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 # `AcousticDiffuseSoundField`

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

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#### *class* Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.BoundaryConditions.AcousticDiffuseSoundField

Bases: [`object`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#object)

Defines a AcousticDiffuseSoundField.

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## Overview

### Methods

NameDescription[`Activate`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Activate)Activate the current object.[`AddComment`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.AddComment)Creates a new child Comment.[`AddFigure`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.AddFigure)Creates a new child Figure.[`AddImage`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.AddImage)Creates a new child Image.[`CopyTo`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.CopyTo)Copies all visible properties from this object to another.[`CreateParameter`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.CreateParameter)Creates a new parameter for a Property.[`Delete`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Delete)Run the Delete action.[`Duplicate`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Duplicate)Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.[`GetChildren`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.GetChildren)Gets the list of children, filtered by type.[`GetParameter`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.GetParameter)Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.[`GroupAllSimilarChildren`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.GroupAllSimilarChildren)Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.[`GroupSimilarObjects`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.GroupSimilarObjects)Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.[`PromoteToNamedSelection`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.PromoteToNamedSelection)Run the PromoteToNamedSelection action.[`PropertyByAPIName`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.PropertyByAPIName)Get a property by its API name.[`PropertyByName`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.PropertyByName)Get a property by its unique name.[`RemoveParameter`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.RemoveParameter)Removes the parameter from the parameter set corresponding to the given property.### Properties

NameDescription[`Children`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Children)Gets the list of children.[`Comments`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Comments)Gets the list of associated comments.[`CoordinateSystem`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.CoordinateSystem)Gets or sets the CoordinateSystem.[`DataModelObjectCategory`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.DataModelObjectCategory)Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.[`Figures`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Figures)Gets the list of associated figures.[`FrequencyOfNormConvergenceCheck`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.FrequencyOfNormConvergenceCheck)Gets or sets the FrequencyOfNormConvergenceCheck.[`Images`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Images)Gets the list of associated images.[`InternalObject`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.InternalObject)Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.[`Location`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Location)Gets or sets the Location.[`MassDensity`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.MassDensity)Gets the MassDensity.[`Material`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Material)Gets or sets the Material.[`MaterialAssignment`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.MaterialAssignment)Gets or sets the Material.[`MaximumIncidentAngle`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.MaximumIncidentAngle)Gets or sets the MaximumIncidentAngle.[`NormConvergenceTolerance`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.NormConvergenceTolerance)Gets or sets the NormConvergenceTolerance.[`NumberOfDivisionsOnReferenceSphere`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.NumberOfDivisionsOnReferenceSphere)Gets or sets the NumberOfDivisionsOnReferenceSphere.[`NumberOfRandomSampling`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.NumberOfRandomSampling)Gets or sets the NumberOfRandomSampling.[`PressureExcitation`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.PressureExcitation)Gets the PressureExcitation.[`Properties`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Properties)Gets the list of properties for this object.[`RadiusOfReferenceSphere`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.RadiusOfReferenceSphere)Gets or sets the RadiusOfReferenceSphere.[`RadiusOfReferenceSphereDefineBy`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.RadiusOfReferenceSphereDefineBy)Gets or sets the RadiusOfReferenceSphereDefineBy.[`RandomSamplingType`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.RandomSamplingType)Gets or sets the RandomSamplingType.[`ReadOnly`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.ReadOnly)Gets or sets the ReadOnly.[`ReferencePowerSpectralDensity`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.ReferencePowerSpectralDensity)Gets or sets the ReferencePowerSpectralDensity.[`SharedRefBody`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.SharedRefBody)Gets or sets the SharedRefBody.[`SpeedOfSound`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.SpeedOfSound)Gets the SpeedOfSound.[`Suppressed`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Suppressed)Gets or sets the Suppressed.[`VisibleProperties`](#AcousticDiffuseSoundField.VisibleProperties)Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Children *: List\[Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the list of children.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Comments *: Iterable\[[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment](../Comment.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v242.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment)\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the list of associated comments.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.CoordinateSystem *: [Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.CoordinateSystem](../CoordinateSystem.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v242.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.CoordinateSystem) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the CoordinateSystem.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.DataModelObjectCategory *: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.DataModelObjectCategory](../../../../Mechanical/DataModel/Enums/DataModelObjectCategory.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v242.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.DataModelObjectCategory) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Figures *: Iterable\[[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure](../Figure.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v242.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure)\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the list of associated figures.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.FrequencyOfNormConvergenceCheck *: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the FrequencyOfNormConvergenceCheck.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Images *: Iterable\[[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Image](../Image.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v242.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Image)\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the list of associated images.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.InternalObject *: Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSLoadAuto | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Location *: Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Common.ISelectionInfo | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the Location.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.MassDensity *: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the MassDensity.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Material *: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the Material.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.MaterialAssignment *: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the Material.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.MaximumIncidentAngle *: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the MaximumIncidentAngle.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.NormConvergenceTolerance *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the NormConvergenceTolerance.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.NumberOfDivisionsOnReferenceSphere *: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the NumberOfDivisionsOnReferenceSphere.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.NumberOfRandomSampling *: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the NumberOfRandomSampling.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.PressureExcitation *: [bool](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the PressureExcitation.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Properties *: [tuple](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#tuple)\[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the list of properties for this object.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.RadiusOfReferenceSphere *: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the RadiusOfReferenceSphere.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.RadiusOfReferenceSphereDefineBy *: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.RadiusOfReferenceSphereDefineBy](../../../../Mechanical/DataModel/Enums/RadiusOfReferenceSphereDefineBy.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v242.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.RadiusOfReferenceSphereDefineBy) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the RadiusOfReferenceSphereDefineBy.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.RandomSamplingType *: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.RandomSamplingType](../../../../Mechanical/DataModel/Enums/RandomSamplingType.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v242.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.RandomSamplingType) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the RandomSamplingType.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.ReadOnly *: [bool](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the ReadOnly.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.ReferencePowerSpectralDensity *: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the ReferencePowerSpectralDensity.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.SharedRefBody *: [Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Body](../Body.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v242.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Body) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the SharedRefBody.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.SpeedOfSound *: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the SpeedOfSound.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Suppressed *: [bool](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the Suppressed.

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### *property* AcousticDiffuseSoundField.VisibleProperties *: [tuple](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#tuple)\[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

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

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## Method detail

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Activate()

Activate the current object.

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.AddComment()

Creates a new child Comment.

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.AddFigure()

Creates a new child Figure.

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.AddImage(filePath: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str))

```text
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.

```

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.CopyTo(other: Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.DataModelObject)

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.CreateParameter(propName: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str))

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Delete()

Run the Delete action.

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.Duplicate()

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.GetChildren(recurses: [bool](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool), children: List\[ChildrenType\])

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.GetParameter(propName: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str))

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.GroupAllSimilarChildren()

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.GroupSimilarObjects()

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.PromoteToNamedSelection()

Run the PromoteToNamedSelection action.

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.PropertyByAPIName(name: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str))

```text
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.

```

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.PropertyByName(name: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str))

Get a property by its unique name.

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### AcousticDiffuseSoundField.RemoveParameter(propName: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str))

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