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 # `Bearing`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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#### *class* Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.Bearing

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

Defines a Bearing.

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## Overview

### Methods

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

NameDescription[`AnsBCType`](#Bearing.AnsBCType)Gets the AnsBCType.[`Children`](#Bearing.Children)Gets the list of children.[`Comments`](#Bearing.Comments)Gets the list of associated comments.[`ConnectionType`](#Bearing.ConnectionType)Gets or sets the ConnectionType.[`DampingC11`](#Bearing.DampingC11)Gets the DampingC11.[`DampingC12`](#Bearing.DampingC12)Gets the DampingC12.[`DampingC21`](#Bearing.DampingC21)Gets the DampingC21.[`DampingC22`](#Bearing.DampingC22)Gets the DampingC22.[`DataModelObjectCategory`](#Bearing.DataModelObjectCategory)Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.[`Figures`](#Bearing.Figures)Gets the list of associated figures.[`Images`](#Bearing.Images)Gets the list of associated images.[`InternalObject`](#Bearing.InternalObject)Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.[`MobileBeamMaterial`](#Bearing.MobileBeamMaterial)Gets or sets the MobileBeamMaterial.[`MobileBeamRadius`](#Bearing.MobileBeamRadius)Gets or sets the MobileBeamRadius.[`MobileBehavior`](#Bearing.MobileBehavior)Gets or sets the MobileBehavior.[`MobileBody`](#Bearing.MobileBody)Gets the MobileBody.[`MobileCoordinateSystem`](#Bearing.MobileCoordinateSystem)Gets or sets the MobileCoordinateSystem.[`MobileLocation`](#Bearing.MobileLocation)Gets or sets the MobileLocation.[`MobilePinballSize`](#Bearing.MobilePinballSize)Gets or sets the MobilePinballSize.[`MobileXCoordinate`](#Bearing.MobileXCoordinate)Gets or sets the MobileXCoordinate.[`MobileYCoordinate`](#Bearing.MobileYCoordinate)Gets or sets the MobileYCoordinate.[`MobileZCoordinate`](#Bearing.MobileZCoordinate)Gets or sets the MobileZCoordinate.[`Properties`](#Bearing.Properties)Gets the list of properties for this object.[`ReadOnly`](#Bearing.ReadOnly)Gets or sets the ReadOnly.[`ReferenceBeamMaterial`](#Bearing.ReferenceBeamMaterial)Gets or sets the ReferenceBeamMaterial.[`ReferenceBeamRadius`](#Bearing.ReferenceBeamRadius)Gets or sets the ReferenceBeamRadius.[`ReferenceBehavior`](#Bearing.ReferenceBehavior)Gets or sets the ReferenceBehavior.[`ReferenceBodyName`](#Bearing.ReferenceBodyName)Gets the ReferenceBodyName.[`ReferenceCoordinateSystem`](#Bearing.ReferenceCoordinateSystem)Gets or sets the ReferenceCoordinateSystem.[`ReferenceLocation`](#Bearing.ReferenceLocation)Gets or sets the ReferenceLocation.[`ReferencePinballRegion`](#Bearing.ReferencePinballRegion)Gets or sets the ReferencePinballRegion.[`ReferenceRotationPlane`](#Bearing.ReferenceRotationPlane)Gets or sets the ReferenceRotationPlane.[`ReferenceSet`](#Bearing.ReferenceSet)Gets the ReferenceSet.[`ReferenceXCoordinate`](#Bearing.ReferenceXCoordinate)Gets or sets the ReferenceXCoordinate.[`ReferenceYCoordinate`](#Bearing.ReferenceYCoordinate)Gets or sets the ReferenceYCoordinate.[`ReferenceZCoordinate`](#Bearing.ReferenceZCoordinate)Gets or sets the ReferenceZCoordinate.[`StiffnessK11`](#Bearing.StiffnessK11)Gets the StiffnessK11.[`StiffnessK12`](#Bearing.StiffnessK12)Gets the StiffnessK12.[`StiffnessK21`](#Bearing.StiffnessK21)Gets the StiffnessK21.[`StiffnessK22`](#Bearing.StiffnessK22)Gets the StiffnessK22.[`Suppressed`](#Bearing.Suppressed)Gets or sets the Suppressed.[`VisibleProperties`](#Bearing.VisibleProperties)Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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

Gets the AnsBCType.

