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 # `PointMass`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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

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

Defines a PointMass.

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## Overview

### Methods

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

NameDescription[`AppliedBy`](#PointMass.AppliedBy)Gets or sets the AppliedBy.[`BeamRadius`](#PointMass.BeamRadius)Gets or sets the BeamRadius.[`Behavior`](#PointMass.Behavior)Gets or sets the Behavior.[`Children`](#PointMass.Children)Gets the list of children.[`Comments`](#PointMass.Comments)Gets the list of associated comments.[`CoordinateSystem`](#PointMass.CoordinateSystem)Gets or sets the CoordinateSystem.[`DataModelObjectCategory`](#PointMass.DataModelObjectCategory)Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.[`ElementAPDLName`](#PointMass.ElementAPDLName)Gets or sets the ElementAPDLName.[`Figures`](#PointMass.Figures)Gets the list of associated figures.[`Images`](#PointMass.Images)Gets the list of associated images.[`InternalObject`](#PointMass.InternalObject)Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.[`IsDistributedMass`](#PointMass.IsDistributedMass)Gets the IsDistributedMass.[`Location`](#PointMass.Location)Gets or sets the Geometry.[`Mass`](#PointMass.Mass)Gets or sets the Mass.[`MassMomentOfInertiaX`](#PointMass.MassMomentOfInertiaX)Gets or sets the MassMomentOfInertiaX.[`MassMomentOfInertiaY`](#PointMass.MassMomentOfInertiaY)Gets or sets the MassMomentOfInertiaY.[`MassMomentOfInertiaZ`](#PointMass.MassMomentOfInertiaZ)Gets or sets the MassMomentOfInertiaZ.[`Material`](#PointMass.Material)Gets or sets the Material.[`NodalCoordinateSystem`](#PointMass.NodalCoordinateSystem)Gets the NodalCoordinateSystem.[`PinballRegion`](#PointMass.PinballRegion)Gets or sets the PinballRegion.[`Properties`](#PointMass.Properties)Gets the list of properties for this object.[`ReadOnly`](#PointMass.ReadOnly)Gets or sets the ReadOnly.[`RemotePoint`](#PointMass.RemotePoint)Gets the remote point associated to the point mass.[`Suppressed`](#PointMass.Suppressed)Gets or sets the Suppressed.[`VisibleProperties`](#PointMass.VisibleProperties)Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.[`XCoordinate`](#PointMass.XCoordinate)Gets or sets the XCoordinate.[`YCoordinate`](#PointMass.YCoordinate)Gets or sets the YCoordinate.[`ZCoordinate`](#PointMass.ZCoordinate)Gets or sets the ZCoordinate.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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

Gets or sets the AppliedBy.

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

Gets or sets the BeamRadius.

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### *property* PointMass.Behavior *: [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 Behavior.

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

Gets or sets the ElementAPDLName.

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

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

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### *property* PointMass.IsDistributedMass *: [bool](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the IsDistributedMass.

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

Gets or sets the Geometry.

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

Gets or sets the Mass.

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

Gets or sets the MassMomentOfInertiaX.

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

Gets or sets the MassMomentOfInertiaY.

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

Gets or sets the MassMomentOfInertiaZ.

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

Gets or sets the Material.

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### *property* PointMass.NodalCoordinateSystem *: [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 the NodalCoordinateSystem.

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

Gets or sets the PinballRegion.

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

Gets the remote point associated to the point mass.

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### *property* PointMass.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* PointMass.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* PointMass.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* PointMass.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* PointMass.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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### PointMass.Activate()

Activate the current object.

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### PointMass.AddCommandSnippet()

Creates a new CommandSnippet

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### PointMass.AddComment()

Creates a new child Comment.

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### PointMass.AddFigure()

Creates a new child Figure.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

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### PointMass.Delete()

Run the Delete action.

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### PointMass.Duplicate()

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

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### PointMass.GroupAllSimilarChildren()

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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### PointMass.GroupSimilarObjects()

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

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### PointMass.PromoteToRemotePoint()

Run the PromoteToRemotePoint action.

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

Get a property by its unique name.

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

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