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 # `GeometryRayCastSettings`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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#### *class* Ansys.Mechanical.Selection.GeometryRayCastSettings

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

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## Overview

### Properties

NameDescription[`CastLength`](#GeometryRayCastSettings.CastLength)Optional; specifies maximum axial distance from BoundVector origin.[`CastRadius`](#GeometryRayCastSettings.CastRadius)Optional; specifies maximum radial distance from BoundVector.[`HitBodies`](#GeometryRayCastSettings.HitBodies)Specifies whether ray casting should hit bodies.[`HitEdges`](#GeometryRayCastSettings.HitEdges)Specifies whether ray casting should hit edges.[`HitFaces`](#GeometryRayCastSettings.HitFaces)Specifies whether ray casting should hit faces.[`HitVertices`](#GeometryRayCastSettings.HitVertices)Specifies whether ray casting should hit vertices.[`MaxHits`](#GeometryRayCastSettings.MaxHits)Specifies maximum number of ray casting hits.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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### *property* GeometryRayCastSettings.CastLength *: [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)*

Optional; specifies maximum axial distance from BoundVector origin. Defaults to maximum needed length.

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### *property* GeometryRayCastSettings.CastRadius *: [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)*

Optional; specifies maximum radial distance from BoundVector.

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

Specifies whether ray casting should hit bodies. Defaults to false.

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

Specifies whether ray casting should hit edges. Defaults to false.

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

Specifies whether ray casting should hit faces. Defaults to true.

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

Specifies whether ray casting should hit vertices. Defaults to false.

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### *property* GeometryRayCastSettings.MaxHits *: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Specifies maximum number of ray casting hits. Defaults to 1000.