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[Shyam Prasad V Atri]

Is it possible to create a named selection with python script? (I have to create an individual name. I cannot avoid that. Please let me know if i can create it with a script)

 

[Shyam Prasad V Atri]

Can you do the nameing through space claim python script? If so how do i select an existing circle ? where can i get the edge numbers to make the selection?

[Shyam Prasad V Atri]

I dont want to use the GUI.

I am able to generate a script that can do edge selectionand create a named selection as a group. but i don't know how to identify the edge pairs

 

Is there any way to export the edge index from space claim? edge coordinates and the ID of the edge

I see in documentation that you mention there is a ID file. I cant seem to find this id file anywhrere.

 

 

[Aniket]

Where do you want to create this named selection? And what is the common thing in these edges? Do they have same length? Have you tried worksheet based approach?

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[Shyam Prasad V Atri]

what is a worksheet-based approach? are you referring to excel?

I had to add the screenshot of the code because without that there is no way i could give context. 

making it in excel is a very tedious process considering the scale of the model if space claim can somehow give me a log of the edge ID's that would make it so much easier to create the named selections.

where can i find the ID map ? or Where in space claim can i display edge ID's?

 

[Aniket]

 

No, I did not mean excel by using a worksheet. In Mechanical, you can create a worksheet based named selection. For example, for edges, working with ids would be cumbersome if the IDs are changing due to parametric changes in the geometry. Instead, one can use different geometry parameters such as edge length, location, etc

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[Shyam Prasad V Atri]

This is not a helpful method for me. I am trying to create a named selection. not use any created named selection. it would be easier for me to create based on the edge id. Even if it changes if i put it in a python script it will not matter then. If there is any script command that will create based on vertex then that will be helpful. but i don't see such a command.

So please tell me if there is any way of getting the edge ID in a file.

[Shyam Prasad V Atri]

For example in a sample geometry i know that 127 is the limit of the edge number so i can terminate the loop there

i=7

 

while(i<127):

    # Create Named Selection Group

    primarySelection = EdgeSelection.Create([GetRootPart().Bodies[0].Edges[i],

        GetRootPart().Bodies[0].Edges[i+1]])

    secondarySelection = Selection.Empty()

    result = NamedSelection.Create(primarySelection, secondarySelection)

    # EndBlock

    i=i+2

 

This was slightly simple for me. but when i scale it more say i go to 1000 i may not know what is the limiting number