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 # `UniformConstraint`

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

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

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

Defines a UniformConstraint.

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## Overview

### Methods

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

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

## Property detail

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### *property* UniformConstraint.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* UniformConstraint.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* UniformConstraint.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* UniformConstraint.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* UniformConstraint.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* UniformConstraint.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* UniformConstraint.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* UniformConstraint.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* UniformConstraint.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* UniformConstraint.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* UniformConstraint.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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### UniformConstraint.Activate()

Activate the current object.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

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### UniformConstraint.Delete()

Run the Delete action.

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### UniformConstraint.Duplicate()

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

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### UniformConstraint.GroupAllSimilarChildren()

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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### UniformConstraint.GroupSimilarObjects()

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

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

Get a property by its unique name.

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### UniformConstraint.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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### UniformConstraint.RenameBasedOnDefinition()

Run the RenameBasedOnDefinition action.