Source code for abaqus.Interaction.ContactPropertyAssignment

from abaqusConstants import *


class ContactPropertyAssignment:
    """The ContactPropertyAssignment object stores the contact property assignment definition
    for domain pairs in ContactExp and ContactStd objects. The ContactPropertyAssignment 
    object has no constructor or members. 

    Notes
    -----
    This object can be accessed by:
    
    .. code-block:: python
        
        import interaction
        mdb.models[name].interactions[name].contactPropertyAssignments

    The corresponding analysis keywords are:

    - CONTACT PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT

    """

    def changeValuesInStep(self, stepName: str, index: int, value: str):
        """This method allows modification of contact property assignments to domain pairs already
        defined in a given step.
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        stepName
            A String specifying the name of the step in which the contact property assignments are 
            to be modified. 
        index
            An Int specifying the position of the contact property assignment whose value is to be 
            modified. 
        value
            A String specifying the value of the contact property to be assigned to the domain pair 
            whose index is referenced. 
        """
        pass

    def appendInStep(self, stepName: str, assignments: SymbolicConstant):
        """This method allows addition of contact property assignments to new domain pairs in a
        given step.
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        stepName
            A String specifying the name of the step in which new contact property assignments are 
            to be defined. 
        assignments
            A sequence of tuples specifying the properties assigned to each surface pair. Each tuple 
            contains three entries:A region or a material object or the SymbolicConstant GLOBAL.A 
            region or a material object or the SymbolicConstant SELF. When used with a ContactExp 
            object, this parameter can also be a string that references an Eulerian material 
            surface.A String specifying a ContactProperty object associated with this pair of 
            regions. 
        """
        pass

    def delete(self, indices: tuple, surfPair: SymbolicConstant):
        """The delete method allows you to delete existing contact property assignments.
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        indices
            A sequence of Ints specifying the index of each contact property assignment to delete. 
            The *indices* and *surfPair* arguments are mutually exclusive. 
        surfPair
            A sequence of tuples specifying the surface pair of each contact property assignment to 
            delete. Each tuple contains two entries:A region or a material object or the 
            SymbolicConstant GLOBAL.A region or a material object or the SymbolicConstant SELF. When 
            used with a ContactExp object, this parameter can also be a string that references an 
            Eulerian material surface.*surfPair* and *indices* arguments are mutually exclusive. 
        """
        pass