1 Parameter Unit Cell
A parametric unit cell that takes 1 parameter used in lattice generation workflows.
2 Parameter Unit Cell
A parametric unit cell that takes 2 parameters used in lattice generation workflows.
2D Vector Field
A 2d field of vector values, where a vector value is defined at every location in space.
Anisotropic Linear Elastic Property
Linear elastic properties for an anisotropic material.
Anisotropic Material
A material with properties that vary in all directions.
Anisotropic Material Property
Material properties for an anisotropic material.
Anisotropic Thermal Expansion Property
Thermal expansion properties for an Anisotropic material.
Anisotropic Thermal Property
An object with thermal properties for an anisotropic material.
Any
Represents a type that can be anything.
Arc
A portion of the circumference of a circle, defined on a plane.
Axis
An infinite line with a direction. This object can be used to rotate objects about.
Beam
A beam.
Bitmap
A digital image composed of an array of pixels.
Body Force
A boundary condition that applies a force.
Bool
A boolean value of true or false.
Bool Field
A field of true or false boolean values, where a boolean value is defined at every location in space.
Boundary
A select boundary of a Domain.
Boundary Condition
A boundary condition that can be used for a load case setup.
Boundary Force
A boundary condition that applies a force.
Bounding Box
An axis-aligned box that represents the minimal space that an object will take up.
Box
A 3-dimensional box that can be skewed along its axes.
Buckling Result
An object that contains data generated from a static buckling simulation.
CAD Body
A single body from a part, containing topological data such as faces, edges and vertices.
CAD Edge
A topological edge of a CAD body. This object can be used to access the underlying curve object.
CAD Face
A topological face of a CAD body, with a UV parameterization.
CAD Vertex
A topological vertex of a CAD body. This object can be used to access the underlying point object.
CFD Analysis Result
An object that contains data generated from a CFD simulation.
CFD Boundary
An object with information about boundary regions from an FE Mesh selection.
CLF Arcam slice data
An object that represents slices exported as an Arcam CLF file.
CLF slice data
An object that represents slices exported as a CLF file.
CLI slice data
An object that represents slices exported as a CLI file.
CLS slice data
An object that represents slices exported as a CLS file.
Cell
Volume mesh element.
Cell Map
A cell map object for lattice generation workflows.
Choice
An object containing a set of named values that act as unique identifiers.
Circle (old)
A perfectly round 2-dimensional object, defined on a plane.
Closest point properties
An object that contains data about a closest point query.
Color
Color represented as RGBA values between 0 and 1.
Column
An object for a column of tabular data that is often stored as part of a table in a text file or in a spreadsheet.
Command Output
Represents the output of a command line shell execution including an exit status, output message, and error message.
Component
A component of a part, containing a template part, an instance part, and a placement.
Cone
A perpendicular extrusion of a circle, tapered to a circle or a point.
Conformal Rule
Conformal Rule type.
Connector
An object with connections of translational, rotational, as well as other specified active degrees of freedom between the boundary regions of two distinct FE Meshes.
Convection Heat Flux
A boundary condition that applies a heat flux.
Curve
A Line, Arc, Spline, or Polycurve.
Curve (old)
A non-uniform rational basis spline (NURBS) curve.
Cylinder
A perpendicular extrusion of a circle.
Cylindrical Restraint
A boundary condition that restrains displacement in the 3 cylindrical directions - Radial, Tangential and Axial.
Design Constraint
A constraint used in topology optimization.
Design Objective
An objective used in topology optimization.
Design Response
A design response used as either an objective or constraint in topology optimization.
Dictionary
A mapping from keys to values.
FE Boundary
An object with information about boundary regions from an FE Mesh selection.
FE Domain
An object with information about FE mesh with corresponding attributes assigned to mesh elements.
FE Mesh
A representation of a geometry made up of solids, beams, or shells for running simulations on.
FE Mesh File Data
An object that represents an exported FE mesh file.
FE Model
An object with information about all of the components and the connectivity information between them.
FE Point
An object with the location of a FE Point.
FE Region
An object with information about the mesh entity (solid, shell, or beam) from an FE mesh selection.
