`MeshWorkflowControl`

class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshWorkflowControl

Bases: object

Object that wraps IDSEngineeringModelControl.

Overview

Methods

Name	Description
Activate	Activate the current object.
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
AppendData	Gets or sets whether to append the mesh data being read to the current PrimeMesh model or to clear the model content before the mesh data is being read. The default value is false.
AutomaticExternalScope	Gets or sets whether to define programmatically the external scoping method and pattern for the external enclosure. The default value is false.
BaseFaceLabel	Gets or sets the label to be used for the base face.
BaseFaceScopeDefinition	Gets or sets the type of scope definition for the base face scoping. Default: Value
BaseFaceScopeMethod	Gets or sets the scoping method for the base face scoping. Default: Label.
BaseFaceScopeOutcome	Gets or sets the scope outcome from a previous operation. Applicable only if BaseFaceScopeOutcome is set to Outcome.
BaseFaceScopePattern	Gets or sets the part, zone or label name pattern that defines the scope. Applicable only if BaseFaceScopeOutcome is set to Value.
CenterPlaneNormalOffset	It defines the desired offset of the plane of the hemisphere from the model.
CenterPosition	It is defined by “Centered”, “Minimal”, and “User Defined”.
Children	Gets the list of children.
ConformalMeshOnContactSurfaces	Gets or sets whether to decide creation of conformal mesh at contact surfaces.
ConstantHeight	Height of a single layer of mesh elements.
ControlDataDefinition	This property is used to define if the control data is defined by value or by settings.
ControlType	Returns the type of the control.
CoordinateSystem	Gets or sets the Coordinate System object used to define the material point location.
CreateFaceZone	Gets or sets whether to create a new face zone.
CreateQuadraticElements	Gets or sets whether to create quadratic elements. The default value is false.
DataModelObjectCategory	Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.
DecompositionType	Gets or sets the decomposition type used by the MultiZone mesher. Defaults to “Program Controlled”.
DefaultOffsetSize	Gets or sets the size of the offset layers to be used during the stack base operation.
DefeatureTolerance	Gets or sets the defeature tolerance applied during meshing. Applicable only if DefeatureToleranceDefineBy is “UserDefined”.
DefeatureToleranceDefineBy	Gets or sets how the Defeature Tolerance is defined for the MultiZone mesher. Defaults to “Program Controlled”.
DeleteEmptyVolumes	This property is used to enable or disable the automatic deletion of empty topo volumes during mesh to topology conversion. The default value is false.
DeleteInputScope	Gets or sets whether to delete of input scope after wrapping. The default value is false.
DihedralAngle	The dihedral angle is the angle between the normal vectors of two element faces.
DirectionX	Gets or sets the X component of the direction vector, with respect to the Global Coordinate System.
DirectionY	Gets or sets the Y component of the direction vector, with respect to the Global Coordinate System.
DirectionZ	Gets or sets the Z component of the direction vector, with respect to the Global Coordinate System.
EdgeLabelName	This property is used to rename the default edge label name generated during execution of step.
ElementSize	Define element size to achieve desired mesh results. User can achieve coarse, medium, or fine mesh by varying this value.
ElementsPerGap	Gets or sets the minimum number of element layers to be generated per gap for the Proximity Sizing control. The default values is 3.
EnableCheckpoint	Flag whether to enable a checkpoint or not. The default value is false.
ExcludeEnclosure	Gets or sets whether to exclude the enclosure from the wrapper scope . The default value is false.
ExcludeScopeDefinition	Gets or sets the type of scope definition for the Hole Patching exclusion scoping. Default: Value
ExcludeScopeMethod	Gets or sets the scoping method for the Hole Patching exclusion scoping. Default: Label.
ExcludeScopeOutcome	Gets or sets the scope outcome from a previous operation for the Hole Patching exclusion scoping. Applicable only if scope is defined by outcome.
ExcludeScopePattern	Gets or sets the part, zone or label name pattern for the Hole Patching exclusion scoping. Applicable only if scope is defined by value.
ExternalLabelName	This property is used to rename the default external label name generated during execution of step.
ExternalScopeDefinition	It is defined by value or outcome depending on if the External scope is defined manual by the user or defined based on a previous outcome.
ExternalScopeMethod	The method can be label/zone/part and it is applied to external region of enclosure.
ExternalScopeOutcome	If the InnerScopeDefinition is set to Outcome, then this property is visible. It defines the previous step outcome. This way we input the results of a previous step to the current step. The input applies to inner region of enclosure.
ExternalScopePattern	The value can be a name of a region or a predefined patterns to select multiple region names.
FaceZoneByPart	Gets or sets whether to define an independent face zone for each input part.
FaceZoneName	This property is used to define the name of the default face zone name generated during execution of step.
FieldName	Gets or sets the label name to be applied.
Figures	Gets the list of associated figures.
Filename	Assign full path to the filename would like to Import/Export.
Filenames	Assign paths with ‘
FreeFaceMeshType	Gets or sets the type of elements for the MultiZone mesher free face mesh. Defaults to “All Quads”.