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

Gets or sets the ConnectionType.

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### *property* Bearing.DampingC11 *: [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 DampingC11.

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### *property* Bearing.DampingC12 *: [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 DampingC12.

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### *property* Bearing.DampingC21 *: [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 DampingC21.

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### *property* Bearing.DampingC22 *: [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 DampingC22.

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

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

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### *property* Bearing.MobileBeamMaterial *: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the MobileBeamMaterial.

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

Gets or sets the MobileBeamRadius.

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

Gets or sets the MobileBehavior.

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### *property* Bearing.MobileBody *: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the MobileBody.

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### *property* Bearing.MobileCoordinateSystem *: [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 MobileCoordinateSystem.

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### *property* Bearing.MobileLocation *: Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Common.ISelectionInfo | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the MobileLocation.

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

Gets or sets the MobilePinballSize.

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

Gets or sets the MobileXCoordinate.

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

Gets or sets the MobileYCoordinate.

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

Gets or sets the MobileZCoordinate.

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### *property* Bearing.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* Bearing.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* Bearing.ReferenceBeamMaterial *: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the ReferenceBeamMaterial.

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

Gets or sets the ReferenceBeamRadius.

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

Gets or sets the ReferenceBehavior.

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### *property* Bearing.ReferenceBodyName *: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the ReferenceBodyName.

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### *property* Bearing.ReferenceCoordinateSystem *: [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 ReferenceCoordinateSystem.

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### *property* Bearing.ReferenceLocation *: Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Common.ISelectionInfo | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the ReferenceLocation.

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

Gets or sets the ReferencePinballRegion.

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

Gets or sets the ReferenceRotationPlane.

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### *property* Bearing.ReferenceSet *: Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Common.ISelectionInfo | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the ReferenceSet.

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

Gets or sets the ReferenceXCoordinate.

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

Gets or sets the ReferenceYCoordinate.

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

Gets or sets the ReferenceZCoordinate.

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### *property* Bearing.StiffnessK11 *: [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 StiffnessK11.

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### *property* Bearing.StiffnessK12 *: [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 StiffnessK12.

<a id="Bearing.StiffnessK21"></a>

### *property* Bearing.StiffnessK21 *: [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 StiffnessK21.

<a id="Bearing.StiffnessK22"></a>

### *property* Bearing.StiffnessK22 *: [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 StiffnessK22.

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### *property* Bearing.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* Bearing.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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### Bearing.Activate()

Activate the current object.

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### Bearing.AddCommandSnippet()

Creates a new CommandSnippet

<a id="Bearing.AddComment"></a>

### Bearing.AddComment()

Creates a new child Comment.

<a id="Bearing.AddFigure"></a>

### Bearing.AddFigure()

Creates a new child Figure.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

<a id="Bearing.CreateParameter"></a>

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

<a id="Bearing.Delete"></a>

### Bearing.Delete()

Run the Delete action.

<a id="Bearing.Duplicate"></a>

### Bearing.Duplicate()

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

<a id="Bearing.GroupAllSimilarChildren"></a>

### Bearing.GroupAllSimilarChildren()

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

<a id="Bearing.GroupSimilarObjects"></a>

### Bearing.GroupSimilarObjects()

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

<a id="Bearing.PromoteToNamedSelection"></a>

### Bearing.PromoteToNamedSelection()

Run the PromoteToNamedSelection action.

<a id="Bearing.PromoteToRemotePoint"></a>

### Bearing.PromoteToRemotePoint()

Run the PromoteToRemotePoint action.

<a id="Bearing.PropertyByAPIName"></a>

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

Get a property by its unique name.

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

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

<a id="Bearing.RenameBasedOnDefinition"></a>

### Bearing.RenameBasedOnDefinition()

Run the RenameBasedOnDefinition action.