Source code for abaqus.Interaction.SurfaceFeatureAssignment

import typing

from abaqusConstants import *


class SurfaceFeatureAssignment:
    """The SurfaceFeatureAssignment object stores the surface feature angle assignment
    definition for surfaces in ContactExp or ContactStd objects. The 
    SurfaceFeatureAssignment object has no constructor or members. 

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

    The corresponding analysis keywords are:

    - SURFACE PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT

    """

    def changeValuesInStep(self, stepName: str, index: int, value: typing.Union[SymbolicConstant, float]):
        """This method allows modification of surface feature angle assignments already defined on
        surfaces in a given step.
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        stepName
            A String specifying the name of the step in which the surface feature assignments are to 
            be modified. 
        index
            An Int specifying the position of the surface feature angle assignment whose value is to 
            be modified. 
        value
            A tuple specifying the value of the surface feature assignments for the surface whose 
            index is referenced. Each tuple contains two entries for Abaqus/Standard and three 
            entries for Abaqus/Explicit: 
            - A Float or a SymbolicConstant specifying the overriding surface primary feature angle 
            value to be used for the surface. Possible values of the SymbolicConstant are PERIMETER, 
            ALL, PICKED, or NONE. The ALL and PICKED values cannot be specified with the GLOBAL 
            region constant and can be used only in the Abaqus/Explicit version of general contact. 
            - A Float or a SymbolicConstant specifying the overriding surface secondary feature 
            angle value to be used for the surface. Possible values of the SymbolicConstant are 
            PERIMETER, ALL, PICKED, or NONE. The ALL and PICKED values cannot be specified with the 
            GLOBAL region constant and can be used only in the Abaqus/Explicit version of general 
            contact. 
            - A SymbolicConstant ORIGINAL or CURRENT specifying the configuration. 
        """
        pass

    def appendInStep(self, stepName: str, assignments: typing.Union[SymbolicConstant, float]):
        """This method allows addition of surface feature angle assignments to new surfaces in a
        given step.
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        stepName
            A String specifying the name of the step in which new surface feature angle assignments 
            are to be defined. 
        assignments
            A sequence of tuples specifying the surface feature angle assignments. Each tuple 
            contains three entries for Abaqus/Standard and four entries for Abaqus/Explicit: 
            - A region or a material object or the SymbolicConstant GLOBAL specifying the surface to 
            which the feature angle is assigned. 
            - A Float or a SymbolicConstant specifying the overriding surface primary feature angle 
            value to be used for the surface. Possible values of the SymbolicConstant are PERIMETER, 
            ALL, PICKED, or NONE. The ALL and PICKED values cannot be specified with the GLOBAL 
            region constant and can be used only in the Abaqus/Explicit version of general contact. 
            - A Float or a SymbolicConstant specifying the overriding surface secondary feature 
            angle value to be used for the surface. Possible values of the SymbolicConstant are 
            PERIMETER, ALL, PICKED, or NONE. The ALL and PICKED values cannot be specified with the 
            GLOBAL region constant and can be used only in the Abaqus/Explicit version of general 
            contact. 
            - A SymbolicConstant ORIGINAL or CURRENT specifying the configuration. 
        """
        pass

    def delete(self, indices: tuple):
        """The delete method allows you to delete existing surface feature angle assignments from a
        ContactExp object.
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        indices
            A sequence of Ints specifying the index of each surface feature angle assignment to 
            delete. 
        """
        pass