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 # `Fracture`

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

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#### *class* Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Fracture

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

Defines a Fracture.

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## Overview

### Methods

NameDescription[`Activate`](#Fracture.Activate)Activate the current object.[`AddArbitraryCrack`](#Fracture.AddArbitraryCrack)Creates a new ArbitraryCrack[`AddComment`](#Fracture.AddComment)Creates a new child Comment.[`AddContactDebonding`](#Fracture.AddContactDebonding)Creates a new ContactDebonding[`AddCornerCrack`](#Fracture.AddCornerCrack)Creates a new CornerCrack[`AddCrack`](#Fracture.AddCrack)Creates a new child Crack.[`AddCrackInitiation`](#Fracture.AddCrackInitiation)Creates a new CrackInitiation[`AddCylindricalCrack`](#Fracture.AddCylindricalCrack)Creates a new CylindricalCrack[`AddEdgeCrack`](#Fracture.AddEdgeCrack)Creates a new EdgeCrack[`AddEllipticalCrack`](#Fracture.AddEllipticalCrack)Creates a new EllipticalCrack[`AddFigure`](#Fracture.AddFigure)Creates a new child Figure.[`AddImage`](#Fracture.AddImage)Creates a new child Image.[`AddInterfaceDelamination`](#Fracture.AddInterfaceDelamination)Creates a new InterfaceDelamination[`AddPreMeshedCrack`](#Fracture.AddPreMeshedCrack)Creates a new PreMeshedCrack[`AddRingCrack`](#Fracture.AddRingCrack)Creates a new RingCrack[`AddSMARTCrackGrowth`](#Fracture.AddSMARTCrackGrowth)Creates a new SMARTCrackGrowth[`AddSemiEllipticalCrack`](#Fracture.AddSemiEllipticalCrack)Creates a new SemiEllipticalCrack[`AddThroughCrack`](#Fracture.AddThroughCrack)Creates a new ThroughCrack[`CopyTo`](#Fracture.CopyTo)Copies all visible properties from this object to another.[`CreateParameter`](#Fracture.CreateParameter)Creates a new parameter for a Property.[`Delete`](#Fracture.Delete)Run the Delete action.[`Duplicate`](#Fracture.Duplicate)Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.[`GenerateAllCrackMesh`](#Fracture.GenerateAllCrackMesh)Run the GenerateAllCrackMesh action.[`GenerateAllInterfaceDelamination`](#Fracture.GenerateAllInterfaceDelamination)Generate all interfaces delamination from an external model.[`GetChildren`](#Fracture.GetChildren)Gets the list of children, filtered by type.[`GetParameter`](#Fracture.GetParameter)Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.[`GroupAllSimilarChildren`](#Fracture.GroupAllSimilarChildren)Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.[`GroupSimilarObjects`](#Fracture.GroupSimilarObjects)Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.[`PropertyByAPIName`](#Fracture.PropertyByAPIName)Get a property by its API name.[`PropertyByName`](#Fracture.PropertyByName)Get a property by its unique name.[`RemoveParameter`](#Fracture.RemoveParameter)Removes the parameter from the parameter set corresponding to the given property.### Properties

NameDescription[`Children`](#Fracture.Children)Gets the list of children.[`Comments`](#Fracture.Comments)Gets the list of associated comments.[`DataModelObjectCategory`](#Fracture.DataModelObjectCategory)Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.[`Figures`](#Fracture.Figures)Gets the list of associated figures.[`Images`](#Fracture.Images)Gets the list of associated images.[`InternalObject`](#Fracture.InternalObject)Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.[`Properties`](#Fracture.Properties)Gets the list of properties for this object.[`RemeshHexDominantToTetrahedral`](#Fracture.RemeshHexDominantToTetrahedral)Gets or sets the RemeshHexDominantToTetrahedral.[`VisibleProperties`](#Fracture.VisibleProperties)Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

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

Gets or sets the RemeshHexDominantToTetrahedral.

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### *property* Fracture.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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### Fracture.Activate()

Activate the current object.

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### Fracture.AddArbitraryCrack()

Creates a new ArbitraryCrack

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### Fracture.AddComment()

Creates a new child Comment.

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### Fracture.AddContactDebonding()

Creates a new ContactDebonding

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### Fracture.AddCornerCrack()

Creates a new CornerCrack

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### Fracture.AddCrack()

Creates a new child Crack.

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### Fracture.AddCrackInitiation()

Creates a new CrackInitiation

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### Fracture.AddCylindricalCrack()

Creates a new CylindricalCrack

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### Fracture.AddEdgeCrack()

Creates a new EdgeCrack

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### Fracture.AddEllipticalCrack()

Creates a new EllipticalCrack

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### Fracture.AddFigure()

Creates a new child Figure.

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### Fracture.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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### Fracture.AddInterfaceDelamination()

Creates a new InterfaceDelamination

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### Fracture.AddPreMeshedCrack()

Creates a new PreMeshedCrack

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### Fracture.AddRingCrack()

Creates a new RingCrack

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### Fracture.AddSMARTCrackGrowth()

Creates a new SMARTCrackGrowth

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### Fracture.AddSemiEllipticalCrack()

Creates a new SemiEllipticalCrack

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### Fracture.AddThroughCrack()

Creates a new ThroughCrack

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

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### Fracture.Delete()

Run the Delete action.

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### Fracture.Duplicate()

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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### Fracture.GenerateAllCrackMesh()

Run the GenerateAllCrackMesh action.

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### Fracture.GenerateAllInterfaceDelamination()

Generate all interfaces delamination from an external model.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

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### Fracture.GroupAllSimilarChildren()

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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### Fracture.GroupSimilarObjects()

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

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

Get a property by its unique name.

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

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