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Mechanical scripting interface 2026 R1

`FeatureDetection`

Last update: 09.03.2026

class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.FeatureDetection

Bases: object

Defines a FeatureDetection.

Overview

Methods

Name Description
Activate Activate the current object.
AddComment Creates a new child Comment.
AddImage Creates a new child Image.
ClearGeneratedData Run the ClearGeneratedData action.
CopyTo Copies all visible properties from this object to another.
CreateParameter Creates a new parameter for a Property.
Delete Run the Delete action.
DetectFeatures DetectFeatures method.
Duplicate Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.
EvaluateAllResults Run the EvaluateAllResults action.
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.
Comments Gets the list of associated comments.
DataModelObjectCategory Gets the current DataModelObject's category.
Definition Get the FeatureDetectionDefinition object.
Images Gets the list of associated images.
InternalObject Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.
Location Gets or sets the Location.
NamedSelection Gets or sets the NamedSelection.
Properties Gets the list of properties for this object.
ScopingMethod Gets or sets the ScopingMethod.
VisibleProperties Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Property detail

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

Gets the list of children.

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

Gets the list of associated comments.

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

Gets the current DataModelObject's category.

property FeatureDetection.Definition : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.FeatureDetectionDefinition | None

Get the FeatureDetectionDefinition object. : This object contains all the Feature Detection data like Fillets, Holes, Chamfers detection.

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

Gets the list of associated images.

property FeatureDetection.InternalObject : Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSFeatureDetectionAuto | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

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

Gets or sets the Location.

property FeatureDetection.NamedSelection : Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.NamedSelection | None

Gets or sets the NamedSelection.

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

Gets the list of properties for this object.

property FeatureDetection.ScopingMethod : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.GeometryDefineByType | None

Gets or sets the ScopingMethod.

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

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

Method detail

FeatureDetection.Activate() → None

Activate the current object.

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

Creates a new child Comment.

FeatureDetection.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.

FeatureDetection.ClearGeneratedData() → None

Run the ClearGeneratedData action.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

FeatureDetection.Delete() → None

Run the Delete action.

FeatureDetection.DetectFeatures() → None

DetectFeatures method.

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

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

FeatureDetection.EvaluateAllResults() → None

Run the EvaluateAllResults action.

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

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

FeatureDetection.GroupAllSimilarChildren() → None

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

FeatureDetection.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.

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

Get a property by its unique name.

FeatureDetection.RemoveParameter(propName: str) → None

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

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