FE Set
A selected region or boundary.
Face Parameterization
A representation of the UV parameterization of a CAD face.
Field Optimization Result
An object that contains data generated from a Field Optimization.
File Path
A string of characters that defines location of a file or folder.
Floating Comment
Internal object for floating comments.
Fluid Attribute
An object with material assignment and fluid properties of selected interior regions (or the entirety) of a fluid domain.
Force
A boundary condition that applies a force.
Frame
A local coordinate system.
Function Inputs
A formal type used to represent the inputs to a function object.
Graph
A collection of beams and vertices that interconnect to create a structure. This object has no thickness data connected to it.
Group
A structure that can hold multiple objects of varying types.
Heat Flux
A boundary condition that applies a heat flux.
Heat Generation
A boundary condition that applies a heat generation.
Homogenization Result
An object that contains data from the output of a homogenization process.
Implicit Body
A 3-dimensional Implicit geometry represented by a distance field in units of length.
Implicit Body File
An object that represents the output of an exported implicit body file.
Implicit Lattice Rule
Implicit Lattice Rule type.
Integer
A unitless whole number.
Isotropic Fluid Property
Properties for an isotropic fluid.
Isotropic Linear Elastic Property
Linear elastic properties for an isotropic material.
Isotropic Material
A material with properties that are consistent in all directions.
Isotropic Material Property
Linear elastic properties for an isotropic material.
Isotropic Porous Medium Property
Properties for an isotropic porous medium.
Isotropic Thermal Expansion Property
Thermal expansion properties for an isotropic material.
Isotropic Thermal Property
An object with thermal properties for an isotropic material.
JSON
An object that contains a JSON.
JSON File Data
JSON file data type.
Lattice
An object that contains data for a periodic lattice structure.
Lattice File Data
An object that represents an exported lattice file.
Line
A line segment.
List Interface
List Interface type.
Map (1d,1d)
A Map object.
Map (2d,1d)
A Map object.
Map (3d,1d)
A Map object.
Mass properties
An object that contains data about the mass properties of a geometry.
Mass properties (old)
Mass properties (old) type.
Material
An isotropic, orthotropic, or anisotropic material.
Material File Data
An object that represents an exported material file.
Mesh
A collection of vertices, edges, and faces that defines a polyhedral object.
Mesh File Data
An object that represents an exported mesh file.
Mesh Quality
An object with information about FE mesh quality.
Modal Result
An object with data generated from a modal simulation.
Model Load
A boundary condition that applies a force.
Non-Parametric Unit Cell
A non-parametric unit cell used in lattice generation workflows.
Orthotropic Linear Elastic Property
Linear elastic properties for an orthotropic material.
Orthotropic Material
A material with properties that vary in three orthogonal axes.
Orthotropic Material Property
Material properties for an orthotropic material.
Orthotropic Thermal Expansion Property
Thermal expansion properties for an Orthotropic material.
Orthotropic Thermal Property
An object with thermal properties for an orthotropic material.
Parameter
A named object that holds a value, bounds, and metadata for use by evaluators in workflows such as Parameter Optimization.
Parameter Constraint
A condition that limits the value of a Parameter in Parameter Optimization.
Parameter Constraint Group
A collection of Parameter Constraints.
Parameter Group
A collection of Parameters.
Parameter Objective
A goal specifying a Parameter to minimize or maximize in Parameter Optimization.
Parameter Optimization Result
Data generated from a Parameter Optimization, including Parameter values and iteration history.
Parameterizable
A type that can be used for optimizations.
Parametric FE Domain
An object with information about FE mesh and corresponding attributes as functions of the design parameters.
Parametric FE Model
An object with information about Parametric FE Domains and the connectivity information between them.
Part
Representation of a part from CAD.
Part File Data
An object that represents an exported part file.
Planar Image
A bitmap mapped to a plane and previewed in 3D space.
Plane
A parameterized two-dimensional surface that extends infinitely far.
Point
A 3-dimensional point in space, represented by a vector in units of length.
Point Map File
An object that represents the output of an exported point map file.
Point stack
A collection of sliced points, ordered by layer.
