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 # `BearingLoad`

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

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

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

Defines a BearingLoad.

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## Overview

### Methods

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

NameDescription[`Children`](#BearingLoad.Children)Gets the list of children.[`Comments`](#BearingLoad.Comments)Gets the list of associated comments.[`CoordinateSystem`](#BearingLoad.CoordinateSystem)Gets or sets the CoordinateSystem.[`DataModelObjectCategory`](#BearingLoad.DataModelObjectCategory)Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.[`DefineBy`](#BearingLoad.DefineBy)Gets or sets the DefineBy.[`Direction`](#BearingLoad.Direction)Gets or sets the Direction.[`Figures`](#BearingLoad.Figures)Gets the list of associated figures.[`Images`](#BearingLoad.Images)Gets the list of associated images.[`InternalObject`](#BearingLoad.InternalObject)Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.[`Location`](#BearingLoad.Location)Gets or sets the Location.[`Magnitude`](#BearingLoad.Magnitude)Gets the Magnitude.[`Properties`](#BearingLoad.Properties)Gets the list of properties for this object.[`ReadOnly`](#BearingLoad.ReadOnly)Gets or sets the ReadOnly.[`SharedRefBody`](#BearingLoad.SharedRefBody)Gets or sets the SharedRefBody.[`Suppressed`](#BearingLoad.Suppressed)Gets or sets the Suppressed.[`VisibleProperties`](#BearingLoad.VisibleProperties)Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.[`XComponent`](#BearingLoad.XComponent)Gets the XComponent.[`YComponent`](#BearingLoad.YComponent)Gets the YComponent.[`ZComponent`](#BearingLoad.ZComponent)Gets the ZComponent.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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

Gets or sets the DefineBy.

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### *property* BearingLoad.Direction *: Ansys.ACT.Math.Vector3D | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the Direction.

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

Gets the Magnitude.

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

Gets the XComponent.

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

Gets the YComponent.

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

Gets the ZComponent.

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## Method detail

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### BearingLoad.Activate()

Activate the current object.

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### BearingLoad.AddComment()

Creates a new child Comment.

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### BearingLoad.AddFigure()

Creates a new child Figure.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

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### BearingLoad.Delete()

Run the Delete action.

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### BearingLoad.Duplicate()

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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### BearingLoad.GetActivateAtLoadStep(stepNumber: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int))

GetActivateAtLoadStep method.

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### BearingLoad.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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### BearingLoad.GetComponentActivateAtLoadStep(component: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), stepNumber: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int))

GetComponentActivateAtLoadStep method.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

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### BearingLoad.GroupAllSimilarChildren()

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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### BearingLoad.GroupSimilarObjects()

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

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### BearingLoad.PromoteToNamedSelection()

Run the PromoteToNamedSelection action.

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

Get a property by its unique name.

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

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

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### BearingLoad.SetActivateAtLoadStep(stepNumber: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int), bActive: [bool](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool))

SetActivateAtLoadStep method.

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### BearingLoad.SetComponentActivateAtLoadStep(component: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), stepNumber: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int), bActive: [bool](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool))

SetComponentActivateAtLoadStep method.