FreeVolumeMeshType	Gets or sets how free mesh blocks should be treated by the MultiZone meshing algorithm. Defaults to “NotAllowed”.
GrowthRate	Gradient of element size as each layer grows.
HemisphereCenterModality	This property is used to define the rule for the computation of the center of the hemispherical enclosure.
HemisphereOrientationModality	This property is used to define the rule for the computation of the orientation of the hemispherical enclosure.
IgnoreOrientation	Gets or sets whether to ignore the face normal orientation while calculating the proximity for the Proximity Sizing control. The default value is False.
IgnoreSelfProximity	Gets or sets whether to ignore the proximity between two faces from the same face zone while calculating the proximity for the Proximity Sizing control. The default value is True.
Images	Gets the list of associated images.
InnerScopeDefinition	It is defined by value or outcome depending on if the Inner scope is defined manually by the user or defined based on a previous outcome.
InnerScopeMethod	The method can be label/zone/part and it is applied to inner region of enclosure.
InnerScopeOutcome	If the InnerScopeDefinition is set to Outcome, then this property is visible. It defines the previous step outcome. This way we input the results of a previous step to the current step. The input applies to inner region of enclosure.
InnerScopePattern	The value can be a name of a region or a predefined patterns to select multiple region names.
InputMeshScopeDefinition	Gets or sets the type of scope definition for the Input Mesh scoping. Default: Value.
InputMeshScopeMethod	Gets or sets the scoping method for the Input Mesh scoping. Default: Label.
InputMeshScopeOutcome	Gets or sets the scope outcome for Input Mesh scoping from a previous operation. Applicable only if InputMeshScopeDefinition is set to Outcome.
InputMeshScopePattern	Gets or sets the zone or label name pattern that defines the Input Mesh scoping. Applicable only if InputMeshScopeDefinition is set to Value.
InternalLabelName	This property is used to rename the default Internal label name generated during execution of step.
InternalObject	Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.
LabelName	This property is used to rename the default label name generated during execution of step.
LateralDefeatureSize	Gets or sets the defeature size to be used along the lateral direction of stacking.
Material	Gets or sets the Material.
MaterialName	Gets or sets the Material Name.
MaterialPointDefinition	Gets or sets the material point definition type.
MaterialPointType	It defines the type of material point, it can be “Include” or “Exclude”.
MaxHoleSize	Gets or sets the maximum size of holes to be considered for Wrapper Leak Prevention and Hole Patching.
MaxSize	Gets or sets the maximum size to be used for the volumetric size field sizing computation in the Proximity Sizing and Curvature Sizing controls. This is a length value.
MergeNodesTolerance	Gets or sets the tolerance within which nodes are to be merged.
MergeNodesToleranceType	Gets or sets the merge nodes tolerance type to be used when executing Merge Nodes operation. The default value is Absolute.
MeshFlowControl	This property gives control over the flow of mesh during surface mesh generation. The supported modes are None, and Global Cartesian.
MeshedVolumeLabelSuffix	Gets or sets the suffix to be used when defining labels scoped to volumes meshed by the MultiZone mesher. Defaults to “MultiZoneMesh”.
MinSize	Gets or sets the minimum size to be used for the volumetric size field sizing computation in the Proximity Sizing and Curvature Sizing controls. This is a length value.
MinimalNumberOfVolumetricLayers	It determines the minimal number of layers of volume elements to be created around the scoped body.
MinimalRadius	It defines the desired minimal radius of the spherical enclosure.
MorphRecordingName	This property is used to define the name for matching the morphing recording to apply to the meshing operation.
NormalAngle	Gets or sets the maximum allowed normal angle between neighboring elements when computing curvature for the Curvature Sizing control. This value must be between 0 and 180 degrees (0 to π) and defaults to 18 degrees.
NumberOfAttempts	Number of attempts for mesh convergence.
NumberOfDivisions	Gets or sets the number of divisions for the scoped edges.
NumberOfLayers	Number of layers of mesh elements.
OffsetFileName	Gets or sets the full file path to the .csv file containing the offset coordinates for replication.
OriginX	Gets or sets the X coordinate of origin (location of base face) in the volume flattening step.
OriginY	Gets or sets the Y coordinate of origin (location of base face) in the volume flattening step.
OriginZ	Gets or sets the Z coordinate of origin (location of base face) in the volume flattening step.
PartName	Gets or sets the part name to be used when generating.
PercentageIncrement	The number of volumetric Layers determines the number of layers. This property decides whether all the layers are an equal size (default 0.0) or they should gradually increase the size of volume element than previous element.
ProjectSideFaces	Gets or sets whether to project the side faces after the extrusion.
Properties	Gets the list of properties for this object.
ProtectOnlyBoundaries	Gets or sets whether the topology protection flag is applied only to the exterior boundary of the scoped boundaries or not. Defaults to False.
QuadBoundaryLayerFaceScopeDefinition	Gets or sets the type of scope definition for the quad boundary layer face scoping. Default: Value
