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 # `MeshElementShape`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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#### *class* Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.MeshElementShape(\*args, \*\*kwds)

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

Defines the Mesh Element Types

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## Overview

### Attributes

Name[`Beam3`](#MeshElementShape.Beam3)[`Beam4`](#MeshElementShape.Beam4)[`Hex20`](#MeshElementShape.Hex20)[`Hex8`](#MeshElementShape.Hex8)[`Pyramid13`](#MeshElementShape.Pyramid13)[`Pyramid5`](#MeshElementShape.Pyramid5)[`Quad4`](#MeshElementShape.Quad4)[`Quad8`](#MeshElementShape.Quad8)[`Tet10`](#MeshElementShape.Tet10)[`Tet4`](#MeshElementShape.Tet4)[`Tri3`](#MeshElementShape.Tri3)[`Tri6`](#MeshElementShape.Tri6)[`Wedge15`](#MeshElementShape.Wedge15)[`Wedge6`](#MeshElementShape.Wedge6)<a id="attribute-detail"></a>

## Attribute detail

<a id="MeshElementShape.Beam3"></a>

### MeshElementShape.Beam3 *= 30*

<a id="MeshElementShape.Beam4"></a>

### MeshElementShape.Beam4 *= 31*

<a id="MeshElementShape.Hex20"></a>

### MeshElementShape.Hex20 *= 1*

<a id="MeshElementShape.Hex8"></a>

### MeshElementShape.Hex8 *= 11*

<a id="MeshElementShape.Pyramid13"></a>

### MeshElementShape.Pyramid13 *= 3*

<a id="MeshElementShape.Pyramid5"></a>

### MeshElementShape.Pyramid5 *= 13*

<a id="MeshElementShape.Quad4"></a>

### MeshElementShape.Quad4 *= 16*

<a id="MeshElementShape.Quad8"></a>

### MeshElementShape.Quad8 *= 6*

<a id="MeshElementShape.Tet10"></a>

### MeshElementShape.Tet10 *= 0*

<a id="MeshElementShape.Tet4"></a>

### MeshElementShape.Tet4 *= 10*

<a id="MeshElementShape.Tri3"></a>

### MeshElementShape.Tri3 *= 14*

<a id="MeshElementShape.Tri6"></a>

### MeshElementShape.Tri6 *= 4*

<a id="MeshElementShape.Wedge15"></a>

### MeshElementShape.Wedge15 *= 2*

<a id="MeshElementShape.Wedge6"></a>

### MeshElementShape.Wedge6 *= 12*