Source code for abaqus.Interaction.SurfaceBeamSmoothingAssignment

class SurfaceBeamSmoothingAssignment:
    """The SurfaceBeamSmoothingAssignment object stores the surface beam smoothing assignment
    definition for surfaces in ContactStd objects. The SurfaceBeamSmoothingAssignment object 
    has no constructor or members. 

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

    The corresponding analysis keywords are:

    - SURFACE PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT

    """

    def changeValuesInStep(self, stepName: str, index: int, value: float):
        """This method allows modification of surface beam smoothing assignments already defined on
        surfaces in a given step.
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        stepName
            A String specifying the name of the step in which the surface beam smoothing assignments 
            are to be modified. 
        index
            An Int specifying the position of the surface beam smoothing assignment whose value is 
            to be modified. 
        value
            A tuple specifying the value of the surface beam smoothing assignments for the surface 
            whose index is referenced. Each tuple contains one entry:A Float specifying the surface 
            beam smoothing value to be used for the surface. 
        """
        pass

    def appendInStep(self, stepName: str, assignments: tuple):
        """This method allows addition of surface beam smoothing assignments to new surfaces in a
        given step.
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        stepName
            A String specifying the name of the step in which new surface beam smoothing assignments 
            are to be defined. 
        assignments
            A sequence of tuples specifying the surface beam smoothing assignments. Each tuple 
            contains two entries:A region object specifying the surface to which the smoothing is 
            assigned.A Float specifying the surface smoothing value to be used for the surface. 
        """
        pass

    def delete(self, indices: tuple):
        """The delete method allows you to delete existing surface beam smoothing assignments from
        ContactStd objects.
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        indices
            A sequence of Ints specifying the index of each surface beam smoothing assignment to 
            delete. 
        """
        pass