Identify bodies in named selections and make dedicated named selections for each

Pernelle Marone-Hitz
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edited June 2023 in Structures

I would like to have named selections for each body from given named selection, how can this be achieved through scripting?

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  • Pernelle Marone-Hitz
    Pernelle Marone-Hitz Member, Moderator, Employee Posts: 852
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    The following code can be used:

    named_selections=ExtAPI.DataModel.Project.Model.NamedSelections # reference Named Selection section in the tree
main_NS = ExtAPI.DataModel.GetObjectsByName("main_NS")[0] # Get NS called "main_NS"
for bodyId in main_NS.Ids: # loop on bodies in main_NS
    new_NS = named_selections.AddNamedSelection() # create new NS
    new_NS.Name = "new_NS_object_" + str(bodyId) # change name of NS
    temp_sel=ExtAPI.SelectionManager.CreateSelectionInfo(SelectionTypeEnum.GeometryEntities) # define a temporary selection
    temp_sel.Ids = [bodyId] # set Ids for temporary selection
    new_NS.Location = temp_sel # assign temporary selection

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