QuadBoundaryLayerFaceScopeMethod	Gets or sets the scoping method for the quad boundary layer face scoping. Default: Label.
QuadBoundaryLayerFaceScopeOutcome	Gets or sets the scope outcome from a previous operation. Applicable only if ‘QuadBoundaryLayerFaceScopeDefinition’ is set to Outcome.
QuadBoundaryLayerFaceScopePattern	Gets or sets the part, zone or label name pattern that defines the scope. Applicable only if ‘QuadBoundaryLayerFaceScopeDefinition’ is set to Value.
QuadBoundaryLayerFirstLayerHeight	Gets or sets the height of the first quad layer.
QuadBoundaryLayerGrowthRate	Gets or sets the ratio of heights between subsequent quad layers.
QuadBoundaryLayerNumberOfDivisions	Gets or sets the number of annular divisions on the washer boundary from where the quad layers are grown.
QuadBoundaryLayerNumberOfLayers	Gets or sets the number of quad layers on the washer boundary.
RecomputeClosedVolumes	Gets or sets whether to recompute closed volumes after the operation.
RegionType	It is defined by Material Point or External.
RelativeMergeTolerancePercentage	Gets or sets the percentage of the connected edge lengths to be used as tolerance for merging nodes.
Remesh	Gets or sets whether to allow the remesh of already meshed volumes. The default value is false.
RepairModel	Gets or sets whether to repair the PrimeMesh model after the reading operation is executed. The default value is false.
RestrictBoundaryNodes	Gets or sets whether to restrict the boundary nodes displacement. The default value is true.
RetainMeshedVolumes	Gets or sets whether existing mesh on the scoped volumes is to be retained or remeshed.
ReverseSurfaceOrientation	Reverse Surface Orientation. The default value is false.
ScaleFactor	Scale Factor is used to scale shapes in different dimensions.
ScopeDefinition	It is defined by value or outcome.
ScopeMethod	The method can be label/zone/part.
ScopeOutcome	If the InnerScopeDefinition is set to Outcome, then this property is visible. It defines the previous step outcome. This way we input the results of a previous step to the current step. The input applies to inner region of enclosure.
ScopePattern	The value can be a name of a region or a predefined patterns to select multiple region names.
SeedFaceScopeDefinition	Gets or sets the type of scope definition for the seed face scoping. Default: Value
SeedFaceScopeMethod	Gets or sets the scoping method for the seed face scoping. Default: Label.
SeedFaceScopeOutcome	Gets or sets the scope outcome from a previous operation. Applicable only if SeedFaceScopeDefinition is set to Outcome.
SeedFaceScopePattern	Gets or sets the part, zone or label name pattern that defines the scope. Applicable only if SeedFaceScopeDefinition is set to Value.
SharedTopologyLabelName	Gets or sets the name used as label to scope the shared topology faces which are automatically added as input mesh for MultiZone. Defaults to “MultiZoneMesh/SharedTopologyInputMesh”.
SizeFieldDefinition	Gets or sets how the control’s size field pattern should be defined, either by “Value” or by “Outcome”. The default value is “Value”.
SizeFieldOutcome	Gets or sets the outcome to be used to define the size field pattern when SizeFieldDefinition is set to “Outcome”.
SizeFieldPattern	This property is used to define the name pattern for matching the size fields to apply to the meshing operation.
SmoothingIterations	Allows user to input number of iterations needed to achieve good mesh results.
SmoothingPreserveVolume	Gets or sets whether to enable and disable the volume preserving smoothing. If enabled, the smoothing will preserve the initial volume of the input. The default value is false.
SourceTargetScopeDefinition	Gets or sets the type of scope definition for the Source/Target scoping. Default: Value.
SourceTargetScopeMethod	Gets or sets the scoping method for the Source/Target scoping. Default: Label.
SourceTargetScopeOutcome	Gets or sets the scope outcome for the Source/Target scoping from a previous operation. Applicable only if SourceTargetScopeDefinition is set to Outcome.
SourceTargetScopePattern	Gets or sets the zone or label name pattern that defines the Source/Target scoping. Applicable only if SourceTargetScopeDefinition is set to Value.
SphereCenterModality	This property is used to define the rule for the computation of the center of the spherical enclosure.
StackingDefeatureSize	Defines defeature size to be used along the stacking direction.
SurfaceMeshType	This property gives control over what type of elements need to be generated in the mesh. The supported surface mesh types are Triangles and Quadrilaterals.
SweepingSize	Gets or sets the constant size along the sweeping direction.
TargetSkewness	Set Limit to the skewness of an element. Higher the skewness value, expecting a better mesh result.
Thickness	Gets or sets the Thickness to be assigned to the scoped zone.
TopologyConformalConnection	Gets or sets whether to preserve the topology connection for the newly created faces. The default value is false.
TriangleCountReductionMode	This property gives control over the mode/degree of triangle count reduction during surface mesh generation. The supported modes are None, Conservative and Aggressive.
VisibleProperties	Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.
VolumeMeshType	Type of Volume elements such as Tetrahedrons and Hex.
VolumeZoneName	This property is used to rename the default volume zone name generated during execution of step.
WrapByParts	Gets or sets whether to wrap each part separately. The default value is false.
XCoordinate	It defines the X Coordinate.
YCoordinate	It defines the Y Coordinate.
ZCoordinate	It defines the Z Coordinate.

