`Materials`

class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Materials

Bases: object

Defines a Materials.

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.
AddImportedTraceExternalData	Creates a new Imported Trace (External Data).
AddMaterialAssignment	Creates a new MaterialAssignment
AddMaterialCombination	Creates a new MaterialCombination
AddMaterialPlot	Creates a new MaterialPlot
CopyTo	Copies all visible properties from this object to another.
CreateParameter	Creates a new parameter for a Property.
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.
Import
PropertyByAPIName	Get a property by its API name.
PropertyByName	Get a property by its unique name.
RefreshMaterials	Run the RefreshMaterials action.
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.
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.
MaterialAssignments	Gets the MaterialAssignments.
MaterialCount	Gets the MaterialCount.
Properties	Gets the list of properties for this object.
ReadOnly	Gets or sets the ReadOnly.
VisibleProperties	Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Property detail

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

Gets the list of children.

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

Gets the list of associated comments.

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

Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.

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

Gets the list of associated figures.

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

Gets the list of associated images.

property Materials.InternalObject : Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSMaterialGroupAuto | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

property Materials.MaterialAssignments : int | None

Gets the MaterialAssignments.

property Materials.MaterialCount : int | None

Gets the MaterialCount.

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

Gets the list of properties for this object.

property Materials.ReadOnly : bool | None

Gets or sets the ReadOnly.

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

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

Method detail

Materials.Activate() → None

Activate the current object.

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

Creates a new child Comment.

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

Creates a new child Figure.

Materials.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.

Materials.AddImportedTraceExternalData() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.ImportedLoads.ImportedTraceGroup

Creates a new Imported Trace (External Data).

Materials.AddMaterialAssignment() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MaterialAssignment

Creates a new MaterialAssignment

Materials.AddMaterialCombination() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MaterialCombination

Creates a new MaterialCombination

Materials.AddMaterialPlot() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MaterialPlot

Creates a new MaterialPlot

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

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

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

Materials.GroupAllSimilarChildren() → None

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

Materials.Import(materialURI: str, format: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.Materials.ImportFormat, settings: Ansys.Mechanical.Materials.ImportSettings) → Iterable[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Material]

Materials.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.

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

Get a property by its unique name.

Materials.RefreshMaterials() → None

Run the RefreshMaterials action.

Materials.RemoveParameter(propName: str) → None

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