ESLN

ESLN, Type, EKEY, NodeType
Selects those elements attached to the selected nodes.

Compatible Products: – | Pro | Premium | Enterprise | Ent PP | Ent Solver | DYNA

Type

Label identifying the type of element selected:

S

 — 

Select a new set (default).

R

 — 

Reselect a set from the current set.

A

 — 

Additionally select a set and extend the current set.

U

 — 

Unselect a set from the current set.

EKEY

Node set key:

0

 — 

Select element if any of its nodes are in the selected nodal set (default).

1

 — 

Select element only if all of its nodes are in the selected nodal set.

NodeType

Label identifying type of nodes to consider when selecting:

ALL

 — 

Select elements considering all of their nodes (default).

ACTIVE

 — 

Select elements considering only their active nodes. An active node is a node that contributes DOFs to the model.

INACTIVE

 — 

Select elements considering only their inactive nodes (such as orientation or radiation nodes).

CORNER

 — 

Select elements considering only their corner nodes.

MID

 — 

Select elements considering only their midside nodes.

Notes

ESLN selects elements which have any (or all EKEY) NodeType nodes in the currently-selected set of nodes. Only elements having nodes in the currently-selected set can be selected.

This command is valid in any processor.

Menu Paths

Main Menu>Preprocessor>Modeling>Create>Circuit>Delete Elements
Main Menu>Preprocessor>Modeling>Delete>Pre-tens Elemnts
Utility Menu>Select>Entities

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