Property detail

property MeshWorkflowControl.AppendData : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to append the mesh data being read to the current PrimeMesh model or to clear the model content before the mesh data is being read. The default value is false.

property MeshWorkflowControl.AutomaticExternalScope : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to define programmatically the external scoping method and pattern for the external enclosure. The default value is false.

property MeshWorkflowControl.BaseFaceLabel : str | None

Gets or sets the label to be used for the base face.

property MeshWorkflowControl.BaseFaceScopeDefinition : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeDefinedByType | None

Gets or sets the type of scope definition for the base face scoping. Default: Value

property MeshWorkflowControl.BaseFaceScopeMethod : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeType | None

Gets or sets the scoping method for the base face scoping. Default: Label.

property MeshWorkflowControl.BaseFaceScopeOutcome : int | None

Gets or sets the scope outcome from a previous operation. Applicable only if BaseFaceScopeOutcome is set to Outcome.

property MeshWorkflowControl.BaseFaceScopePattern : str | None

Gets or sets the part, zone or label name pattern that defines the scope. Applicable only if BaseFaceScopeOutcome is set to Value.

property MeshWorkflowControl.CenterPlaneNormalOffset : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

It defines the desired offset of the plane of the hemisphere from the model.

property MeshWorkflowControl.CenterPosition : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.SphereCenterDefinitionType | None

It is defined by “Centered”, “Minimal”, and “User Defined”.

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

Gets the list of children.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ConformalMeshOnContactSurfaces : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to decide creation of conformal mesh at contact surfaces.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ConstantHeight : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Height of a single layer of mesh elements.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ControlDataDefinition : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ControlDataDefinedByType | None

This property is used to define if the control data is defined by value or by settings.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ControlType : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ControlType | None

Returns the type of the control.

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

Gets or sets the Coordinate System object used to define the material point location.

property MeshWorkflowControl.CreateFaceZone : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to create a new face zone.

property MeshWorkflowControl.CreateQuadraticElements : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to create quadratic elements. The default value is false.

