Numbers Panel

When you select nodes or elems, select a selection mode.

Nodes

nodes

Select individual nodes.

Figure 2. Example: Nodes Selection

faces

Select all of the nodes on 2D and 3D faces. If there are discontinuities on a 2D face, then only the nodes inbetween the discontinuities will be selected.

Figure 3. Example: Faces Selection

2D faces ext

Select all of the nodes on a 2D face that contain discontinuities.

Figure 4. Example: 2D Faces Ext Selection

loops

Select all of the nodes on continuous free edges that make a closed loop simultaneously, such as the perimeter of a hole.

Important: Only valid for SHELL elements.

Figure 5. Example: Loops Selection

free edges

Select all of the nodes on free edges of elements. If there are discontinuities on an edge, then only the nodes on the free edges inbetween the discontinuities will be selected.

Important: Only valid for SHELL elements.

Figure 6. Example: Free Edges Selection

free edges ext

Select all of the nodes on free edges of elements that contain discontinuities.

Important: Only valid for SHELL elements.

Figure 7. Example: Free Edges Ext Selection

edges

Select all of the nodes on free edges or shared edges (butt joints, L/corner joints, and T-joints) of elements. If there are discontinuities on an edge, then only the nodes on the edge inbetween the discontinuities will be selected.

Important: Only valid for SHELL elements.

Figure 8. Example: Edges Selection

edges ext

Select all of the nodes on free edges or shared edges (butt joints, L/corner joints, and T-joints) of elements that contain discontinuities.

Important: Only valid for SHELL elements.

Figure 9. Example: Edges Ext Selection

Elements

elems

Select individual elements, or select all of the elements contained by a component or on a surface.

Figure 10. Example: Elems Selection

faces

Select all of the elements on 2D and 3D faces. If there are discontinuities on a 2D face, then only the elements in between the discontinuities will be selected.

Figure 11. Example: Faces Selection

2D faces ext

Select all of the elements on a 2D face that contain discontinuities.

Figure 12. Example: 2D Faces Ext Selection

face angle

Angle between the normal of facets that share an element edge. A facet can either be a shell element itself, or one of the faces of a solid element. The normal of triangular facets is that of the plane defined three corner vertices. Whereas, the normal of quadrilateral facets is calculated by taking the cross-product between its two diagonals. This special treatment for quadrilaterals is because a warped shape does not lie completely on a plane.

individual selection

Select individual elements on a face or select individual free/shared edges of elements.

Split edges that belong to a given face. When the edge angle is 180 degrees, edges are the continuous boundaries of faces. For smaller values, these same boundary edges are split wherever the angle between segments exceeds the specified value. A segment is the edge of a single element.