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Mechanical scripting interface 2025

`MappingVariableType`

Last update: 09.03.2026

class Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.MappingVariableType(*args, **kwds)

Bases: enum.Enum

Create a collection of name/value pairs.

Example enumeration:

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

Access them by:

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

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

>>> len(Color)
3
>>> 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.

Overview

Attributes

Name
MappingTransferConvectionCoefficient
MappingTransferDisplacementAndRotation
MappingTransferDisplacements
MappingTransferElementOrientation
MappingTransferForce
MappingTransferForceDensity
MappingTransferHeatFlux
MappingTransferHeatGeneration
MappingTransferHeatRate
MappingTransferMaterialField
MappingTransferMetalFraction
MappingTransferPressure
MappingTransferRotation
MappingTransferStrain
MappingTransferStress
MappingTransferTemperature
MappingTransferThickness
MappingTransferUnknown
MappingTransferVelocity

Attribute detail

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferConvectionCoefficient = 2

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferDisplacementAndRotation = 13

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferDisplacements = 7

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferElementOrientation = 18

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferForce = 10

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferForceDensity = 5

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferHeatFlux = 4

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferHeatGeneration = 3

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferHeatRate = 9

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferMaterialField = 17

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferMetalFraction = 16

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferPressure = 6

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferRotation = 12

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferStrain = 15

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferStress = 14

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferTemperature = 1

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferThickness = 8

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferUnknown = 0

MappingVariableType.MappingTransferVelocity = 11

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