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

Gets the current DataModelObject’s category.

property MeshWorkflowControl.DecompositionType : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.DecompositionType | None

Gets or sets the decomposition type used by the MultiZone mesher. Defaults to “Program Controlled”.

property MeshWorkflowControl.DefaultOffsetSize : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the size of the offset layers to be used during the stack base operation.

property MeshWorkflowControl.DefeatureTolerance : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the defeature tolerance applied during meshing. Applicable only if DefeatureToleranceDefineBy is “UserDefined”.

property MeshWorkflowControl.DefeatureToleranceDefineBy : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.DefeatureToleranceDefineBy | None

Gets or sets how the Defeature Tolerance is defined for the MultiZone mesher. Defaults to “Program Controlled”.

property MeshWorkflowControl.DeleteEmptyVolumes : bool | None

This property is used to enable or disable the automatic deletion of empty topo volumes during mesh to topology conversion. The default value is false.

property MeshWorkflowControl.DeleteInputScope : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to delete of input scope after wrapping. The default value is false.

property MeshWorkflowControl.DihedralAngle : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

The dihedral angle is the angle between the normal vectors of two element faces.

property MeshWorkflowControl.DirectionX : float | None

Gets or sets the X component of the direction vector, with respect to the Global Coordinate System.

property MeshWorkflowControl.DirectionY : float | None

Gets or sets the Y component of the direction vector, with respect to the Global Coordinate System.

property MeshWorkflowControl.DirectionZ : float | None

Gets or sets the Z component of the direction vector, with respect to the Global Coordinate System.

property MeshWorkflowControl.EdgeLabelName : str | None

This property is used to rename the default edge label name generated during execution of step.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ElementSize : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Define element size to achieve desired mesh results. User can achieve coarse, medium, or fine mesh by varying this value.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ElementsPerGap : int | None

Gets or sets the minimum number of element layers to be generated per gap for the Proximity Sizing control. The default values is 3.

property MeshWorkflowControl.EnableCheckpoint : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.CheckpointDefinitionType | None

Flag whether to enable a checkpoint or not. The default value is false.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ExcludeEnclosure : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to exclude the enclosure from the wrapper scope . The default value is false.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ExcludeScopeDefinition : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeDefinedByType | None

Gets or sets the type of scope definition for the Hole Patching exclusion scoping. Default: Value

property MeshWorkflowControl.ExcludeScopeMethod : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeType | None

Gets or sets the scoping method for the Hole Patching exclusion scoping. Default: Label.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ExcludeScopeOutcome : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshWorkflowOutcome | None

Gets or sets the scope outcome from a previous operation for the Hole Patching exclusion scoping. Applicable only if scope is defined by outcome.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ExcludeScopePattern : str | None

Gets or sets the part, zone or label name pattern for the Hole Patching exclusion scoping. Applicable only if scope is defined by value.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ExternalLabelName : str | None

This property is used to rename the default external label name generated during execution of step.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ExternalScopeDefinition : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeDefinedByType | None

It is defined by value or outcome depending on if the External scope is defined manual by the user or defined based on a previous outcome.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ExternalScopeMethod : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeType | None

The method can be label/zone/part and it is applied to external region of enclosure.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ExternalScopeOutcome : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshWorkflowOutcome | None

If the InnerScopeDefinition is set to Outcome, then this property is visible. It defines the previous step outcome. This way we input the results of a previous step to the current step. The input applies to inner region of enclosure.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ExternalScopePattern : str | None

The value can be a name of a region or a predefined patterns to select multiple region names.

property MeshWorkflowControl.FaceZoneByPart : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to define an independent face zone for each input part.

property MeshWorkflowControl.FaceZoneName : str | None

This property is used to define the name of the default face zone name generated during execution of step.

property MeshWorkflowControl.FieldName : str | None

Gets or sets the label name to be applied.

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

Gets the list of associated figures.

property MeshWorkflowControl.Filename : str | None

Assign full path to the filename would like to Import/Export.

property MeshWorkflowControl.Filenames : str | None

Assign paths with ‘|’ seperator to this property to read multiple files, pass without seperator if single file.

property MeshWorkflowControl.FreeFaceMeshType : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.FreeFaceMeshType | None

Gets or sets the type of elements for the MultiZone mesher free face mesh. Defaults to “All Quads”.

property MeshWorkflowControl.FreeVolumeMeshType : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.FreeVolumeMeshType | None

Gets or sets how free mesh blocks should be treated by the MultiZone meshing algorithm. Defaults to “NotAllowed”.

property MeshWorkflowControl.GrowthRate : float | None

Gradient of element size as each layer grows.

property MeshWorkflowControl.HemisphereCenterModality : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.HemisphereCenterDefinitionType | None

This property is used to define the rule for the computation of the center of the hemispherical enclosure.

property MeshWorkflowControl.HemisphereOrientationModality : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.HemisphereOrientationDefinitionType | None

This property is used to define the rule for the computation of the orientation of the hemispherical enclosure.

property MeshWorkflowControl.IgnoreOrientation : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to ignore the face normal orientation while calculating the proximity for the Proximity Sizing control. The default value is False.

property MeshWorkflowControl.IgnoreSelfProximity : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to ignore the proximity between two faces from the same face zone while calculating the proximity for the Proximity Sizing control. The default value is True.

