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 # SweepType

 Last update: 16.10.2025 

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### *class* ansys.meshing.prime.SweepType(value, names=None, \*values, module=None, qualname=None, type=None, start=1, boundary=None)

Provides the Sweep Mesh Decomposition type.

### Attributes

| Name | Description | | [`SweepType.THINSWEEP`](ansys.meshing.prime.SweepType.THINSWEEP.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SweepType.THINSWEEP) | Creates swept blocks on thin wall geometries. | | [`SweepType.STANDARD`](ansys.meshing.prime.SweepType.STANDARD.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SweepType.STANDARD) | Multizone create mapped and swept blocks if possible (should be default). | | [`SweepType.MEDIALAXIS`](ansys.meshing.prime.SweepType.MEDIALAXIS.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SweepType.MEDIALAXIS) | Creates swept blocks on axisymmetric sweepable geometries. | | [`SweepType.PROGRAMCONTROLLED`](ansys.meshing.prime.SweepType.PROGRAMCONTROLLED.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SweepType.PROGRAMCONTROLLED) | Multizone chooses the best decomposition method based on geometry analysis and decomposition tries. |