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Mechanical scripting interface 2026 R1

`DirectMorph`

Last update: 09.03.2026

class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.DirectMorph

Bases: object

Defines a DirectMorph.

Overview

Methods

Name Description
Activate Activate the current object.
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.
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.

Properties

Name Description
Children Gets the list of children.
DataModelObjectCategory Gets the current DataModelObject's category.
DisplacementFile Gets or sets the DisplacementFile.
InternalObject Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.
Location Gets or sets the Location.
MorphDefinition Defines whether the Morphing is done based on the specified Displacement File or the outcome of a Mesh Workflow Morphing step.
Properties Gets the list of properties for this object.
ScaleFactor Gets or sets the ScaleFactor.
Suppressed Gets or sets the Suppressed.
TrackWorkflowStep Specifies whether to track changes to the Morph field file of the specified Mesh Workflow Morphing step.
VisibleProperties Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.
WorkflowMorphStep Gets or sets the object ID of the Mesh Workflow Morphing step that the Morph Control is based on.

Property detail

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

Gets the list of children.

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

Gets the current DataModelObject's category.

property DirectMorph.DisplacementFile : str | None

Gets or sets the DisplacementFile.

property DirectMorph.InternalObject : Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSDirectMorphAuto | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

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

Gets or sets the Location.

property DirectMorph.MorphDefinition : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.MorphControl.MorphDefinitionType | None

Defines whether the Morphing is done based on the specified Displacement File or the outcome of a Mesh Workflow Morphing step.

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

Gets the list of properties for this object.

property DirectMorph.ScaleFactor : float | None

Gets or sets the ScaleFactor.

property DirectMorph.Suppressed : bool | None

Gets or sets the Suppressed.

property DirectMorph.TrackWorkflowStep : bool | None

Specifies whether to track changes to the Morph field file of the specified Mesh Workflow Morphing step.

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

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

property DirectMorph.WorkflowMorphStep : int | None

Gets or sets the object ID of the Mesh Workflow Morphing step that the Morph Control is based on.

Method detail

DirectMorph.Activate() → None

Activate the current object.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

DirectMorph.Delete() → None

Run the Delete action.

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

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

DirectMorph.GroupAllSimilarChildren() → None

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

DirectMorph.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.

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

Get a property by its unique name.

DirectMorph.RemoveParameter(propName: str) → None

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

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