Select Entities: By Attributes

Entity Type
Selection Criteria

Select entities by attributes.

Attachment Criteria

  • Master node num: Select nodes with a master DOF.

  • Coupled set num: Select nodes with a coupled DOF.

  • Constraint eq num: Select nodes that are subject to constraint equations.

  • THXY rot angle: Select nodes whose nodal coordinate systems have been rotated by the given THXY angle.

  • THYZ rot angle: Select nodes whose nodal coordinate systems have been rotated by the given THYZ angle.

  • THZX rot angle: Select nodes whose nodal coordinate systems have been rotated by the given THZX angle.

  • Min,Max,Inc: Minimum and maximum values of the specified attributes and increment to advance from the minimum to the maximum value. Inc does not apply to the rotation angles.

  • Material num: Material number associated with an entity.

  • Elem type num: Element type number associated with an entity.

  • Real set num: Real constant set number associated with an entity.

  • Elem CS num: Element coordinate system number associated with an entity.

  • No. of divisions: Number of divisions within the line.

  • Spacing ratio: Spacing ratio of line divisions.

  • Section ID num: Associated with an entity.

  • Layer num: Only for composite elements.

Selection Function Setting

  • From Full: Select a new set of entities from the entire model.

  • Reselect: Replace the current set of entities with a subset of those entities.

  • Also Select: Select additional entities to add to the currently selected set of entities.

  • Unselect: Unselect entities from the currently selected set of entities.

Selection Function Action

Selection function actions execute immediately.

  • Sele All: Select all entities.

  • Invert: Unselect the currently selected set of entities, and select the currently unselected set of entities.

  • Sele None: Unselect all entities.

  • Sele Belo: Selects all items directly associated with and below the selected items of the specified entity type.

Action Buttons

Options within your current window that are not selected will not be plotted. You can act upon the unselected options using Selection Function Settings: From Full or Also Select.

  • Plot: If you press the Plot button, an entity plot occurs for the entity that is featured on the drop down. For instance, if the drop down displays "Nodes", an NPLOT occurs.

  • Replot: If you press the Replot button, Mechanical APDL issues a "/REPLOT" command. If your most recent plot was an "EPLOT", then pressing Replot reissues the EPLOT command.