The following position-based selection tools are available only after you
start a procedure that requires object selection (position-based selection is
not available outside of a procedure):
- Objects closest to the
screen
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Toggle on this tool to select only the objects closest to the front
of the screen. This tool is toggled on by default.
If you toggle off this tool,
Abaqus/CAE
allows you to cycle through all of the possible selections. Use the
Next and Previous buttons in the
prompt area to cycle forward and backward through all of the objects in the
viewport that are possible selections; each object becomes highlighted in turn.
For more information, see
Cycling through valid selections.
This filter applies to native vertices, edges, faces, and cells and to
orphan nodes and orphan elements.
- Interior and
exterior objects
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Choose one of the following filters:
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Select objects located both outside and inside a part.
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Select only objects located on the outside of a part. In most
cases this tool is selected by default.
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Select only objects located on the inside of a part.