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Name

OOF.NodeSelection.Select_from_Selected_Elements — Select nodes from selected elements.

Synopsis

OOF.NodeSelection.Select_from_Selected_Elements(skeleton, internal, boundary)

Details

  • Parent Menu: OOF.NodeSelection
  • Callback: function modify in module ooflib.engine.skeletonselectionmod
  • Parameters:

    skeleton
    Type: The path to an existing Skeleton object.
    internal
    Select interior nodes? Type: Boolean: True or False.
    boundary
    Select exterior nodes? Type: Boolean: True or False.

Description

OOF.NodeSelection.Select_From_Selected_Elements provides three ways of selecting Nodes based on a pre-existing Element selection. The two parameters internal and boundary control which Nodes will be selected. If internal is True, then the Nodes that are completely surrounded by selected Elements will be selected. If boundary is True, then Nodes that are not completely surrounded by selected Elements will be selected.

Figure 6.48. Selecting Nodes from the Selected Elements

Selecting Nodes from the Selected Elements

The selected Elements are shown in red.

(a) With boundary=True and internal=False, only the Nodes (blue dots) on the perimeter of the set of selected Elements are selected.

(b) With boundary=False and internal=True, only the Nodes in the interior of the Element set are selected.

(c) With both parameters True, all nodes that are part of a selected Element are selected.


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