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 # `CompositeFailureCriteria`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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#### *class* Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Results.CompositeFailureResults.CompositeFailureCriteria

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

Defines a CompositeFailureCriteria.

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## Overview

### Methods

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

NameDescription[`Children`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.Children)Gets the list of children.[`Comments`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.Comments)Gets the list of associated comments.[`CoreFailure`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.CoreFailure)Gets the configuration of the Core Failure sandwich failure criterion[`Cuntze`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.Cuntze)Gets the configuration of the Cuntze failure criterion for reinforced materials.[`DataModelObjectCategory`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.DataModelObjectCategory)Gets the current DataModelObject's category.[`FaceSheetWrinkling`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.FaceSheetWrinkling)Gets the configuration of the Face Sheet Wrinkling sandwich failure criterion.[`Figures`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.Figures)Gets the list of associated figures.[`Hashin`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.Hashin)Gets the configuration of the Hashin failure criterion for reinforced materials.[`Hoffman`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.Hoffman)Gets the configuration of the Hoffman failure criterion for reinforced materials.[`Images`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.Images)Gets the list of associated images.[`InternalObject`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.InternalObject)Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.[`LaRC`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.LaRC)Gets the configuration of the LaRC (Langley Research Center) failure criterion for reinforced materials.[`MaximumStrain`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.MaximumStrain)Gets the configuration of the maximum strain criterion for reinforced materials.[`MaximumStress`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.MaximumStress)Gets the configuration of the maximum stress criterion for reinforced materials.[`Properties`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.Properties)Gets the list of properties for this object.[`Puck`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.Puck)Gets the configuration of the Puck failure criterion for reinforced materials.[`ShearCrimping`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.ShearCrimping)Gets the configuration of the Shear Crimping sandwich failure criterion[`TsaiHill`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.TsaiHill)Gets the configuration of the Tsai-Hill failure criterion for reinforced materials.[`TsaiWu`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.TsaiWu)Gets the configuration of the Tsai-Wu failure criterion for reinforced materials.[`VisibleProperties`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.VisibleProperties)Gets the list of properties that are visible for this object.[`VonMises`](#CompositeFailureCriteria.VonMises)Gets the configuration of the Von Mises failure criterion for isotropic materials.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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

Gets the list of associated comments.

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

Gets the configuration of the Core Failure sandwich failure criterion

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

Gets the configuration of the Cuntze failure criterion for reinforced materials.

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

Gets the configuration of the Face Sheet Wrinkling sandwich failure criterion.

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

Gets the list of associated figures.

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

Gets the configuration of the Hashin failure criterion for reinforced materials.

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

Gets the configuration of the Hoffman failure criterion for reinforced materials.

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

Gets the list of associated images.

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

Gets the internal object. For advanced usage only.

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

Gets the configuration of the LaRC (Langley Research Center) failure criterion for reinforced materials.

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

Gets the configuration of the maximum strain criterion for reinforced materials.

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

Gets the configuration of the maximum stress criterion for reinforced materials.

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

Gets the configuration of the Puck failure criterion for reinforced materials.

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

Gets the configuration of the Shear Crimping sandwich failure criterion

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

Gets the configuration of the Tsai-Hill failure criterion for reinforced materials.

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

Gets the configuration of the Tsai-Wu failure criterion for reinforced materials.

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

Gets the configuration of the Von Mises failure criterion for isotropic materials.

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## Method detail

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

Activate the current object.

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### CompositeFailureCriteria.AddComment() → [Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment](../../Comment.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v261.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment)

Creates a new child Comment.

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### CompositeFailureCriteria.AddFigure() → [Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure](../../Figure.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v261.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Figure)

Creates a new child Figure.

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### CompositeFailureCriteria.AddImage(filePath: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)) → [Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Image](../../Image.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v261.Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Image)

```text
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.

```

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

Run the Delete action.

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

Run the GroupAllSimilarChildren action.

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### CompositeFailureCriteria.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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### CompositeFailureCriteria.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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### CompositeFailureCriteria.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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### CompositeFailureCriteria.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.