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 # `MaximumStrainSettings`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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#### *class* Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Results.CompositeFailureResults.MaximumStrainSettings

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

Defines the configuration for the Maximum Strain failure criterion for reinforced materials.

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## Overview

### Methods

NameDescription[`Reset`](#MaximumStrainSettings.Reset)Resets the settings to their default values.### Properties

NameDescription[`CompressiveLimitMaterialOneDirection`](#MaximumStrainSettings.CompressiveLimitMaterialOneDirection)Gets or sets the global compressive strain limit in the material 1 direction (eXc).[`CompressiveLimitMaterialThreeDirection`](#MaximumStrainSettings.CompressiveLimitMaterialThreeDirection)Gets or sets the global compressive strain limit in the out-of-plane direction (eZc).[`CompressiveLimitMaterialTwoDirection`](#MaximumStrainSettings.CompressiveLimitMaterialTwoDirection)Gets or sets the global compressive strain limit in the material 2 direction (eYc).[`EvaluateMaterialOneDirectionFailure`](#MaximumStrainSettings.EvaluateMaterialOneDirectionFailure)Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated in the material 1[`EvaluateMaterialThreeDirectionFailure`](#MaximumStrainSettings.EvaluateMaterialThreeDirectionFailure)Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated in the out-of-plane[`EvaluateMaterialTwoDirectionFailure`](#MaximumStrainSettings.EvaluateMaterialTwoDirectionFailure)Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated in the material 2[`EvaluateShearOneThreeFailure`](#MaximumStrainSettings.EvaluateShearOneThreeFailure)Gets or sets whether failure is evaluated for the out-of-plane shear e13. The corresponding failure[`EvaluateShearOneTwoFailure`](#MaximumStrainSettings.EvaluateShearOneTwoFailure)Gets or sets whether failure is evaluated for the in-plane shear e12. The corresponding failure[`EvaluateShearTwoThreeFailure`](#MaximumStrainSettings.EvaluateShearTwoThreeFailure)Gets or sets whether failure is evaluated for the out-of-plane shear e23. The corresponding failure[`MaterialOneDirectionFailureWeightingFactor`](#MaximumStrainSettings.MaterialOneDirectionFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for the failure criterion in the material 1 direction.[`MaterialThreeDirectionFailureWeightingFactor`](#MaximumStrainSettings.MaterialThreeDirectionFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for the failure criterion in the out-of-plane direction.[`MaterialTwoDirectionFailureWeightingFactor`](#MaximumStrainSettings.MaterialTwoDirectionFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for the failure criterion in the material 2 direction.[`OverrideMaterial`](#MaximumStrainSettings.OverrideMaterial)Gets or sets whether the global strain limits are used, overriding material-specific limits.[`ShearLimitOneThree`](#MaximumStrainSettings.ShearLimitOneThree)Gets or sets the global out-of-plane shear strain limit (eSxz).[`ShearLimitOneTwo`](#MaximumStrainSettings.ShearLimitOneTwo)Gets or sets the global in-plane shear strain limit (eSxy).[`ShearLimitTwoThree`](#MaximumStrainSettings.ShearLimitTwoThree)Gets or sets the global out-of-plane shear strain limit (eSyz).[`ShearOneThreeFailureWeightingFactor`](#MaximumStrainSettings.ShearOneThreeFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for failure due to out-of-plane shear e13.[`ShearOneTwoFailureWeightingFactor`](#MaximumStrainSettings.ShearOneTwoFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for failure due to in-plane shear e12.[`ShearTwoThreeFailureWeightingFactor`](#MaximumStrainSettings.ShearTwoThreeFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for failure due to out-of-plane shear e23.[`TensileLimitMaterialOneDirection`](#MaximumStrainSettings.TensileLimitMaterialOneDirection)Gets or sets the global tensile strain limit in the material 1 direction (eXt).[`TensileLimitMaterialThreeDirection`](#MaximumStrainSettings.TensileLimitMaterialThreeDirection)Gets or sets the global tensile strain limit in the out-of-plane direction (eZt).[`TensileLimitMaterialTwoDirection`](#MaximumStrainSettings.TensileLimitMaterialTwoDirection)Gets or sets the global tensile strain limit in the material 2 direction (eYt).<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.CompressiveLimitMaterialOneDirection *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the global compressive strain limit in the material 1 direction (eXc). : Only used if OverrideMaterial is true.

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.CompressiveLimitMaterialThreeDirection *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the global compressive strain limit in the out-of-plane direction (eZc). : Only used if OverrideMaterial is true.

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.CompressiveLimitMaterialTwoDirection *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the global compressive strain limit in the material 2 direction (eYc). : Only used if OverrideMaterial is true.

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

Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated in the material 1 : direction. The corresponding failure label is ‘e1’.

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

Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated in the out-of-plane : direction. The corresponding failure label is ‘e3’.

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

Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated in the material 2 : direction. The corresponding failure label is ‘e2’.

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

Gets or sets whether failure is evaluated for the out-of-plane shear e13. The corresponding failure : label is ‘e13’.

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

Gets or sets whether failure is evaluated for the in-plane shear e12. The corresponding failure : label is ‘e12’.

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

Gets or sets whether failure is evaluated for the out-of-plane shear e23. The corresponding failure : label is ‘e23’.

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.MaterialOneDirectionFailureWeightingFactor *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the weighting factor for the failure criterion in the material 1 direction.

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.MaterialThreeDirectionFailureWeightingFactor *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the weighting factor for the failure criterion in the out-of-plane direction.

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.MaterialTwoDirectionFailureWeightingFactor *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the weighting factor for the failure criterion in the material 2 direction.

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

Gets or sets whether the global strain limits are used, overriding material-specific limits.

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.ShearLimitOneThree *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the global out-of-plane shear strain limit (eSxz). : Only used if OverrideMaterial is true.

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.ShearLimitOneTwo *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the global in-plane shear strain limit (eSxy). : Only used if OverrideMaterial is true.

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.ShearLimitTwoThree *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the global out-of-plane shear strain limit (eSyz). : Only used if OverrideMaterial is true.

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.ShearOneThreeFailureWeightingFactor *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the weighting factor for failure due to out-of-plane shear e13.

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.ShearOneTwoFailureWeightingFactor *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the weighting factor for failure due to in-plane shear e12.

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.ShearTwoThreeFailureWeightingFactor *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the weighting factor for failure due to out-of-plane shear e23.

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.TensileLimitMaterialOneDirection *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the global tensile strain limit in the material 1 direction (eXt). : Only used if OverrideMaterial is true.

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.TensileLimitMaterialThreeDirection *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the global tensile strain limit in the out-of-plane direction (eZt). : Only used if OverrideMaterial is true.

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### *property* MaximumStrainSettings.TensileLimitMaterialTwoDirection *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the global tensile strain limit in the material 2 direction (eYt). : Only used if OverrideMaterial is true.

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## Method detail

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### MaximumStrainSettings.Reset()

Resets the settings to their default values.