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

Gets the list of associated images.

property MeshWorkflowControl.InnerScopeDefinition : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeDefinedByType | None

It is defined by value or outcome depending on if the Inner scope is defined manually by the user or defined based on a previous outcome.

property MeshWorkflowControl.InnerScopeMethod : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeType | None

The method can be label/zone/part and it is applied to inner region of enclosure.

property MeshWorkflowControl.InnerScopeOutcome : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshWorkflowOutcome | None

If the InnerScopeDefinition is set to Outcome, then this property is visible. It defines the previous step outcome. This way we input the results of a previous step to the current step. The input applies to inner region of enclosure.

property MeshWorkflowControl.InnerScopePattern : str | None

The value can be a name of a region or a predefined patterns to select multiple region names.

property MeshWorkflowControl.InputMeshScopeDefinition : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeDefinedByType | None

Gets or sets the type of scope definition for the Input Mesh scoping. Default: Value.

property MeshWorkflowControl.InputMeshScopeMethod : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeType | None

Gets or sets the scoping method for the Input Mesh scoping. Default: Label.

property MeshWorkflowControl.InputMeshScopeOutcome : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshWorkflowOutcome | None

Gets or sets the scope outcome for Input Mesh scoping from a previous operation. Applicable only if InputMeshScopeDefinition is set to Outcome.

property MeshWorkflowControl.InputMeshScopePattern : str | None

Gets or sets the zone or label name pattern that defines the Input Mesh scoping. Applicable only if InputMeshScopeDefinition is set to Value.

property MeshWorkflowControl.InternalLabelName : str | None

This property is used to rename the default Internal label name generated during execution of step.

property MeshWorkflowControl.InternalObject : Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSEngineeringModelControlAuto | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

property MeshWorkflowControl.LabelName : str | None

This property is used to rename the default label name generated during execution of step.

property MeshWorkflowControl.LateralDefeatureSize : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the defeature size to be used along the lateral direction of stacking.

property MeshWorkflowControl.Material : str | None

Gets or sets the Material.

property MeshWorkflowControl.MaterialName : str | None

Gets or sets the Material Name.

property MeshWorkflowControl.MaterialPointDefinition : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.MaterialPointDefineByType | None

Gets or sets the material point definition type.

property MeshWorkflowControl.MaterialPointType : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.MaterialPointType | None

It defines the type of material point, it can be “Include” or “Exclude”.

property MeshWorkflowControl.MaxHoleSize : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the maximum size of holes to be considered for Wrapper Leak Prevention and Hole Patching.

property MeshWorkflowControl.MaxSize : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the maximum size to be used for the volumetric size field sizing computation in the Proximity Sizing and Curvature Sizing controls. This is a length value.

property MeshWorkflowControl.MergeNodesTolerance : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the tolerance within which nodes are to be merged.

property MeshWorkflowControl.MergeNodesToleranceType : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.MergeNodesToleranceType | None

Gets or sets the merge nodes tolerance type to be used when executing Merge Nodes operation. The default value is Absolute.

property MeshWorkflowControl.MeshFlowControl : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.MeshFlowControl | None

This property gives control over the flow of mesh during surface mesh generation. The supported modes are None, and Global Cartesian.

property MeshWorkflowControl.MeshedVolumeLabelSuffix : str | None

Gets or sets the suffix to be used when defining labels scoped to volumes meshed by the MultiZone mesher. Defaults to “MultiZoneMesh”.

property MeshWorkflowControl.MinSize : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the minimum size to be used for the volumetric size field sizing computation in the Proximity Sizing and Curvature Sizing controls. This is a length value.

property MeshWorkflowControl.MinimalNumberOfVolumetricLayers : int | None

It determines the minimal number of layers of volume elements to be created around the scoped body.

property MeshWorkflowControl.MinimalRadius : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

It defines the desired minimal radius of the spherical enclosure.

property MeshWorkflowControl.MorphRecordingName : str | None

This property is used to define the name for matching the morphing recording to apply to the meshing operation.

