases: object

Defines a Connections.

Overview

Methods

Name	Description
Activate	Activate the current object.
AddAMBondConnection	Creates a new AMBondConnection
AddBeam	Creates a new Beam
AddBearing	Creates a new Bearing
AddBodyInteraction	Creates a new child BodyInteraction.
AddComment	Creates a new child Comment.
AddConnectionGroup	Creates a new ConnectionGroup
AddContactRegion	Creates a new child ContactRegion.
AddContactSolutionInformation	Creates a new ContactSolutionInformation
AddContactTool	Creates a new ContactTool
AddEndRelease	Creates a new EndRelease
AddFigure	Creates a new child Figure.
AddImage	Creates a new child Image.
AddInterStage	Creates a new child InterStage.
AddJoint	Creates a new child Joint.
AddSpotWeld	Creates a new child SpotWeld.
AddSpotWeldGroup	Creates a new child SpotWeldGroup.
AddSpring	Creates a new Spring
CopyTo	Copies all visible properties from this object to another.
CreateAutomaticConnections	Run the CreateAutomaticConnections action.
CreateParameter	Creates a new parameter for a Property.
Duplicate	Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.
ExportModelTopology	ExportModelTopology method.
GenerateInitialContactResults	Run the GenerateInitialContactResults action.
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.
RepairOverlappingContactRegions	Run the RepairOverlappingContactRegions action.
SearchConnectionsForDuplicatePairs	Run the SearchConnectionsForDuplicatePairs 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.
FixedJoints	Gets or sets the FixedJoints.
GenerateAutomaticConnectionOnRefresh	Gets or sets the GenerateAutomaticConnectionOnRefresh.
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.
SolverFilesDirectory	Gets or sets the SolverFilesDirectory.
TransparencyEnabled	Gets or sets the TransparencyEnabled.
VisibleProperties	Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Property detail

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

Gets the list of children.

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

Gets the list of associated comments.

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

Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.

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

Gets the list of associated figures.

property Connections.FixedJoints : bool | None

Gets or sets the FixedJoints.

property Connections.GenerateAutomaticConnectionOnRefresh : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.AutomaticOrManual | None

Gets or sets the GenerateAutomaticConnectionOnRefresh.

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

Gets the list of associated images.

property Connections.InternalObject : Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSContactGroupAuto | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

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

Gets the list of properties for this object.

property Connections.SolverFilesDirectory : str | None

Gets or sets the SolverFilesDirectory.

property Connections.TransparencyEnabled : bool | None

Gets or sets the TransparencyEnabled.

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

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

Method detail

Connections.Activate()

Activate the current object.

Connections.AddAMBondConnection()

Creates a new AMBondConnection

Connections.AddBeam()

Creates a new Beam

Connections.AddBearing()

Creates a new Bearing

Connections.AddBodyInteraction()

Creates a new child BodyInteraction.

Connections.AddComment()

Creates a new child Comment.

Connections.AddConnectionGroup()

Creates a new ConnectionGroup

Connections.AddContactRegion()

Creates a new child ContactRegion.

Connections.AddContactSolutionInformation()

Creates a new ContactSolutionInformation

Connections.AddContactTool()

Creates a new ContactTool

Connections.AddEndRelease()

Creates a new EndRelease

Connections.AddFigure()

Creates a new child Figure.

Connections.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.

Connections.AddInterStage()

Creates a new child InterStage.

Connections.AddJoint()

Creates a new child Joint.

Connections.AddSpotWeld()

Creates a new child SpotWeld.

Connections.AddSpotWeldGroup()

Creates a new child SpotWeldGroup.

Connections.AddSpring()

Creates a new Spring

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

Connections.CreateAutomaticConnections()

Run the CreateAutomaticConnections action.

Connections.CreateParameter(propName: str)

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

Connections.Duplicate()

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

Connections.ExportModelTopology(filename: str)

ExportModelTopology method.

Connections.GenerateInitialContactResults()

Run the GenerateInitialContactResults action.

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

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

Connections.GetParameter(propName: str)

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

Connections.GroupAllSimilarChildren()

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

Connections.GroupSimilarObjects()

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

Connections.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.

Connections.PropertyByName(name: str)

Get a property by its unique name.

Connections.RemoveParameter(propName: str)

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

Connections.RepairOverlappingContactRegions()

Run the RepairOverlappingContactRegions action.

Connections.SearchConnectionsForDuplicatePairs()

Run the SearchConnectionsForDuplicatePairs action.