`Connections`

class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.Connections

Bases: object

Defines a Connections.

Overview

Methods

Name	Description
Activate	Activate the current object.
AddAMBondConnection	Creates a new AMBondConnection
AddBeam	Creates a new Beam
AddBearing	Creates a new Bearing
AddBodyInteraction	Creates a new child BodyInteraction.
AddComment	Creates a new child Comment.
AddConnectionGroup	Creates a new ConnectionGroup
AddContactRegion	Creates a new child ContactRegion.
AddContactSolutionInformation	Creates a new ContactSolutionInformation
AddContactTool	Creates a new ContactTool
AddEndRelease	Creates a new EndRelease
AddFigure	Creates a new child Figure.
AddImage	Creates a new child Image.
AddInterStage	Creates a new child InterStage.
AddJoint	Creates a new child Joint.
AddSpotWeld	Creates a new child SpotWeld.
AddSpotWeldGroup	Creates a new child SpotWeldGroup.
AddSpring	Creates a new Spring
CopyTo	Copies all visible properties from this object to another.
CreateAutomaticConnections	Run the CreateAutomaticConnections action.
CreateParameter	Creates a new parameter for a Property.
Duplicate	Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.
ExportModelTopology	ExportModelTopology method.
GenerateInitialContactResults	Generate Initial Contact Results and Mesh Parts
GetChildren	Gets the list of children, filtered by type.
GetParameter	Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.
GroupAllSimilarChildren	Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.
GroupSimilarObjects	Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.
PropertyByAPIName	Get a property by its API name.
PropertyByName	Get a property by its unique name.
RemoveParameter	Removes the parameter from the parameter set corresponding to the given property.
RepairOverlappingContactRegions	Check for Overlapping Contact Regions. However, please note that this action does not result in any actual repair being performed.
SearchConnectionsForDuplicatePairs	Run the SearchConnectionsForDuplicatePairs action.

Properties

Name	Description
Children	Gets the list of children.
Comments	Gets the list of associated comments.
DataModelObjectCategory	Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.
Figures	Gets the list of associated figures.
FixedJoints	Gets or sets the FixedJoints.
GenerateAutomaticConnectionOnRefresh	Gets or sets the GenerateAutomaticConnectionOnRefresh.
Images	Gets the list of associated images.
InternalObject	Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.
Properties	Gets the list of properties for this object.
SolverFilesDirectory	Gets or sets the SolverFilesDirectory.
TransparencyEnabled	Gets or sets the TransparencyEnabled.
VisibleProperties	Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Property detail

property Connections.Children : List[Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject] | None

Gets the list of children.

property Connections.Comments : Iterable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment] | None

Gets the list of associated comments.

property Connections.DataModelObjectCategory : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.DataModelObjectCategory | None

Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.

property Connections.Figures : Iterable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure] | None

Gets the list of associated figures.

property Connections.FixedJoints : bool | None

Gets or sets the FixedJoints.

property Connections.GenerateAutomaticConnectionOnRefresh : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.AutomaticOrManual | None

Gets or sets the GenerateAutomaticConnectionOnRefresh.

property Connections.Images : Iterable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Image] | None

Gets the list of associated images.

property Connections.InternalObject : Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSContactGroupAuto | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

property Connections.Properties : tuple[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property] | None

Gets the list of properties for this object.

property Connections.SolverFilesDirectory : str | None

Gets or sets the SolverFilesDirectory.

property Connections.TransparencyEnabled : bool | None

Gets or sets the TransparencyEnabled.

property Connections.VisibleProperties : tuple[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property] | None

Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Method detail

Connections.Activate() → None

Activate the current object.

Connections.AddAMBondConnection() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.AMBondConnection

Creates a new AMBondConnection

Connections.AddBeam() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.Beam

Creates a new Beam

Connections.AddBearing() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.Bearing

Creates a new Bearing

Connections.AddBodyInteraction() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.BodyInteraction

Creates a new child BodyInteraction.

Connections.AddComment() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment

Creates a new child Comment.

Connections.AddConnectionGroup() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.ConnectionGroup

Creates a new ConnectionGroup

Connections.AddContactRegion() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.ContactRegion

Creates a new child ContactRegion.

Connections.AddContactSolutionInformation() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.ContactSolutionInformation

Creates a new ContactSolutionInformation

Connections.AddContactTool() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.PreContactTool

Creates a new ContactTool

Connections.AddEndRelease() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.EndRelease

Creates a new EndRelease

Connections.AddFigure() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure

Creates a new child Figure.

Connections.AddImage(filePath: str) → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Image

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.

Connections.AddInterStage() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.ContactRegion

Creates a new child InterStage.

Connections.AddJoint() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.Joint

Creates a new child Joint.

Connections.AddSpotWeld() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.ContactRegion

Creates a new child SpotWeld.

Connections.AddSpotWeldGroup() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.SpotWeldGroup

Creates a new child SpotWeldGroup.

Connections.AddSpring() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Connections.Spring

Creates a new Spring

Connections.CopyTo(other: Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.DataModelObject) → None

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

Connections.CreateAutomaticConnections() → None

Run the CreateAutomaticConnections action.

Connections.CreateParameter(propName: str) → Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Mechanical.IParameter

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

Connections.Duplicate() → Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

Connections.ExportModelTopology(filename: str) → None

ExportModelTopology method.

Connections.GenerateInitialContactResults() → None

Generate Initial Contact Results and Mesh Parts

Connections.GetChildren(recurses: bool, children: List[ChildrenType]) → List[ChildrenType]

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

Connections.GetParameter(propName: str) → Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Mechanical.IParameter

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

Connections.GroupAllSimilarChildren() → None

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

Connections.GroupSimilarObjects() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.TreeGroupingFolder

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

Connections.PropertyByAPIName(name: str) → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property

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.

Connections.PropertyByName(name: str) → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property

Get a property by its unique name.

Connections.RemoveParameter(propName: str) → None

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

Connections.RepairOverlappingContactRegions() → None

Check for Overlapping Contact Regions. However, please note that this action does not result in any actual repair being performed.

Connections.SearchConnectionsForDuplicatePairs() → None

Run the SearchConnectionsForDuplicatePairs action.