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 # `CommandElement`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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#### *class* Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.FE.CDB.CommandElement

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

Represents an element associated to an EBLOCK command.

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## Overview

### Properties

NameDescription[`Csys`](#CommandElement.Csys)Gets the coordinate system number.[`ElementShapeFlag`](#CommandElement.ElementShapeFlag)Gets the element shape flag used for contact element types.[`Id`](#CommandElement.Id)Gets the element number.[`Mat`](#CommandElement.Mat)Gets the material number.[`NodeCount`](#CommandElement.NodeCount)Gets the number of nodes.[`Nodes`](#CommandElement.Nodes)Gets the nodes.[`Real`](#CommandElement.Real)Gets the real constant set number.[`Section`](#CommandElement.Section)Gets the section number.[`Type`](#CommandElement.Type)Gets the element type number.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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### *property* CommandElement.Csys *: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the coordinate system number.

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### *property* CommandElement.ElementShapeFlag *: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the element shape flag used for contact element types.

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### *property* CommandElement.Id *: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the element number.

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### *property* CommandElement.Mat *: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the material number.

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### *property* CommandElement.NodeCount *: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the number of nodes.

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### *property* CommandElement.Nodes *: [tuple](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#tuple)\[[int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the nodes.

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### *property* CommandElement.Real *: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the real constant set number.

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### *property* CommandElement.Section *: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the section number.

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### *property* CommandElement.Type *: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the element type number.