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 # `PatternRepetitionConstraint`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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#### *class* Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.PatternRepetitionConstraint

Bases: [`object`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#object)

Defines a PatternRepetitionConstraint.

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## Overview

### Methods

NameDescription[`Activate`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.Activate)Activate the current object.[`CopyTo`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.CopyTo)Copies all visible properties from this object to another.[`CreateParameter`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.CreateParameter)Creates a new parameter for a Property.[`Delete`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.Delete)Run the Delete action.[`Duplicate`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.Duplicate)Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.[`GetChildren`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.GetChildren)Gets the list of children, filtered by type.[`GetParameter`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.GetParameter)Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.[`GroupAllSimilarChildren`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.GroupAllSimilarChildren)Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.[`GroupSimilarObjects`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.GroupSimilarObjects)Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.[`PropertyByAPIName`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.PropertyByAPIName)Get a property by its API name.[`PropertyByName`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.PropertyByName)Get a property by its unique name.[`RemoveParameter`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.RemoveParameter)Removes the parameter from the parameter set corresponding to the given property.[`RenameBasedOnDefinition`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.RenameBasedOnDefinition)Run the RenameBasedOnDefinition action.### Properties

NameDescription[`Axis`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.Axis)Gets or sets the Axis used for repetition. Only positive direction enums will be accepted (“PositiveXAxis”, “PositiveYAxis”, “PositiveXAxis”).[`Children`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.Children)Gets the list of children.[`CoordinateSystem`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.CoordinateSystem)Gets or sets the CoordinateSystem.[`DataModelObjectCategory`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.DataModelObjectCategory)Gets the current DataModelObject's category.[`InternalObject`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.InternalObject)Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.[`Location`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.Location)Gets or sets the Location.[`Offset`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.Offset)Gets or sets the Offset.[`Properties`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.Properties)Gets the list of properties for this object.[`ScopingMethod`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.ScopingMethod)Gets or sets the ScopingMethod.[`Selection`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.Selection)Gets or sets the Selection.[`Suppressed`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.Suppressed)Gets or sets the Suppressed.[`VisibleProperties`](#PatternRepetitionConstraint.VisibleProperties)Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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### *property* PatternRepetitionConstraint.Axis *: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.CoordinateSystemAxisType](../../../Mechanical/DataModel/Enums/CoordinateSystemAxisType.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v261.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.CoordinateSystemAxisType) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the Axis used for repetition. Only positive direction enums will be accepted (“PositiveXAxis”, “PositiveYAxis”, “PositiveXAxis”). : InvalidArgumentException: Any unsupported enum value.

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### *property* PatternRepetitionConstraint.Children *: List\[[Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject](../../../Mechanical/DataModel/Interfaces/IDataModelObject.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v261.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject)\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the list of children.

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### *property* PatternRepetitionConstraint.CoordinateSystem *: [Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.CoordinateSystem](CoordinateSystem.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v261.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.CoordinateSystem) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the CoordinateSystem.

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### *property* PatternRepetitionConstraint.DataModelObjectCategory *: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.DataModelObjectCategory](../../../Mechanical/DataModel/Enums/DataModelObjectCategory.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v261.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.DataModelObjectCategory) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the current DataModelObject's category.

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### *property* PatternRepetitionConstraint.InternalObject *: Ansys.Common.Interop.DSObjectsAuto.IDSTopoConstraintAuto | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

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### *property* PatternRepetitionConstraint.Location *: [Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Common.ISelectionInfo](../../Interfaces/Common/ISelectionInfo.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v261.Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Common.ISelectionInfo) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the Location.

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### *property* PatternRepetitionConstraint.Offset *: [Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity](../../../Core/Units/Quantity.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v261.Ansys.Core.Units.Quantity) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the Offset.

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### *property* PatternRepetitionConstraint.Properties *: [tuple](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#tuple)\[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the list of properties for this object.

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### *property* PatternRepetitionConstraint.ScopingMethod *: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.GeometryDefineByType](../../../Mechanical/DataModel/Enums/GeometryDefineByType.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v261.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.GeometryDefineByType) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the ScopingMethod.

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### *property* PatternRepetitionConstraint.Selection *: [Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.OptimizationRegion](OptimizationRegion.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v261.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.OptimizationRegion) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the Selection.

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### *property* PatternRepetitionConstraint.Suppressed *: [bool](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the Suppressed.

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### *property* PatternRepetitionConstraint.VisibleProperties *: [tuple](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#tuple)\[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

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

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## Method detail

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### PatternRepetitionConstraint.Activate() → [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)

Activate the current object.

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### PatternRepetitionConstraint.CopyTo(other: Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.DataModelObject) → [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)

Copies all visible properties from this object to another.

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### PatternRepetitionConstraint.CreateParameter(propName: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)) → Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Mechanical.IParameter

Creates a new parameter for a Property.

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### PatternRepetitionConstraint.Delete() → [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)

Run the Delete action.

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### PatternRepetitionConstraint.Duplicate() → [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject](../../../Mechanical/DataModel/Interfaces/IDataModelObject.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v261.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Interfaces.IDataModelObject)

Creates a copy of the current DataModelObject.

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### PatternRepetitionConstraint.GetChildren(recurses: [bool](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool), children: List\[ChildrenType\]) → List\[ChildrenType\]

Gets the list of children, filtered by type.

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### PatternRepetitionConstraint.GetParameter(propName: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)) → Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Mechanical.IParameter

Gets the parameter corresponding to the given property.

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### PatternRepetitionConstraint.GroupAllSimilarChildren() → [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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### PatternRepetitionConstraint.GroupSimilarObjects() → [Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.TreeGroupingFolder](TreeGroupingFolder.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v261.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.TreeGroupingFolder)

Run the GroupSimilarObjects action.

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### PatternRepetitionConstraint.PropertyByAPIName(name: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)) → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property

```text
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.

```

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### PatternRepetitionConstraint.PropertyByName(name: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)) → Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Property

Get a property by its unique name.

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### PatternRepetitionConstraint.RemoveParameter(propName: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)) → [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)

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

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### PatternRepetitionConstraint.RenameBasedOnDefinition() → [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)

Run the RenameBasedOnDefinition action.