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Mechanical scripting interface 2026 R1

`MeshEdit`

Last update: 09.03.2026

class Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshEdit

Bases: object

Defines a MeshEdit.

Overview

Methods

Name Description
Activate Activate the current object.
AddComment Creates a new child Comment.
AddContactMatchGroup Creates a new ContactMatchGroup
AddDirectMorph Creates a new DirectMorph
AddFigure Creates a new child Figure.
AddImage Creates a new child Image.
AddManualMeshConnection Add a new ManualMeshConnection
AddMeshConnectionGroup Creates a new MeshConnectionGroup
AddNodeMerge Add a new NodeMerge.
AddNodeMergeGroup Creates a new NodeMergeGroup
AddNodeMove Creates a new NodeMove
AddPullExtrude Creates a new MeshExtrude
AddPullRevolve Creates a new MeshExtrude
AddPullSurfaceCoating Creates a new MeshExtrude
ClearGeneratedData Clear the generated data.
CopyTo Copies all visible properties from this object to another.
CreateNamedSelectionForSharedNodes Run the CreateNamedSelectionForSharedNodes action.
CreateParameter Creates a new parameter for a Property.
Duplicate Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.
Generate Generate all mesh edits.
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.
RenameBasedOnDefinition Run the RenameBasedOnDefinition action.
SearchConnectionsForDuplicatePairs Run the SearchConnectionsForDuplicatePairs action.

Properties

Name Description
AssociateToPullGeometry To Migrate Boundary Conditions from profile to resulting Pull bodies.
Children Gets the list of children.
Comments Gets the list of associated comments.
DataModelObjectCategory Gets the current DataModelObject's category.
Figures Gets the list of associated figures.
GenerateAutomaticMeshConnectionsOnRefresh Gets or sets the GenerateAutomaticMeshConnectionsOnRefresh.
Images Gets the list of associated images.
InternalObject Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.
Properties Gets the list of properties for this object.
TransparencyEnabled Gets or sets the TransparencyEnabled.
VisibleProperties Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.

Property detail

property MeshEdit.AssociateToPullGeometry : bool | None

To Migrate Boundary Conditions from profile to resulting Pull bodies.

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

Gets the list of children.

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

Gets the list of associated comments.

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

Gets the current DataModelObject's category.

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

Gets the list of associated figures.

property MeshEdit.GenerateAutomaticMeshConnectionsOnRefresh : Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.AutomaticOrManual | None

Gets or sets the GenerateAutomaticMeshConnectionsOnRefresh.

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

Gets the list of associated images.

property MeshEdit.InternalObject : Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSMeshConnectionsParentAuto | None

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

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

Gets the list of properties for this object.

property MeshEdit.TransparencyEnabled : bool | None

Gets or sets the TransparencyEnabled.

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

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

Method detail

MeshEdit.Activate() → None

Activate the current object.

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

Creates a new child Comment.

MeshEdit.AddContactMatchGroup() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.ContactMatchGroup

Creates a new ContactMatchGroup

MeshEdit.AddDirectMorph() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.DirectMorph

Creates a new DirectMorph

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

Creates a new child Figure.

MeshEdit.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.

MeshEdit.AddManualMeshConnection() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshConnection

Add a new ManualMeshConnection

MeshEdit.AddMeshConnectionGroup() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshConnectionGroup

Creates a new MeshConnectionGroup

MeshEdit.AddNodeMerge() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.NodeMerge

Add a new NodeMerge.

MeshEdit.AddNodeMergeGroup() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.NodeMergeGroup

Creates a new NodeMergeGroup

MeshEdit.AddNodeMove() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.NodeMove

Creates a new NodeMove

MeshEdit.AddPullExtrude() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshExtrude

Creates a new MeshExtrude

MeshEdit.AddPullRevolve() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshExtrude

Creates a new MeshExtrude

MeshEdit.AddPullSurfaceCoating() → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MeshExtrude

Creates a new MeshExtrude

MeshEdit.ClearGeneratedData() → None

Clear the generated data.

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

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

MeshEdit.CreateNamedSelectionForSharedNodes() → None

Run the CreateNamedSelectionForSharedNodes action.

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

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

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

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

MeshEdit.Generate() → None

Generate all mesh edits.

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

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

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

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

MeshEdit.GroupAllSimilarChildren() → None

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

MeshEdit.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.

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

Get a property by its unique name.

MeshEdit.RemoveParameter(propName: str) → None

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

MeshEdit.RenameBasedOnDefinition() → None

Run the RenameBasedOnDefinition action.

MeshEdit.SearchConnectionsForDuplicatePairs() → None

Run the SearchConnectionsForDuplicatePairs action.

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