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 # `SymmetryManufacturingConstraint`

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

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

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

Defines a SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.

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## Overview

### Methods

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

NameDescription[`Axis`](#SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.Axis)Gets or sets the Axis.[`Children`](#SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.Children)Gets the list of children.[`CoordinateSystem`](#SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.CoordinateSystem)Gets or sets the CoordinateSystem.[`DataModelObjectCategory`](#SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.DataModelObjectCategory)Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.[`InternalObject`](#SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.InternalObject)Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.[`Location`](#SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.Location)Gets or sets the Location.[`Properties`](#SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.Properties)Gets the list of properties for this object.[`ScopingMethod`](#SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.ScopingMethod)Gets or sets the ScopingMethod.[`Selection`](#SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.Selection)Gets or sets the Selection.[`Suppressed`](#SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.Suppressed)Gets or sets the Suppressed.[`VisibleProperties`](#SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.VisibleProperties)Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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

Gets or sets the Axis.

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

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

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

Gets or sets the ScopingMethod.

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

Gets or sets the Selection.

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### *property* SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.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* SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.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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### SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.Activate()

Activate the current object.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

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### SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.Delete()

Run the Delete action.

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### SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.Duplicate()

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

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### SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.GroupAllSimilarChildren()

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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### SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.GroupSimilarObjects()

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

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

Get a property by its unique name.

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### SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.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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### SymmetryManufacturingConstraint.RenameBasedOnDefinition()

Run the RenameBasedOnDefinition action.