Set automatic connections through scripting

Pernelle Marone-Hitz

How can we set automatic contacts through scripting in Mechanical?

Pernelle Marone-Hitz

The following function can be used:

def SetContacts(analysis):        
    try:
        ExtAPI.Log.WriteMessage("Automation of Contacts Definition")    
        
        connections =  ExtAPI.DataModel.Project.Model.Connections      
        # delete existing contacts
        for connection in connections.Children:
            if connection.DataModelObjectCategory==DataModelObjectCategory.ConnectionGroup:
                connection.Delete()
        
        # create automatically generated contacts    
        contactGroup=connections.AddConnectionGroup()
        contactGroup.ToleranceType=0 # for slider type
        contactGroup.ToleranceSlider=70 # tolerance    
        contactGroup.CreateAutomaticConnections()       
        ExtAPI.Log.WriteMessage("End of Automation of Contacts Definition")  
    except:
        ExtAPI.Log.WriteMessage("Error : Exception in SetContacts()")

Ayush Kumar

We can also skip the contact group creation. The following line does everything automatically:

Model.Connections.CreateAutomaticConnections()