Mechanical scripting interface 2025

`LayeredSection`

Last update: 09.03.2026

class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.LayeredSection

Bases: object

Defines a LayeredSection.

Overview

Methods

Name Description
Activate Activate the current object.
AddComment Creates a new child Comment.
AddFigure Creates a new child Figure.
AddImage Creates a new child Image.
CopyTo Copies all visible properties from this object to another.
CreateParameter Creates a new parameter for a Property.
Delete Run the Delete action.
Duplicate Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.
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.

Properties

Name Description
Children Gets the list of children.
Comments Gets the list of associated comments.
CoordinateSystem Gets or sets the CoordinateSystem.
DataModelObjectCategory Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.
Figures Gets the list of associated figures.
Images Gets the list of associated images.
InternalObject Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.
LayerToDisplay Gets or sets the LayerToDisplay.
LayeredSectionMembraneOffset Gets or sets the LayeredSectionMembraneOffset.
Layers Returns the Layers worksheet associated with LayeredSection
Location Gets or sets the Location.
NonlinearEffects Gets or sets the NonlinearEffects.
OffsetType Gets or sets the OffsetType.
Properties Gets the list of properties for this object.
Suppressed Gets or sets the Suppressed.
ThermalStrainEffects Gets or sets the ThermalStrainEffects.
TotalMass Gets the TotalMass.
TotalThickness Gets the TotalThickness.
VisibleProperties Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Property detail

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

Gets the list of children.

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

Gets the list of associated comments.

property LayeredSection.CoordinateSystem : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.CoordinateSystem | None

Gets or sets the CoordinateSystem. Accepts/Returns None for Body Coordinate System

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

Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.

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

Gets the list of associated figures.

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

Gets the list of associated images.

property LayeredSection.InternalObject : Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSThicknessAuto | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

property LayeredSection.LayerToDisplay : int | None

Gets or sets the LayerToDisplay.

property LayeredSection.LayeredSectionMembraneOffset : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the LayeredSectionMembraneOffset.

property LayeredSection.Layers : Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Common.IWorksheet | None

Returns the Layers worksheet associated with LayeredSection

property LayeredSection.Location : Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Common.ISelectionInfo | None

Gets or sets the Location.

property LayeredSection.NonlinearEffects : bool | None

Gets or sets the NonlinearEffects.

property LayeredSection.OffsetType : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.ShellOffsetType | None

Gets or sets the OffsetType.

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

Gets the list of properties for this object.

property LayeredSection.Suppressed : bool | None

Gets or sets the Suppressed.

property LayeredSection.ThermalStrainEffects : bool | None

Gets or sets the ThermalStrainEffects.

property LayeredSection.TotalMass : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets the TotalMass.

property LayeredSection.TotalThickness : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets the TotalThickness.

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

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

Method detail

LayeredSection.Activate() → None

Activate the current object.

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

Creates a new child Comment.

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

Creates a new child Figure.

LayeredSection.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.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

LayeredSection.Delete() → None

Run the Delete action.

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

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

LayeredSection.GroupAllSimilarChildren() → None

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

LayeredSection.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.

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

Get a property by its unique name.

LayeredSection.RemoveParameter(propName: str) → None

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

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