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 # `MappingOutsideOption`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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#### *class* Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.MappingOutsideOption(\*args, \*\*kwds)

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

Create a collection of name/value pairs.

Example enumeration:

```pycon
>>> class Color(Enum):
...     RED = 1
...     BLUE = 2
...     GREEN = 3

```

Access them by:

- attribute access: ```pycon
    >>> Color.RED
    <Color.RED: 1>
    
    ```
- value lookup: ```pycon
    >>> Color(1)
    <Color.RED: 1>
    
    ```
- name lookup: ```pycon
    >>> Color['RED']
    <Color.RED: 1>
    
    ```

Enumerations can be iterated over, and know how many members they have:

```pycon
>>> len(Color)
3

```

```pycon
>>> list(Color)
[<Color.RED: 1>, <Color.BLUE: 2>, <Color.GREEN: 3>]

```

Methods can be added to enumerations, and members can have their own attributes – see the documentation for details.

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## Overview

### Attributes

Name[`Ignore`](#MappingOutsideOption.Ignore)[`NearestNode`](#MappingOutsideOption.NearestNode)[`Projection`](#MappingOutsideOption.Projection)[`WeightedAvg`](#MappingOutsideOption.WeightedAvg)<a id="attribute-detail"></a>

## Attribute detail

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### MappingOutsideOption.Ignore *= 0*

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### MappingOutsideOption.NearestNode *= 3*

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### MappingOutsideOption.Projection *= 2*

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### MappingOutsideOption.WeightedAvg *= 1*