Source code for abaqus.Interaction.SlidingTransitionAssignment

from abaqusConstants import *


class SlidingTransitionAssignment:
    """The SlidingTransitionAssignment object stores the sliding transition assignment
    definition for surfaces in ContactStd objects. The SlidingTransitionAssignment object 
    has no constructor or members. 

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

    The corresponding analysis keywords are:

    - CONTACT FORMULATION

    """

    def changeValuesInStep(self, stepName: str, index: int, value: SymbolicConstant):
        """This method allows you to modify sliding transition assignments already defined on
        surface pairs in a given step.
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        stepName
            A String specifying the name of the step in which the sliding transition assignments are 
            to be modified. 
        index
            An Int specifying the position of the sliding transition assignment whose value is to be 
            modified. 
        value
            A SymbolicConstant specifying the value of the smoothness of the surface-to-surface 
            formulation on sliding to be assigned to the surface whose index is referenced. Possible 
            values are ELEMENT_ORDER_SMOOTHING, LINEAR_SMOOTHING, and QUADRATIC_SMOOTHING. 
        """
        pass

    def appendInStep(self, stepName: str, assignments: SymbolicConstant):
        """This method allows you to add sliding transition assignments to new surface pairs in a
        given step.
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        stepName
            A String specifying the name of the step in which the sliding transition assignments are 
            to be defined. 
        assignments
            A sequence of tuples specifying the sliding transition assignments. Each tuple contains 
            two entries:A region object or the SymbolicConstant GLOBAL specifying the surface to 
            which the sliding transition attribute is assigned.A SymbolicConstant specifying the 
            overriding the smoothness value to be used for the first surface. Possible values of the 
            SymbolicConstant are ELEMENT_ORDER_SMOOTHING, LINEAR_SMOOTHING, and QUADRATIC_SMOOTHING. 
        """
        pass

    def delete(self, indices: tuple):
        """The delete method allows you to delete existing sliding transition assignments.
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        indices
            A sequence of Ints specifying the index of each sliding transition assignment to delete. 
        """
        pass