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 # `RotationalVelocity`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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

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

Defines a RotationalVelocity.

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## Overview

### Methods

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

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

## Property detail

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### *property* RotationalVelocity.Axis *: [Ansys.Mechanical.Math.BoundVector](../../../../Mechanical/Math/BoundVector.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.Mechanical.Math.BoundVector) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the Axis.

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### *property* RotationalVelocity.Children *: List\[Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the list of children.

<a id="RotationalVelocity.Comments"></a>

### *property* RotationalVelocity.Comments *: Iterable\[[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment](../Comment.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment)\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the list of associated comments.

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### *property* RotationalVelocity.CoordinateSystem *: [Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.CoordinateSystem](../CoordinateSystem.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.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* RotationalVelocity.DataModelObjectCategory *: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.DataModelObjectCategory](../../../../Mechanical/DataModel/Enums/DataModelObjectCategory.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.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* RotationalVelocity.DefineBy *: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.LoadDefineBy](../../../../Mechanical/DataModel/Enums/LoadDefineBy.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.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* RotationalVelocity.Figures *: Iterable\[[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure](../Figure.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure)\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the list of associated figures.

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### *property* RotationalVelocity.Images *: Iterable\[[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Image](../Image.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Image)\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the list of associated images.

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### *property* RotationalVelocity.IndependentVariable *: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.LoadVariableVariationType](../../../../Mechanical/DataModel/Enums/LoadVariableVariationType.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.LoadVariableVariationType) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the IndependentVariable.

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

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

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### *property* RotationalVelocity.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* RotationalVelocity.Magnitude *: [Ansys.ACT.Mechanical.Fields.Field](../../../Mechanical/Fields/Field.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.ACT.Mechanical.Fields.Field) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the Magnitude.

<a id="RotationalVelocity.NumberOfSegments"></a>

### *property* RotationalVelocity.NumberOfSegments *: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the NumberOfSegments.

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### *property* RotationalVelocity.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* RotationalVelocity.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* RotationalVelocity.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* RotationalVelocity.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* RotationalVelocity.XComponent *: [Ansys.ACT.Mechanical.Fields.Field](../../../Mechanical/Fields/Field.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.ACT.Mechanical.Fields.Field) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the XComponent.

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### *property* RotationalVelocity.XCoordinate *: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the XCoordinate.

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### *property* RotationalVelocity.YComponent *: [Ansys.ACT.Mechanical.Fields.Field](../../../Mechanical/Fields/Field.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.ACT.Mechanical.Fields.Field) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the YComponent.

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### *property* RotationalVelocity.YCoordinate *: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the YCoordinate.

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### *property* RotationalVelocity.ZComponent *: [Ansys.ACT.Mechanical.Fields.Field](../../../Mechanical/Fields/Field.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.ACT.Mechanical.Fields.Field) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the ZComponent.

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### *property* RotationalVelocity.ZCoordinate *: Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the ZCoordinate.

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## Method detail

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### RotationalVelocity.Activate()

Activate the current object.

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### RotationalVelocity.AddComment()

Creates a new child Comment.

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### RotationalVelocity.AddFigure()

Creates a new child Figure.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

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### RotationalVelocity.Delete()

Run the Delete action.

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### RotationalVelocity.Duplicate()

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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

Gets whether the rotational velocity is active at the specified load step.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

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### RotationalVelocity.GroupAllSimilarChildren()

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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### RotationalVelocity.GroupSimilarObjects()

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

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

Get a property by its unique name.

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

Sets whether the rotational velocity is active at the specified load step.