ANSYS ACT 2021 R1 Release
API and XML Online Reference Guide for Mechanical

Index
Global Variable
- ExtAPI
Features
- Load
- Object
- Result
- Solver
APIs Description
- Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical
  - AMOverhangConstraint
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - Analysis
  - AnalysisPly
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - ElementCount
      - InternalObject
      - IDInSource
      - Material
      - NameInSource
      - NumberOfElements
      - Angle
      - Thickness
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ReadOnly
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - ArbitraryCrack
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - Body
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - CenterOfGravityConstraint
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - InternalObject
      - MaximumPosition
      - MinimumPosition
      - Axis
      - ScopingMethod
      - Suppressed
      - Selection
      - Location
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - ChannelCrossSection
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - Area
      - IYY
      - IZZ
      - Thick1
      - Thick2
      - Thick3
      - Width1
      - Width2
      - Width3
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ReadOnly
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - Chart
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - OutlineSelection
      - XAxis
      - InternalObject
      - Caption
      - XAxisLabel
      - YAxisLabel
      - Gridlines
      - ModalDisplayType
      - PlotStyle
      - Content
      - Scale
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Images
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - ChartXAxis
    - Methods
      - Equals
      - GetHashCode
      - GetType
      - ToString
    - Properties
      - ObjectSelection
      - ComponentIndex
  - CircularCrossSection
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - Area
      - IYY
      - IZZ
      - Radius
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ReadOnly
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - CircularTubeCrossSection
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - Area
      - IYY
      - IZZ
      - InnerRadius
      - OuterRadius
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ReadOnly
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - CommandSnippet
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - Comment
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - Text
      - InternalObject
      - Author
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - ComplianceConstraint
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - CompositeCriterion
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - Value
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Suppressed
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ReadOnly
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - CompositeCriterionDefinition
    - Constructors
    - Methods
      - IndexOf
      - Insert
      - RemoveAt
      - Add
      - Clear
      - Contains
      - CopyTo
      - Remove
      - GetEnumerator
      - GetEnumerator
      - Add
      - Clear
      - Contains
      - CopyTo
      - GetEnumerator
      - IndexOf
      - Insert
      - Remove
      - RemoveAt
      - Equals
      - GetHashCode
      - GetType
      - ToString
    - Properties
      - Item
      - Count
      - IsReadOnly
      - Item
      - Count
      - IsReadOnly
  - CompositeCriterionTerm
    - Constructors
    - Methods
      - Equals
      - GetHashCode
      - GetType
      - ToString
    - Properties
      - PrimaryCriterion
      - Coefficient
  - CondensedGeometry
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - SolverFilesDirectory
      - TransparencyEnabled
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - CondensedPart
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - CondensedPartBase
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - CondensedPartInfoTool
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - Text
      - UpdateInterval
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Images
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - CondensedPartInterface
    - Methods
      - Equals
      - GetHashCode
      - GetType
      - ToString
    - Properties
  - CondensedPartInterfaces
    - Methods
      - GetEnumerator
      - GetEnumerator
      - Clear
      - Add
      - RemoveAt
      - GetEnumerator
      - Equals
      - GetHashCode
      - GetType
      - ToString
    - Properties
      - Item
      - Count
      - Count
      - Item
  - ConstructionGeometry
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - ShowMesh
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - ContactDebonding
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - ContactMatch
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ScopingMethod
      - ToleranceSlider
      - MasterBodies
      - SlaveBodies
      - SnapTolerance
      - ScopeMode
      - SnapType
      - ToleranceType
      - SnapToBoundary
      - Suppressed
      - MasterLocation
      - SlaveLocation
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - ContactMatchGroup
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - ContactSolutionInformation
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - UpdateInterval
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Images
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - CoordinateSystem
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - CoordinateSystemType
      - Name
      - Id
      - Origin
      - Matrix
      - XAxis
      - YAxis
      - ZAxis
      - Children
      - TransformationCount
      - IsGlobal
      - OriginLocation
      - OriginX
      - OriginY
      - OriginZ
      - OriginDefineBy
      - PrimaryAxisDirection
      - SecondaryAxisDirection
      - PrimaryAxisLocation
      - SecondaryAxisLocation
      - CoordinateSystemType
      - APDLName
      - Origin
      - Matrix
      - XAxis
      - YAxis
      - ZAxis
      - IsValid
      - InternalObject
      - CoordinateSystemID
      - TransformedConfiguration
      - XAxisData
      - YAxisData
      - ZAxisData
      - CoordinateSystemIDGeneration
      - PrimaryAxis
      - PrimaryAxisDefineBy
      - SecondaryAxis
      - SecondaryAxisDefineBy
      - GloballyAvailable
      - Suppressed
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ReadOnly
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - CoordinateSystems
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - Crack ***OBSOLETE*** Deprecated class. Use ArbitraryCrack or SemiEllipticalCrack instead.
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - Criterion
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - Suppressed
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ReadOnly
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - CriterionConstraint
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - InitialValue
      - LowerBound
      - UpperBound
      - Criterion
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - EnvironmentSelection
      - Suppressed
      - Children
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - CrossSection
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ReadOnly
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - CrossSections
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - CyclicManufacturingConstraint
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - NumberofSectors
      - Axis
      - ScopingMethod
      - CoordinateSystem
      - Location
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Suppressed
      - Selection
      - Children
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - CyclicRegion
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ScopeMode
      - Suppressed
      - CoordinateSystem
      - Location
      - HighBoundaryLocation
      - LowBoundaryLocation
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ReadOnly
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - DisplacementConstraint
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - DistributedMass
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - MassPerUnitArea
      - TotalMass
      - MassType
      - Suppressed
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - RemotePoint
      - IsDistributedMass
      - Location
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ReadOnly
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - ElementOrientation
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - EndRelease
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - CoordinateSystem
      - InternalObject
      - Behavior
      - RotationX
      - RotationY
      - RotationZ
      - TranslationX
      - TranslationY
      - TranslationZ
      - IndependentEdges
      - Suppressed
      - EdgeLocation
      - VertexLocation
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - ExclusionRegion
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - ExpansionSettings
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - ExternalEnhancedModel
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - LayerToDisplay
      - MaximumNumberOfLayers
      - Type
      - NonlinearEffects
      - Suppressed
      - ThermalStrainEffects
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - ExternalModelDataColl
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Item
      - Count
      - Children
      - PropertyCount
      - Count
      - Item
      - InternalObject
      - Suppressed
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ReadOnly
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - ExtrusionManufacturingConstraint
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - Axis
      - ScopingMethod
      - CoordinateSystem
      - Location
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Suppressed
      - Selection
      - Children
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - FatigueTool
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
  - FeatureDetection
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - Definition
      - InternalObject
      - WorksheetType
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Images
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - Figure
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - Text
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - Fracture
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - GeneralAxisymmetric
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - NodalPlanes
      - Axis
      - Suppressed
      - CoordinateSystem
      - Location
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ReadOnly
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - GenericCrack
    - Constructors
    - Methods
    - Properties
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectState
      - ObjectTags
      - Children
      - InternalObject
      - DataModelObjectCategory
      - Children
      - Comments
      - Figures
      - Images
      - ReadOnly
      - ObjectId
      - Name
      - Parent
      - ObjectTags
      - IconName
      - InternalObject
      - Properties
      - VisibleProperties
      - State
      - ObjectState
  - GenericDelamination
    - Constructors
    - Methods
      - GetObjectData
      - GetPath
      - Accept
      - Equals
      - GetAPIName
      - GetEnumName
      - GetChildren