property MeshWorkflowControl.NormalAngle : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the maximum allowed normal angle between neighboring elements when computing curvature for the Curvature Sizing control. This value must be between 0 and 180 degrees (0 to π) and defaults to 18 degrees.

property MeshWorkflowControl.NumberOfAttempts : int | None

Number of attempts for mesh convergence.

property MeshWorkflowControl.NumberOfDivisions : int | None

Gets or sets the number of divisions for the scoped edges.

property MeshWorkflowControl.NumberOfLayers : int | None

Number of layers of mesh elements.

property MeshWorkflowControl.OffsetFileName : str | None

Gets or sets the full file path to the .csv file containing the offset coordinates for replication.

property MeshWorkflowControl.OriginX : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the X coordinate of origin (location of base face) in the volume flattening step.

property MeshWorkflowControl.OriginY : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the Y coordinate of origin (location of base face) in the volume flattening step.

property MeshWorkflowControl.OriginZ : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the Z coordinate of origin (location of base face) in the volume flattening step.

property MeshWorkflowControl.PartName : str | None

Gets or sets the part name to be used when generating.

property MeshWorkflowControl.PercentageIncrement : float | None

The number of volumetric Layers determines the number of layers. This property decides whether all the layers are an equal size (default 0.0) or they should gradually increase the size of volume element than previous element.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ProjectSideFaces : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to project the side faces after the extrusion.

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

Gets the list of properties for this object.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ProtectOnlyBoundaries : bool | None

Gets or sets whether the topology protection flag is applied only to the exterior boundary of the scoped boundaries or not. Defaults to False.

property MeshWorkflowControl.QuadBoundaryLayerFaceScopeDefinition : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeDefinedByType | None

Gets or sets the type of scope definition for the quad boundary layer face scoping. Default: Value

property MeshWorkflowControl.QuadBoundaryLayerFaceScopeMethod : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeType | None

Gets or sets the scoping method for the quad boundary layer face scoping. Default: Label.

property MeshWorkflowControl.QuadBoundaryLayerFaceScopeOutcome : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshWorkflowOutcome | None

Gets or sets the scope outcome from a previous operation. Applicable only if ‘QuadBoundaryLayerFaceScopeDefinition’ is set to Outcome.

property MeshWorkflowControl.QuadBoundaryLayerFaceScopePattern : str | None

Gets or sets the part, zone or label name pattern that defines the scope. Applicable only if ‘QuadBoundaryLayerFaceScopeDefinition’ is set to Value.

property MeshWorkflowControl.QuadBoundaryLayerFirstLayerHeight : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the height of the first quad layer.

property MeshWorkflowControl.QuadBoundaryLayerGrowthRate : float | None

Gets or sets the ratio of heights between subsequent quad layers.

property MeshWorkflowControl.QuadBoundaryLayerNumberOfDivisions : int | None

Gets or sets the number of annular divisions on the washer boundary from where the quad layers are grown.

property MeshWorkflowControl.QuadBoundaryLayerNumberOfLayers : int | None

Gets or sets the number of quad layers on the washer boundary.

property MeshWorkflowControl.RecomputeClosedVolumes : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to recompute closed volumes after the operation.

property MeshWorkflowControl.RegionType : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.WrapperRegionType | None

It is defined by Material Point or External.

property MeshWorkflowControl.RelativeMergeTolerancePercentage : float | None

Gets or sets the percentage of the connected edge lengths to be used as tolerance for merging nodes.

property MeshWorkflowControl.Remesh : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to allow the remesh of already meshed volumes. The default value is false.

property MeshWorkflowControl.RepairModel : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to repair the PrimeMesh model after the reading operation is executed. The default value is false.

property MeshWorkflowControl.RestrictBoundaryNodes : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to restrict the boundary nodes displacement. The default value is true.

property MeshWorkflowControl.RetainMeshedVolumes : bool | None

Gets or sets whether existing mesh on the scoped volumes is to be retained or remeshed.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ReverseSurfaceOrientation : bool | None

Reverse Surface Orientation. The default value is false.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ScaleFactor : float | None

Scale Factor is used to scale shapes in different dimensions.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ScopeDefinition : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeDefinedByType | None

It is defined by value or outcome.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ScopeMethod : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeType | None

The method can be label/zone/part.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ScopeOutcome : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshWorkflowOutcome | None

If the InnerScopeDefinition is set to Outcome, then this property is visible. It defines the previous step outcome. This way we input the results of a previous step to the current step. The input applies to inner region of enclosure.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ScopePattern : str | None

