`ConstructionLine`

class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.ConstructionLines.ConstructionLine

Bases: object

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.
AddToGeometry	Add a part to Geometry with line bodies as contained in this ConstructionLine instance.
CopyTo	Copies all visible properties from this object to another.
CreateParameter	Creates a new parameter for a Property.
CreatePlanarPoints	CreatePlanarPoints method.
CreatePlane	Create a plane.
CreatePoints	CreatePoints method.
CreateStraightLines	CreateStraightLines method.
DeleteEdges	DeleteEdges method.
DeletePlane	Delete a plane associated with this construction line.
Duplicate	Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.
FlipEdges	FlipEdges method.
GetParameter	Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.
GetPartFromGeometry	Get the corresponding part for a ConstructionLine instance.
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.
Redo	Redo and undone operation in this Construction Line instance.
RemoveFromGeometry	Remove the corresponding part from the geometry.
RemoveParameter	Removes the parameter from the parameter set corresponding to the given property.
Undo	Undo the last operation in this Construction Line instance.
UpdateGeometry	Update the corresponding part with any changes made in this ConstructionLine instance.

Properties

Name	Description
Comments	Gets the list of associated comments.
DataModelObjectCategory	Gets the current DataModelObject's category.
Edges	Creates for the user an IEdge representation of each edge in this Construction Line.
Figures	Gets the list of associated figures.
Images	Gets the list of associated images.
InternalObject	Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.
Planes	Creates for the user an Plane representation of each plane in this Construction Line.
Points	Returns all points in this Construction Line, both those that have been created
Properties	Gets the list of properties for this object.
ReadOnly	Gets or sets the ReadOnly.
VisibleProperties	Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Property detail

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

Gets the list of associated comments.

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

Gets the current DataModelObject's category.

property ConstructionLine.Edges : List[Any] | None

Creates for the user an IEdge representation of each edge in this Construction Line.

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

Gets the list of associated figures.

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

Gets the list of associated images.

property ConstructionLine.InternalObject : Ansys.Common.Interop.DSLines.IDSLinesPythonInteraction | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

property ConstructionLine.Planes : List[Any] | None

Creates for the user an Plane representation of each plane in this Construction Line.

property ConstructionLine.Points : List[Any] | None

Returns all points in this Construction Line, both those that have been created as well as virtual representations.

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

Gets the list of properties for this object.

property ConstructionLine.ReadOnly : bool | None

Gets or sets the ReadOnly.

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

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

Method detail

ConstructionLine.Activate() → None

Activate the current object.

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

Creates a new child Comment.

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

Creates a new child Figure.

ConstructionLine.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.

ConstructionLine.AddToGeometry() → Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Geometry.IGeoPart

Add a part to Geometry with line bodies as contained in this ConstructionLine instance.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

ConstructionLine.CreatePlanarPoints(plane: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.ConstructionLines.Plane, pointDefinitionCollection: Iterable[Any]) → List[Any]

CreatePlanarPoints method.

ConstructionLine.CreatePlane(sketchPlaneDefinition: Any) → Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.ConstructionLines.Plane

Create a plane.

ConstructionLine.CreatePoints(pointDefinitionCollection: Iterable[Any]) → List[Any]

CreatePoints method.

ConstructionLine.CreateStraightLines(pointCollection: Iterable[Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.ConstructionLines.Point]) → List[Any]

CreateStraightLines method.

ConstructionLine.DeleteEdges(edgeCollection: Iterable[Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.ConstructionLines.Edges.IEdge]) → None

DeleteEdges method.

ConstructionLine.DeletePlane(plane: Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.ConstructionLines.Plane, forceDelete: bool) → None

Delete a plane associated with this construction line.

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

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

ConstructionLine.FlipEdges(edgesToFlip: Iterable[Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.ConstructionLines.Edges.IEdge]) → None

FlipEdges method.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

ConstructionLine.GetPartFromGeometry() → Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Geometry.IGeoPart

Get the corresponding part for a ConstructionLine instance.

ConstructionLine.GroupAllSimilarChildren() → None

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

ConstructionLine.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.

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

Get a property by its unique name.

ConstructionLine.Redo() → None

Redo and undone operation in this Construction Line instance.

ConstructionLine.RemoveFromGeometry() → None

Remove the corresponding part from the geometry.

ConstructionLine.RemoveParameter(propName: str) → None

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

ConstructionLine.Undo() → None

Undo the last operation in this Construction Line instance.

ConstructionLine.UpdateGeometry() → None

Update the corresponding part with any changes made in this ConstructionLine instance.