{"id":169901,"date":"2023-05-15T08:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-to-automate-the-creation-of-multiple-named-selections\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T12:33:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:33:17","slug":"how-to-automate-the-creation-of-multiple-named-selections","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-to-automate-the-creation-of-multiple-named-selections\/","title":{"rendered":"How to automate the creation of multiple Named Selections?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple Named Selections can be created using the Object Generator. The following process should work: 1. Select the entity (e.g., a face) and create a Named Selection containing it. This Named Selection will be used as a template for the Object Generator 2. Open Object Generator wizard by clicking on its icon. 3. Click on the template Named Selection. The object Generator will open with additional input tabs on right side 4. In Graphical Selection option, select the group of faces for which Named selections are to be created 5. If graphical selection is not practical, you can create a Named Selection for the group and input it using the \u2018Graphical Selection\u2019 option. 6. In the \u2018Scope To\u2019 tab, select either a. Each Entity: If the Named Selection to be created for each entity separately, or b. All Entities by Parts: If Named Selection to be created for entities in each part 7. Uncheck the checkbox for \u2018Ignore Original\u2019, if template entities are to be selected in new Named Selection  8. Enter the prefix if necessary 9. Generate<\/p>\n<p>Attachments:<br \/>\n1. <a href=https:\/\/ansys13.ansys.com\/KnowledgeArticles\/Phase-2B\/2045058\/2045058-a.avi>2045058-a.avi<\/a><br \/>\n2. <a href= https:\/\/ansys13.ansys.com\/KnowledgeArticles\/Phase-2B\/2045058\/2045058-b.pdf>2045058-b.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-169901","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-17-2","topic-tag-general","topic-tag-mechanical","topic-tag-structural-mechanics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_wp_page_template":["default"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["05-15-2023  20:20:01"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27789"],"_bbp_author_ip":["209.182.204.162"],"_btv_view_count":["8277"],"siebel_km_number":["2045058"],"product_version":["17.2"],"km_published_date":["2016-11-24T00:00:00.000Z"],"family":["Structural Mechanics"],"application_name":["Mechanical"],"_bbp_likes_count":["0"]},"test":"solution"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/169901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/169901\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}