`MaterialCombination`
Last update: 09.03.2026class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MaterialCombination
Bases: object
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. |
AddMaterial |
Add a material to the combination. |
AddMaterialAssignment |
Run the AddMaterialAssignment action. |
AddMaterialByName |
Add a material to the combination by name. |
CopyTo |
Copies all visible properties from this object to another. |
CreateMaterialAssignment |
Run the CreateMaterialAssignment action. |
CreateParameter |
Creates a new parameter for a Property. |
Delete |
Delete the MaterialCombination. |
Duplicate |
Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject. |
GetAsDictionary |
Returns material as a python dictionary |
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. |
RemoveMaterial |
Remove material from the combination. |
RemoveMaterialByName |
Remove material from the combination by name. |
RemoveParameter |
Removes the parameter from the parameter set corresponding to the given property. |
Properties
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
AssignedBodies |
Gets the AssignedBodies. |
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. |
Images |
Gets the list of associated images. |
InternalObject |
Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only. |
MaterialModels |
Returns a collection of the material models that this material is made up of. |
Materials |
Dictionary of Material to Fraction in Combination. |
Properties |
Gets the list of properties for this object. |
Suppressed |
Suppress or unsuppress the MaterialCombination. |
VisibleProperties |
Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object. |
Property detail
property MaterialCombination.AssignedBodies : int | None
Gets the AssignedBodies.
property MaterialCombination.Children : List[Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject] | None
Gets the list of children.
property MaterialCombination.Comments : Iterable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment] | None
Gets the list of associated comments.
property MaterialCombination.DataModelObjectCategory : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.DataModelObjectCategory | None
Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.
property MaterialCombination.Figures : Iterable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure] | None
Gets the list of associated figures.
property MaterialCombination.Images : Iterable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Image] | None
Gets the list of associated images.
property MaterialCombination.InternalObject : Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSMaterialCombinationAuto | None
Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.
property MaterialCombination.MaterialModels : List[Any] | None
Returns a collection of the material models that this material is made up of.
property MaterialCombination.Materials : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MaterialFractionDictionary | None
Dictionary of Material to Fraction in Combination.
property MaterialCombination.Properties : tuple[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property] | None
Gets the list of properties for this object.
property MaterialCombination.Suppressed : bool | None
Suppress or unsuppress the MaterialCombination.
property MaterialCombination.VisibleProperties : tuple[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property] | None
Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.
Method detail
MaterialCombination.Activate() → None
Activate the current object.
MaterialCombination.AddComment() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment
Creates a new child Comment.
MaterialCombination.AddFigure() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure
Creates a new child Figure.
MaterialCombination.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.
MaterialCombination.AddMaterial(material: Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Material) → None
Add a material to the combination.
MaterialCombination.AddMaterialAssignment() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MaterialAssignment
Run the AddMaterialAssignment action.
MaterialCombination.AddMaterialByName(name: str) → None
Add a material to the combination by name.
MaterialCombination.CopyTo(other: Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.DataModelObject) → None
Copies all visible properties from this object to another.
MaterialCombination.CreateMaterialAssignment() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MaterialAssignment
Run the CreateMaterialAssignment action.
MaterialCombination.CreateParameter(propName: str) → Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Mechanical.IParameter
Creates a new parameter for a Property.
MaterialCombination.Delete() → None
Delete the MaterialCombination.
MaterialCombination.Duplicate() → Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject
Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.
MaterialCombination.GetAsDictionary() → dict[Any, Any]
Returns material as a python dictionary
MaterialCombination.GetChildren(recurses: bool, children: List[ChildrenType]) → List[ChildrenType]
Gets the list of children, filtered by type.
MaterialCombination.GetParameter(propName: str) → Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Mechanical.IParameter
Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.
MaterialCombination.GroupAllSimilarChildren() → None
Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.
MaterialCombination.GroupSimilarObjects() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.TreeGroupingFolder
Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.
MaterialCombination.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.
MaterialCombination.PropertyByName(name: str) → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property
Get a property by its unique name.
MaterialCombination.RemoveMaterial(material: Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Material) → None
Remove material from the combination.
MaterialCombination.RemoveMaterialByName(name: str) → None
Remove material from the combination by name.
MaterialCombination.RemoveParameter(propName: str) → None
Removes the parameter from the parameter set corresponding to the given property.
