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 # `Table`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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

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

Defines a Table.

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## Overview

### Methods

NameDescription[`Activate`](#Table.Activate)Activate the current object.[`AddComment`](#Table.AddComment)Creates a new child Comment.[`AddFigure`](#Table.AddFigure)Creates a new child Figure.[`AddImage`](#Table.AddImage)Creates a new child Image.[`CopyTo`](#Table.CopyTo)Copies all visible properties from this object to another.[`CreateAndAddColumn`](#Table.CreateAndAddColumn)Creates and adds a new column (data series) to the table.[`CreateParameter`](#Table.CreateParameter)Creates a new parameter for a Property.[`Duplicate`](#Table.Duplicate)Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.[`GetChildren`](#Table.GetChildren)Gets the list of children, filtered by type.[`GetDataURI`](#Table.GetDataURI)Gets the data URI from which the tabular data was imported.[`GetImportSettings`](#Table.GetImportSettings)Get the settings used for an import operation.[`GetParameter`](#Table.GetParameter)Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.[`GroupAllSimilarChildren`](#Table.GroupAllSimilarChildren)Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.[`GroupSimilarObjects`](#Table.GroupSimilarObjects)Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.[`Import`](#Table.Import)[`PropertyByAPIName`](#Table.PropertyByAPIName)Get a property by its API name.[`PropertyByName`](#Table.PropertyByName)Get a property by its unique name.[`RemoveParameter`](#Table.RemoveParameter)Removes the parameter from the parameter set corresponding to the given property.### Properties

NameDescription[`APDLName`](#Table.APDLName)Gets or sets the name of the Table when explicitly written to the APDL input file.[`Children`](#Table.Children)Gets the list of children.[`Comments`](#Table.Comments)Gets the list of associated comments.[`DataModelObjectCategory`](#Table.DataModelObjectCategory)Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.[`Figures`](#Table.Figures)Gets the list of associated figures.[`Images`](#Table.Images)Gets the list of associated images.[`InternalObject`](#Table.InternalObject)Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.[`IsStrictSizing`](#Table.IsStrictSizing)Whether column add/create/import/refresh operations cannot grow the number of rows.[`PathType`](#Table.PathType)Gets or sets the PathType.[`Properties`](#Table.Properties)Gets the list of properties for this object.[`RefreshImportOn`](#Table.RefreshImportOn)Gets or sets the RefreshImportOn.[`SendToSolver`](#Table.SendToSolver)Get whether the Table will be explicitly written to the APDL input file.[`SpatialCoordinateSystem`](#Table.SpatialCoordinateSystem)Gets or sets the coordinate system applied to the Table’s spatial independent columns.[`VisibleProperties`](#Table.VisibleProperties)Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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

Gets or sets the name of the Table when explicitly written to the APDL input file.

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

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

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

Whether column add/create/import/refresh operations cannot grow the number of rows.

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### *property* Table.PathType *: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.Common.PathType](../../../Mechanical/DataModel/MechanicalEnums/Common/PathType.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.Common.PathType) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the PathType.

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### *property* Table.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* Table.RefreshImportOn *: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.Table.TableRefreshImportOn](../../../Mechanical/DataModel/MechanicalEnums/Table/TableRefreshImportOn.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.Table.TableRefreshImportOn) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the RefreshImportOn.

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

Get whether the Table will be explicitly written to the APDL input file.

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### *property* Table.SpatialCoordinateSystem *: [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 coordinate system applied to the Table’s spatial independent columns.

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### *property* Table.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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### Table.Activate()

Activate the current object.

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

### Table.AddComment()

Creates a new child Comment.

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

### Table.AddFigure()

Creates a new child Figure.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

<a id="Table.CreateAndAddColumn"></a>

### Table.CreateAndAddColumn(variableType: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.Table.VariableType](../../../Mechanical/DataModel/MechanicalEnums/Table/VariableType.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.Table.VariableType), variableClassification: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.Table.VariableClassification](../../../Mechanical/DataModel/MechanicalEnums/Table/VariableClassification.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.Table.VariableClassification), data: Iterable, unit: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), name: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str))

Creates and adds a new column (data series) to the table.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

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### Table.Duplicate()

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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### Table.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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### Table.GetDataURI(newColumn: Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Table.Column)

Gets the data URI from which the tabular data was imported.

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### Table.GetImportSettings(newColumn: Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Table.Column)

Get the settings used for an import operation.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

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

### Table.GroupAllSimilarChildren()

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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

### Table.GroupSimilarObjects()

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

<a id="Table.Import"></a>

### Table.Import(dataURI: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), format: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.Table.ImportFormat](../../../Mechanical/DataModel/MechanicalEnums/Table/ImportFormat.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.Table.ImportFormat), settings: [Ansys.Mechanical.Table.ImportSettingsBase](../../../Mechanical/Table/ImportSettingsBase.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.Mechanical.Table.ImportSettingsBase))

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

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

Get a property by its unique name.

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

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