The value can be a name of a region or a predefined patterns to select multiple region names.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SeedFaceScopeDefinition : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeDefinedByType | None

Gets or sets the type of scope definition for the seed face scoping. Default: Value

property MeshWorkflowControl.SeedFaceScopeMethod : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeType | None

Gets or sets the scoping method for the seed face scoping. Default: Label.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SeedFaceScopeOutcome : int | None

Gets or sets the scope outcome from a previous operation. Applicable only if SeedFaceScopeDefinition is set to Outcome.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SeedFaceScopePattern : str | None

Gets or sets the part, zone or label name pattern that defines the scope. Applicable only if SeedFaceScopeDefinition is set to Value.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SharedTopologyLabelName : str | None

Gets or sets the name used as label to scope the shared topology faces which are automatically added as input mesh for MultiZone. Defaults to “MultiZoneMesh/SharedTopologyInputMesh”.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SizeFieldDefinition : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeDefinedByType | None

Gets or sets how the control’s size field pattern should be defined, either by “Value” or by “Outcome”. The default value is “Value”.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SizeFieldOutcome : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshWorkflowOutcome | None

Gets or sets the outcome to be used to define the size field pattern when SizeFieldDefinition is set to “Outcome”.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SizeFieldPattern : str | None

This property is used to define the name pattern for matching the size fields to apply to the meshing operation.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SmoothingIterations : int | None

Allows user to input number of iterations needed to achieve good mesh results.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SmoothingPreserveVolume : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to enable and disable the volume preserving smoothing. If enabled, the smoothing will preserve the initial volume of the input. The default value is false.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SourceTargetScopeDefinition : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeDefinedByType | None

Gets or sets the type of scope definition for the Source/Target scoping. Default: Value.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SourceTargetScopeMethod : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.ScopeType | None

Gets or sets the scoping method for the Source/Target scoping. Default: Label.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SourceTargetScopeOutcome : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshWorkflowOutcome | None

Gets or sets the scope outcome for the Source/Target scoping from a previous operation. Applicable only if SourceTargetScopeDefinition is set to Outcome.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SourceTargetScopePattern : str | None

Gets or sets the zone or label name pattern that defines the Source/Target scoping. Applicable only if SourceTargetScopeDefinition is set to Value.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SphereCenterModality : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.SphereCenterDefinitionType | None

This property is used to define the rule for the computation of the center of the spherical enclosure.

property MeshWorkflowControl.StackingDefeatureSize : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Defines defeature size to be used along the stacking direction.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SurfaceMeshType : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.SurfaceMeshType | None

This property gives control over what type of elements need to be generated in the mesh. The supported surface mesh types are Triangles and Quadrilaterals.

property MeshWorkflowControl.SweepingSize : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

Gets or sets the constant size along the sweeping direction.

property MeshWorkflowControl.TargetSkewness : float | None

Set Limit to the skewness of an element. Higher the skewness value, expecting a better mesh result.

property MeshWorkflowControl.Thickness : float | None

Gets or sets the Thickness to be assigned to the scoped zone.

property MeshWorkflowControl.TopologyConformalConnection : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to preserve the topology connection for the newly created faces. The default value is false.

property MeshWorkflowControl.TriangleCountReductionMode : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.TriangleCountReductionMode | None

This property gives control over the mode/degree of triangle count reduction during surface mesh generation. The supported modes are None, Conservative and Aggressive.

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

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

property MeshWorkflowControl.VolumeMeshType : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MeshWorkflow.VolumeMeshType | None

Type of Volume elements such as Tetrahedrons and Hex.

property MeshWorkflowControl.VolumeZoneName : str | None

This property is used to rename the default volume zone name generated during execution of step.

property MeshWorkflowControl.WrapByParts : bool | None

Gets or sets whether to wrap each part separately. The default value is false.

property MeshWorkflowControl.XCoordinate : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

It defines the X Coordinate.

property MeshWorkflowControl.YCoordinate : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

It defines the Y Coordinate.

property MeshWorkflowControl.ZCoordinate : Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity | None

It defines the Z Coordinate.

Method detail

MeshWorkflowControl.Activate() → None

Activate the current object.

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

Creates a new child Figure.

MeshWorkflowControl.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.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

MeshWorkflowControl.Delete() → None

Run the Delete action.

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

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

MeshWorkflowControl.GroupAllSimilarChildren() → None

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

MeshWorkflowControl.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.

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

Get a property by its unique name.

MeshWorkflowControl.RemoveParameter(propName: str) → None

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