SmoothingAssignment object

The SmoothingAssignment object stores the surface smoothing assignment definition for surfaces in ContactExp and ContactStd objects. The SmoothingAssignment object has no constructor or members.

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Access

import interaction
mdb.models[name].interactions[name].smoothingAssignments

changeValuesInStep(...)

This method allows modification of surface smoothing assignments already defined on surfaces in a given step.

Required arguments

stepName

A String specifying the name of the step in which the surface smoothing assignments are to be modified.

index

An Int specifying the position of the surface smoothing assignment whose value is to be modified.

value

A tuple specifying the value of the surface smoothing assignments for the surface whose index is referenced. Each tuple contains one entry:

  • A SymbolicConstant specifying the surface smoothing value to be used for the surface. Possible values of the SymbolicConstant are NONE, REVOLUTION, SPHERICAL, and TOROIDAL.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

appendInStep(...)

This method allows addition of surface smoothing assignments to new surfaces in a given step.

Required arguments

stepName

A String specifying the name of the step in which new surface smoothing assignments are to be defined.

assignments

A sequence of tuples specifying the surface smoothing assignments. Each tuple contains two entries:

  • A region object specifying the surface to which the smoothing is assigned.

  • A SymbolicConstant specifying the surface smoothing value to be used for the surface. Possible values of the SymbolicConstant are NONE, REVOLUTION, SPHERICAL, and TOROIDAL.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

delete(...)

The delete method allows you to delete existing surface smoothing assignments from ContactExp and ContactStd objects.

Required arguments

indices

A sequence of Ints specifying the index of each surface smoothing assignment to delete.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

Members

The SmoothingAssignment object has no members.