Polycurve
A set of connected Curves.
Polygon (old)
A enclosed planar 2-dimensional object defined by a series of line segments.
Pressure
A boundary condition that applies pressure.
Profile
An enclosed planar 2-dimensional object defined by series of curves.
Profile (old)
A 2-dimensional implicit geometry represented by a distance field in units of length.
Radiation Heat Flux
A boundary condition that applies a heat flux.
Region
A select region of a Domain.
Remote Force
A boundary condition that applies a force.
Remote Restraint
A boundary condition that restrains displacement.
Restraint
A boundary condition that restraints displacement.
SLC slice data
SLC slice data type.
SSL slice data
An object that represents slices exported as an SSL file.
Scalar
A scalar value. This object can have units.
Scalar Field
A field of scalar values, where a scalar value is defined at every location in space. This object can have units, and in some cases can represent a distance field.
Scalar Point Map
A map that pairs 3-dimensional point locations to scalar values.
Selection Connectivity
Selection Connectivity type.
Selection Containment
Selection Containment type.
Selection Region
Selection Region type.
Slice
A single slice stack layer.
Slice Image Data
An object that represents an image slice data.
Slice Stack
A collection of sliced contours ordered by layer.
Slice point data
An object that represents slices exported as point data file.
Solid Attribute
An object with material assignment and structural properties of selected interior regions (or the entirety) of a solid domain.
Sphere
A perfectly round 3-dimensional object.
Spline
A non-uniform basis spline (B-spline) curve.
Static Structural Result
An object that contains data generated from a static structural simulation.
Static Thermal Result
An object that contains data generated from a static thermal simulation.
Superelement
Superelement type.
Superelement File Data
An object that contains data generated from a DMIG file.
Superelement Geometry File Data
An object that contains geometry generated from a FEM file.
Surface Plot
A shaded view of an object.
Surface Rule
Surface Rule type.
Table
An object for column-oriented tabular data that is often stored as columns in a text file or in a spreadsheet.
Table File Data
An object that represents an exported table file.
Temperature
The absolute temperature of an object. If a temperature difference is intended, use a Scalar with units of Kelvin, Fahrenheit, or Celsius.
Temperature Field
A field of temperature values, where an absolute temperature value is defined at every location in space.
Temperature Point Map
A map that pairs 3-dimensional point locations to temperature values.
Temperature Restraint
An object with information about a temperature boundary condition.
Temporary Directory
A Temporary Directory.
Text
A string of characters.
Text File
An object that represents an exported text file.
Thermal Result
A thermal result that can be used as an interface for thermal analysis result objects.
Thick Graph
A collection of beams, vertices, and thickness data that interconnect to create a thickened structure.
Time Dependent Structural Result
An object that contains data imported from a explicit simulation.
Time Dependent Thermal Result
An object that contains data generated from a static thermal simulation.
Topology Optimization Result
An object that contains data generated from a topology optimization.
Torus
A geometry created by revolving a circle about an axis.
Transformable
An object that can be transformed in space.
Transformation
A representation of how a 3-dimensional object is transformed in space.
Unit System
Represents a specific unit system.
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Vector
A 3-dimensional scalar. This object has an x, y and z component, and can have units.
Vector Field
A field of vector values, where a vector value is defined at every location in space. This object can have units.
Vector Point Map
A map that pairs 3-dimensional point to vector values.
Velocity
A boundary condition that applies a velocity.
Virtual Analysis File Data
An object that represents an exported virtual analysis file.
Virtual Boundary
An object that defines the location of a boundary condition on a Domain.
Virtual Domain
An object with information about a Virtual Domain with corresponding attributes assigned to it.
Virtual Model
An object with information about all of the Virtual Domains and the connectivity information between them.
Virtual Region
An object with information about a region of a Domain.
Volume Mesh
A collection of vertices, edges, and faces, and cells that defines a volume mesh.
Volumetric Rule
Volumetric Rule type.
Voronoi Surface Lattice
A Voronoi Surface Lattice.
Voronoi Volume Lattice
A Voronoi Volume Lattice.
Voxel Grid
A distance field geometry discretized over a sparse three-dimensional grid.