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 # `ShellElementStiffnessOption`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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#### *class* Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.ShellElementStiffnessOption

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

Specifies the ShellElementStiffnessOption.

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## Overview

### Attributes

Name[`MembraneAndBending`](#ShellElementStiffnessOption.MembraneAndBending)[`MembraneOnly`](#ShellElementStiffnessOption.MembraneOnly)[`StressEvaluationOnly`](#ShellElementStiffnessOption.StressEvaluationOnly)<a id="attribute-detail"></a>

## Attribute detail

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### ShellElementStiffnessOption.MembraneAndBending *= 0*

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### ShellElementStiffnessOption.MembraneOnly *= 1*

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### ShellElementStiffnessOption.StressEvaluationOnly *= 2*