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 # `CrackShape`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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#### *class* Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.CrackInitiation.CrackShape(\*args, \*\*kwds)

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

This enum specifies the crack shape type.

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## Overview

### Attributes

Name[`ManualElliptical`](#CrackShape.ManualElliptical)[`ProgramControlledElliptical`](#CrackShape.ProgramControlledElliptical)<a id="attribute-detail"></a>

## Attribute detail

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### CrackShape.ManualElliptical *= 1*

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### CrackShape.ProgramControlledElliptical *= 0*