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 # `UnitsHelper`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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#### *class* Ansys.ACT.Mechanical.UnitsHelper

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

Defines set of methods that can be used to find mechanical unit information

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## Overview

### Constructors

NameDescription[`ConvertMechanicalUnitToCoreUnit`](#UnitsHelper.ConvertMechanicalUnitToCoreUnit)Takes input mechanical unit string and category string[`GetValidQuantityNamesAndUnits`](#UnitsHelper.GetValidQuantityNamesAndUnits)Retrieve a dictionary of quantity names to unit strings.<a id="method-detail"></a>

## Method detail

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### *classmethod* UnitsHelper.ConvertMechanicalUnitToCoreUnit(mechanicalUnit: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), unitCategory: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str))

```text
Takes input mechanical unit string and category string
And returns framework unit string which can be used for conversion

```

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### *classmethod* UnitsHelper.GetValidQuantityNamesAndUnits()

```text
Retrieve a dictionary of quantity names to unit strings.
These quantity names represent valid quantity names that can be used when defining quantities in
Mechanical ACT extensions.

```