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  • selpar panel
  • Figure 1 – SelPar Interface

Purpose:

This interface is used to select which parts to display.

This interface main purpose is to enable user to turn part on/off. It provides two levels:

  • 1. All part of type beam, shell, solid etc…
  • 2. Individually from the list or by picking a part to turn off from graphics window.

The list also provided typical extended selection methods. Group of parts can be saved and retrieved from buffers. Up to 10 buffers are available for use.

Controls:

  • Model selection drop down menu: For use when multiple models are loaded (Md1/Md2/Md3/etc…)

  • cbc Beam – Select/deselect Beam elements
  • cb Shell – Select/deselect Shell elements
  • cb Solid – Select/deselect Solid elements
  • cb Tshell – Select/deselect Tshell elements
  • cb Mass – Select/deselect Mass elements
  • cb Discrete – Select/deselect Discrete elements
  • cb Seatbelt – Select/deselect Seatbelt elements
  • cb Inertia – Select/deselect Inertia elements
  • cb Rsurf – Select/deselect Rigid-surface elements
  • cb SPHnd – Select/deselect SPH nodes elements
  • cb Fluid – Select/deselect Fluid elements

  • rbs Single – Remove/Keep parts using single pick
  • rb Area – Remove/Keep parts inside a user defined area
  • rb Polygon – Remove/Keep parts inside a user defined region

Save

 Save current active parts to selected buffer

Load

 Load parts from selected buffer

  • Part list (1)

  • Buff(n): Select part buffer to save/load
  • cbc Selected – List displayed parts only

Info

 Show PART Info for selected parts (Fig 2)

  • part info
  • Figure 2 – Part INFO Interface
Update

 Update part information dialog

Done

 Exit part information dialog

  • Info dialog part list (2)
  • *PART information for selected parts (3)
  • rbs Rm – Remove parts inside the area/polygon
  • rb Kp – Keep parts inside the area/polygon

SortBy

 Sort parts by prop/elform (Fig 3)

  • sortby
  • Figure 3 – SortBy Interface
  • Sort dialog part list (4)

Set Active

 Set selected parts to active

All

 Select all parts

None

 Deselect all parts

Rev

 Reverse selection

Done

 Exit part sort dialog

All

 Select all parts

None

 Deselect all parts

Rev

 Reverse part selection

Auto

 Update w/ selection automatically (Red=on)

Apply

 Update w/ selected parts (when Auto=off)

Done

 Exit Part Selection interface


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