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Prime Mesh Python client library 2024 R2

CreateContactPatchParams

Last update: 17.07.2025

class ansys.meshing.prime.CreateContactPatchParams(model=None, contact_patch_axis=None, offset_distance=None, grouping_tolerance=None, suggested_part_name=None, suggested_label_prefix=None, json_data=None, **kwargs)

Parameters used for contact patch creation in the given axis.

  • Parameters: model: Model : Model to create a CreateContactPatchParams object with default parameters.

    contact_patch_axis: ContactPatchAxis, optional : Assigns the contact patch direction.

    offset_distance: float, optional : Source offset distance value.

    grouping_tolerance: float, optional : Tolerance distance value to group regions for contact patch creation.

    suggested_part_name: str, optional : Suggested part name for created contact patch surfaces.

    suggested_label_prefix: str, optional : Suggested label name for created contact patch surfaces.

    json_data: dict, optional : JSON dictionary to create a CreateContactPatchParams object with provided parameters.

Examples

>>> create_contact_patch_params = prime.CreateContactPatchParams(model = model)

Methods

Name Description
CreateContactPatchParams.print_default() Print the default values of CreateContactPatchParams object.
CreateContactPatchParams.set_default([...]) Set the default values of the CreateContactPatchParams object.

Attributes

Name Description
CreateContactPatchParams.contact_patch_axis Assigns the contact patch direction.
CreateContactPatchParams.grouping_tolerance Tolerance distance value to group regions for contact patch creation.
CreateContactPatchParams.offset_distance Source offset distance value.
CreateContactPatchParams.suggested_label_prefix Suggested label name for created contact patch surfaces.
CreateContactPatchParams.suggested_part_name Suggested part name for created contact patch surfaces.

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