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 # `CrackOrientation`

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

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#### *class* Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.CrackInitiation.CrackOrientation

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

This enum specifies the crack orientation type.

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## Overview

### Attributes

Name[`ManualAxesOnly`](#CrackOrientation.ManualAxesOnly)[`ManualCenterAndAxis`](#CrackOrientation.ManualCenterAndAxis)[`ProgramControlled`](#CrackOrientation.ProgramControlled)<a id="attribute-detail"></a>

## Attribute detail

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### CrackOrientation.ManualAxesOnly *= 2*

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### CrackOrientation.ManualCenterAndAxis *= 1*

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### CrackOrientation.ProgramControlled *= 0*