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 # VolumeControl

 Last update: 29.04.2026 

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### *class* ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl(model, id, object\_id, name, local=False)

Defines the scope and type of volume mesh to generate.

**Parameters:**

**model**

Server model to create VolumeControl object.

**id**

Id of the VolumeControl.

**object\_id**

Object id of the VolumeControl.

**name**

Name of the VolumeControl.

### Methods

NameDescription[`VolumeControl.get_params`](ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.get_params.md#ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.get_params)()Get the parameters of the volume control.[`VolumeControl.get_scope`](ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.get_scope.md#ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.get_scope)()Gets the scope for the volume control.[`VolumeControl.get_summary`](ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.get_summary.md#ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.get_summary)(params)Gets the volume control summary along with the evaluated scope for the provided parameters.[`VolumeControl.set_params`](ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.set_params.md#ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.set_params)(volume\_control\_params)Sets the volume control parameters.[`VolumeControl.set_scope`](ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.set_scope.md#ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.set_scope)(scope)Sets the scope for volume control to evaluate.[`VolumeControl.set_suggested_name`](ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.set_suggested_name.md#ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.set_suggested_name)(name)Set the unique name for the volume control based on a suggested name.### Attributes

NameDescription[`VolumeControl.id`](ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.id.md#ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.id)Get the id of VolumeControl.[`VolumeControl.name`](ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.name.md#ansys.meshing.prime.VolumeControl.name)Get the name of the volume control.