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 # `CompositeFailureCriterionSettings`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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

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

Base class for settings objects which contain the configuration of a single failure criterion.

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## Overview

### Methods

NameDescription[`Reset`](#CompositeFailureCriterionSettings.Reset)Resets the settings to their default values.### Properties

NameDescription[`Active`](#CompositeFailureCriterionSettings.Active)Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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

Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated.

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## Method detail

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

Resets the settings to their default values.