`ElementBirthAndDeath`

class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.BoundaryConditions.ElementBirthAndDeath

Bases: object

Defines a ElementBirthAndDeath.

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.
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.
GetActivateAtLoadStep	Gets whether the ElementBirthAndDeath is active at the specified load step.
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.
SetActivateAtLoadStep	Sets whether the ElementBirthAndDeath is active at the specified load step.

Properties

Name	Description
Children	Gets the list of children.
Comments	Gets the list of associated comments.
CurrentStep	Gets or sets the CurrentStep.
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.
Location	Gets or sets the Location.
Properties	Gets the list of properties for this object.
Status	Gets or sets the Status.
Suppressed	Gets or sets the Suppressed.
VisibleProperties	Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Property detail

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

Gets the list of children.

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

Gets the list of associated comments.

property ElementBirthAndDeath.CurrentStep : int | None

Gets or sets the CurrentStep.

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

Gets the current DataModelObject's category.

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

Gets the list of associated figures.

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

Gets the list of associated images.

property ElementBirthAndDeath.InternalObject : Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSElementControlsAuto | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

property ElementBirthAndDeath.Location : Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Common.ISelectionInfo | None

Gets or sets the Location.

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

Gets the list of properties for this object.

property ElementBirthAndDeath.Status : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.ElementControlsStatus | None

Gets or sets the Status.

property ElementBirthAndDeath.Suppressed : bool | None

Gets or sets the Suppressed.

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

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

Method detail

ElementBirthAndDeath.Activate() → None

Activate the current object.

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

Creates a new child Comment.

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

Creates a new child Figure.

ElementBirthAndDeath.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.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

ElementBirthAndDeath.Delete() → None

Run the Delete action.

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

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

ElementBirthAndDeath.GetActivateAtLoadStep(stepNumber: int) → bool

Gets whether the ElementBirthAndDeath is active at the specified load step.

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

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

ElementBirthAndDeath.GroupAllSimilarChildren() → None

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

ElementBirthAndDeath.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.

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

Get a property by its unique name.

ElementBirthAndDeath.RemoveParameter(propName: str) → None

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

ElementBirthAndDeath.SetActivateAtLoadStep(stepNumber: int, bActive: bool) → None

Sets whether the ElementBirthAndDeath is active at the specified load step.